Thai King Bhumibol is Dead

[Hamilcar]

'There is at least one error in the [Bild] article - it names the poodle as Foo Foo, but in fact Foo Foo is dead, and the poodle in the photographs is actually called Fee Fee,' Marshall wrote on Facebook.

Did he promote that one to the rank of "Air Marshal" as well, or maybe to "Grand Admiral" for a change?

[Hamilcar]

Very soon we are going to have to get used to seeing his pictures all over Thailand and in almost every Thai restaurant all over the world.

[Monoriu]

'There is at least one error in the [Bild] article - it names the poodle as Foo Foo, but in fact Foo Foo is dead, and the poodle in the photographs is actually called Fee Fee,' Marshall wrote on Facebook.

Did he promote that one to the rank of "Air Marshal" as well, or maybe to "Grand Admiral" for a change?

Probably a state secret.  Serious. 

[The Brain]

LOL apparently those savages are questioning journalists under their "lese majeste" laws for taking these pictures of their new king.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3702849/Thai-police-detain-British-writers-wife-royal-photos.html

Will he be the villain in Far Cry 5?

[Hamilcar]

Probably a state secret.  Serious.

Fuck corrupt and frivolous eastern dictatorships. I'm so glad I live in a country with negligible political corruption.

[Hamilcar]

Will he be the villain in Far Cry 5?

[Admiral Yi]

Totally rockin' the skinny jeans.

[Monoriu]

It is really important for the Crown Prince to ascend to the throne.  Legend is that there will only be 9 kings under the current Thai dynasty.  Guess what, King Bhumibol is Rama IX.  The existence of Rama X will help dispel that myth. 

[Syt]

Love the expression of the guy top right. "Well, we're fucked."

[Syt]

"Your majesty, it's urgent, we need to travel now. Quick, get dressed!"
"I *am* dressed!"
"... Oh."

[Monoriu]

The King's body has returned to the palace.



Thais display bank notes in remembrance to the King, as his likeness appears on every single bill.



The other day I saw some expat Thais when I had lunch in Hong Kong, and they all wore black. 

[Martinus]

Idiots.

[Syt]

I'm starting to think we're living in a weird, stupid alt-hist forum 2016, not the real one that's sane and sensible and out there in another dimension.

[Hamilcar]

Idiots.

They're just pre-modern people who did not pass through their Enlightenment, worshipping their dead god-king. I bet Egypt 2300 BC didn't look all that different.

[Monoriu]

The King's funeral procession. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtZnPlnzcgg

Huge crowds.  Even the nurses lined up outside the hospital.