Two speed-crazed Thai youths brawl while anxious bystanders look on.
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Monthly Archives: August 2007
Hello, and welcome to those who have joined up since our last newsletter.
In this issue This week:Walking adverts Virtual Snacks Bizarre Searches Quotation and joke This week
We came across a weird story this week – apparently in 2005 a woman had the URL of an online casino tattooed across her forehead, just under the hairline. The casino paid her $10,000 to do it, which she reckoned was like receiving $1 million. (How she worked that
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Members of a Dutch battle re-enactment club dressed in the uniforms of a bicycle regiment at the time of the 1939 mobilisation.
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Closing Thoughts
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There are two more matters that I missed during my reconnaissance in 2004: animal welfare and litter.
With regard to animals, my wife put out the word that she would fund the castration of two pets per month. In two years her offer has only been taken up for two animals, whilst there are cats and dogs breeding happily everywhere. Some individuals solve the animal proliferation problem by e.g. tying live kittens into plastic bags and throwing them into a
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British Expat Newsletter:
29 August 2007
Hello, and welcome to those who have joined up since our last newsletter. Dave’s writing most of the newsletter this week.
In this issue This week: Near-death experiences? Virtual Snacks Bizarre Searches Quotation and joke This week“Don’t die, Shrek! And if you see any long tunnels, stay away from the light!” (Donkey (voiced by Eddie Murphy) in the film Shrek)
Ever had a near-death experience? I’m not talking here about transport near-misses, or scary incidents where someone’s shooting
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