A barrel of laughs

I had just picked myself up from the floor after reading of the rainmaking aircraft that slid off the runway due to, er ... heavy rain, then I stumbled onto the article about Army snipers during the red-shirt troubles using rubber bullets. And there I was, back rolling around on the floor again. Did I read correctly that they had a sniper scope from a BB gun? In the accompanying picture, the sniper himself can be seen barely stifling a guffaw. No wonder they had to take so many bathroom breaks. Hilarious. Keep up the good work.

Alan Mehew

Bangkok