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**Carrabow** · 22-03-2011, 12:22 AM

Thanks Bob for that one of a kind answer. I asked the wife and got my answer. I was actually looking forward to one of your intellectual answers but I guess somebody pissed in your rice bowl today.

**Gallowspole** · 22-03-2011, 01:30 AM

Just adding to previous input:

At certain Isarn weddings, the shaman will tie them on the wrists of the 'family and friend' circle that is holding the long piece of string that goes around the circle. After that, everybody present then ties one on the bride and groom.

At a Ban Si Suu Kwan (welcome/greeting/farewell/let's get pissed ceremony) the visiting person will often have many tied on to them after they have been blessed by a shaman.

When a boss leaves his job and is moving away, there will be a ceremony, again with a shaman, and the staff will line up and wish him good luck while tying the string to his wrist. Likewise, the new boss will also receive them.

When a new temple is being built you can donate gold which is dropped down a hole in the ground - a piece of concrete hanging by a length of white string is then suspended over the hole. The monks then chant for a while then cut the string. The concrete drops into the hole, thus blocking it, and the monk then cuts the string into strips which are then given to the people who gave the gold.

In my experience, some (Thai) people say you should never cut them off, some say you should wear them for at least 3 days, and some say you should never take them off and just wait till they fall off naturally. Possibly depends under which occasion they were given.

**isanmick** · 22-03-2011, 04:35 AM

[QUOTE=Gallowspole;1710629]Just adding to previous input:

At certain Isarn weddings, the shaman will tie them on the wrists of the 'family and friend' circle that is holding the long piece of string that goes around the circle. After that, everybody present then ties one on the bride and groom.

True, My wife and I got a shit load at our wedding, and has been the case at every Isan wedding I have been to.

**grasshopper** · 22-03-2011, 07:11 AM

And I always thought that "tying one on" meant something else that ended with a cracking headache and bilious tummy.

You learn a little more, every day.

**DrB0b** · 22-03-2011, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by Carrabow

Thanks Bob for that one of a kind answer. I asked the wife and got my answer. I was actually looking forward to one of your intellectual answers but I guess somebody pissed in your rice bowl today.

Sore throat, high temperature, cough, and headache. I can't even eat rice or drink beer. I'm living on milk

**DrB0b** · 22-03-2011, 07:34 AM

Originally Posted by isanmick

True, My wife and I got a shit load at our wedding, and has been the case at every Isan wedding I have been to.

It's done at all traditional Thai weddings, all over th country. Did you have string wrappped around your heads too?

**BigBaBoo** · 22-03-2011, 10:49 AM

It only means your friend was there and it's meaning is a symbol of being there and participating in that Buddhist ceremony. Think of it as like going to church on Palm Sunday or Easter and being given a flower to wear by your pastor or preist as a symbol. (using a Christian analogy as an example)
Some Thais keep it on until it wears off when the string frays and breaks. Others take it off after a few days when it gets old/dirty. There's no hard and fast set rule, it's up to the individual.to choose.
It was probably tied on by the monk as a blessing at the ceremony. Some Thais might consider it "good luck" so they may want to keep it on until it naturally breaks/falls off their wrist.

**Carrabow** · 22-03-2011, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Originally Posted by Carrabow

Thanks Bob for that one of a kind answer. I asked the wife and got my answer. I was actually looking forward to one of your intellectual answers but I guess somebody pissed in your rice bowl today.

Sore throat, high temperature, cough, and headache. I can't even eat rice or drink beer. I'm living on milk

It's OK Brother, we all have "one of those days"

**roadking96cube** · 22-03-2011, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by nedwalk

^ he ran out of white string?

havent laughed so hard for ages

**harrybarracuda** · 22-03-2011, 05:51 PM

I lit some candles at Wat Yan Yao once, and then gave some money to feed the temple dogs. I got an amulet and a blessing.

Must have been really lucky.

Then again, I got shit on by a bird *** on the same trip, and the Thais wouldn't let me clean it off until I bought lottery tickets.

Superstitious nonsense ennit.

*** The avian kind.

**Rural Surin** · 22-03-2011, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

I lit some candles at Wat Yan Yao once, and then gave some money to feed the temple dogs. I got an amulet and a blessing.

Must have been really lucky.

Then again, I got shit on by a bird *** on the same trip, and the Thais wouldn't let me clean it off until I bought lottery tickets.

Superstitious nonsense ennit.

*** The avian kind.

Of course....superstitious.

**Nomaifalang** · 23-03-2011, 04:07 AM

My wife took me to the local temple to get one just before I left on a work trip 3 weeks ago. I was evacuated out of Japan a couple of days ago,. Those strings have to be for something other than good luck or they don't work. 5555

**rickschoppers** · 23-03-2011, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by Nomaifalang

My wife took me to the local temple to get one just before I left on a work trip 3 weeks ago. I was evacuated out of Japan a couple of days ago,. Those strings have to be for something other than good luck or they don't work. 5555

No promises in life, only hope. Obviously you lived through it, so maybe it was lucky.

**DrB0b** · 23-03-2011, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by Nomaifalang

My wife took me to the local temple to get one just before I left on a work trip 3 weeks ago. I was evacuated out of Japan a couple of days ago,. Those strings have to be for something other than good luck or they don't work. 5555

Well, you didn't die in the earthquake or tsunami and didn't get radiation poisoning, did you? That's pretty lucky

**harrybarracuda** · 23-03-2011, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Originally Posted by Nomaifalang

My wife took me to the local temple to get one just before I left on a work trip 3 weeks ago. I was evacuated out of Japan a couple of days ago,. Those strings have to be for something other than good luck or they don't work. 5555

Well, you didn't die in the earthquake or tsunami and didn't get radiation poisoning, did you? That's pretty lucky

One could equally well argue that if he was lucky he wouldn't have been there in the first place.

**dirtydog** · 23-03-2011, 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Then again, I got shit on by a bird *** on the same trip, and the Thais wouldn't let me clean it off until I bought lottery tickets.

Superstitious nonsense ennit.

It did save you from bird flu, you should think yourself lucky and thank those Thais.

**genghis61** · 23-03-2011, 04:35 PM

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Then again, I got shit on by a bird *** on the same trip, and the Thais wouldn't let me clean it off until I bought lottery tickets.

hb - perfect timing - saw this item in NZ news today

Bird poop brings good luck
23/03/2011

If a bird poops on your head, is it good luck?

A Bay of Islands man swears it is, after winning $100,000 on an Instant Kiwi ticket.

The man said a bird recently pooped on his head, and his friends told him it was a sign of luck coming his way.

"I thought it was a load of rubbish, but when I was in a Lotto shop I had $5 left in my wallet so thought I would buy a scratchie and test my luck.

"I could not believe it when I scratched the right numbers and realised I had won $100,000," the man told NZ Lotteries.

**rickschoppers** · 23-03-2011, 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Originally Posted by Nomaifalang

My wife took me to the local temple to get one just before I left on a work trip 3 weeks ago. I was evacuated out of Japan a couple of days ago,. Those strings have to be for something other than good luck or they don't work. 5555

Well, you didn't die in the earthquake or tsunami and didn't get radiation poisoning, did you? That's pretty lucky

One could equally well argue that if he was lucky he wouldn't have been there in the first place.

Glass half empty, glass half full theory. Personally, I am a glass half full person.

**brouhaha** · 23-03-2011, 08:42 PM

no, not important in the least.

**DrB0b** · 23-03-2011, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by rickschoppers

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Originally Posted by Nomaifalang

My wife took me to the local temple to get one just before I left on a work trip 3 weeks ago. I was evacuated out of Japan a couple of days ago,. Those strings have to be for something other than good luck or they don't work. 5555

Well, you didn't die in the earthquake or tsunami and didn't get radiation poisoning, did you? That's pretty lucky

One could equally well argue that if he was lucky he wouldn't have been there in the first place.

Glass half empty, glass half full theory. Personally, I am a glass half full person.

I'm more of a glass in the face person. That's a good thing. It leaves the recipient with a permanent smile and surely the more we smile the better the world is?

**rickschoppers** · 23-03-2011, 08:45 PM

Dr. Bob, I never would have guessed.

**DrB0b** · 23-03-2011, 08:49 PM

Originally Posted by rickschoppers

Dr. Bob, I never would have guessed.

In general? Or are you referring to something in particular? Anyways, guessing is only for those incapable of arriving at the truth by either reason or induction. In other words, those destined to spend their lives smiling involuntarily :}

**rickschoppers** · 23-03-2011, 08:51 PM

Not anything in particular. Just an observation from previous posts by yourself. I do like your profound statements though.

**DrB0b** · 23-03-2011, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by rickschoppers

I do like your profound statements though.

They're good, aren't they? Every so often I collect a few weeks worth together and spend a couple of hours masturbating to them

**Rural Surin** · 23-03-2011, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by DrB0b

.....arriving at the truth by either reason or induction.

Naturally, there would be a standardized absolute.

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