Jimmy Bartel was asking why can't the Lions win it? The big questions are now being asked given the Cats are struggling at present. He didn't say the Lions are his first pick but said they are capable enough if things go right.

Collingwood like the Cats is also now looking ordinary.

What a hoot:

https://metro.co.uk/2019/07/17/brits-fo ... to=cbshare

Five females and one male tourist. Of course there was a Brit and an Aussie in the six.

I picked this link up from Stickman: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30373244 "On Wednesday, Biggs, the owner of Andrew Biggs Academy and co- director of andrewbiggs.com, an English language-learning website for Thais, posted a Twitter message: “Suvarnabhumi hell for tourists. Look at queues tod...

I recall a number of countries who thought Chamberlain's idea for Hitler's invasions of neighboring countries was a good idea. Just because there are some parties who think something is great, doesn't mean it is great. Bung Trump back as POTUS say around 83 years ago and it's not difficult to work ...

Trump is very insecure and needs to be liked. That's one reason he enjoys Putin and Jong-un's company but is uncomfortable with adult world leaders such as Merkel, May, Macron etc. I expect he will enjoy Johnson's company.

The risk for Trump and Republicans is that the appalling "send her back" theme is a big motivator for many to vote against Trump and the Republicans. No doubt the Republican pollsters will be exploring this.

If the US is STEADY WINNING, Trump should be a shoo in. But he isn't.

I enjoy links. Readers don't have to click them.

I like to read things from links I might not otherwise have read.

I hope the American taxpayers aren't going to fork out another trillion or two dollars in tax to try to remake Iran the way Bolton wants it. I don't think even Trump is that stupid.

Putin obviously isn't a fan of Napoleon. According to Napoleon, Putin should stop harrassing the UK.

I just listened to Caro being interviewed for around 45 minutes:

"In the Game with Damian Barrett - an AFL podcast
Caroline Wilson: 'I don't know why footy clubs lie' "

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-07-18/ ... son-speaks

It covers a lot of ground.

Yes, I read that article. Quite a few columnists are noting how poorly the Democrats are currently going. I think I have under-estimated Trump's chances of being re-elected.

I think it's fantastic for a country to have members of its legislature who were born abroad. I would hope my country has dozens of them and I suspect we do. I don't even care if they maintain citizenship in another country. I do care about foreign governments interfering in our elections if they do...

Just clothing and a mug. Nothing dodgy. It was a good win for the Bulldogs today and the Lions are about to have another big win. Essendon has a difficult list of opponents through to the end of the season. The match against the Bulldogs may be critical for each side. I think Bomber Thompson should ...

Here's a paragraph from this week's Stickman column: "For the daring, current reports have it that Soi Nana is crawling with friendly, accommodating ladies. 1,500 baht seems to be the going rate and 1,000 baht may be possible. Bargain. That’s about as cheap as you can reasonably expect prices to be ...

From the Bangkok Post: "The strong baht has taken a heavy toll on European tourist numbers in the resort city, according to the Entertainment & Tourism Association of Pattaya City. "Over the past few months, European travellers have hardly come to Pattaya at all because of the baht's appreciation," ...

Very interesting and passionate times in British politics.

Unlike the mad English, the Thais aren't great fans of the sun.

I think Mark Thompson has had the best result so far this week. A 12 month community corrections order and $3500 fine seem quite light to me. I suspect he was a low level dealer although he wasn't convicted of dealing. Hopefully he can now get his act together and rehabilitate himself as Wayne Carey...

I expect he'll have a very nice profile on bank notes and coins. The Aussies should also get him to spell check their bank notes as I understand he's notoriously finicky.