I would be shocked rigid if they didn't like the King.

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...I can't think of anyone comparable, in terms of universally beloved and treasured and cherished figureheads. He's seen as the father and grandfather of his people, and he has significantly bettered the lot of his people in many ways during his reign. Dissing the King is like 'Yo Mama' times a million, afaik. I've seen no shadow of a hint of any Thai feeling anything disparaging or cynical about the man in a year and a half.

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...er, which is to say - I feel confident that nobody would spit in your green curry upon sight of said hat. Um.

Also - which cartoon did I link to?

t /puzzled

LOVED the gorilla art. Monkey pants paints!

email me your postal addy, Trudy, and it's yours!

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!

When I lived in Astoria I always wanted to get a "Its Greek to Me" t-shirt. In Greek. Forwhich to crack up my neighbors... but I never found one.

This. will. be. even. better.

I was amazed to discover the number of Russian ex-pats who lived in my neighborhood when I had a t-shirt with the KGB logo on it, surrounded with lots of Cyrillic. They were Not Amused. A couple of clueless people, though, asked if that was a t-shirt from my sorority. I was Very Amused.

Also - which cartoon did I link to?

The girl in the chinese outfit with the snake and the apple.

I was amazed to discover the number of Russian ex-pats who lived in my neighborhood when I had a t-shirt with the KGB logo on it, surrounded with lots of Cyrillic. They were Not Amused.

Oh, yes. My Russian Army coat brought ex-pats out of the woodwork, but they were damned steely in response to the patches.

"Your coat's kind of a brownish color..."

t /Train Job

I almost got slammed up against the wall by the Marines for wearing a hammer-and-sickle t-shirt at the embassy. A year ago.

Of course, there is an active communist party in Greece, but dudes? Irony? And, you know, freedom of speech.

I also had an "it's Greek to me" shirt, but it's long gone.

How often do you get invited to see the inside of that type of fetish!

Spend more time in Second Life.

OK, this is one of those things I'm afraid to ask, but what does "into body inflation" mean? I assume it's not something easy like "eating lots of doughnuts and not exercising."

I almost got slammed up against the wall by the Marines for wearing a hammer-and-sickle t-shirt at the embassy. A year ago.

Were they hot Marines?

No... no... wrong response. Sorry. Reflex.

OK, this is one of those things I'm afraid to ask, but what does "into body inflation" mean? I assume it's not something easy like "eating lots of doughnuts and not exercising."

I think it's where one wears a rubber suit that is then inflated with air.

The girl in the chinese outfit with the snake and the apple.

Oh yes! Of course! Count D! I do heart Count D. The outfits in Pet Shop of Horrors are just delicious.

(Theoretically, he's a boy. Kind of. But, you know - manga. He's not entirely human, and he's prettier than most girls. And pretty much constantly wearing dresses.)