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A section for all you budding etymologists where each week the origin of a word or phrase is investigated. This week it is....Middle of the road Something unadventurous or inoffensive; opting to go neither one way or the other. This phrase conjures up similar images to that of ‘sitting on the fence’, that is, portraying something that is not sure enough of itself to go one way or the other. It seems a rather odd choice of words to describe something that is bland and safe - surely the middle of the road is the last place to expect safety. The figurative use of the phrase began in America towards the end of the 19th century. It was used to describe the policies of political parties who attempted to avoid alienating any particular set of voters by saying very little of substance which might annoy them (nothing changes). The term was especially aimed at The Populist Party (or People’s) Party. There are early references in print to ‘middle of the road’ which aren’t specifically political in nature but they are considerably outnumbered by those which are; for example, this piece from the November 1891 issue of the Californian magazine Overland Monthly:
bland and undemanding popular music. This is also of US origin and is known there since the 1950s; for example, this piece from the Ohio paper The Lima News, December 1956: “He [Randy Wood - head of Dot Records] put out some records of local musicians—not country music or downright jazz but what he called “middle of the road music.” By the 1970s this term was well-enough established to spawn its own, if slightly inaccurate, acronym - MOR..
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“He wanted the people with him. He kept in the middle of the road, and he kept his party there; and he walked in the light and in safety.” Middle of the road is now often used these days to describe
your stars Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19
Taurus Apr 21 – May 21
Virgo Aug 23 – Sep 22
Aquarius Jan 20 – Feb 18
Gemini May 22 – June 21
Libra Sep 23 – Oct 23
You’ll realize that you hallucinated that everyone was wearing business casual all weekend, which explains why Halloween was so awkward last year.
Romance will once again pass you by when the love of your life decides to go with a person who makes better mixtapes.
Pisces Feb 19 – Mar 20
You’ll finally realize a dream You’ll continue to get away with you’ve had since childhood your horrendous crimes against when a huge scary monster humanity without suffering comes out from under your consequences, although they bed and eats you all up. will eventually get you for the tax evasion.
The reason for your recent You won’t be absolutely crises of conscience becomes certain you like the changes clear this week when you in yourself, especially as you’ll realize the angel from your appeal to a whole new group right shoulder and the devil of people, after they make a 12” dance remix from your left have been sleeping together or you. for a year now.
You will get a reasonably Scorpio Oct 24 – Nov 21 good deal on a necessary Cancer Jun 22 – Jul 22 There’s nothing wrong with household item, which is being a belt-and-suspendersNext week won’t be the frankly more than an asshole type, but you should probably best you’ve ever had, but like you deserves. reconsider being a leatherit will advance medical understanding of genital shorts-and-no-shirt type as well. ARIES Mar 21 - Apr 20 implosion by leaps and bounds. After taxes, overhead, and Sagittarius Nov 22 – Dec 21 legal fees, that million-dollar Leo Jul 23 – Aug 22 The FDA will realize their idea you’ve been working on mistake too late to prevent A good friend will be a pillar for years will wind up costing your death after they of strength and selflessly you several thousand dollars. accidentally name you as part support you in a harrowing crisis. Show your appreciation by sending them a note that says “Thanks for your support.”
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top ‘o the morning to ya The rest of the alphabet was out of stock. A few Irish jokes courtesy of our friend Denis ‘I’d like some nails,’ Michael requested of the travelling tinker. mad ‘How long would you like them?’ asked the man. Yet another madman has crashed his vehicle and killed people, with the total death toll as yet unknown. So far, the authorities ‘Forever, if that’s all right with you,’ said Michael. have not revealed which terrorist organisation the commander of the John S McCain belongs to. O’Gara was arrested and sent for trial for armed bank robbery. After due deliberation, the jury foreman stood up and give us a twirl announced, ‘Not guilty.’ I always wondered what the greetings would be like if Bruce Forsyth and Yoda ever met? ‘That’s grand,’ shouted O’Gara, ‘Does that mean I get to keep the money?’ Like the late Jimmy Hill before him, Bruce Forsyth will also be laid to rest in a family plot on Easter Island. Reilly is walking through a graveyard when he comes across a headstone with the inscription “Here lies a politician and an RIP Bruce Forsyth. honest man.” Reunited with all the BBC greats we’ve lost, like Terry Wogan and Jimmy Sav.... I mean, Ronnie Barker. ‘Faith now,’ exclaims Reilly, ‘I wonder how they got the two of some edinburgh fringe jokes them in one grave. I’ve given up asking rhetorical questions. What’s the point? feminist Alexei Sayle I saw someone on the train wearing a T-shirt that read, “This is what a feminist looks like.” Whenever someone says, ‘I don’t believe in coincidences.’ I say, ‘Oh my God, me neither!’ Alasdair Beckett-King And right enough, he had a flat chest and facial hair.
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island life This week we leave Hua Hin and Hull for a while, to take a look at life on Easter Island through the eyes of a woman who was born there 90 years ago. Her name is Reina. She has lived on that remote volcanic Pacific rim island all her life and seen a lot of changes, not all for the good, in the place she knows by its’ real name, Rapa Nui. Easter Island had been considered too remote for most countries to bother with, but eventually, fearing that it might be colonised by France, Britain stepped in and gave the go ahead for Chile to annex it, which in 1888 it did. Then in about 1895 Chile leased 90 per cent of Rapa Nui territory to the Williamson- Balfour company, the Chilean based subsidiary of Balfour Williamson and Co, a shipping company based in Liverpool. The lease was for 50 years, allowing Williamson-Balfour to turn their 90 per cent of the island into a sheep farm, and during those years the islanders were largely confined to a small, fenced off corner of the land, where they lived in slave like conditions until the 1960’s. It was there, in 1927, that Reina was born to a local mother and Scottish father. Her father had already spent several years in Chile, where he probably worked for Williamson-Balfour before moving to Easter Island. He stayed there long enough to produce three children, daughter Reina and two sons, but when Reina was five years old her father moved to another part of the island to dip sheep, before returning to Chile. She was sent to live with a great aunt and uncle, and didn’t see her father again until the 1960’s. Part of Easter Island culture was that raising children was a community activity, and for the next 9 years Reina was passed on to other households. By the age of 10 she still had little schooling, having to spend time gathering food or clearing rocks for whichever family she was with. There was never enough to eat. Families were given a sheep now and then by Williamson-Balfour, who also provided them with flour but little else. Of those childhood years Reina says ‘that was a time of bad living. We used to go hungry all the time’. There had also been an epidemic of illness which, with no doctor on the island, killed many people including her uncle. When she was 14 years old Reina was ‘married’ to another islander. ‘That was criminal’ she says. ‘(In the past) you were obliged to marry, some as young as eleven...I didn’t even know what it meant. Since legally we weren’t allowed to marry because we were minors we were simply sent off to live together’.
During the years which followed Reina had eleven children, concerning herself with raising and educating them so that they didn’t have to go through what she had. There was no help from her husband, who beat her and put one of their sons to work at the age of seven. She did think about leaving, but had nowhere else to go. Williamson-Balfour and their sheep still occupied most of the island, not giving up their lease until synthetics had begun to reduce the demand for wool after the war, so she sold chickens, butter and cheese to support her children. When the the land was finally returned to the islanders it was in very poor condition. Fields had been burned to encourage the renewal of grazing pasture for the sheep, and in turn the sheep had provided fertilizer. Easter Island had already suffered de forestation in the 1600’s, when trees had been used in part to provide a way of moving the iconic stone heads - or Moai - into place. In fact when the trees ran out the carving of Moai ceased, so fires had to be made using corn cobs and cow dung. Reina is at pains to point out that the local men were lazy womanisers who drank all the time, but things have improved in more recent years. One of her sons owns a hotel. The statues are now protected, tourism has been encouraged and there are more trees, along with a familiar sounding dual pricing policy for visitors to the Moai. Chile now helps Rapa Nui financially, and rightly so. But it has taken some very strong women like Reina to think about the future of the island and its’ children, and to some extent that battle still goes on, as islanders try to ensure the continued teaching of their native language for future generations. Increased tourism and movement of the local people to Chile for work has also led to more island women marrying foreign men. One of those women was raised by Reina in addition to her own brood of eleven, because she had been born the youngest of another large family, and considered too small and weak at birth for her own mother to cope with. That girl also moved to Chile for work, where she met and married her own farang tourist - my brother.
On This Day
Our date in history is about another volcanic Pacific rim island. Krakatoa, where on August 26th 1883 the volcano eruption brought unprecedented disruption. The resulting 120 foot high tidal wave killed 36,000 people on nearby islands, and the volcano blasted 5 cubic miles of earth up to a height of 50 miles.
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money & information overseas calls information
Useful Numbers
REVERSE CHARGE CALLS The list below is the free number to connect to an operator of that country to request the reverse charge call. ARGENTINA 001-999-54-1000/ 2000 AUSTRALIA 001-999-61-1000/2000 AUSTRIA 001-800-28787421 BAHRAIN 001-999-973-1000 BRUNEI 001-999-673-1000 CANADA 001-999-15-1000/2000 DENMARK 001-999-45-1000 FRANCE 001-999-33-1000 GERMANY 001-999-49-1000 HAWAII 001-800-865-8424 HONG KONG 001-999-852-1086 INDONESIA 001-999-62-1000/2000 ISRAEL 001-999-972-1000/ 2000 ITALY 001-999-39-1000 JAPAN 001-999-811-0051 KOREA 001-999-82-1000/ 2000/ 2001 MACAU 001-999-853-1000 MALAYSIA 001-999-60-1000/4000/ 4001 MALTA 001-999-356-1000 MEXICO 001-999-52-1000 NEPAL 001-800-977-1-9999 NETHERLANDS 001-999-31-1035 NEW ZEALAND 001-999-64-1066 PHILIPPINES 001-999-63-1000/ 3000/ 6000 PORTUGAL 001-999-351-1000 RUSSIA 001-999-7-1000 SINGAPORE 001-999-65-0000/ 2008 SOUTH AFRICA 001-999-27-1000 SPAIN 001-999-34-1066 TAIWAN 001-999-886-1000 U.A.E. 001-999-971-1000 U.K. 001-999-44-1066 U.S.A. 001-999-1-1111/ 2001/ 2002 Thanks to the staff at CAT in Hua Hin for providing the above numbers. FREE and cheap CALLS If your mobile phone or device and that of the person you are calling supports it, you can use a number of apps to make free calls anywhere, with the best known being Skype and Viber. The mobile phone operators offer special numbers to prefix an international number to get cheap rate international calls. More information call True 1331 AIS 1175 DTAC 1678
Police 191 Crime 195 Fire 199 Traffic Control Centre 197 Highway Police 1193 Tourist Police 1699 Tourist Service Centre 1155 Missing Persons 02 282 1815 Police Station 032 511 027 Tourist Police 032 516 219 Cha-Am Police 032 471 321 Bangkok Hospital 1719 Hua Hin Hospital 032 511 743 San Paulo Hospital 032 532 576 to 585 Red Cross 032 512 567 Municipality 032 532433 Tessabahn 032 511 047 Immigration 032 520 617 Bus Terminal (non air-con) 032 511 230 (air-con) 032 511654, 512543 Railway Station 032 511 073 Tourist Information 032 513 885 Electricity Office 032 512 215 Electricity Call Centre 1129 Water Office 032 511 677 TOT 032 519 000/001 TOT Call Centre 1100 TT&T 032 532 018 3BB 032-900020-1 086-0127273 3BB Call Centre 1530 CAT 032 511 350 Alcoholics Anonymous 0870 620 098 Narcotics Anonymous 084 314 1928
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small domestic beers, Samsong + mixer 40 baht, Wine 55 baht, San Miguel and Heineken 65 baht, large domestic beers 70 baht. el murphy’s, soi selekam. Murfs Happy Times from 7am to 7pm Pints recently added of: Guinness 189 bt, Old Speckled Hen and coming soon 210 bt, Magners and Stowfor cider 180 Amari Hua Hin, Takiab Road Nongkae; bt. All day Chang and Leo Large 90 bt, Thursday 7th September, 6.30 - 9.00 pm small 49 bt. Parties, special deals, regular events, celebrations and more; to get it in AWOL email submissions@awolonline. net or post it on our Balloon Chasers facebook group.
BCCT Multi-Chambers Western Seaboard father teds, Damnoernkasem Road. Business Dinner with Speaker: John Christie, Live music, special food and drink CEO, Ek-Chai Distribution System Co., Ltd offers, draught Guinness, something
(Tesco Lotus) on the Tesco Lotus story in expanding their footprint across Thailand, and how they engage with local partners. THB 900 including interbuffet & soft drinks. Beer, wine, gin and tonic at THB 100 net per glass. (see ad p11) the palm bistro, soi 88. August is Pie Month - try their delicious selection of homemade pies.
siam handlebar, Phetkasem Road (opp. airport); Breakfast now available
seven days a week from 9.30am to 12 noon. father teds, Damnoernkasem Road.
Every Friday in August is Lads Night get Happy Hour prices on all draught beers (see ad p2)
johnnie walker, soi selekam/ poolsuk road. Happy Hour every
day from 9am to 8pm (see ad on p9 for details). Regular offers
happening every night! See add on p2 for details.
la maison bleu, Phetkasem road. Every Saturday from 7 to 10pm Live music by Susan and Larry. nany’s cafe, soi 88. Friday special - Fish,
chips and mushy peas 139 bt, Atlantic cod fillet chips and mushy peas 220 bt. Also Leo draft now available small(half) 55 bt, large(pint) 75 bt passport cafe, Samorphrong. Now open for Breakfasts, Freshly baked bread, Daily Specials and more (see ad p9) PIT’S CAFE, Dusitland 8, Soi 94. Every Saturday from 2-6pm, All You Can Drink draught Leo; Ladies 300 baht, Men 400 baht red piano, soi kanjanomai. Happy Hour every day from 5 - 7pm BOGOF. the palm bistro, soi 88. Join their Sunday Lunch Club and start earning a free Sunday Roast (see ad p3)
pub quizzes king bar, Soi Binthabaht. Quiz second Monday of every month (next one Monday 11th September 2017 at 7.30 pm) . Free entry, food and prizes hosted by Hawk - all welcome. Sunset
Boulevard,
Khao
British style Sunday Roasts: Andreanna’s, Khao Takiab Bobby’s Bar, Soi 102 Father Teds, Damnoernkasem Road Hua Hin Miss You, Soi 80 Jungle Juice, Soi Selekam Mucky Duck, Bonkai (Soi 88) Nany’s Cafe, Soi 88 Nit’s Kitchen, Soi 94 Orchid Restaurant 94, Soi 94 Palm Bistro, Soi 88 (032 828144) Seajays Resort, off Pala-U Road. 083
311 1787
toon’s bar and restaurant, soi 6, Bobby’s Bar, Soi 102.; The 99 baht borfai. Now open every day from 3pm Sunset Boulevard, Khao Bookings only 084 376 9438
breakfast is Back! FREE Sunday Roast - spend 250 baht and get a free Sunday Roast (see ad p2). Available from 2 to 8pm. All You Can Eat Chicken Wings and Kebabs every Friday from 5pm to 7pm when spend 200 bt. double d, Soi 6. Happy Hour every day from 2 - 8pm; Buy 2 get 1 free on all
Takiab.
Third Tuesday of the month 7.30pm 10pm. All video home compiled quiz with 8 rounds including audio visual rounds. Teams of up to 6. Free half time food and free entry but minimum bar bill 200 Baht per person. Bookings essential as there is limited space 084 376 9438 or go to our Facebook page. Please note: Next quiz on 22nd August (one week late) tk roadhouse, Khao Takiab. First Tuesday of every month ‘The Best Quiz In Town’! 8 rounds, beer questions, free food.
Takiab.
serving a wide range of Thai and Western Ye Olde Buffalo Tavern, Chomsin Rd food until 9pm, and great prices all day Zab Wer, Soi 112. every day on drinks until late Uncle Bryn’s (2km past Palm Hills north along klong road. Turn left
and 200m on left.); Large Chang 55 baht, large Leo 58 baht. Open daily 7am-late. 085 405 6976 (T) 080 197 2072(E)
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events with surf 102.5fm events
Ongoing
Rescue Paws is a non-profit organization based in Hua Hin dedicated to helping and improving the lives of Thailand’s stray animal population. Find out more on their website rescuepawsasia.org or Facebook page RescuePawsThailand Trash Hero Hua Hin now every Sunday at 3pm a beach area gets cleaned. See their eponymous Facebook page for weekly details HUA HIN HOBBY COOKING CLUB If cooking is your hobby you can join an international group of hobby cooks in Hua Hin. Tel. Robert 0983 562290 Dusit Thani Hua Hin Soccer Academy: exercise and professional football coaching for kids. Hua Hin Hash house Harriers every Saturday around the area. (see p14) Cicada Market and Performing Arts Fair. The Upcoming Venue@Suansri. Fri/Sat evenings from Inform awol or Surf fm of your sunset to 12 pm, Sundays from 4pm; charitable or non commercial event and Dining, shopping, art, performances, and we will announce it here films in a beautiful park-like setting. A great place to spend an evening Welcome to our collaborative section with Hua Hin’s only local radio station playing Western music 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the one and only Surf 102.5 FM! Every day Surf features local events and activities that visitors and locals might be interested in enjoying, and you will find these below. If you know of an event, activity or regular happening that is not listed here or in our Balloon Chasers section, please get in touch by email to either AWOL (submissions@awolonline.net or Surf 102.5 FM (surf102.5fm@gmail.com) or via either of the respective Facebook pages; AWOLexpat or Surf102.5. Get on the air! Go along any Friday morning to the Siam Bakery at the Marriott to have a chat or just watch the guys do the Breakfast Show between 7 and 10 am.
surf 102.5 fm schedule • The Marriott Breakfast Show with Steve Johnston Mon. to Fri. 7:00 - 10:00 • Asia Pop 40 with Dom Lau Sat. 09:00 - 12:00, Sun. 15:00 - 18:00 Tue. 21:00 - 24:00 • “Something On The Radio” with James Ross Sun., Tues., Thu. 20:00-22:00 • LA Spinz with Peter Reynolds Mon., Wed.19:30 Fri. 20:15 • Q Burn Rocks On with Peter Antony Fri. 22:00 Sun. 00:00 • The Mellow Show with Gary Zeipe Sun. 22:00 - 00:00 • Soft Surf Mon -Thurs, Sat. 22:00 - 01:00 • BBC News headlines every hour • BBC News Sat., Sun. 07:00 - 08:00, Every day 19:00- 19:30
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Chill Chill Massage Poolsuk Road (between Dechanuchit & Chomsin Roads)
Call 080 018 3996 Open every day from early ‘til late Oil or Thai Massage Foot Massage 300 baht/1 hr. 250 baht/1 hr.
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germany 5,000 orange ecstasy pills shaped like Donald Trump have been seized by police A batch of drugs fashioned to resemble US President and general laughing-stock Donald Trump have been seized by German police. Roughly 5,000 orange ecstasy tablets, which feature Trump’s distinctive hairstyle and have his name on the back, were confiscated in the city of Osnabruck. A 51-year-old Austrian man and his 17-year-old son were arrested during the seizure after their vehicle was searched by the police. Police believe the class-A drugs would have been sold online using the slogan: ‘Trump makes partying great again.’ The drugs were worth roughly €40,000 (£37,000), and were seized along with a large quantity of cash that was found in the vehicle. It is thought the ‘Trump pills’ originated in the Netherlands.
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Uk Home that used to be a public toilet on the market for £330,000 A semi-detached house that used to be a public toilet has gone on the market for £330,000 – nothing to those flush with cash. The one-bed home was converted in 2016 and is said to ‘boast’ an open-plan kitchen, living area, and cloakroom. It has under-floor heating, a contemporary glass staircase leading to a double bedroom with an en-suite shower room, and a courtyard enclosed by a brick wall. It is presumed its toilet facilities are also pretty special. The public convenience had been set for demolition but a residents’ campaign put a stop to that and instead the site was converted into two apartments. The house in Ewell Village, Surrey, has been listed on the Rightmove property website for £330,000 by Mark Anthony Estate Agents. According to GetSurrey the property had been sold just last year for £285,000 suggesting strong growth in the housing market given the 16% jump. Uk The block, called Bourneview, backs onto a green open space Suspect with drugs up his backside didn’t go to toilet for nine that includes the Grade II listed Bourne Hall. The toilets had been auctioned by Epsom and Ewell Borough days A man has been jailed for drugs offences after he avoided Council in 2012 for £68,000. evacuating his narcotics for nine days. Uk Mounkadir Mustapha, 25, from Coulsdon, Surrey, was kept under round-the-clock observation by police waiting for him Man jailed for taking theory tests for other drivers A man has been jailed after sitting theory tests for prospective to pass his stash. Eventually he was charged with intent to supply with a class A drivers ‘who could not read English signs’. Swallaxadin Bashir, 39, had charged people £500 to complete drug. He has now been jailed for three years and five months after their exams and had already been locked up twice for the same pleading guilty to supplying heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis. offence. His latest crimes were committed last year when he Police said that he was spotted in Bournemouth on April 12 was out on licence. Bashir was caught when two DVSA test with another man and people suspected that he was dealing centres became suspicious and sent his details to the DVSA investigator Paul Chinery. drugs. A day earlier an off-duty police officer who had previously The father-of-one would arrive for tests with his customers’ searched him saw him approach a teenager for a suspected provisional licenses, before forging their signatures and drug deal near McDonald’s. answering a series of security questions. They arrested him after finding a sock containing 10 wraps of Bashir, from Coventry, admitted to two charges of fraud by cannabis in his boxer shorts. During a search they discovered false representation at Warwick Crown Court, and was jailed another package had been ‘secreted in Mustapha’s bottom’. for 18 months. Police also found messages on his phone relating to drug Kevin Saunders, defending, admitted his client was proficient at dealing, leading to his conviction. what he had did. He added: ‘He’s a one-trick pony. He required money for accommodation for him and his son, and this was all he knew. He needs to learn new skills.’
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LOCAL SPORTS hua hin city F.C
Hua Hin City F. C. is the local professional team formed in 2011, playing their matches at the Takiab Stadium in Khao Takiab. results sunday 20th august 2017 Nonthaburi 0 - 4 Hua Hin City
match report Nonthaburi FC 0 – 4 Hua Hin City FC We were coming into this game riding high on the back of 2 consecutive victories, but the team news was not good. 3 stalwarts of the rejuvenated side would not be starting due to illness. Ali G, Ratchapark and Amos (who did make a 2nd half appearance) were all unwell. However, such is the quality of the Hua Hin squad these days, replacements would just slot into the side, and we would hardly notice the join. Coach Sebastien has the entire squad playing as a well drilled unit. Nonthaburi would probably be looking at the team sheet, and think they were in for an easy day FIXTURES at the office. sunday 27th august 2017 Natchapon looked to be attracting extra attention from the goalkeeping coach just Hua Hin City v IPE Samut Sakhon 17:30 before the start, and we were worried that he’d picked up an injury during warm up. However, he started, and despite picking up 2 early injuries, went on to keep his 3rd thai League 4 clean sheet of the season. Western Region table From the start, Hua Hin took command, and enjoyed the early chances, although Team P GD PTS Natchapon was called upon to make a very important save early on. The first half was 1 Suphanburi B 24 33 58 fairly even, with Hua Hin being slightly on top. 2 Muangkan United 24 17 50 I don’t know what happened at half time, but Hua Hin came out in the second half, 3 Assumption United 24 15 42 and had pushed the game up a few notches. It was nice to see Dorian on for an entire 4 BTU United 24 12 42 match, and some of his cheeky flick-ons were splitting the opposition’s defence in 5 Ratchaburi Mitr Phol B 24 0 33 half. 6 Hua Hin City 24 1 29 Wuttichai opened the scoring, followed quickly by a lovely header by Katchatip. 7 IPE Samut Sakhon United 24 -6 29 Nonthaburi tried their best to get back into the game, but left themselves open to the counter attack, which Arnon gratefully capitalised on, grabbing a brace to make him 8 Look Isan 24 -8 27 the clubs leading goal scorer. 9 Nonthaburi 24 -11 26 Arnon’s 2nd goal was courtesy of Poranarong, who could have just as easily have 10 Pathum Thani United 24 -53 1 taken the shot himself, but generously laid the ball off. A very satisfying result, which shows how far we have come in a short time. Nonthaburi had beaten us twice already this season, but the tide has truly turned. Hua Hin are playing some great football.
hash house harriers
A drinking Club with a running & walking Problem! and payment enclosed on an envelope The Cha-Am and Hua Hin Hash House DIRECTIONS TO RUN SITE: Harrier Clubs meet alternate Saturdays From bypass: Go to road 1001 aka and drop it into the Tax Collection box for around an hour’s. run/walk in the ‘Springfield Road located between the 10 in the car park. Envelopes and pens are surrounding countryside followed by & 11 km markers on bypass. Turn west available at the tax table for hashers who a social gathering. lf you would like to at traffic signal and then immediately desire to stand in a queue. come along then visit our website www. turn right onto Hopkapong Road, #3203. h2h3-cah3.weebly.com or Facebook at When you get to the 8 km marker be BEER: BYO beverage of choice. The hash www.facebook.com/H2H3CAH3 for full prepared to turn left at HHH sign. Then provides circle beer, soft drinks & water. details and directions. Please note that go a few hundred meters to the car park ON AFTER: There will be an onsite bonfire with BBQ facilities and gas lights people attending and participating do so on the topside of the dam. From Petchkasem: Turn left onto so bring your own food. entirely at their own risk. NEXT RUN Saturday 26th august Hupkapong road, # 3203 immediately 2017, meet @ 4:30 for a 5 pm start. after crossing the flyover. Go past the 7 Hua Hin House Harriers CAH3 Run km marker and turn right at HHH sign. #317 Go a few hundred meters to car park on Hares: Ahmedashed & Aom the topside of the dam. Location: Hupkapong Reservoir Any queries then please call Rubber Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/ Duck on 095 959 6114 NHJ5knkbh8t GPS Coordinates: N 12.276550 E HASH TAX: 50 Baht. First time visitors 99.906517 (N 12 45.873 E 99 54.391) & virgins run free. Hashers under 8 run free. Please clearly print name(s)
local golf Butterfly Rock Golf society
Hua Hin Golf Society
Results 22nd August 2017 RESULTS 21st August 2017 Lake View A + B Stableford 23 entered Lake View AB Stableford 14 entered 1st Phillipe Hattabe 38 pts (18) 1st Doug Miller 41 pts (11) 2nd Stefan Foerg 36 pts (06) 2nd Mark Simpson 34 pts (15) 3rd Fred Ward 35 pts (17) 3rd Wij Wijesena 31 pts (12) 4th Greg Hill 33 pts (16) 4th Geoff G Batt-Rawden 31 pts 22nd August 2017 (05) Lake View A + B Ladies Stableford 11 16th August 2017 entered Springfield AB Stableford, NTP and 1st Nitha Dittkuhn 37 pts (12) Twos 33 entered 2nd Pailin Humphrey 37 pts (09) 1st Wij Wijesena 39 pts (12) 3rd Fai Brathe 36 pts (21) 2nd Patrick Morrissey 38 pts (16) 4th Bow Pongyart 34 pts (19) 3rd John Oxley 38 pts (12) 18th August 2017 4th Nigel Guest 38 pts (12) Palm Hills Stableford 24 entered 1st Kieron Bose 39 pts (08) Fixtures 28th August 2017 Lake View A & B 2nd Ben Amelsvoort 37 pts (19) 3rd Robert Laminit 36 pts (06) Stableford 30th August 2017 Black Mountain 4th Greg Hill 36 pts (16) Stableford fixtures ronnie’s roll up 29th August 2017 Royal Hua Hin Held every Friday at Palm Hills. Please Stableford contact Ronnie on 0811 942 556 if you 1st September 2017 Black Mountain are interested in joining in, and thanks to Stableford & Eclectic Ronnie for the results. lake view 18th august 2017 members club 12 players Front 9 - Ronnie Thorley (20) 20 points Results 18th August 2017 Back 9 - Chris Wilson (22) 19 points Course BC Overall - Chris Wilson (22) 38 points 1st Doug Miller (11) 34pts 2nd David Butler (9) 34pts 3rd Bill Evans (13) 32pts HUA HIN DARTS LEAGUE 4th Gary Ross (19) 32pts results 21st August 2017 week 1 22nd august 2017 Course AB No Game - Johnnie Walker Red 1st Roy Johnson (9) 34pts El Toro Loco 6 - 3 Pinky Bar Johnnie Walker Black 6 - 3 Blue Lagoon 2nd Mick Cour (17) 33pts 3rd Rick Lunstrum (17) 33pts 4th Peter Trim (17) 32pts League Table Team El Toro Loco J. Walker Black J. Walker Red Blue Lagoon Pinky Bar
P W D 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
L 0 0 0 1 1
+/- Pts 3 2 3 2 0 0 -3 0 -3 0
fixtures week 2 29th august 2017 No Game - Blue Lagoon Johnnie Walker Red v El Toro Loco Pinky Bar v Johnnie Walker Black
FIXTURES Lake View every Monday, Wednesday, Friday cha am golf club
Contact: secretary@chaamgolfclub.com FIXTURES No fixtures currently listed.
saensuk Golf Society
Results 21st August 2017 Springfield C & A Splinter Cell Stableford 5 entered 1st Marten Norregaard 38 pts (07) 2nd Roy Sweetland 32 pts (05) 3rd David Lowe 30 pts (07) 4th Sven-Otto Grahn 27 pts (19) 18th August 2017 Springfield Royal Country Club Splinter Cell Stableford 4 entered 1st Sven-Otto Grahn 39 pts (20) 2nd Nadtaya Nieuwenhuizen 34 pts (09) 3rd Paul Badenoch-Jones 33 pts (08) 4th Roy Sweetland 26 pts (05) 16th August 2017 Lake View B & C Stableford Cup - Round 4 29 entered 1st Victor Visot 38 pts (21) 2nd Tim Dearden 37 pts (18) 3rd Marten Norregaard 36 pts (07) 4th Phillipe Tamin 32 pts (21) fixtures Monday/Friday Springfield Splinter Cell Stableford 6th September 2017 Majestic Creek
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pool leagues hua hin khao takiab super Pool League
results week 23 17th august 2017 Bar 80 Saloon 11 - 9 Jaew Bar Connections Cafe 13 - 7 Mint Bar Hua Hin Bar 9 - 11 Mausi Bar Komhom Bar 15 - 5 Fame Silver Fox 15 - 5 Nalee Bar Squealing Pig 7 - 13 Big Kahuna The Clansmen 10 - 10 MasterCues Bar
results week 16 17th august 2017 Arilds Bar 6 - 15 Pits Cafe Bobby’s Birds 7 - 14 Muan Bar Drink & Shelter 12 - 9 Fin Bar High Five v Le Kiss Bar n/a Home 9 - 12 Lanla Bar Hut Bar v Ba Na Na Bar n/a Infinity Bar 9 - 12 Tap House Bar Sweetheart Bar 12 - 9 Tore’s Bar The Dream 6 - 15 Mucky Duck Tiki Bar 16 - 5 Star Bar
Fixtures week 25 31st august 2017 Bar 80 Saloon v Big Kahuna Connections Cafe v Silver Fox Fame v Nalee Bar Hua Hin Bar v The Clansmen Komhom Bar v Mint Bar Mausi Bar) v MasterCues Bar Squealing Pig v Jaew Bar
Fixtures Week 18 31st august 2017 Ba Na Na Bar v The Dream Fin Bar v Infinity Bar Lanla Bar v Arilds Bar Le Kiss Bar v Drink & Shelter Muan Bar v Sweetheart Bar Mucky Duck v High Five Pits Cafe v Hut Bar Star Bar v Bobby’s Birds Tap House Bar v Tiki Bar Tore’s Bar v Home P 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 16 16 15 14 16 15
W 14 12 13 13 12 11 8 9 9 11 9 6 5 5 4 3 5 5 2 1
L 2 4 3 3 4 4 8 7 7 5 7 10 10 11 12 13 10 9 14 14
+/108 88 72 70 68 83 52 46 26 16 4 -16 -33 -64 -78 -84 -67 -48 -110 -133
Pts 222 212 204 203 202 199 194 191 181 176 170 160 141 136 129 126 124 123 113 91
Team The Clansmen MasterCues Bar Komhom Bar Big Kahuna Bar 80 Saloon Mausi Bar Silver Fox Hua Hin Bar Connections Mint Bar Squealing Pig Nalee Bar Jaew Bar Fame
P 23 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 21 22 22 21 22 21
W 20 16 13 14 10 9 11 7 7 7 7 6 3 4
D 3 5 4 4 4 5 2 3 3 2 3 2 1 1
L 0 1 5 4 9 9 10 13 11 13 12 13 18 16
+/196 164 68 50 8 -6 -14 -26 -2 -34 -40 -92 -142 -130
LUCKY SHOT BAR
Hua Hin’s only pool bar with FOUR 9’ tables Ask about our drinks specials and other special offers Contact Andy on 086 178 1550 Email: aknabe@gmx.net 27/3 Poolsuk Road, Hua Hin Hua Hin Pool Billiard League
results week 5 18th august 2017 Big Kahuna 6 - 2 Lucky Shot A Lucky Shot B 3 - 5 Pits Rangers Pits Pirates 6 - 2 Muan Bar
League tablE
League Table Team Tap House Bar Muan Bar Infinity Bar Mucky Duck Drink & Shelter Tiki Bar Home Pits Cafe Fin Bar Arilds Bar Lanla Bar Bobby’s Birds Le Kiss Bar Star Bar The Dream Sweetheart Bar High Five Ba Na Na Bar Tore’s Bar Hut Bar
thursday friendly Pool League
Pts 371 339 284 277 258 250 247 234 226 219 217 178 156 154
fixtures week 6 25th august 2017 Lucky Shot B v Lucky Shot A Muan Bar v Big Kahuna Pits Rangers v Pits Pirates week 7 1st september 2017 Big Kahuna v Pits Rangers Lucky Shot A v Muan Bar Pits Pirates v Lucky Shot B League tablE Team Pits Rangers Big Kahuna Pits Pirates Lucky Shot B Lucky Shot A Muan Bar
P W D L 4 3 1 0 5 1 4 0 4 2 1 1 5 1 2 2 4 1 0 3 4 0 2 2
+/8 4 6 -6 -6 -6
Pts 7 6 5 4 2 2
P W D L 9 8 1 0 9 7 0 2 9 4 0 5 9 4 2 3 9 3 2 4 8 3 1 4 8 3 0 5 9 0 0 9
+/66 58 10 0 -12 -20 -34 -68
Pts 147 143 119 114 108 92 85 80
friday team League
results week 10 18th august 2017 Home Bar 2 16 - 8 Bikini Bar Mucky Duck 10 - 14 Bobbys Bar Nalee Bar 8 - 16 Home Bar Sabai Bar 12 - 12 Ba Na Na Bar Fixtures week 12 1st september 2017 Home Bar 2 v Ba Na Na Bar Mucky Duck v Home Bar Nalee Bar v Bobbys Bar Sabai Bar v Bikini Bar
League tablE Team Sabai Bar Home Bar Bobbys Bar Mucky Duck Ba Na Na Bar Home Bar 2 Nalee Bar Bikini Bar
pool leagues HUA HIN social POOL LEAGUE
tuesday POOL LEAGUE soi 94
hua hin soi 80 tuesday Pool League
results Week 11 23rd august 2017 J. Juice Cheetas v All Nations GH n/a JW Red 12 - 7 King Bar Limelight 15 - 4 Jungle Juice Leopards N & G 13 - 6 Booz Bar Pink Panther 6 - 13 Bentho Bar Tiger Bar 8 - 11 JW Black
results week 10 22nd august 2017 Arilds Sports Bar 4 - 14 Tiki Bar Connections Cafe 13 - 5 Nalee Bar Home Bar 6 - 12 Coopers Bar Na Na Bar 11 - 7 Mausi Bar Tores Bar 7 - 11 Komhom Restaurant Tree Bar 8 - 10 Home Bar 2
Fixtures No fixtures next week
FIXTURES week 11 29th august 2017 Coopers Bar v Arilds Sports Bar Home Bar 2 v Komhom Restaurant Mausi Bar v Tree Bar Nalee Bar v Na Na Bar Tiki Bar v Connections Cafe Tores Bar v Home Bar
League Table Team N&G King Bar Jungle Juice Cheetas Bentho Bar Limelight JW Black Pink Panther Jungle Juice L’pards JW Red All Nations GH Tiger Bar Booz Bar
P 11 10 8 11 8 9 10 11 10 9 11 10
W 8 8 7 7 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 1
L 3 2 1 4 2 4 6 7 7 6 8 9
+/- Pts 45 16 42 16 24 14 23 14 18 12 15 10 -26 8 -43 8 -12 6 -13 6 -23 6 -50 2
P 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
W 9 9 8 6 6 4 3 3 3 1 0 0
D 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 2
L 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 5 6 8 8 8
+/82 66 56 36 18 12 -22 -24 -22 -62 -64 -76
Fixtures Week 7 29th august 2017 Exotic Bar v Eagle Bar Fin Bar 2 v Bar 80 Saloon Hua Hin Bar ‘S’ v Hua Hin Bar ‘K’ Hut Bar v Fin Bar 1 Mint Bar v Mona Bar League Table
League tablE Team Tiki Bar Coopers Bar Home Bar 2 Home Bar Komhom Connections Cafe Tores Bar Arilds Sports Bar Na Na Bar Tree Bar Mausi Bar Nalee Bar
results Week 6 22nd august 2017 Bar 80 Saloon 12 - 6 Exotic Bar Fin Bar 1 10 - 8 Hua Hin Bar ‘S’ Hua Hin Bar ‘K’ 8 - 10 Fin Bar 2 Mint Bar 13 - 5 Hut Bar Mona Bar 11 - 7 Eagle Bar
Pts 27 27 25 19 19 14 12 11 10 4 2 2
Team Fin Bar 2 Exotic Bar Eagle Bar Mint Bar Fin Bar 1 Bar 80 Saloon Mona Bar Hut Bar Hua Hin Bar ‘K’ Hua Hin Bar ‘S’
P W D L 6 4 2 0 6 4 1 1 6 4 0 2 6 3 1 2 6 3 1 2 6 3 0 3 6 3 0 3 6 1 2 3 6 1 1 4 6 0 0 6
+/- Pts 22 14 8 13 8 12 20 10 -4 10 2 9 2 9 2 5 -6 4 -54 0
Disclaimer NWPL New Wednesday POOL LEAGUE
results Week 2 23rd august 2017 Coopers Blues 11 - 11 Breeze Bar Home Bar One 5 - 17 BRGC@Bar80 Sabai Bar 15 - 7 Coopers Reds Squealing Pig 13 - 9 Jaew Bar Tores Bar 8 - 14 Home Bar Two Tree Bar 17 - 5 Aonzy Bar Fixtures Week 3 30th august 2017 BRGC@Bar80 v Coopers Blues Breeze Bar v Aonzy Bar Coopers Reds v Squealing Pig Home Bar Two v Home Bar One Jaew Bar v Tores Bar Sabai Bar v Tree Bar
League Table Team BRGC@Bar80 Sabai Bar Home Bar Two Breeze Bar Coopers Blues Tree Bar Coopers Reds Squealing Pig Jaew Bar Aonzy Bar Home Bar One Tores Bar
P W d 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2
+/- Pts 20 6 14 6 12 6 2 4 2 4 4 3 0 3 -2 3 -10 0 -14 0 -14 0 -14 0
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pool leagues
102 & 88 saturday POOL LEAGUE
hua hin star Pool League
results week 3 20th August 2017 division 2 division 1 Hampi 7 - 4 Andy Paul 7 - 5 Derrick Brian 3 - 7 Tong Job 5 - 7 Brian Dang 7 - 4 Prj Kwan 3 - 7 Peter Korn 7 - 4 Lieven Pek 7 - 3 Thong
Bernard 5- 4 Jay Tina 5 - 3 Michel Darren 5 - 1 Steve Mick 5 - 1 Axel Julius 5 - 4 Gent Wad 2 - 5 Shawn Den 4 - 5 Golf Tim 2 - 5 Thong
Hampi v Andy Paul v Derrick Brian v Tong Job v Brian Dang v Prj Kwan v Peter Korn v Lieven Pek v Thong
Bernard v Jay Tina v Michel Darren v Steve Mick v Axel Julius v Gent Wad v Shawn Den v Golf Tim v Thong
results Week 3 19th august 2017 Bobby’s Babes v Master Ques El Toro Loco v Big Kahuna Mucky Duck v Banana Bar Silver Fox v Bobby’s Bar
P +/- Pts Player
Andy Hampi Lieven Brian Korn Thong Kwan Dang Peter Job Derrick Prj Pek Tong Brian Paul
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
6 6 6 3 3 4 3 2 0 -1 -4 -2 -5 -5 -8 -8
4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Darren Shawn Tim Gent Axel Steve Wad Den Julius Thong Mick Golf Bernard Jay Michel Tina
P +/- Pts 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
FIXTURES Week 2 25th august 2017
No fixtures have been posted beyond week 1please contact the organiser
League tablE
League tablE
division 2
Player
results Week 1 18th august 2017 Fin Bar 13 - 10 Exotic Bar High Five 9 - 14 The Connection Muan Bar 12 - 11 Sweetheart Bar Take 5 Sports Bar 9 - 14 TK Roadhouse No game - Jungle Juice
FIXTURES Week 4 26th august 2017 Bobby’s Babes v Master Ques El Toro Loco v Big Kahuna Mucky Duck v Banana Bar Silver Fox v Bobby’s Bar
Fixtures week 4 27th August 2017 division 2 division 1
League Tables division 1
Hua Hin Khao Takiab Cool POOL LEAGUE
6 6 6 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 -2 -2 -4 -6 -6 -6
4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Team Master Ques El Toro Loco Bobby’s Babes Mucky Duck Bobby’s Bar Banana Bar Big Kahuna Silver Fox
P W D L 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2
+/14 12 2 0 -2 -8 -4 -14
Pts 4 4 2 2 2 2 0 0
Team TK Roadhouse The Connection Fin Bar Muan Bar Sweetheart Bar Exotic Bar High Five Take 5 Jungle Juice
P W D L 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
+/- Pts 5 14 5 14 3 13 1 12 -1 11 -3 10 -5 9 -5 9 0 0
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english premier league table
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Saturday 26th August 2017 Premier League Bournemouth v Manchester City 18:30 Crystal Palace v Swansea City 21:00 Huddersfield T v Southampton 21:00 Newcastle United v West Ham Utd 21:00 Watford v Brighton 21:00 Manchester Utd v Leicester City 23:30 Championship Bristol City v Aston Villa 01:45 Hull City v Bolton Wanderers 01:45 Barnsley v Sunderland 21:00 Birmingham City v Reading 21:00 Brentford v Wolves 21:00 Burton Albion v Sheffield Weds 21:00 Cardiff City v QPR 21:00 Ipswich Town v Fulham 21:00 Middlesbrough v Preston N. End 21:00 Millwall v Norwich City 21:00 Sheffield United v Derby County 21:00 Nottingham Forest v Leeds United 23:30 Scottish Premiership Celtic v St Johnstone 21:00 Kilmarnock v Hamilton Acad. 21:00 Motherwell v Hearts 21:00 Partick Thistle v Aberdeen 21:00 Sunday 27th August 2017 Premier League Chelsea v Everton 19:30 West Brom. v Stoke City 19:30 Liverpool v Arsenal 22:00 Tottenham Hotspur v Burnley 22:00 Scottish Premiership Dundee v Hibernian 18:30 Ross County v Rangers 21:00 friday 31ST AUGUST 2017 world cup european qualifying GROUP A Bulgaria v Sweden 01:45 France v Netherlands 01:45 Luxembourg v Belarus 01:45 GROUP B Hungary v Latvia 01:45 Portugal v Faroe Islands 01:45 Switzerland v Andorra 01:45 GROUP H Belgium v Gibraltar 01:45 Cyprus v Bosnia-Herzegovina 01:45 Greece v Estonia 01:45
football
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Team Man Utd Huddersfield West Brom Watford Man City Liverpool Southampton Everton Leicester Tottenham Arsenal Chelsea Burnley Stoke Swansea Bournemouth Newcastle Brighton Crystal Palace West Ham
P 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
GD 8 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 -4 -3 -3 -4 -4 -5
PTS 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
fantasy premier league - awol challenge
1 2 3 4 4= 6 7 8 9 9= 9= 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 18= 20
Team Wanderlust United Pony & Trap HH Jambos Frankies 11 AC Clacton The Dada Donkeys Atletico Pathetico Colonial Dannyxcollinz Carthorses Are Go JR Brutd S.C Mr. Cha Aming RentMyThaiVilla FC ROCA Lost Cafe Pink Panther AFC AWOL Wanderers Portsmoth city Hua hin jambos Shortimeagain
GW 64 54 54 65 44 58 43 41 36 37 53 46 39 48 31 36 30 36 51 27
TOT 140 135 134 127 127 121 119 116 109 109 109 107 104 97 92 80 79 75 75 58
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Saturday 26th August 2017 Premier League Manchester Utd v Leicester City 23:30 Leicester will surely be a tougher test for a United side that has started the season in red hot form and successive 4 - 0 wins, albeit against teams that are struggling for various reasons. Their opponents here, though, have started pretty well themselves, only losing narrowly to Arsenal in their first game, while recording a solid win last week. They have the pace and guile to test a United defence that has not really been put under pressure yet, and we think will score; however the midfield and attack that Mourinho has at his disposal will mean that the home side will score more, and we see this as another victory for the Red Devils.
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Cafe condiments confirmed as best way to explain offside rule
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uk With just two games gone in the new Premier League season, most fans have concluded that everything is already decided, with no one now capable of catching Manchester United, and have turned their attention to one of the games greatest ever mysteries - how to explain the offside rule to someone who knows nothing about football. And (Arsenal fans look away now) a new study conducted by the Institute of Studies has concluded that it is best explained using the condiments in a greasy spoon type cafe. The condiments – usually salt, pepper, squeezy plastic tomato and a bowl of sugar – beat off competition from the contents of a workplace desk and one of those huge iPads they use on Match of the Day. Football scientist Helen Archer said: “For example, Sergio Aguero is the salt and Phil Jagielka is the vinegar and Leighton Baines is the sugar.
Above: Everything you need to explain why Lacazette’s goal for Arsenal against Stoke was disallowed for offside; you can clearly see the salt is in front of the pepper.
“David Silva is the squeezy plastic tomato with ketchup in it, or maybe salsa would be more fitting, but actually no, greasy spoons don’t have salsa. “So, David Silva-tomato wants to play the ball, which is a balled up receipt for the breakfast you’ve ordered, to Sergio Aguero-salt. “The squeezy tomato can’t pass the receipt to the salt if the salt is in front of the vinegar and the sugar and there are no more condiments beyond them, unless the receipt is passed from behind this spilt coffee, which we’ll use as the half way line. Simple as that.” Onlooker Stephen Malley said: “What if the salt is in front of the spilt coffee but not interfering with play?”
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