Posted on 05/19/2005 12:50:54 PM PDT by Selkie
Hmmm.... the chick in the middle has the makings of cellulite on her thighs. She's not purging effectively after her binges.
You said: Actually Im a chick, but I know you guys like visual frames of reference ;-)
Thank you. I am always concerned about my frame of reference. It lends SO much to the discussion of these troublesome issues.
hahaha
thats the best picture !
I think it's the place not the dress.
I got no problems with bikini photos, but I think I'd have qualms about a bikini shoot at the Wailing Wall.... Similarly, Catholics might have problems with a bikini shot at the Vatican or St. Patrick's cathedral.
I doubt that Jews or Catholics would riot about this, however -- and I note that the Buddhists didn't either.
I have closely inspected the photos on this thrad and have yet to be offended. But that's just me.
I'm sure they'll give someone a conniption fit. Those types need the blood pressure rise though. ;-)
Eastern European Chick ping....so who things after this little pageant they'll still live there...hahahahaha (Mrs. Slovekia and Latvia)
The monks however did deliver a stern morals lecture much as you'd expect a priest or rabbi to do in the same situation.
Of course, my darling wife might be of a different opinion...
things= hahahaha thinks...
She does seem to be pulling a bit of a pie-wagon doesn't she! I am surprised she is not in a one piece.
I recall posting stories on the child sex trade written by Thai papers.
You're welcome to go search thru those old threads if you want to harp on a moot point.
Buddhism has become to this generation what Hinduism was to the hippies: a convenient Exotic Spirituality to identify with in self-loathing protest against one's own Judeo-Christian background, without understanding how the real faith is practiced in the countries that fully embrace it.
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who hopes the pageant will give Thailand's tsunami-hit tourist industry a badly-needed boost, has urged Thais not to overreact.
Thailand has spent 265 million baht ($6.7 million) on hosting the event and expects to earn 3.2 billion baht ($80.4 million) in revenue from the pageant and other activities.
"I think they did not intend to insult Thai culture. They just wanted to shoot pictures of beautiful places but did not realiz that the temple is sacred for Thais," he said.
Some Thais are also wondering what the fuss is all about.
"We wanted to promote our tourism industry, right? If we want tourists to come to Thailand, then let them see it," said a university student on an Internet chat site
Hey, I read FR only for the articles! ;-)
Ah - nothing better than hot chicks in bikinis.
Except maybe the Indy 500 ...
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