Monthly Archives: May 2007

Arrest Karl Rove – 2007

Dennis Kucinech is the only American politician brave enough to demand the impeachment of President Bush. For this act of courage the Ohio congressman is vilified by Fox News and GOP stalwarts. His fellow Democrats distanced themselves like he had farted a month’s worth of beans. To be honest the chances of this call gaining […]

SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

I wrote about the Seven Wonders of the World in February 2007 My list consisted of the Potala in Lhasa, the funereal Ghats of Varanasi, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Sanctuary of Truth in Pattaya, the Chartres Cathedral, the moon-lit combs atop Tikal’s pyramids in Guatemala, and Sophie’s Bar in Phnom Penh. Over 45 million people […]

Thaksin McDonald Purse Snatch Victim

McDonalds has initiated a legal proceeding against the Oxford Dictionary for the addition of ‘McJob’ into its latest edition. The fast-food giant claims that its jobs are not meaningless and the term coined by Douglas Copeland should be excised from the dictionary. Someone without a McJob went to work at a Moscow franchise and stole […]

Illegal Farang Raid – Pattaya

INTRUDER ALERT. Pattaya Immigration Police under the supervision of their superiors staged a precision raid on the Niran Grand Condo Complex in Soi Arunothai. Each of the condo blocks was searched by police and volunteers on the lookout for foreigners without visas or proper papers. After several hours the official contingent successfully concluded the mission with […]

Dirtiest Bar Soi 6

The other night Jamie Parker called me to negotiate a sale of a Soi Six bar. A Belgian fireman was unloading the establishment of bliss to an American drunk. Neither could speak the other’s language. I drove to Bar Zero and successfully concluded the business within an hour. My older brother is a lawyer. His Boston charges […]