A male of a non Thai background (farang) who pays (sin sod) to a Thai pootanas parents for they're daughters hand in marriage. These men are generally referred to as big malakas and many end up not only with a massive head ache for the duration of the marriage but also paying through the nose keeping the Thai pootana and her parents comfortable, if at some stage the parents require a new house or car, the Thai pootana may be told, not asked, to dump her current farang and find a new sin sod paying farang who will fund this.
Michael: That Thai pootanas parents are asking for an exorbitant amount of money so I can marry they're daughter. Paul: You want to be a sin sod paying farang? !!! Your a big malaka, with the big money they're asking you can plug a hell of a lot of different paid pootanas for many years with less headache. You marry that pootana and I don't want to know you.
A Gribble flange is actually the device that causes electronic and mechanical devices to fail just a few weeks after warranty expires. Accurately tunable to suit different warranty periods. Perfected by Apple to require only a new improved OS every six months or so.
Formerly seen as a money grabbing device to benefit the manufacturer, now seen by Gen Y as no more than a friendly reminder that whatever the device is, it's about time we had a new one. In a different colour.
Ted: 'Where's your new iThingy?'
Bill: 'The Gribble Flange kicked in early - it's in the shop for repairs. Hope they forget to reset the timer chip.'