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Thai 'kissathon' aims at world record

PATTAYA - Nine Thai couples locked lips Tuesday in hopes of setting a certified world record for the longest kiss ever, but the effort proved too much for a septuagenarian couple who dropped out after just one hour.

Nine married couples join a contest in Pattaya in an attempt to set a new world record on the longest kiss. (Photo by Pattanapong Hirunard)

The other participants were lip-locked Tuesday night in an effort to stay kissing for 50 hours, 25 minutes and one second to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. They were forbidden from sitting down at all, and could only go to the toilet after the first six hours.

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  • garabaldi

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    Discussion 4 : 13 Feb 2013 at 19.354

    and where can I find a pint of Guinness?

  • upena

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    Discussion 3 : 13 Feb 2013 at 05.463

    Contact the Minister of Culture - might damage the image of Pattaya

  • DonAleman

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    Discussion 2 : 13 Feb 2013 at 01.352

    I am bursting with Thai pride ! Last week the Snow Sculpting Champs, already this week, the Top Hoola Hoopsters and now ,may be, with perserverence, the world kissing championship !

  • peterd

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    Discussion 1 : 12 Feb 2013 at 22.021

    Thanks to BP, international newspaper, to give us so interesting information. Yesterday a wonderful bad Malaysian song on YouTube, today a sublime kiss record... Tomorrow i suggest to write about the new hairs color of my neighbor.

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