Go take a look at Tony’s blog.  He’s a very creative artist and talented photographer who comes up with these funny doctored movie posters featuring himself.

The one on the left is of course from the pulp noir movie, Sin City.  Very violent but in a cartoonish way.  Bruce Willis at his very best.

The other one was a spoof of Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, a teenage comedy about the munchies one gets (wouldn’t personally know) after smoking too much weed.  It was notable for its 21st century casting (multicultural). 

The spoof was used for Tony’s blog coverage of his 21-day trip to Thailand.  Lots and lots and lots of pictures.

One of the things I like so much about spoofs is that they require as much creativity and thought as the original, if not more.  They can be both highbrow and lowbrow at the same time.

Issan Air

Speaking of spoofs, I’d like to announce Thailand’s latest airline, Issan Air.  Here’s what you need to konw to appreciate this site.

Issan is the name of the Northeastern region of the Kingdom of Thailand – Tawn’s father’s home town is in Buriram, well inside the region.  It is a primarily agricultural area and subjects in other parts of Thailand often use Issan people as the butt of their jokes.  They are the hillbillies and rednecks of the Kingdom, as it were.

Now, the flip side of this – just like the flip side of the sterotypes of Southerners in the United States – is that Issan people are known for their gracious hospitality and tasty food.  In fact, many of the dishes you may associate with Thai food (som tam – green papaya salad; gai yang – grilled chicken; khaaw niaw – sticky rice; laab – ground pork salad) are quintessentially Issan. 

Throughout Khrungthep, office workers flock to small Issan restaurants for quick, refreshing, tasty lunches.

Someone out there with a great sense of humor has developed a pretty comprehensive website complete with nicely-doctored photos showing the great service you can expect aboard Issan Air, based of course in Ubon Ratchathani!

While the airplane logo looks similar to the now-defunct Independence Air out of Washington Dulles, the pattern on the tail of the Airbus is very typically Issan.  Not to mention the fashionably Northeastern models pictured to the right.

Best of all, in the Service section of the website, there is a comprhensive listing of the food services they offer on their flights.  No surprise at all, som tam is at the very foundation of their inflight menu. 

The thing I’d like to know is, do they put the large stone mortar and pestle in the front galley or in the rear galley?  I’d think weight and balance would be a definite concern with one of those heavy beasts aboard.

Maybe they put it on the cart and as they roll down the aisle, they pound fresh batches of green papaya salad for passengers.  “Whoops, sorry sir.  Watch out for the splashing fish sauce!”

Anyone going to do a trip report on them anytime soon?