The "No Topic Thread"

Howie, if you'll turn around and get someone to take a photo of the back of your head, and post it as your avatar, it may look almost as good as mine.

saigonmonkey wrote:

Howie, if you'll turn around and get someone to take a photo of the back of your head, and post it as your avatar, it may look almost as good as mine.

Saigonmonkey, you forgot the bra. I am so dammed sick of Wild's naked picture. Even his emoticons are naked (if you don't count the shoes).

Maybe we can get him a "bro" or was it a manssier from Sienfield? I am sure Howie was the inspiration behind that brilliant idea.

Ashard
Haha. That is a good one.

Miss Saigon monkey, I thought it was inappropriate to laugh on an abortion thread.

Ashard, that's why I came here to laugh! 

That's what one gets for using amother person's image.  Do you hear me Budman and Anatta??? 

Ashard Deen wrote:

Miss Saigon monkey, I thought it was inappropriate to laugh on an abortion thread.

Twas only a smile, not a laugh, Miss Deen. Know your emoticons!

haha he actually thought you were a woman! i can't get the miss out of my head now, you will forever be a miss.

Want an avatar???

How about this?

Sorry Anatta, the avatar photo Howie offered is way cooler.

Great find Howie,10 points.

So you guys are more of Bob Marley's than Kiss band's fans, eh?

No man, we are not as funky as you!

Anatta wrote:

So you guys are more of Bob Marley's than Kiss band's fans, eh?

Anatta, it's like this... Marley is timeless. Anyone of any age can like him and his music. Kiss, on the other hand, is a band I liked when I was 15 years old, way back in 1977. I've kinda grown out of them now.

Saigonmonkey,
For you, I can understand, but for miss Petra Pan who still has the 70's hairstyle and boast about her BMX bike skills, I don't get it .

Anatta,

Look at your avatar.  It has your name on it.  Wait.  What do they call that hair do; it's so black, I can't see?  Anyway, it also has b..., b...

Who are you calling Miss?  Want me to find you an avatar???

Wild_1 wrote:

Anatta,

Look at your avatar.  It has your name on it.  Wait.  What do they call that hair do; it's so black, I can't see?  Anyway, it also has b..., b...

Who are you calling Miss?  Want me to find you an avatar???

Miss Petra
Don't envy my fan's natural assets. Also, I can't help if my fan print my name on her picture .

Who's Petra? 

So...  They are natural now, hey? 

Had to bump this thread up.  Plus, whatever happened to Budman, since his avatar spree?  Anatta, don't tell me he went on to marry a young chick...

I thought he is married to a chicklet, given how young his "mother in law" looked

I think Budman is mad at us.

OK.  Let's poke fun at Miss Saigonmonkey over there, or Ashard...

You go first, Anatta. 

Wild_1 wrote:

Anatta, don't tell me he went on to marry a young chick...

I'd like to marry a young chick except she'd drop me after a day

Yeah.  Because you can't afford to pay her parents off, Khanh?

I can't see you making it to 5 and earn your automatic Vietnamese citizenship...

Have you been negotiating, at all?   

no because I'm too frugal.

Getting by the first one is always tough. Once it's done the rest should fall like dominoes.

Hi to all those interested:

I have an announcement that's perfect for our "No-Topic Thread".

On Monday, 29 July, at 12:49pm, MR. Saigonmonkey's wife, Mrs. Saigonmonkey, had a baby girl Saigonmonkey! 3.545kg, 52cm long.

Saigonmonkey is a proud papa. Mrs. Saigonmonkey and baby are doing fine at FV Hospital.

Howie, FYI, it is biologically impossible for a "Miss" to make a baby with a "Mrs."

Congrats man to you and your missus!

P.S It's too late to educate Wild1 now.

congrats ... well done. Happiness to you three

Huge congratulation and many wishes for health and longevity for your baby girl. Is this your first?

khanh44 wrote:

Huge congratulation and many wishes for health and longevity for your baby girl. Is this your first?

Thanks Khanh.

First (and only) for my wife, third for me. I have a son, 27, and a daughter, 24, in US. My son has been married for over 3 years now, but no kids yet. So I'm showing him how it's done.

Thanks Citsym and Ashard too!

Sooo...  Them doctors are that good nowaday, hey?

Gotta give it to Saigonmonkey... 

Congrats, bro!!!

Ashard,   I am thinking, I am thinking...

I love puppies.

just cant eat a whole one!!!!!!!

I posted this on THD's "Why we get moderated" thread:
   

saigonmonkey wrote:

Tran Hung Dao wrote:

It's not designed for us to hang out, socialize, joke and play with each other!  It's designed for us to come on, ask a question, browse the ads in the classifieds or banner ads while we wait for the answer, then we go on our own ways.  That's why when a person starts a thread asking a question "How do I extend my Visa?", several people are suppose to give answers, and people simply pick one that is the best answer and use the recommend button.  We're not suppose to blab about our medical problems or relationship issues, or anything not related to the question (hence the many off-topic reminders).

Three years ago, the first time I posted here trying to find out about a "Reputable computer repair shop in HCMC", Ex-pat Blog was almost exactly as you describe above, and I thought it was GREAT! Now, unfortunately, you're right that it has turned into a somewhat useless social networking site, and I fault the moderators (for allowing it) and all the locals who start(ed) threads such as "I wanna make some friends", "I'm bored - anybody wanna hang out?", "Hey let's meet for coffee somewhere", and my favorite, "I wanna learn English, do you wanna learn Vietnamese?". And again, this is the fault of the moderators for allowing this to happen over time. Are you reading this moderators? I'll be among the first to admit that I post some useless stuff here as well, but it's usually just in keeping with all the other stuff (entertainment) that this website has become. Maybe part of the reason so much social networking has taken place here is that Facebook IS STILL blocked by many ISPs here (mine at home still has it blocked, but I have a workaround on my computer to access it and THAT INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED RIGHT HERE ON Expat.com!) So Julien needs to decide what will be the direction of this blog going forward, and train his moderators to enforce it as such. I will gladly go along with whatever they decide.

Sorry THD:
Budman thought of this idea first, so I'm using his thread. But I still love ya man...

saigonmonkey wrote:

Sorry THD:
Budman thought of this idea first, so I'm using his thread. But I still love ya man...

I didn't know there was one already created so it's fine.  Since many like to ramble, might as well have two conversations that has to do with nothing going on.

Here's some good news for the day.  Talks about the recent flooding in Quảng Ngãi.  Maybe AP and bluenz know this guy.

The men who saved 240 people in floods

Tran Hung Dao wrote:

Here's some good news for the day.  Talks about the recent flooding in Quảng Ngãi.  Maybe AP and bluenz know this guy.

The men who saved 240 people in floods

I do not know him but he is a hero.