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"Backpacker sprays 'Scousse Lee' on Tha Phae Gate in Chiang Mai, Thailand "

"A backpacker from Liverpool is facing jail after spraying "Scousse Lee" on an 800-year-old Thai fortress. Lee Furlong, 23, was caught on CCTV using a can of black spray paint to tag the historic Tha Phae Gate in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, on October 18 at 4am.
In his drunken state, he managed to spell "Scouse" incorrectly, writing "Scousse" instead. The graffiti sparked outrage from locals who accused the traveller of disrespecting the ancient 13th century monument and their country."
-Daily Telegraph

What an idiot. He certainly won't like the Thai version of a prison. Pretty grim, so I understand.

 

Republic of Užupis:

Could this be Paradise on Earth? I mean, and I quote, ".......and treat themselves to the beer that flows from the water spout in the main square (yes, really).....". Goodness me!

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20181014-uupis-a-tiny-republic-of-free-spirits

Next vacation………...Lithuania!

 

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Who funds it all? Do they have immigration control?

 

I'll have to ask them, maybe Russia? I will revert on immigration control.

 

Maybe they have a money tree orchard that Corbyn has shares in

 

Ron, when you were very young, did you walk out of the cinema when they were showing "The Wizard of Oz" and/or "Snow White and the…….."?? Užupis is just a sort of adult fantasy place, I reckon, but would be fun to visit. Never been to any of the Baltic states myself. Daughter had a medical student pal who did some hospital intern work in Latvia; he really liked the place, had a good time.

Erm, without cheating other than using your fingers, can you name the 7 dwarfs?

 

Apart from the filthy language, he really isn't telling us anything new. These people use the same technique when choosing stewardesses for their airlines, but in a much more subtle way. Old hat.

 

Dopey, Sleepy,...……………………………….. No

Edit. Maybe Snowy?

 

Let's see……...Dopey, Sleepy, Doc, Happy, Grumpy, Sneezy………...nope, dammit, can't get the last one, and don't know if the others are right anyway!

 

Bashful

 

They ring a bell Swanny. Obviously Snowy was wrong

 

You missed ****y and ****y!

 

and the biggest one of all........odddy

 

You're an 'orrible lot!

Thanks Dan, but I couldn't stand it any more and the 7th one is Bashful, as you say. How on earth could I not know that when this adjective describes me exactly!

 

"Joachim Ronneberg, hailed as a war hero for carrying out a major attack against the Nazis in his native Norway, died Sunday at the age of 99."

https://www.dw.com/en/wwii-resistance-fighter-who-thwarted-nazi-nuclear-plan-dies/a-45978377

We owe so much to this brave man and his equally courageous comrades, and to all resistance fighters in occupied Europe during WW2. They fought the Nazis against overwhelming odds.

R.I.P. Joachim Ronneberg