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Thai coverage

  • 22-05-2010 12:59am
    #1
    epgc3fyqirnbsx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,228 ✭✭✭


    Has anyone else found this to be totally inadequate by the Irish media?

    I learned a lot this evening from the channel 4 broadcast and from googling the facts but let's just look at what we have seen on Irish news, both print and broadcasted.

    There are plenty of 'pictures', and we are told of the facts that the reds are holding up and the army is fighting them and has a shoot to kill after curfew etc etc

    But we haven't been told why any of this is occuring...
    I remember when the previous president was ousted it was mentioned often enough that he was a billionaire business man and there were concerns of corruption but since the present uprest there has been no explanation of why the 'reds' are unhappy with the coup, why the want the former president reinstated and why there are those who oppose them.

    Now I have said that I learned slight more from channel 4, they told us that originally the reds were farmers from the north but they have taken on a more sinister element in the last few weeks.

    All this information is available to anyone who is willing to search for it but my point is that the mainstream media (and I loathe to start a thread against the meeja), are neglecting to tell the actual political story, the unbiased and informative news reports, but instead are revelling in the fact that they have great footage to show and have a group of people that they can call 'the reds'.

    Where are these field journalists who can infrom and impress us, I'm sure they are always there but is it the fact that it just doesn't make good telly to get too technical??


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  • #2
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,323 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    My Thais were freezing earlier............ i put on shorts for coverage

    Now my calves are cold though :(


  • #3
    ibarelycare
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 58,456 ✭✭✭✭ibarelycare


    Don't you just hate it when the newsreaders pronounce Thailand as "Thighland"?


  • #4
    landsleaving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭landsleaving


    Randy Refined Loudmouth wrote: »
    etc etc

    But we haven't been told why any of this is occuring...

    I've had incredible difficulty trying to find that out myself. If anyone could enlighten me to the exact history of all this I'd be quite interested.


  • #5
    alwaysadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,554 ✭✭✭✭alwaysadub


    There was a great Thai restaurant in Tallaght. Might have closed down now though


  • #6
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    I was expecting a thread about Thai massage. Ah well, maybe the thread will have a happy ending. ;)


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  • #7
    OutlawPete
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,689 ✭✭✭✭OutlawPete


    Same crap goes on with Burma.

    They tell us fcuk all and the BBC etc are afraid of their ****e of their governments.

    Some class footage on YouTube that people have smuggled out.


  • #8
    Fago!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,647 ✭✭✭✭Fago!


    I only learned how to thai my shoes when I was 10!


  • #9
    Snowie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,048 ✭✭✭✭Snowie


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    My Thais were freezing earlier............ i put on shorts for coverage

    Now my calves are cold though :(


    1 gold star for you :rolleyes:


  • #10
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,323 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Fago! wrote: »
    I only learned how to thai my shoes when I was 10!

    :rolleyes:

    You TIE your shoes!

    You THAI a Tie around your neck!


  • #11
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,323 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Snow-Monkey wrote: »
    1 gold star for you :rolleyes:

    Why thank you!

    Is your little :rolleyes: icon still reading my post up there?


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  • #12
    landsleaving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭landsleaving


    Actually, forget my serious post.

    Ahem..

    I hate thai coverage, I love it when a lady shows a bit of leg. ARF ARF!


  • #13
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,323 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    landsleaving wrote: »
    Actually, forget my serious post.

    Ahem..

    I hate thai coverage, I love it when a lady shows a bit of leg. ARF ARF!

    Now you're gettin it.

    I can't decide which is a better post. Yours of Fago's............

    Dammit, i can't decide, it's a Thai!


  • #14
    landsleaving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭landsleaving


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    Now you're gettin it.

    I can't decide which is a better post. Yours of Fago's............

    Dammit, i can't decide, it's a Thai!

    Oh you so win.


  • #15
    Snowie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,048 ✭✭✭✭Snowie


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    Why thank you!

    Is your little :rolleyes: icon still reading my post up there?

    *yawns*


  • #16
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,323 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Snow-Monkey wrote: »
    *yawns*

    I'm guessing you're at home at 2am on a Friday night because nobody invites you to parties!


  • #17
    Fago!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,647 ✭✭✭✭Fago!


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    :rolleyes:

    You TIE your shoes!

    You THAI a Tie around your neck!

    Sorry, I can't take you seriously. Your name creates my image of you being a 8 year old girl's pampered kitten!


  • #18
    landsleaving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭landsleaving




  • #19
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,323 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Fago! wrote: »
    Sorry, I can't take you seriously. Your name creates my image of you being a 8 year old girl's pampered kitten!

    ............. you had been taking me seriously up until now?

    And there was me thinking MrStuffins would strike fear into the hearts of Boardsies everywhere :(


  • #20
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    landsleaving wrote: »

    Rabbits, deer, frogs... I'm hungry now.


  • #21
    Fago!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,647 ✭✭✭✭Fago!


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    ............. you had been taking me seriously up until now?

    And there was me thinking MrStuffins would strike fear into the hearts of Boardsies everywhere :(

    Not really no. But it's going in the Username thread!


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  • #22
    Hank_Jones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,783 ✭✭✭Hank_Jones


    What with Ronan Keating's divorce and all, it's a surprise there is room on the news for the stuff in Thailand....


  • #23
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,323 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Fago! wrote: »
    Not really no. But it's going in the Username thread!

    Sweet!

    That makes up for it, because frankly, with that comment you really hurt my Felines!


  • #24
    Fago!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,647 ✭✭✭✭Fago!


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    Sweet!

    That makes up for it, because frankly, with that comment you really hurt my Felines!

    Don't be such a pussy!


  • #25
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,323 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Fago! wrote: »
    Don't be such a pussy!

    I'd try and defend myself and say i'm not a pussy, but i'd be Lion!


  • #26
    Snowie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,048 ✭✭✭✭Snowie


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    I'm guessing you're at home at 2am on a Friday night because nobody invites you to parties!


    OOO your really pulling the stops out to night.....

    What I need is a little distraction. Any one got an atomic bomb?


  • #27
    Gunsfortoys
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,080 ✭✭✭Gunsfortoys


    *Looks at thread name*

    *Pulls trousers down clicks into thread*

    *Pulls up trousers in disappointment*

    :mad:


  • #28
    Fago!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,647 ✭✭✭✭Fago!


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    I'd try and defend myself and say i'm not a pussy, but i'd be Lion!

    It gives me pride to hear you admit that! I had to paws and read it again just to be sure.


  • #29
    landsleaving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭landsleaving


    Fago! wrote: »
    It gives me pride to hear you admit that! I had to paws and read it again just to be sure.

    Lads, fur fcuks sake.


  • #30
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,323 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Fago! wrote: »
    It gives me pride to hear you admit that! I had to paws and read it again just to be sure.

    Whoa Whoa! You can't put 2 puns in the same post! don't you know the rules of AH?

    You're such a Cheetah!


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  • #31
    Fago!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,647 ✭✭✭✭Fago!


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    Whoa Whoa! You can't put 2 puns in the same post! don't you know the rules of AH?

    You're such a Cheetah!

    Didn't think you'd cat-ch that! Darn! Well spotted!


  • #32
    landsleaving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭landsleaving


    Fago! wrote: »
    Didn't think you'd cat-ch that! Darn! Well spotted!

    You did it again you blighter!


  • #33
    Fago!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,647 ✭✭✭✭Fago!


    landsleaving wrote: »
    You did it again you blighter!

    WTF?


  • #34
    landsleaving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭landsleaving


    Cheetah... spotted.

    I read into that a little too much didn't I?


  • #35
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,323 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    landsleaving wrote: »
    Cheetah... spotted.

    I read into that a little too much didn't I?

    Nope, it was so Puuurfect that he didnt even realise he was doing it!


  • #36
    Fago!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,647 ✭✭✭✭Fago!


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    Nope, it was so Puuurfect that he didnt even realise he was doing it!

    I did! I knew what I was posting.

    Now get meow-t of this pun war!


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  • #37
    landsleaving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭landsleaving


    Fago! wrote: »
    I did! I knew what I was posting.

    Now get meow-t of this pun war!

    That's right!


  • #38
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,323 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Fago! wrote: »
    I did! I knew what I was posting.

    Now get meow-t of this pun war!

    I'm not sure we can het out... its too late!

    Maybe a Superhero with Catlike powers will come and........... Whiskas away........





    ...........


  • #39
    Fago!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,647 ✭✭✭✭Fago!


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    I'm not sure we can het out... its too late!

    Maybe a Superhero with Catlike powers will come and........... Whiskas away........


    ...........

    He'd have swords and guns and claws - The whole kitten-kaboodle!


  • #40
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,323 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Fago! wrote: »
    He'd have swords and guns and claws - The whole kitten-kaboodle!

    Hmmmm...... i'm not sure he could afford all of that!

    I really hope he has some money in the Kitty!


  • #41
    Fago!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,647 ✭✭✭✭Fago!


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    Hmmmm...... i'm not sure he could afford all of that!

    I really hope he has some money in the Kitty!

    I furr-got about the cost of it all!


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  • #42
    landsleaving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭landsleaving


    Fago! wrote: »
    I furr-got about the cost of it all!

    What a cat-astrophe


  • #43
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,323 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    Fago! wrote: »
    I furr-got about the cost of it all!

    Yup..... the superhero game is an expensive profession Tabby in!


  • #44
    Fago!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,647 ✭✭✭✭Fago!


    landsleaving wrote: »
    What a cat-astrophe

    There's no claws in your contract that makes you enter this contest is there?
    MrStuffins wrote: »
    Yup..... the superhero game is an expensive profession Tabby in!

    You just slithered in there like a Cat-arpillar!


  • #45
    MrStuffins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,323 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    This Pun-Off is getting out of control!

    I really hope that hero comes soon to get Meow ta here!


  • #46
    Fago!
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,647 ✭✭✭✭Fago!


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    This Pun-Off is getting out of control!

    I really hope that hero comes soon to get Meow ta here!

    HAHAHA I used it!
    Fago! wrote: »
    I did! I knew what I was posting.

    Now get meow-t of this pun war!

    I WIN!

    That was fun. I'm off to bed.
    Night http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=66013226&postcount=226


  • #47
    landsleaving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭landsleaving


    Played with feline grace mr. Fago!

    Well done.


  • #48
    Sir Gallagher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,836 ✭✭✭Sir Gallagher


    Hang on! Ronan Keating is getting a divorce, i might as well split up with my bird now because we'll never share the level of love Ronan and Yvonne have.


  • #49
    TheTMO
    Closed Accounts Posts: 403 ✭✭TheTMO


    I don't normally post in AH but I just wanted to say that this is quite possibly the most cringe inducing thread I have ever read.


  • #50
    Rabies
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,258 ✭✭✭✭Rabies


    Locked.

    Stupidly off topic


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