News Forum - Cigarette brand mockery leads to knife attack in Samut Prakan

[Thaiger]

A heated dispute escalated into a knife attack last night, involving two men in the Bang Sao Thong district, Samut Prakan province, following a jest about a brand of cigarettes. The police arrived at the scene following the incident. The instigator, identified only as 37 year old Tadphon, was found with a nearly 10-centimetre long … …

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[palooka]

3 hours ago, Thaiger said:

a jest about a brand of cigarettes.

Place has gone mad

 

[BigHewer]

From the article:

Somchai remained silent during the mockery, only expressing his disgruntlement when Tadphon made fun of his choice of ‘green’ cigarettes, a cooler variant, implying that Somchai was not courageous. 

I read the headline and thought ah, he was probably smoking Alpine menthols. Geez, I wasn’t far off

[Guest1]

1 hour ago, BigHewer said:

From the article:

Somchai remained silent during the mockery, only expressing his disgruntlement when Tadphon made fun of his choice of ‘green’ cigarettes, a cooler variant, implying that Somchai was not courageous. 

I read the headline and thought ah, he was probably smoking Alpine menthols. Geez, I wasn’t far off

Isn't that a girls cigarette? Usually?

[ChrisS]

Schoolyard mentality, why are these people so immature!

[BigHewer]

9 hours ago, Guest1 said:

Isn't that a girls cigarette? Usually?

Yep, hence the ribbing. The stabbing in response is a bit much though

[Grumpish]

9 hours ago, Guest1 said:

Isn't that a girls cigarette? Usually?

They do seem to be be seen as such, although when I was a smoker I actually found them harder on my throat. Maybe the offence was that he thought that his "manliness" had been questioned?

[HolyCowCm]

I think it really was about the guy wanted him to smoke his cigar.

[Viggen840]

9 hours ago, ChrisS said:

Schoolyard mentality, why are these people so immature!

This is something that can be laid squarely on cigarettes. If they weren't available, this tragedy would not have occurred and I look at this the same way liberal Yanks blame the availability of guns on lunatics shooting people.

And if you believe that, I have a bridge you might want to buy.

[palooka]

12 hours ago, BigHewer said:

Yep, hence the ribbing. The stabbing in response is a bit much though

Smoked a few menthols while hauling across the Nullabore plains, driving a semi.

Sure helped soothe the throat at the time. Had a wake-up to myself at 34 years and threw the lot out.

Still here 70+ so maybe it did some good.  (The throwing the lot out bit I mean.)