Friday Funnies

Hi,

Today was the last official day of the Songkran celebration. We went to town this morning, lunched at Central Plaza and managed to stay dry. It was the hottest day of the week and the pool was a great relief. We also had a visit from a friend.

The 'Summer of Love' song was "Alice's Restaurant" by Arlo Guthrie. If you Google the title it's a funny, interesting read. 'Old School Friday' takes us back to 1954, and a song you're sure to know, even if you're not old enough. (Ha) "__ __ __ __ way over town, that's good to me. Oh yeah. (repeat) She give me money when I'm in need, yeah she's a kind of friend indeed. __ __ __ __ way over town that's good to me. Oh yeah." Clue: It's by a singer who had an incredible career that covered many decades. A movie was made of his life. What'd I say?

Today Boot went to Ban Du to help her mother-in-law with her lottery sales. That meant we were on our own for food. Since our regular bakery was closed, we went down to Jet Yod Rd. to the little hotel/bakery for a loaf of bread. From there we went to Central Plaza. The mall was open before 11am so we had a chance to do more browsing before lunch. We went to the tech stores and then to Top's Market. Top's is the biggest grocery store in Chiang Rai now and has some western style food as well as gourmet Thai food.

When lunch time arrived we thought we'd check out the Black Canyon restaurant since it was new. We sat down and ordered, but our waiter told us it would take twenty seven minutes for our meal. We left and went to S&P, which is a combination bakery/restaurant. We had a nice meal that didn't take too long, and went home. There is still lots to see at Central Plaza so we'll be going back soon.

Our friend Sutheera came over in the afternoon and she and Lisa had a nice visit. Then is was time to get in the pool. The water was back to an acceptable 83 degrees. Initial entry is cold, but once we were in it felt great. I'm sure it felt warmer than the river.

The water throwing continued today, but not with the same gusto as before. Mostly duels between trucks, and cyclists getting dowsed by everyone. Next year we're going to go out and film just the kids. There's something very special about the little kids working hard to get people wet. By the lack of response, I guess nobody looked at the photo story about Bangkok that I sent, so you'll never know just how crazy it can be.

This weekend we'll be watching the F1 Grand Prix from Shanghai. It still amazes me that something so popular in the rest of the world is hardly watched or reported on in the U.S. Zoom.

Have a Wonderful WeekEnd. It's time for the 'Funnies'. This is the last installment of Funny English Notices from around the world. Enjoy.

Peace,
Danny

On the door of a Moscow hotel room:
If this is your first visit to the USSR, you are welcome to
it.

In a Norwegian cocktail lounge:
Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.

In a Budapest zoo:
Please do not feed the animals. If you have any suitable
food, give it to the guard on duty.

In an Acapulco hotel:
The manager has personally passed all the water served here.

In a Tokyo shop:
Our nylons cost more than common, but you'll find they are
best in the long run.

From a Japanese information booklet about using a hotel air
conditioner:
Cooles and Heates: If you want just condition of warm in your
room, please control yourself.

From a brochure of a car rental firm in Tokyo:
When passenger of foot heave in sight, tootle the horn.
Trumpet him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles
your passage then tootle him with vigor.

Two signs from a Majorcan shop entrance:
- English well talking.
- Here speeching American.

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