Is it just us, or are the authorities acting more hyper-paranoid than usual? Following the arrest of Joe Gordon, we’ve noticed that people are getting a little twitchy around town. Here are some highlights we’ve spotted:An image of Abhisit appears on a piece of toast in a Chinatown café. The image, according to the Lord of National Human Rights and Dungeons, was not proper because “Thai society places importance on hierarchy and decency, as well as human dignity which is guaranteed in the constitution.” DSI agents arrive and the toast is arrested.The numbers 112 come out in the national lottery, a clear reference to the lese majeste law. Mentioning Art. 112 being illegal, the national lottery is banned from airwaves until it has removed the numbers 1 and 2 from its balls to prevent future incidents.Our friend the monk with glasses (Vor Vashiramethee) posts a video clip on Youtube explaining why being poor is a great way to be happy, and how elections really don’t accomplish anything. The video initially gets 12,450,856 thumbs up. When BuddhismSUXX67 gives it a thumbs down, Youtube is banned for three months.An employee at the Ministry of Culture and Boobies peeks over shower stalls to make sure that women are showering with their breasts covered. He sees many exposed bosoms which he records with his phone and then posts online to shame the loose females.Komodo dragons are found in Lumpini Park, clearly planted by the PAD to encourage voters to tick “none of the above” on their ballots. The giant lizards are rounded up and catapulted into Cambodia.In Hangover II, a monkey is seen nibbling on a water bottle placed beneath a monk’s robes, as if it were an erect penis. How can the TAT watchdogs and the censors have missed it? Oh but wait, the monk was cleverly disguised as Burmese monk. Fiendish Hollywood directors, you’ve tricked us once, but we’re on high alert now.
Issue Date:
Jun 2 2011 - 11:00pm
Topics:
city living