Issue Date: 
Jul 21 2011 - 11:00pm
Author: 
Page3
Topics: 
city living

What was notable about Army Chief General Chan-ocha’s comments last week regarding Defense Minister candidates?a. The fact that he’d managed to wait eleven whole days after theelection before “breaking his silence.”b. His use of a metaphor, likening the job to a piece of candy being passed around, made us realize that soldiers are actually sensitive poetic-types.c. His concern that the country might be in danger if the army isn’t given lots more guns.d. The unspoken conviction that there really was only one man for the job. Or else…What is the PAD’s latest problem?a. Two million voters allegedly couldn’t cast votes that would’ve put PAD in government (even though they’re not really a party).b. They can’t get a table at Din Tae Fung in CentralWorld.c. They’re grumpy that Democrat voters took all the Blue Flag goodies.d. All of the above. They miss their glory days and so hate everyone.Why is Thailand currently in the grip of a football frenzy?a. The short shorts at the recently finished Women’s World Cup. Blatter had a point.b. MuangThong United realizing their ambitions to become the Thai Liverpool by signing Robbie Fowler.c. Didn’t you see one Thai player managed to get in to the All Star team to play Chelsea this weekend?d. It’s been a really slow month for celebrity gossip.What do you think all of Thailand’s daily newspapers are going to do when they finally realize that MPs will be endorsed and there will be no coup?a. Start hacking each other’s phones so they can break phone hacking stories.b. Close up shop.c. Run unflattering photos of Hun Sen in his underwear looking pugnacious on the front page.d. Start running stories about the end of the world in 2012, again.