I first heard about this story a couple of weeks ago. You may have seen it covered by Kom Chad Luek or on Channel 3.

A guy in Phen district, Udon Thani, named Sathian Khenkutrang married his pet python because he believes that the two were lovers in a past life. Sathien was, apparently, a bodyguard for a deity whose daughter he then fell in love with.

Phrayanakho, the deity, didn’t approve of the relationship and so he had Sathien executed. The daughter died of a broken heart.

After 600 years of looking for each other, the happy couple were reunited and lived in peace for a short time until visitors flocked to meet Sathien and his limbless bride.

One villager, who demanded that Sathien correctly predict forthcoming lottery numbers to prove his story, was run out of town by angry locals.

There has been some concern about a man living in wedlock with a 12-foot python, but the pair appeared to be doing OK… until: Sathien’s wife laid a magical egg and left him in the night.

With Sathien’s wife nowhere to be seen, there has been speculation among locals that the egg could be the offspring of the snake-human couple.

It took a team of “experts” the debunk the idea that the couple may have produced a baby of some sort.

The man and his now-departed snake bride have been the talk of town for several weeks. I’ll keep you updated on further developments.

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Despite being the dullest band on the planet, the Stereophonics have an unusually large following in Thailand. The Welsh trio will be in Bangkok this Saturday. If that isn’t enough to overwhelm you, they will be playing on a boat.

Not only is the event free, but Modern Dog will be supporting. The frustrating thing about this concert is that you won’t be able to watch the early bands and then make a swift exit before the main act start – not unless you fancy a swim.

The event is titled “Bangkok 100 Rock The Uncensored”. As far as I can tell, it’s organized by the same people who brought Ian Brown and Oasis over in 2006. Now that was a concert.

To register for one of 4,000 free places on the concert boat, go to http://www.100community.com/ and try and figure out how to navigate the website. Failing that, stay at home this Saturday.

I’m unsure if the boat will actually leave Klong Toey Port or if it will be docked for the duration of the show.

I think Jodie Marsh is even more loathsome than Paris Hilton. As if faking a wedding as part of a massive, televised publicity stunt weren’t bad enough, the 29-year-old tramp decided to enhance her already-full bust by getting her breasts supersized to double-Gs.

Jodie told The Sun, “I said to the surgeon, ‘I want them to look like how they look in a push-up bra, but I want them to look like that all the time. I want them to sit up on their own – I don’t want to have to wear a push-up bra.’”

How novel. She now looks like some sort of bizarre Western ladyboy with boobs the size of enormous cabbages. Is this what women dream of before they hit 30?

Jodie Marsh has taken to feuding with such high-profile celebrities as Katie Andre (Jordan) and Kerry Katona of Atomic Kitten "fame". The combined weight of all three women’s breasts is estimated to be the same as 15 koala bears.

Do people really find Jodie Marsh attractive?

From a credible source whom I won’t name:

There are 14 children, currently in custody in Thailand who witnessed the deaths of their parents in that container.

I don’t think I have read a single news story with information about the number of children Thai police have in custody.