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Valentine Globalization

February 14, 2013 – 8:17 pm

Valentine’s Day has become a global holiday, although few people know the exact origins of why hearts are sent to loved ones. The tradition was mainly attributed to a Roman priest Valentine who performed marriages against the wishes of the Roman Emperor. According to Wikipedia Emperor Claudius took a liking to this prisoner – until [...]

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Accidents Thai Style

May 24, 2012 – 4:13 pm

Pattaya’s roads are tattooed by spray-painted outlines of bodies and tires. Directional arrows indicate how the accident occurred without attributing blame to any of drivers. Many foreigners fear that they would always be at blame for a fender-bender, yet this shouldn’t be the case, if you follow a few rules of courtesy and patience during [...]

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BERENTI MISTAH by Peter Nolan Smith

April 13, 2012 – 2:52 pm

In 1991 I bought a round-the-world ticket for $1399 from Pan Express. The owner set up a magical itinerary. “New York – LA – Hawaii – Biak – Bali – overland to Jakarta.” John was reciting the trip from memory. He sold hundreds of these tickets every year. “What do you mean ‘overland to Jakarta’?” [...]

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Fuck Ferrari

December 6, 2011 – 10:55 am

2008 started badly for me, when Thai cops raided my house in Pattaya with a warrant citing me with copyright infringement of Ferrari designed clothing. The investigators for the Italian sports car stood on the sidewalk, as the chief inspector from the Cyber-Crimes Unit in Bangkok approached me. His underlings had hands on their guns. [...]

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In The Line Of Booty Duty

August 8, 2011 – 12:40 am

In 2008 Beaumont Texas had a problem with sex. Women were selling their bodies to men in bars and massage parlors. Faced with this wave of wantonness the Beaumont Police organized an undercover vice squad of dedicated men. Their job was to root out this evil from their Jesus-loving East Texas city. The volunteering officer [...]

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