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I'll hold off on giving the answer in case someone else, probably meaning only Bob, wants to give it a try.

You mean stick to the topic? That would require another miracle . . .

Thank you.

I hope you don't mean what I think you mean. I hope you're not going to force me into a delete post and place user on moderated mode situation. If anyone has any information about Mr. Quill, there is no problem about posting it. However, if accusations and/or innuendo are a going to be a part of it, that has no place on this message board.

Ok, now I'll try to make it rather difficult. What was Ecomcon? No fair looking it up.

I know exactly how it can be achieved. It can be achieved via a miracle . . .

Actually, I agree with you. For years I've been saying it should be pronounced with an 'r,' but every time I say it, somebody starts arguing with me about it and insists it should be pronounced with an 'l.' On this thread, just to avoid that, for the first time ever I said "take your pick." So, what happens? Now I've got you arguing with me about it. Arrrrrrrghhh! I can't win . . .

Excellent! That's right. A lot of people think they were selling spaghetti sauce. I think the old-timers out there will easily get this one right: Old Gold, Chesterfield, and Carlton were brand names. What was being sold?

I'm not so sure that would work. Unless something truly effective is done to put a stop to the corruption, I doubt that simply raising salaries would change much of any of it. No matter how much money corrupt cops get, it's never enough. Why would they stop fleecing people if it is still just as easy? When it comes to money, the more the merrier.

That's one of my little peeves too. There are several words that are commonly mispronounced. It's one thing if someone is new to Thailand, but many have heard these words spoken for years and still insist on mispronouncing them. I think the most common mispronunciation is 'farang'. It is correctly pronounced 'fa-RAHNG' or 'fa-LAHNG'. Take your pick, but it is definitely not pronounced 'fa-RANG' as in rang a bell. It is also definitely not pronounced 'FAIR-rang.' I hear that one too. I know several people who are aware of exactly how these words are correctly pronounced, but they just won't do it. It's another item on my "I Don't Get It" list.

I know that one! And this time you've got it wrong. It wasn't his daughter. It was his niece, Penny. The airplane was the Songbird. Here's one for you: Remember the television commercial "Mama mia, dat's a spicy meatball-a"? What was being sold?

First, it's Sunee Plaza, not "Sunny" Plaza. I've unsuccessfully tried to eliminate that confusion for years. Technically you are correct about the locations of the various bars. Most people, however, refer to that entire area as Sunee Plaza. So do I, even though the two I mention are actually outside of Sunee Plaza. I've never really understood the confusion about the name. The signs are clearly marked, "Sunee Plaza." The actual Sunee Plaza is owned by Madame Sunee (pronounced SOO nee - one of the few Thai words in which the first syllable is emphasized). It has nothing to do with the sun. The most common misspellings, along with mispronunciations, are 'sunny' and 'sunnee.'

This evening I was in Sunee Plaza, but only for a short while. I did not enter any of the bars, but I did notice that Happy Bar is open again. Also, Look Bar is now a thing of the past. I don't know whether it was sold or simply changed hands, but it definitely has a new name. Now it's called Playboys. As you may know, Look Bar was recently raided. Now it has a new name. It is not uncommon for bars to be raided, get forcibly shut down, and then quickly reopen under a new name. I am only guessing, but I have a feeling that may account for the demise of Look Bar and the opening of Playboys Bar.

I just lost two baht. I don't have any idea. I don't even remember Pat Brady. The only thing I remember is recently seeing an out-take video somewhere of Trigger taking a shit while they were filming a scene.

In my opinion, whether they can be responsible or not, the fact remains that these stories and articles are frightening a significant number of people from even entering their shops. So, now it becomes their problem. They're going to have to figure out what to do to allay those fears. People are going to have to feel assured that there is no way for them to become victims of some sort of set-up and extortion racket. Considering the number of people who go through the airport every day and the number of people who buy duty-free items every day, even if the stories are true, the odds of being caught up in that kind of situation are remote. But people are frightened anyway. Personally, I can't think of anything I need so badly or savings substantial enough to risk the possibility, and I know nothing would probably happen. But given these stories, I would probably still walk right by the duty-free shops and do my waiting at the gate. I think part of what adds to the problem is that there are so many scams perpetrated against farang in Thailand that it makes the possibility of being caught up in this kind of situation seem not at all far fetched.

I didn't look it up. Somewhere in the back of my mind I'm thinking of Bob Keeshan, who later became Captain Kangaroo. That's the only Bob I remember offhand from that time period . . . unless of course it was you.

For further details, see: http://www.suneeplaza.info/cgi-bin/page.pl?p=home

It's a budget accommodation. You get what you pay for. You're not going to get luxury hotel quality, but it's as good as you would expect a guesthouse to be. It's within easy walking distance to Sunee Plaza. I know several people who can easily afford luxurious accommodations, but prefer Two Guys. For guest house quality, you're not going to find anything better, less expensive, or in a better location than Two Guys. Howard's is also a good quality guest house accommodation, similar price range, and just as close to Sunee Plaza. That would be a good choice too. The major difference is, as I see it, Two Guys has a small restaurant. Howard's does not.

"Do you realize that Howdy Doody's parents were the Doodys? 'Hello, I'd like you to meet Mr. and Mrs. Doody.'" - George Carlin

Compared to the dinner we had last night, it's hard to believe you're talking about the same restaurant. I had the chicken schnitzel too. There wasn't even a hint of grease on any of our food, and there were six of us. It wasn't just me. We loved it. I have a feeling that whoever cooked our food last night isn't the same person who cooked yours. If anyone else gives it a try, please tell us your own experience. My group gave it a 'thumbs-up.' Lvdkeyes gives it a 'thumbs-down.' I think we need a tie breaker here.

Because some people like to stir up trouble, with or without reason. In the future, to avoid this sort of thing, I think Mark ought to simply post "Krazy Dragon will be closed on August 12" and leave it at that. The important thing is the bar will be closed, not why it will be closed. If people start asking why the bar will be closed, if it were me you know what I would do? I would totally ignore the question. Sometimes, no matter what you do on these boards, you just can't win. Somebody is always going to be right there to create problems where none existed and start making baseless insinuations. There was no reason to start implying that Mark is somehow lying about his reasons. The bar will be closed on August 12. Now everybody knows. Is there anyone out there who hasn't figured that out? If anyone wants to start questioning his reasons, then send him a PM or go to the bar and ask him face-to-face, which I would bet none of the people making the insinuations will ever do. What's wrong with some people, anyway? People are complaining about bars going out of business and the prices charged in so many bars. Meanwhile most people who have been to Krazy Dragon say they greatly enjoy it and Mark's prices are lower than any of the other go-go bars. So, he gets thanked for that by, in effect, being called a liar? Way to go . . .

Isn't anyone else going to take a shot at this? Damn, Bob, are we the only old farts here who remember any of those?

I certainly agree with that.

There are so many holidays I can't keep track of what takes place on which holiday, but if I recall correctly, on this particular holiday the bars were allowed to remain open, but were not allowed to serve alcohol.

In my opinion, when someone logs on and posts negative assumptions or accusations that someone is lying, especially when he has absolutely no basis for such an assumption, then no respect whatsoever is due.