I am quite sure we are the first to break this news and it comes as a complete shock to me but details have emerged between last night and this morning to confirm the rumors. It all started a few days ago when I noticed that the escalator was in a state of repair. The Otis company was onsite and appeared to be taking the escalator completely out. Panic ensued. Even to the point that concerned whore mongers like Pants Elk have started a save the escalator relief fund. It turns out things are just a bit more complicated.
Last night I was coming out of Carousel Go-Go and ran into Batman. Took me by surprise really but I decided to chat him up a bit. I could tell right away he was going to blow me off considering he looked to be in a hurry. He had a ladyboy in tow so I assumed he was just coming out of Cascade after barfining and on his way to the short time rooms near Erotica. Saturday Night Live was not too far off in their parody of Batman and Robin.
I figured the only way to hold Batman’s attention was to shamelessly show him my Batman logo tattoo on my leg as a way to buy some time. Turns out he digged it and was willing to explain the situation. I will get to the ladyboy part shortly. With the rising power of China and the continuing North Korea threat - The Justice League had decided it was time to create a satellite office in SE Asia. What better place than Bangkok was the decision but they needed a low key place for the digs. It was decided that underneath Nana Plaza would be ideal but they needed to work on an entrance. They had been experimenting with the materials from the Invisible Plane and decided they could cloak the escalator and use it as the entrance. So technically the escalator is still there but will continue to look like it has been removed and in a state of continuous repair.
Here are the photos documenting the escalator in cloaked mode:
I took a picture from both sides to demonstrate that from either side you can see through it.
The reason the Justice League bought the whole plaza is so they would not have to worry about the plaza changing or the whole plaza being destroyed to make room for more hotels. Batman said that the Justice League Provident Investment Fund (JLPIF) had been doing well and managed to completely avoid the sub-prime mortgage mess. Given this the price tag for Nana was not a problem. Batman did not elaborate on any future changes in management for the Plaza. However he did confirm that Farang Connection will get turned into a restaurant. Nice.
I had to ask Batman about the ladyboy given the bevy of beauties Nana has to offer and he simply said that he had not seen Robin in a while. Turns out Robin was working as a continuity consultant for the new Batman moive, The Dark Night, and had taken the Heath Ledger death pretty hard.
After that he said he had to go and walked away.
Mea culpa on my part for the confusion around the escalator. My bad.
From the newly-named Batnana, Esky seemed pleased with his new role as Batescalator when I called him this morning. “I’ll get to whisk Batman and Robin up to the new Batbar in no time - the workmen are fitting me with a turbo-thrust plasma drive as we speak which will transport the Dynamic Duo all the way to the first Batfloor at slightly more than the speed of light. The Batbar will replace Mangoman’s secret hideaway. And you know what? All my fancy relatives at Emporium and MBK can kiss my steel ass.”
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Uh … in rewrite mode, Batplaza, I think.
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I’m considering taking bets on who’s going to be the first drunken idiot to forget about the lack of escalator, and fall straight down the hole on his way out of Mandarin, perhaps killing himself in the process.
Hundred baht says it’s me.
View all comments by TAFKABBB
Is your mum going to be around when I turn up in a couple of days? Is she hot?
View all comments by Pants Elk
Doesn’t Batgirl work at Angel Witch? Tried to bar fine her once, but she doesn’t like guys that look like the Riddler. What’s up with that?!
View all comments by MunchMouth
what the hell is up tonight? everywhere, and I mean EVERYWHERE has been closed at 1am. Seems like the police have shat on everywhere in the misguided belief that people will actually take them seriously
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mm - angel witch girls are a pain in the ass. u should have gone in costume.
a - I think we touched on what is going on here:
http://www.tfs2m.com/main/2008/03/12/here-comes-the-crackdown/
looks like the new regime is flexing their muscles
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