Zombie Protesters?

/Yes Gopher, they stink on ice.

Otherwise it was business as usual at the once-ornate compound that is now entirely covered by tents apart from a few patches of border dedicated to growing rice.

They're growing their own rice? Sounds like they're in for the long haul.

Did I read that right that these people are protesting in favor of monarchy?

It seems to me it might be hard to leave when you have been killed.

DNRTFA

Told you they were hardcore

gopher321: The peasants are revolting!

Boy you said it they stink on ice.




/its good to be the king
// the hot linKing

FTA: Diehard protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's offices brushed off a grenade attack that killed one person and wounded 23 on Thursday

Excellent choice of words. Toss in grenades, bombs and other incindiary devices and only 1 protester is dead. Yes, they are truly diehards.

YixilTesiphon: Did I read that right that these people are protesting in favor of monarchy?

You have no idea how popular is the Thai Monarchy. You have absolutely no idea.

Sounds like you need more grenades.

gopher321: The peasants are revolting!

I love how nothing is obscure on Fark

Well, c'mon now, that's just common sense. How are they gonna leave if they're dead or wounded? I guess the hurt ones could crawl away...

Prattle Assassin: gopher321: The peasants are revolting!

I love how nothing is obscure on Fark

+1...+2 for selling the bridge over the Moskva to a gypsy.

I really like PAD Thai, I order mine without grenades though as I have a weak constitution.

"It would be honorable to die here rather than being killed in a road accident," said one woman in her 40s from Trang province

Were they given an ultimatum that day?

"24 killed or wounded." True, although 23 were wounded, with only one killed.

Just sayin'.

"When you're a Prime Minister, and..."

That's a moray!

/huh?
//wasn't me.

farm machine: FTA: Diehard protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's offices brushed off a grenade attack that killed one person and wounded 23 on Thursday

Excellent choice of words. Toss in grenades, bombs and other incindiary devices and only 1 protester is dead. Yes, they are truly diehards.

And now I realize I wasn't the first to point this out.

idrow: "It would be honorable to die here rather than being killed in a road accident," said one woman in her 40s from Trang province

Were they given an ultimatum that day?

They were sleeping when they had a grenade dropped on them.

vudukungfu: idrow: "It would be honorable to die here rather than being killed in a road accident," said one woman in her 40s from Trang province

Were they given an ultimatum that day?

They were sleeping when they had a grenade dropped on them.

I was being sarcastic. She makes it sound like it's either die there or in a car crash.

/sigh

could it be because they are being paid upwards of 500B a day to be there? Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh

Frankly I'd be pretty concerned if the ones (er, one) killed in the grenade attack left afterwards

Masso: YixilTesiphon: Did I read that right that these people are protesting in favor of monarchy?

You have no idea how popular is the Thai Monarchy. You have absolutely no idea.

NPR had a story on the "protesters" a week or two ago. They are supporting the monarchy...and the military and former government of status quo that actually ruled. They favor the old regime where all the power and profits went to them in Bangkok. The exiled (he's got an office at the airport 'cause he can't get into his regular office) prime minister's support was populist and he favors spreading the wealth to the provinces.

Lobster_of_Hate: Zombie Protesters?

It's the Zombie Apocalypse! Bring friends!

gopher321: The peasants are revolting!

Finally! Something we can agree on!

Yeah, you forgot to mention how he was invincible due to rural support because of the free hand out, while he practically bankrupt the state, while putting everything in his own pocket. Heck, one state contract bid was done deal, he practically cancelled the whole thing and gave it to his son.

People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD)?

/I know their is a Pad Thai joke in there somewhere.

The problem is that both sides are idiots, and all of their actions are just to piss the otherside off, not to bring the country forward.

From PAD claiming that votes from Bangkok should be worth 2x as much as those in the north (those who voted for PPP, old TRT) because people from Bangkok are more educated. (Way to go and earn that D for democracy that you use in your name)

To PPP electing Taksin's brother in law after piggy piggy Samak was kicked out.

The King has drastically declined in health, in his recent interviews he barely has a voice.

I pity the King, a man who did so much for his country, who is probably of of the most loved by the people political figures in history, has to watch his country destroy itself internally during his last years.

The man worked his ass off trying to better the country, and now these asshats do all of this while claiming to love the king, wear yellow polo shirts and waiving yellow flags.

Oi E-heeah Ba-nok....

One killed and 23 wounded with a grenade? Somebody needs to spend more time on the grenade range.

Ponzholio: How is this going to affect the prostitution trade??

/bangkok

You mean the prostitution industry that was more lucrative in the US than Thailand?

Of all the places in the world, you'd think Thailand would have some volcano pepper spray.

//grenades don't seem very sporting for civil disobedience

Can someone shed some light on this situation? The article seemed to assume I'm familiar with Thai politics.

GurneyHalleck: When you ain't got nuthin', you got nuthin' to lose.

So you could say that they've been 'saved by zero' then?

Please, please be Hun Sen...

(crosses fingers, checks article)

...Damn.

MOONSLOTH: "When you're a Prime Minister, and..."

That's a moray!

/huh?
//wasn't me.

Lulz.

germ78: So you could say that they've been 'saved by zero' then?

/facepalm
//Now I have that stupid song in my head. Thanks. Thanks a lot.

thai people get pretty scary when it comes to politics. When I was there in the spring, the only place I could get booze was at the hotel because it was an election day and they ban sales of alcohol... it was seriously locked in a metal cage at all the stores. This was in bangkok. It was flowing as usual in Phuket.

Apparently they can get a little stabby and shooty during election days if they get full of chang. sweet sweet chang.

/fell in love with ice cold sang som in those two weeks
//wish that and chang were available here... singha doesn't do it for me.

On paper, Thaksin sounds like a Good Pro-Western Leader. However the Thais have a genuine respect of their king, and trust him more to be a good leader. To (again) Western people it doesn't run with the popular government idea, but then again World != Western Culture and Western Culture != Best For Everyone.

funny thing about "That's a moray!"
Thait people, mostly women, have taken to saying odd western sayings, but completely getting them wrong (ie engrish) so they keep saying Dezmoray to reply to things that have happened to their friends.

I believe "dead" is a favorite adjective. awww A nii dead narak!

awww this is dead cute...

BTW they lock up the booze because they are such alchies and the idea of a free day off is too much for them, most would drink all day the night before and during the election day and not turn up!

But then again, I never had trouble finding booze no matter if it was an election or Buddhist holiday...

blackartemis

BTW they lock up the booze because they are such alchies and the idea of a free day off is too much for them, most would drink all day the night before and during the election day and not turn up!

that was another reason I heard as well. Either way, the irish gent I met at the hotel bar and I found an open bar just around the corner from the hotel that had no problem taking our money :)

/a lot of "girls" seemed to show up within minutes
//i think at least some of them really were honest to goodness born-as-females
///i think, but didn't get drunk enough to REALLY want to know the truth

herculesQrockefeller: thai people get pretty scary when it comes to politics. When I was there in the spring, the only place I could get booze was at the hotel because it was an election day and they ban sales of alcohol... it was seriously locked in a metal cage at all the stores. This was in bangkok. It was flowing as usual in Phuket.

Apparently they can get a little stabby and shooty during election days if they get full of chang. sweet sweet chang.

/fell in love with ice cold sang som in those two weeks
//wish that and chang were available here... singha doesn't do it for me.

I preferred the Chang over Singha also, but I was later told Chang was only for truck drivers and poor people. Ah well, I guess they don't recognize a good thing we they drink it. It couldn't be my bad taste.

herculesQrockefeller: It was flowing as usual in Phuket.

Yeah, I can't imagine them really giving a shiat about anything.

CurvedGirdle: On paper, Thaksin sounds like a Good Pro-Western Leader. However the Thais have a genuine respect of their king, and trust him more to be a good leader. To (again) Western people it doesn't run with the popular government idea, but then again World != Western Culture and Western Culture != Best For Everyone.

I agree with some of his policy, like Health Care and Microcredit, but don't use word good Pro-Western so loosely. Thaksin is corrupted as sin.

I know it's hard to imagine in the west, but vote-buying and intimidation in local election is very real in Thailand.

CaesarSneezy

Yeah, I can't imagine them really giving a shiat about anything.

Phukkin well played sir.

CurvedGirdleeader

Urgh, sorry, I'm a moron. Should have read your post more carefully.

FTFA: "When I heard of the death, I decided to come with friends to support my colleagues here in ousting the government."

Yeah, subby, they didn't stick around, more came, far worse, I'd love to hear both sides of this argument, though not from someone deeply affected by it, that might end poorly.

RedfordRenegade: I really like PAD Thai, I order mine without grenades though as I have a weak constitution.

Lol

/sees what you did there.

Only 1 grenade?

Amateurs.

When you're a Prime Minister, and your office is surrounded by protesters, and 24 of them are killed or wounded in a grenade attack but they still don't leave you start killing them then you've got problems

Fixed
Just my voice of democracy
1000s of european and US students will still prop up this regime by visiting it over the next 12 months

I detect a whole bunch of Meh.