webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 ‘Haute Cuisine:’ Weed Tom Yum Lands Briton In Hot Water By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter Gary Coughlan, center, stands between two police officers Wednesday on Koh Samui. KOH SAMUI — A British businessman on Koh Samui ran foul of the law Wednesday for innovating in the kitchen by adding cannabis to his tom yum goong. Gary Coughlan, 58, was arrested and charged with drug offenses this morning after policemen noticed he was acting erratically, police told reporters. They said he tested positive for drug use. Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/crime-crime/2019/01/16/haute-cuisine-weed-tom-yum-lands-briton-in-hot-water/ -- © Copyright Khaosod English 2019-01-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Well it's certainly made him a happy camper! He can't stop smiling. "Gary Coughlan, 58, was arrested and charged with drug offenses this morning after policemen noticed he was acting erratically, police told reporters." Yet twenty years ago in Pattaya, some of the bars added dope to their two gallons of Tom Yam when they held a party. Wasn't a problem as long as it was the locals who did it, although absolutely everyone acted erratically afterwards. Or perhaps it was because the dope was always bought from an ex-policeman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith101 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Dont know if helping with sleep is a medical use , maybe for insomniacs like myself if so i could use the help . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 40 minutes ago, webfact said: after policemen noticed he was acting erratically, That must be having a constant smile on his face ,for no apparent reason. regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 48 minutes ago, webfact said: A British businessman on Koh Samui ran foul of the law Wednesday for innovating in the kitchen by adding cannabis to his tom yum goong. Did the same many years ago in the UK, when I added weed to the chilli con carne I was cooking, then invited friends round for an after-pub lunch...........as I recall it was a great afternoon, the sun was shining, a friend was playing his guitar and a couple were "at it" on the lawn. Well that's as my memory recalls it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I need to have that smile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Another high quality foreign resident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiver Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 That picture is class! I can imagine that the officials were almost wondering why they were exercising the law in this particular instance, and trying to keep a straight face. I'm guessing a 1000 baht fine and free Tom Yum for the 'occifers' for 3 months, and no hail Mary's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Boyd Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 45 minutes ago, geriatrickid said: Another high quality foreign resident. Pot are you kidding... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 I had a viagarita on my menu when I opened. I thought it would sell better but I kept eating all the supplies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katipo Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 But seriously, out of frame I bet the local cops thought this was hilarious too. Tom Yum Green! I'm marvelling at this guys culinary ingenuity. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextStationBangkok Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Look like he is fixed himself with Ganja Tom-Yam. Wondering how it tastes, i am sure Thai's will claim copy right for this soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 The big lad right hasn't tried it yet ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassa70 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 15 minutes ago, NextStationBangkok said: Look like he is fixed himself with Ganja Tom-Yam. Wondering how it tastes, i am sure Thai's will claim copy right for this soon. Always an additive in my village, for many years the copy right is Thai! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 9 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said: The big lad right hasn't tried it yet ???? He frequents the basement to have a laugh???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwak250 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Tom Yum giggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 2 hours ago, geriatrickid said: Another high quality foreign resident. Get a life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naamblar2014 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Yep some of the older Thai gents like to have a giggle and add a bit to the gang.. Or is that have a giggle afterwards. Either way ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Samui police find Briton a little too relaxed By The Nation A British businessman’s bedtime snack of marijuana-laced tom yam kung landed him in police custody on Koh Samui on Wednesday morning. Gary Coughlan, 58, who’s involved in property development, was apprehended at a police checkpoint in Tambon Na Muang when he appeared to be under the influence of a narcotic. Officers began searching his car for drugs, only to be allegedly told he’d sprinkled ganja obtained from a Thai friend into a batch of spicy soup he’d prepared days earlier as a sleep aid. Coughlan was given a urine test, which allegedly indicated 50 nanograms of marijuana per millilitres. He was charged with using an illegal substance. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30362359 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-01-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishken Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 National geographic picture of the year nominee right there ????. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unamazedloso Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 jesus. let the guy go. Hes harmless. Can i get some of that stupid smile tom yum? Um, i have a condition where i feel a little somethings missing... Can i get a script for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheRun Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 2 hours ago, geriatrickid said: Another high quality foreign resident. Define your standard of high quality, St Peter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrySeaman Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, NextStationBangkok said: Look like he is fixed himself with Ganja Tom-Yam. Wondering how it tastes, i am sure Thai's will claim copy right for this soon. Dried ganga tastes a bit like oregano. Used to love the happy pizza at Happy Herbs in Phnom Penh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Just now, HarrySeaman said: Dried ganga tastes a bit like oregano. Used to love the happy pizza at Happy Herbs in Phnom Penh. I remember that place. You could order pizza 'normal', 'happy', or 'extra happy'. Sharing an extra happy pizza with a friend was excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKr Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 3 hours ago, xylophone said: Did the same many years ago in the UK, when I added weed to the chilli con carne I was cooking, then invited friends round for an after-pub lunch...........as I recall it was a great afternoon, the sun was shining, a friend was playing his guitar and a couple were "at it" on the lawn. Well that's as my memory recalls it!! must have been a different kind of weed, nothing erratic in your behavior. Sounds like a great afternoon ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 9 minutes ago, bluesofa said: I remember that place. You could order pizza 'normal', 'happy', or 'extra happy'. Sharing an extra happy pizza with a friend was excellent. You beat me to it - I too remember Happy Pizzas in PP and other parts of Cambodia. Shared one once with my ex TGF in Sihanoukville - when I ordered it, the vendor asked me "how happy" I wanted it - I replied "ecstatic please" About 2 hours later, sitting on the beach, GF declared that "She was awake, but her eyes were asleep" Happy days.......or is that Happy daze? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Sounds like BS to me. More like he forgot to pay the cops tea money rather than they noticed him acting strangely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Say hello to Gary.... he’s a freaking champion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QPRFC Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 5 hours ago, keith101 said: Dont know if helping with sleep is a medical use , maybe for insomniacs like myself if so i could use the help . I suffered for months until i worked out exactly what was causing the sleepless nights. Avoid eating food with MSG (nearly everything in Thailand). Request no MSG to be used. Obviously this doesn't apply to street vendors as their soups are already mixed with this insomniac drug. Happy kipping! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 1 hour ago, KKr said: must have been a different kind of weed, nothing erratic in your behavior. Sounds like a great afternoon ???? Good stuff I can tell you................the silly, happy smiles and giggles told me it was working!! Also on a rig in Nigeria a friend and I were doing some illegal beer brewing in our wardrobe of all places, and I plonked a big handful of the local grown stuff in the brew...............a Scots friend George, who had the nod about the beer, came visiting and we gave him a few glasses, which was a mistake as we were then regaled with endless verses of Robbie Burns poems and couldn't get rid of him!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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