AWOL 2015 Issue 358 18th December | Seite 9

Advertise here for as little as 40 baht per week Restaurant & Bakery in Samorphrong OPEN 11am - 9pm mon - fri (Closed Tuesdays) 9am - 9pm saturdays & sundays Delicious Home Cooked Western & Thai Food daily specials - check our blackboard Breakfasts - Fresh Bread Baked Daily Free Wi-Fi - Easy Parking Contact us on 093 139 9655 or food@passportcafehuahin.com We wiil be closed from 25th Dec to 2nd Jan Menu on passportcafehuahin.com and Facebook page Passport-Cafe Directions: From Hua Hin go north on the Klong (Canal) Road through the traffic lights and turn left at the blue bridge with the water tower next to it, then immediately right before the 7-11. Follow this road for approximately 1.5 km and you will find us on the right opposite Tropical Hill. weird NEWS world The word of the year 2015 is ‘-ism’, apparently So it turns out the ‘word of the year’ isn’t a word at all… well, it’s part of a word. According to Merriam-Webster the word of the year is ‘-ism‘, the three letter suffix. However not just any ‘-ism’, but rather a few specific words which the dictionary company say were heavily searched during 2015. Socialism, feminism, communism, fascism, racism, capitalism and, of course, terrorism were some of the most-search-for words this past year. Perhaps this suggests that people are becoming interested in some of the wider ideologies and movements which quietly (and sometimes loudly) impact our lives everyday? Merriam-Webster said spikes in searches for certain words often followed major events – such as when a video which surfaced in November showed a white police officer shooting a black teenager, which was followed by multiple searches of the word ‘racism’. Searches for the word ‘fascism’ have also apparently increased since Donald Trump’s presidential campaign got under way. Peter Sokolowski, the company’s editor at large, commented that ‘ism words’ often collide to increase popularity. For example acts of terrorism are often followed by heavy use of the word ‘fascism’ in the media, while feminism and racism are often discussed side-by-side. ‘Fascism we more closely associate as the response to various acts of terrorism. After the attacks in Paris and the attacks in Colorado Springs and in San Bernardino, and because of Donald Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims, we then see the word fascism spike,’ he said. czech republic Man ‘hides in restaurant until it closes and makes himself a massive feast’ A man allegedly hid in a restaurant until it closed recently so he could steal from it. But rather than empty the cash register, this person chose a different kind of loot. The man is accused of waiting until all the staff went home and locked the restaurant up, before eating six geese, 13 pounds of goose fat and liver, three ducks and an entire one-gallon j \