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Monday, March 16, 2020

Reading and Listening

Feels a little bit like swimming in a never ending ocean. Markets have been in turmoil for the last few weeks and I want to take full advantage of it by investing my liquid funds completely. I have sold a lot of put options that, if exercised, will make me 100% invested. I think I have been too impatient. Long term, there is no worry as most of the companies I have bought are sound investments and they pay dividend while I wait for the eventual melt-up. However, if we go down 30% from here, I would have a some tinge of regret that I was not patient enough.

Anyway, today I probably read through 20 different investment blogs and technical analysts. As confused as ever!

Thursday, August 30, 2018

I am back baby!

Ha! After more than 10 years in the wilderness. Let that sink in for a minute. And for the most stupid of reasons. I got an email from this platform today morning. Something to do with comment subscription (I don't understand it, don't want to understand it) removal. Clicking the link brought me here and I started reading through.

OK. This time I am going to stick around. I promise.

Thursday, January 17, 2008

let it go...

Yeah, I know.

Nothing sucks, for the very reason. So let it go...

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

De-Motivation

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Justify

Etymology: Middle English justifien, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French justifier, from Late Latin justificare, from Latin justus

Yeah, I know. It's been a while since I blabbered publicly. Lots of my thoughts have been concentrated on a single entity these days (may be a human after all these years!). And so, justifiably, other thoughts really have a remote chance of emerging to the sunlight. Talking of sun reminds me of how hot it is these days. Believe it or not but I have started using my car to go to school! That after all the big excuses that I had for a good exercise both to and fro to school. Damn it, I would never be able to understand the tolerance level that people-so many of them-have for exercising.

Ok, I am bored. Continue later...

Friday, April 20, 2007

From Boss To Employees


  1. I am sometimes under enormous pressure from upper management; pressure that you seldom see. Anything that you can do to make my job easier will be greatly appreciated.
  2. Your interests are important, but please remember that I also have to juggle the concerns and feelings of a bunch of other people, including individuals outside of the department.

  3. I may not have been given a huge amount of training before being named to a supervisory position. As a result, I’ve had to learn through trial and error. That's not always bad. Many of my responsibilities can only be learned through practice.

  4. If you are a former co-worker of mine, please recognize that supervising former peers is one of the toughest jobs any supervisor faces. The support that you give me is crucial.

  5. I will make mistakes. Please give me the same understanding that you’d like me to give you when you blunder.

  6. If I do something dumb or am on the verge of doing so, please tell me. Don’t hint. Tell me.

  7. I don’t like unpleasant surprises. Let me in on bad news as soon as possible. (Things that you believe are obvious may not be that clear to me. On the other hand, you'd be surprised at how quickly the latest gossip reaches my ears.)

  8. I expect you to take initiative. If you keep bouncing things to me, I’m going to wonder why I have you around.

  9. You should ask questions if you don’t know what to do. On the other hand, you should not have to be taught the same thing over and over again.
  10. Let’s respect each other’s time. We each have a job to do and the more we can reduce unnecessary interruptions, the happier we'll each be.
  11. Don't let all of my talk about meeting goals and producing results lead you into unethical behavior. You always have my permission to be ethical.
  12. If either of us has a problem with the other's performance, let's talk about it.

Friday, February 23, 2007

10 things I hate about Everyone!

1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time.... I know where my watch is pal, where the hell is yours? Do I point at my crotch when I ask where the toilet is?

2. People who are willing to get off their ass to search the entire room for the T.V. remote because they refuse to walk to the T.V. and change the channel manually.

3. When people say "Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too". Damn right! What good is cake if you can't eat it?

4. When people say "it's always the last place you look". Of course it is. Why the hell would you keep looking after you've found it? Do people do this? Who and where are they?

5. When people say while watching a film "did you see that?". No Loser, I paid $12 to come to the cinema and stare at the damn floor.

6. People who ask "Can I ask you a question?"... Didn't really give me a choice there, did ya sunshine?

7. When something is 'new and improved!'. Which is it? If it's new, then there has never been anything before it. If it's an improvement, then there must have been something before it, couldn't be new.

8. When people say "life is short". What the hell?? Life is the longest damn thing anyone ever does!! What can you do that's longer?

9. When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks "Has the bus come yet?". If the bus came would I be standing here, dumbass!

Monday, December 18, 2006

Some more of pun - unintentional of course

Hehe, one more Orkut forward...nice though.

1. Regular naps prevent old age... especially if you take them while driving.

2. Having one child makes you a parent; having two makes you a referee.

3. Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right and the other is the husband!

4. They said we should all pay our tax with a smile. I tried, but they wanted cash.

5. A child's greatest period of growth is the month after you've purchased new school uniforms.

6. Don't feel bad. A lot of people have no talent.

7. Don't marry the person you want to live with, marry the one you cannot live without... but whatever you do, you'll regret it later.

8. You can't buy love . . but you pay heavily for it.

9. Forgiveness is giving up my right to hate you for hurting me.

10. Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

11. Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

12. My girlfriend and I always compromise. I admit I'm wrong and she agrees with me.

13. Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

14. Ladies first. Pretty ladies sooner.

15. It doesn't matter how often a married man changes his job, he still ends up with the same boss.

16. They call our language the mother tongue because the father seldom gets to speak.

17. Saving is the best thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you.

18. Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because they have to say something.

19. Real friends are the ones who survive transitions between address book.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Today it is gonna be a little serious. I have been posting stuff from the internet that is basically humour...I have been in the US for the last 3 months and I have already have some wonderful and some not-so-wonderful experiences. But there is something that is a bit strange with something that I thought Americans are very open about. That make me wonder even more. Just a few days back, My friend was travelling in a bus one day to do some shopping. Then this guy comes up, a black male priest I suppose,

Ashwinee: to bus mein alag alag seat pe baithe the
aur mere paas mein ek kallu aake baitha
me: kis khushi mein? ladaai ho gayi hai kya?
haan fir
Ashwinee: church se kuch to related tha
priest or whatever
me: Mm.hmm
Ashwinee: and i was reading a marathi book
so...after some time he asked me what language it was in
2:00 AM i told him it's my regional language
so he asked me if he wanted to learn it what can he do
i was like...WHAT ??
:)
me: :)
Ashwinee: so he asked me to write down the name of the language so that he can find it on the web
ok...
then he asked me what my religion was
2:01 AM i said i am a hindu
then he asked me...what are the advantages and disadvantages of being a hindu
i was like...what the hell
2:02 AM so i said that i didnt think any religion is advantageous or disadvan...it's just a way of living
so..
me: yeah then
Ashwinee: he said...
but now u r in the USA
so the culture and religion must have had some impact on u
me: :)
Ashwinee: do u like anything
me: :))
2:03 AM Ashwinee: so i said that there are some obvious changes that u have to make
but as such i am happy with what i am
and i dont think i need to make major changes in that
then he asks...are u going back after ur studies are done
i said yes ofcourse
me: :)))
2:04 AM Ashwinee: then he asks...but if u like some american and want to marry him and settle in the US then what
me: :))))
Ashwinee: so i said...i dont think my parents and my family will approve of that and i dont want to displease them
so he says...
i have children
i understand ur respect for ur parents
2:05 AM i wld also like my children to respect me
but i wldnt shut them in a box
they are free to do whatever they want
damnnn
i was so irritated
me: :)))))
Ashwinee: ye saale church vale log
it
it's not good to say this
but they are damn HALKAT
2:06 AM me: They are aggressive...
I don't really know why though...it seems so silly sometimes
Ashwinee: i hated it when they told abt the baptism during that horizons picnic
and i hated this guy
how r they concerned with my religion
me: but did this conversation end there?
Ashwinee: no...he got a call then
2:07 AM :)
and then i pretended to sleep
me: it was damn interesting...maaf kijiye if I am selfish
:))))))
Ashwinee: i just wanted to get up and walk away
me: yeah I dun understand 'em at all...
Ashwinee: seriously
me: what is the funda
Ashwinee: christians are worse than muslims
2:08 AM muslims are open in what they do
ye log bahot hi jyada diplomatic hai
me: haan diplomatic hain, but generalizations to hamesha galat hote hain
2:09 AM Ashwinee: and hindus are the only stupid ALL-ACCOMODATING people
haan that's ok
:)
me: there are more atheists in US of A than Christians
I was shocked when I read this...
Ashwinee: what ??
me: that more atheists than christians
2:10 AM but yeah, I don't understand this whole conversion shit
I mean what's the reason?
it can't be that my religion is better than urs...
cause fir to they wouldn't want any conversions...
as they would think they are superior
2:11 AM may be it's the other way around...
they are probably insecure in spite of the numbers
2:12 AM and way of living?? certainly not wrt christianity
in a diplomatic way, they call it free-thinking
giving the effect that this religion sets them free to do whatever they want
2:13 AM it doesn't prescribe anything and that sort of thing u know
Ashwinee: no
i dont think so
i might be mistaken
but they do feel they are superior
u wanna see my new cool shoes
;)
me: and makin it completely opposite to muslims
Ashwinee: they think jesus is the ultimate messiah
me: sure I do
2:14 AM but then they wouldn't want any 'lowly' religion ppl to become superior. would they?
I m a bit confused abt this point

Monday, November 20, 2006

The Beautiful Tree

"The Beautiful Tree" – this is the name of book authored by noted Gandhian Dharmpal on the indigenous education system in India. I am starting this post as a tribute to him who has passed away recently. I will further add to this from time to time as I get some more viewpoints.

Gandhiji, when he went to London for Round Table Conference in 1931, said in one of the speeches, “The beautiful tree of education was cut down by you British. Therefore today India is far more illiterate than it was 100 years ago.” Immediately Philip Hartog, who was a member of parliament stood up and said, “Mr. Gandhi, it is we who have educated the masses of India. And therefore you take back your statement and apologize, or prove it”. Gandhiji said he would prove it. But he could not do so for lack of time. Later one of his disciples, Dharmpal, went to the British Museum and went through the reports in the official archives of the British and published the book “The Beautiful Tree”. It is worth reading, for it completely and conclusively destructs many of the present day myths. It gives a survey report in detail along with the detailed information about the British education at that time, backed by lot of statistics, from the very own British records.

Further quoting from this article (http://www.indiatogether.org/education/opinions/btree.htm)

:))

QUOTE

The picture that emerges from the research work of recent years is only a resounding confirmation of what Gandhiji said in London. We now learn, with almost a sense of disbelief, that a large part of the country did have a sustainable education system, as late as even the early years of the 19th century, and that this was systematically demolished over the next 50 years or so. The present education system is, in effect, a legacy of the colonial rule. This system has perpetuated the notion that traditional societies were seeped in ignorance, superstition and rituals for thousands of years and lived a life of abject poverty, which was caused by an extreme form of social discrimination and exploitative socio-political systems.

So deep has this notion seeped into our collective consciousness that, it colours the belief of both, providers of education as well as of recipients and aspiring recipients in our society.

Factual records gleaned from the notes of British officials in Indian provinces testify contrary to the prevailing views among the educated classes in our country. The Indian education system at the end of the 18th century compared more than favourably with the system in England about the same time. In all respects, be it the number of schools and colleges proportionate to the population; the number of students; the quality of teachers; the financial support provided from public and private sources; the high percentage of students from the lower castes, and the range of subjects taught; the Indian system of the time was in a better position than the British. We need to appreciate these facts, not with the intent of glorifying the past or to condemn colonialism merely but to help us sort out our goals and strategies today.

In 1812-13, Thomas Munro reported that for areas of the Madras Presidency "every village had a school". Later as Governor of the Madras Presidency he reviewed reports to estimate that "there is one school for every 1000 of the population".

William Adam, a former Baptist missionary turned Journalist, in first report in 1835 observed that every village had at least one school; and that there seemed to be about 1,00,000 schools in Bengal and Bihar in the 1830s. G.L.Prendergast, Bombay Presidency council member stated in 1821 "that in the newly extended Presidency of Bombay "there is hardly a village, great or small, throughout our territories, in which there is not at least one school, and in larger villages more."

The Madras Presidency and Bengal-Bihar data concerning the background of the taught and the teachers presents a kind of revelation. The data is in sharp contrast to the various scholarly pronouncements of the past 100 years or more, which give the impression that education of any sort in India, till very recently, was almost exclusively restricted to the twice born among the Hindus and, and among Muslims, to those of the ruling elite. The actual situation was different, if not contrary.

In the districts of Madras Presidency and two districts of Bihar for which data is available, it was found that children from communities termed 'Sudras' and the castes considered below them predominated in the thousands. In the Tamil-speaking areas of Madras Presidency, 'Sudras' and 'AtiSudras' comprised 70-80 per cent of all school going children. Among the Oriya-speaking areas of the same Presidency, the percentage of children belonging to these two castes was 62 per cent; in Malyalam-speaking areas it was 54 per cent; and in Telugu-speaking areas it was 35-40 per cent. There were 11,575 schools with 1,57,195 children in Madras Presidency and there were 1,094 colleges. Nearly 25 per cent of all children used to go to school and a large percentage of children studied at home. The number of children doing home schooling in Madras district alone was 26,446 while in the city 5,523 children were going to school.

The new schools began the process of alienation from one's culture, country and indigenous value systems, which had far reaching consequences. An alien system, which gets state and social recognition, serves two purposes. On the one hand, the people lose confidence and the will to sustain their own indigenous systems, as it is perceived to be an inferior system. On the other hand, they find themselves incapable of managing the new system perceived to be superior. They let the old system wither away and the state does not replace the old with the new. Hence they end up having no system at all.

A change has set in over the past two or three decades in India. People have once again become very aware of the need to educate their children, in particular the male child. But the reasons for this regeneration of interests are very different from the academic motivation of yore, monetisation of the economy being the primary cause. Education is considered important not only because the aspirations of the community here, as elsewhere, are being shaped by the market and urban middle-class values, but also because white collar jobs and 'education' have' got irrevocably linked.

Where once education had meant freedom and building of interlinkages in social relationships, now it has come to mean the one and only route to jobs. A migrant worker compares the gross income of Rs. 1,500 or Rs.2,000 that he can earn in a city with the potential income in his village and finds the latter to be a pathetic amount. He does not take into account the cost of living-the amount spent on rent, transport and entertainment in a city. The non-monetised economy of the village and its benefits are also ignored, such as the cost of buying the grain which is grown in his own fields, the advantages of living close to the family and the like.

Statistical data substantiate that migration has increased in areas where 'education' has spread. People are moving away from their traditional occupations and going away more and more in search of white collar Jobs. Village land lies fallow because the educated youth refuse to work in the field. Aspirations have changed and so have values. The present education system is largely responsible for this mindset and for moulding the thinking in a way that all worth is measured only in terms of money.

UNQUOTE

For more articles of similar nature, you can go to:

http://www.eshiusa.org/TheBeautifulTreeArticles.htm

Friday, November 17, 2006

A New Diction

Gaur Farmaaiye (Consider this)...

Arachnoleptic fit (n.) The frantic dance performed just after
you've accidentally walked through a spider web.

Beelzebug (n.) Satan in the form of a mosquito that gets into
your bedroom at 3 in the morning and cannot be cast out.

Bozone (n.) The substance surrounding stupid people that stops
bright ideas from penetrating. The bozone layer, unfortunately,
shows little sign of breaking down in the near future.

Cashtration (n.) The act of buying a house, which renders the
subject financially impotent for an indefinite period.

Caterpallor (n.) The color you turn after finding half a grub in
the fruit you're eating.

Decaflon (n.) The grueling event of getting through the day
consuming only things that are good for you.

Dopelar effect (n.) The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter
when you come at them rapidly.

Extraterrestaurant (n.) An eating place where you feel you've
been abducted and experimented upon. Also known as an E-T-ry.

Faunacated (adj.) How wildlife ends up when its environment is
destroyed. Hence faunacatering (v.), which has made a meal of=20
many species.

Grantartica (n.) The cold, isolated place where art companies
dwell without funding.

Hemaglobe (n.) The bloody state of the world.

Intaxication (n.) Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts
until you realize it was your money to start with.

Kinstirpation (n.) A painful inability to move relatives who
come to visit.

Lullabuoy (n.) An idea that keeps floating into your head and
prevents you from drifting off to sleep.

Thursday, November 16, 2006

Exam Mistakes...

Again got this in a mail. My apologies if you have seen it before. These are supposedly the answers that students wrote in some school...

Charles Darwin was a naturalist who wrote the Organ of the Spices.

Benjamin Franklin produced electricity by rubbing cats backwards.

The theory of evolution was greatly objected to because it made men think.

Three kinds of blood vessels or the arteries, veins and caterpillars.

The dodo is a bird that is nearly decent now.

A thermometer is an instrument for rasing temperance.

To remove air from a flask, fill the flask with water, tip the water out and put the cork in quick.

A litre is a nest of young baby animals.

A vacuum is a U-tube with a flask at one end.

When you haven't got enough iodine in your blood, you'll get a glacier.

It is a well-known fact that a deceased body warps the mind.

The human is more intelligent than the beast because the human has more convulsions.

To remove dust from the eye: Pull the eye over the nose.

For head colds: Use an agonizer to spray nose until it drops into your throat.

For snake bite: Bleed the wound and rape the victim in a blanket for shock.

For asphyxiation: Apply artificial respiration until the patient is dead.

The process of turning steam into water again is called conversation.

A magnet is something you find in a bad apple.

Ammonium chloride is also silly maniac.

The school is ventilated by hot currents.

To collect fumes of sulphur, hold a deacon over a flame in a test tube.

Parallel lines never meet unless you bend one or both of them.

Typhoid fever may be prevented by fascinations.

Algebraic symbols are used when you don't know what you're talking about.

Geometry teaches us to bisex angles.

A circle is a line which meets its other end without ending.

Sound is a rapid series of osculations.

The moon is planet just like the earth only deader.

The pistol of a flower is its only protection against insects.

An example of animal breeding is the farmer who mated a bull that gave a great deal of milk with a bull with good meat.

English sparrows and starlings eat the farmer's grain and soil his corpse.

By self-pollination, a farmer may get a crop of long-haired sheep.

If conditions are not favorable, bacteria go into a period of adolescence.

Dew is formed on the leaves when the sun makes them perspire.

Vegetative propagation is the precess by which one individual manufactures another individual by accident.

Sea water is has the formula CH20.

A triangle which has an angle of 135 degrees is called an obscene triangle.

The hydra gets its food by descending upon its pray and pushing it into its mouth with its testicles.

Blood flows down one leg and up the other.

The cerebrum is a cavity in the head.

The hookworm larva enters the human body through the soul.

25 Analogies to make you laugh...

Recently got this in Orkut Messages. Dunno who has so much time to write these but they obviously have talent. Fun to read so here I go...

1. Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a ThighMaster.

2. His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free.

3. He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it.

4. She grew on him like she was a colony of E. Coli, and he was room-temperature Canadian beef.

5. She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog makes just before it throws up.

6. Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever.

7. He was as tall as a six-foot, three-inch tree.

8. The revelation that his marriage of 30 years had disintegrated because of his wife’s infidelity came as a rude shock, like a surcharge at a formerly surcharge-free ATM machine.

9. The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn’t.

10. McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty bag filled with vegetable soup.

11. From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an eerie, surreal quality, like when you’re on vacation in another city and Jeopardy comes on at 7:00 p.m. instead of 7:30.

12. Her hair glistened in the rain like a nose hair after a sneeze.

13. The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like maggots when you fry them in hot grease.

14. Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph.

15. They lived in a typical suburban neighborhood with picket fences that resembled Nancy Kerrigan’s teeth.

16. John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who had also never met.

17. He fell for her like his heart was a mob informant, and she was the East River.

18. Even in his last years, Granddad had a mind like a steel trap, only one that had been left out so long it had rusted shut.

19. Shots rang out, as shots are wont to do.

20. The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike Phil, this plan just might work.

21. The young fighter had a hungry look, the kind you get from not eating for a while.

22. He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck, either, but a real duck that was actually lame, maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.

23. The ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and extended one slender leg behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant.

24. It was an American tradition, like fathers chasing kids around with power tools.

25. He was deeply in love. When she spoke, he thought he heard bells, as if she were a garbage truck backing up.

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

10 Most strange structures...

Courtesy: www.archibase.net


3D Design, Architecture, Interior, Lanscape and Exterior Design
Melbourne, Australia

3D Design, Architecture, Interior, Lanscape and Exterior Design
Manhattan, USA

3D Design, Architecture, Interior, Lanscape and Exterior Design
Los Angeles, USA

3D Design, Architecture, Interior, Lanscape and Exterior Design
Paris, France

3D Design, Architecture, Interior, Lanscape and Exterior Design
Erevan, Armenia

3D Design, Architecture, Interior, Lanscape and Exterior Design
Oxford, UK

3D Design, Architecture, Interior, Lanscape and Exterior Design
Monaco

3D Design, Architecture, Interior, Lanscape and Exterior Design
Oslo, Norway

3D Design, Architecture, Interior, Lanscape and Exterior Design
Bratislava, Slovakia

3D Design, Architecture, Interior, Lanscape and Exterior Design
Turin, Italy

Monday, November 06, 2006

10 Most Stupid Questions...

10 most stupid questions people usually ask in obvious situations.

1. At the movies: When you meet acquaintances/friends...
Stupid Question:- Hey, what are you doing here?
Answer:- Don't u know, I sell tickets in black over here..

2. In the bus: A heavy lady wearing pointed high-heeled shoes steps on your feet...
Stupid Question:- Sorry, did that hurt?
Answer:- No, not at all, I'm on local anesthesia.....why don't you try again.

3. At a funeral: One of the teary-eyed people ask...
Stupid Question:- Why, why him, of all people.
Answer:- Why? Would it rather have been you?

4. At a restaurant: When you ask the waiter
Stupid Question:- Is the "Paneer Butter Masala" any good??
Answer:- No, it's terrible and made of adulterated cement. We occassionaly also spit in it.

5. At a family get-together: When some distant aunt meets you after years...
Stupid Question:- Munna, Chickoo, you've become so big.
Answer:- Well, you haven't particularly shrunk yourself.

6. When a friend announces her wedding, and you ask...
Stupid Question:- Is the guy you're marrying good?
Answer:- No, he's a miserable wife-beating , insensitive lout...it's just the money.

7. When you get woken up at midnight by a phone call...
Stupid Question:- Sorry. were you sleeping?
Answer:- No. I was doing research on whether the Zulu tribes in Africa marry or not. You thought I was sleeping....you dumb wit moron.

8. When you see a friend/colleague with evidently shorter hair...
Stupid Question:- Hey have you had a haircut?
Answer:- No, its autumn and I'm shedding......

9. At the dentist when he's sticking pointed objects in your mouth...
Stupid Question:- Tell me if it hurts?
Answer:- No it wont. It will just bleed.

10. You are smoking a cigarette and a cute woman asks...
Stupid Question:- Oh, so you smoke.
Answer:- Gosh, it's a miracle .......it was a piece of chalk and now it's in flames!!!

Women!

A Woman was out golfing one day when she hit the ball into the
woods. She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in
a trap.

The frog said to her, "If you release me from this trap, I will grant
you three wishes."

The woman freed the frog, and the frog said, "Thank you, but I failed
to mention that there was a condition to your wishes.
Whatever you wish for, your husband will get times ten!"

The woman said, "That's okay." For her first wish, she wanted
to be the most beautiful woman in the world. The frog warned
her, "You do realize that this wish will also make your husband
the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis whom women
will flock to."

The woman replied, "That's okay, because I will be the most
beautiful woman and he will have eyes only for me.
" So, KAZAM-she's the most beautiful woman in the world!

For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in
the world.
The frog said, "That will make your husband the richest man
in the world and he will be ten times richer than you."

The woman said, "That's okay, because what's mine is his and
what's his is mine."
So, KAZAM-she's the richest woman in the world!

The frog then inquired about her third wish,and she answered,
"I'd like a mild heart attack."

Moral of the story: Women are clever. Don't mess with them.

Attention female readers: This is the end of the joke for you.
Stop here and continue feeling good ! =)

Male readers: Please scroll down.







The man had a heart attack ten times milder than his wife!!!

Moral of the story: Women are really dumb but think they're
really smart. Let them continue to think that way and just enjoy
the show.

PS: If you are a woman and are still reading this; it only goes to
show that you women never listen!!!!!!!!!

A good laugh...

Girlfriend: And are you sure you love me and no one else?
Boyfriend: Dead Sure! I checked the whole list again yesterday


Waiter: Would you like your coffee black?
Customer: What other colors do you have?

Manager: Sorry, but i can't give u a job. I don't need much help.
Job Applicant: That's all right. In fact I'm just the right person in
this case. You see, I won't be of much help anyway!!


Dad: Son, what do u want for ur birthday?
Son: Not much dad, Just a radio with a sports car around it.


Diner: I can't eat such a rotten chicken. Call the manager!
Waiter: It's no use. He won't eat it either.


Diner: You'll drive me to my grave!
Waiter: Well, you don't expect to walk there, do you?


Husband: U know, wife, our son got his brain from me.
Wife: I think he did, I've still got mine with me!


Man: Officer! There's a bomb in my garden!
Officer: Don't worry. If no one claims it within three days, you can
keep it.


Father: Your teacher says she finds it impossible to teach you
anything!
Son: That's why I say she's no good!

Sunday, November 05, 2006

Err...A Mathematical Love Letter

My Dear Love,


Yesterday, I was passing by your rectangular house in
trigonometric lane. There I saw you with your cute circular
face, conical nose and spherical eyes, standing in your
triangular garden.

Before seeing you, my heart was a null set, but when a
vector of magnitude (likeness) from your eyes at a
deviation of theta radians made a tangent to my heart,
it differentiated.

My love for you is a quadratic equation with real roots,
which only you can solve by making good binary relation
with me. The cosine of my love for you extends to infinity.
I promise that I should not resolve you into partial functions
but if I do so, you can integrate me by applying the limits
from zero to infinity.

You are as essential to me as an element to a set. The
geometry of my life revolves around your acute personality.
My love, if you do n ot meet me at parabola restaurant on
date 10 at sunset, when the sun is making an angle of
160 degrees, my heart would be like a solved polynomial
of degree 10. With love from your higher order derivatives
of maxima and minima, of an unknown function.

Yours ever loving,
Pythagoras

Hayride and Bonfire - A Sadist's View!

Friday, October 13, 2006

Man-eating Python!

The Magnetic Fridge!

Upto 40% more efficient. Might be the future of freezing!

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Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a new alloy that becomes cold when placed in a magnetic field. This alloy, a blend of cobalt, manganese, silicon and germanium, could lead to new refrigerators that are up to 40% more efficient than today’s conventional types, as well as a super-efficient air conditioning.
This is achieved due to the magnetocaloric effect (MCE), whereby a magnetic field causes certain materials to get warmer (a positive MCE) or cooler (a negative MCE). This effect has been known for over a century, but what makes this new development significant is it is the first of it’s type that is non-toxic, affordable and provides significant cooling at room temperature.

Combining this technology with new types of insulation, possibly developed using nanotechnology instead of chemicals, refrigerators of the future could be substantially more efficient than even the best models we have now, but there are many other possibilities, such as magnetic air conditioning.

'Meet the world' - A Flag Campaign

MEET THE WORLD

Icaro Doria is Brazilian, 25 and has been working for the magazine Grande Reportagem, in Lisbon, Portugal, for the last 3 years. He was the author of the flags campaign "Meet the World" that has been circulating the earth in chain letters via e-mail...

Angola

Brazil

Burkina

China

Colombia

European Union

Somalia

United States

Collected Einstein Quotes !!!

  • "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction."
  • "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
  • "Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love."
  • "I want to know God's thoughts; the rest are details."
  • "The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax."
  • "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
  • "The only real valuable thing is intuition."
  • "A person starts to live when he can live outside himself."
  • "I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice."
  • "God is subtle but he is not malicious."
  • "Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character."
  • "I never think of the future. It comes soon enough."
  • "The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility."
  • "Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing."
  • "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind."
  • "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
  • "Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds."
  • "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
  • "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."
  • "Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it."
  • "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources."
  • "The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education."
  • "God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically."
  • "The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking."
  • "Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal."
  • "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."
  • "The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible."
  • "We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
  • "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school."
  • "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."
  • "Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater."
  • "Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity."
  • "If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."
  • "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe."
  • "As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality."
  • "Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods."
  • "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
  • "In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep."
  • "The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."
  • "Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves."
  • "Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -- how passionately I hate them!"
  • "No, this trick won't work...How on earth are you ever going to explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love?"
  • "My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind."
  • "Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever."
  • "The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker."
  • "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence."
  • "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed."
  • "A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeeded be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death."
  • "The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge."
  • "Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion."
  • "You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat."
  • "One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for the examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration of any scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year."
  • "...one of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one's own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought."
  • "He who joyfully marches to music rank and file, has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, how violently I hate all this, how despicable and ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action. It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder."
  • "A human being is a part of a whole, called by us _universe_, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty."
  • "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." (Sign hanging in Einstein's office at Princeton)

The Good Wife's Guide!

I would have to say that we have come a long way indeed...without much ado:

1. Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have be thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospect of a good meal (especially his favourite dish) is part of the warm welcome needed.

2. Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.

3. Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.

4. Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Run a dustcloth over the tables.

5. Over the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering for his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.

6. Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Encourage the children to be quiet.

7. Be happy to see him.

8. Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.

9. Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.

10. Make the evening his. Never complain if he comes home late or goes out to dinner or other places of entertainment without you. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure and his very real need to be at home and relax.

11. Your goal: To try and make sure your home is a place of peace, order, and tranquillity where your husband can renew himself in body and spirit.

12. Don't greet him with complaints and problems.

13. Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or have him lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.

14. Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.

15. Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.

16. A good wife always knows her place.


Hee, Hee, Hee...Have a look!

Sunday, October 08, 2006

A guy's perspective...

At last a guy has taken the time to write this all down. Finally , the guys' side of the story.
Remember, these are our rules!

Please also note: These are ALL numbered "1" ON PURPOSE!

1. Men are NOT mind readers.

1. Sunday sports - It's like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.

1. Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want straightaway.
Let us be clear on this one:
Subtle hints do not work!
Strong hints do not work!
Obvious hints do not work!

Just say it!

1. 'Yes' and 'No' are perfectly Acceptable answers to almost every question.

1. Come to us with a problem only If you want help solving it. That's what we do. Sympathy is what your friends are for.

1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem . See a good doctor.

1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.
In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.

1. If you won't dress like the Victoria's Secret girls, Don't expect us
to act like soap opera guys.

1. If you think you're fat, you probably are. Don't ask us.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.

1. You can either ask us to do something Or tell us how you want it done. Not both.
If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach,
for example, is a fruit, not A color! Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no
idea what mauve is.

1. If it itches, it WILL BE scratched. We do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say "nothing," We will act like nothing's wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

1. I am in shape. Round IS a shape

1. Thank you for reading this.

I know, I would have to sleep on the couch tonight; But did you know men
really don't mind that? It's like camping and we do it all the time.

Friday, September 29, 2006

Ramlal: The unsung hero of Sholay

It's me again after a loooong time. This time I have a piece written by my colleague's wife (and a friend of course! Incidentally she is a pretty good writer as evident from this sample. Before I forget, her name is Shushma). I am sure almost all of the Indian populace have watched (may be too high an expectation, so let's make it 'heard') of 'Sholay'. For those who haven't, move fast as this is not gonna make much sense.

Anyway, enough bakar, here she goes:

Almost thirty years after its release, the blockbuster 'Sholay' still carries the same spell it made a debut with. Being India's first film in 70 mm with stereophonic sound, there would be hardly any such all-time-applauded movie. The film made use of several interesting innovations which include its spectacular cinematography; with shots panning over rocky heights and barren canyons, often under menacing clouds. It's worth saluting the director Ramesh Sippy for such a make.

The life-like portrayal of the characters in Sholay is perhaps what is never again seen in any other film. The names of each one of them, along with their idiosyncrasies have become a part of Indian day-to-day language. Who doesn't know of 'Soorma Bhopali' or 'Sambha', 'Kalia', 'Hariram Nai' or be it 'Angrezon ke zamane ka Jailor' or the obnoxious 'Mossi'. These lesser mortals of the movie too have become the lifetime legends in Hindi Film industry. What causes a pang of distress is that the most important character of the plot has always been left unnoticed. Not trying to pick out flaws, but yes, certainly it's time that the viewers pay due credit to this protagonist. 'Ramlal', the staunch man Friday of Thakur Baldev Singh has so many reasons to be celebrated till ages. You may wonder that what has this short, submissive, dhoti-clad and rarely speaking middle-aged man to do with heroics! Let's probe into details for the sake of this almost forgotten valour. I'm for sure elated in penning few of his numerous heroics which when considered, leaves Ramlal elevated to the highest levels of recognition. It's doubtful if even the story writers Salim-Javed could take note of Ramlal's ineffable contributions in the movie.

To begin with, the story hardly proceeds without Ramlal. How would have the Jailor reached Thakur's residence had Ramlal not gone to receive him at the station? Everything ends in the first reel itself; wherein the Jailor would have got lost into the jungles of 'Belapur', going insane or returning back without meeting the Thakur, and therefore no scene arise of Jai and Veeru being found.

One of the most famous dialogues of 'Sholay', (indeed of our lives too) that "Hum kaam sirf paison ke liye karte hain " (we work only for money), was vehemently voiced by Veeru. If mere at the utterance of the magical word 'Ramlal' had the 5000 Rupees not materialised, the story would have ended with Jai and Veeru returning to their petty ways of stealing. Thence, the terror of Gabbar would have been still rampant despite the best efforts of all concerned. Hail Ramlal the saviour!

In one famous scene, Thakur's hands were chopped mercilessly by the ferocious bandit Gabbar when he shouts " yeh haath mujhe de de thakur" (give me your hands Thakur). After losing both hands, Thakur Baldev Singh, the ex-cop couldn't even manage carrying his own self. Had Ramlal not been around, how could he ever think of punishing the villain! The loyal person, who was already his right hand, became both his hands . Jaya Bachchan as the 'bahu' (daughter-in-law) was too young to understand Thakur's frustrations. Ramlal was therefore solely responsible for keeping Thakur saheb sane.

Ramlal gave Jai and Veeru another 5000 when Thakur uttered just one word "Ramlal". This is the true sign of a banking ATM, where the entry of a pin ensures immediate flow of cash. Would it be any exaggeration to say that being 'Ramlal' gives him the credit for this discovery? (or at least for re-discovering it).

Here is one of the crucially significant acts of Ramlal. He stands being singularly responsible for saving Jaya Bachchan from the massacre at Thakur's bungalow by taking her to the temple. Had she not been saved, Jai would have decided to leave Ramgarh by tossing the coin and making the buffoon Veeru do as he said. Without Jaya Bachchan there would be no charm for Jai to stay at a place like Ramgarh and hunt for the brutal dacoit Gabbar; Ramlal maintains camaraderie of Jai and Veeru too. Ramlal's timely alert heralding the arrival of the 'Dakus' (dacoits) saved so many lives and casualties in Ramgarh - this has gone unrecorded yet in the annals of Bollywood history.

There could be marked just a few of the many traits that Ramlal has shown in the movie. This attempt at pointing out the slips of celluloid history should go a long way in making Ramlal a known person, and an integral part of the epic Sholay, in which he played an all powerful role.... without realising as such. Therefore it is time to give the hero his due, even after so many years.

Well noticed in Sholay was the flowing of cash just at the uttering of word 'Ramlal'. Why not pay this hero his due credit by calling ATMs as Ramlal? Or even a better tribute will be to open a 'Ramlal Bank' wherein its ATM will show-cast the picture of Sholay's Ramlal carrying money in hand. Would it be too much if I see some real Sholay-fan forming a 'Ramlal Club'? Curbing the endless we-should-do list for this simply great figure, let us vow, as the least, to give him his part of deserved fame and stardom. Ramlal shall remain, for the legion of his ever growing fans, the unsung, almost forgotten soldier of the epic masterpiece - Sholay.

Wayyy to go, Shushma. And thanks to Chair for providing the text of it.

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

RedHat - INEVITABLE

The Customer is in CHARGE...

Redhat - Truth Happens

One of the most popular advertisement by IBM for advancement of LINUX. Must say - Thumbs Up!

First They Ignore You...
Then They Laugh At You...
Then They Fight You...
Then You Win.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Prodigy -- Linux advertisement by IBM

Linux advertisement from IBM, released in September 2003. "The Future is Open"

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Some more of Hardcore :)...

1. Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from stop
producing tears. Try it next time you chop onions!!!!!!!!!!

2. Until babies are six months old, they can breathe and swallow at the
same time. Indeed convenient!

3. Offered a new pen to write with, 97% of all people will write their
own name.

4. Male mosquitoes are vegetarians. Only females bite.

5. The average person's field of vision encompasses a 200-degree wide
angle.

6. To find out if a watermelon is ripe, knock it, and if it sounds
hollow then it is ripe.

7. Canadians can send letters with personalized postage stamps showing
their own photos on each stamp.

8. Babies' eyes do not produce tears until the baby is approximately
six to eight weeks old.

9. It snowed in the Sahara Desert in February of 1979.

10. Plants watered with warm water grow larger and more quickly than
plants watered with cold water.

11. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in
your ear by 700 times.

12. Grapes explode when you put them in the microwave.

13. Those stars and colors you see when you rub your eyes are called
phosphenes.

14. Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears
never stop growing.

15. Everyone's tongue print is different, like fingerprints.

16. Contrary to popular belief, a swallowed chewing gum doesn't stay in
the gut. It will pass through the system and be excreted.

17. At 40 Centigrade a person loses about 14.4 calories per hour by
breathing.

18. There is a hotel in Sweden built entirely out of ice; it is rebuilt
every year.

19. Cats, camels and giraffes are the only animals in the world that
walk rightfoot, right foot,left foot, left foot, rather than right
foot,leftfoot...

20. Onions help reduce cholesterol if eaten after a fatty meal.

21. The sound you hear when you crack your knuckles is actually the
sound of nitrogen gas bubbles bursting.

Friday, September 15, 2006

Adieu 2005 IIT Madras

IIT Madras Graduands farewell in 2005, A Nice One...

Crazy Climber - Fundoo Video

crazy to the limit!!

Big Brother to the famous ' Spiderman'.

Saturday, September 09, 2006

SLOW DANCE


Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?

Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down.

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.


Do you run through each day
On the fly?

When you ask How are you?
Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done!
Do you lie in your bed

With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?

You'd better slow down

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.


Ever told your child,
We'll do it tomorrow?

And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die

Cause you never had time
To call and say,"Hi"

You'd better slow down.

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift....
Thrown away.

Life is not a race.

Do take it slower

Hear the music

Before the song is over.

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Hardcore Facts!!! (From Orkut)

If You yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced
enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
(Hardly seems worth it.)

If you farted continuously for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is
produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
(Now that's more like it!)

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body
to squirt blood 30 feet.
(O.M.G.!)

A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes.
(In my next life, I want to be a PIG.)

A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to
death. (Creepy.)
(I'm still not over the pig.)

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories a hour
(Don't try this at home,maybe at work)

The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to
its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off.
("Honey, I'm home. What the....?!")

The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It's like a human jumping
the length of a football field.
(30 minutes..lucky pig! Can you imagine?)

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.
(What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?)

Some lions mate over 50 times a day.
(I still want to be a pig in my next life...quality over quantity)

Butterflies taste with their feet.
(Something I always wanted to know.)

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
(Hmmmmmm......)

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than
left-handed people.
(If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)

Elephants are the only
animals that cannot jump.
(okay, so that would be a good thing)

A cat's urine glows under a black light.
(I wonder who was paid to figure that out?)

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
(I know some people like that.)

Starfish have no brains
(I know some people like that too.)

Polar bears are left-handed.
(If they switch, they'll live a lot longer)

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure.
(What about that pig???)

Now that you've smiled at least once, it's
your turn to spread these crazy facts and send this to someone you
want to bring a smile to (maybe even a chuckle)...

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Interesting Corporate Lessons

Corporate Lesson 1

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll give you $800 to drop that towel." After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 dollars and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, "Who was that?" "It was Bob the next door neighbor," she replies. "Great!" the husband says, "Did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?"

Moral of the story:If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.

Corporate Lesson 2

A priest offered a lift to a Nun. She got in and crossed her legs, forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident. After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. The nun said,"Father, remember Psalm 129?" The priest removed his hand. But,changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nunonce again said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?" The priest apologized "Sorry sister but the flesh is weak." Arriving at the convent, the nun went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to look up Psalm 129. It said, "Go forth and seek, further up, you will find glory."

Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you might miss a great opportunity.

Corporate Lesson 3

A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, "I'll give each of you just one wish" "Me first! Me first!" says the admin. clerk. "I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world." Poof! She's gone. "Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii,relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life." Poof! He's gone. "OK, you're up," the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, "I want those two back in the office after lunch."

Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.

Loved this one!!!

Corporate Lesson 4

A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A rabbit asked him,"Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?" The crow answered: "Sure, why not." So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested.A fox jumped on the rabbit and ate it.Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very high up.Corporate Lesson 5A turkey was chatting with a bull "I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, but I haven't got the energy." "Well, why don't you nibble on my droppings?" replied the bull. "They're packed with nutrients." The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.

Moral of the story: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it wont keep you there

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

20062006

Years come and go...
But today is a special day...
*20062006* Double match...
Once in a lifetime offer...
I hope you have a wonderful day!

Yeah, bull shits.

Sunday, June 18, 2006

Fairy Tales

not 1 or 2...I have 200 of them...get, set...go!

Grimm's Fairy Tales

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

A Man in a Balloon

A man in a hot air balloon realized that he was lost.
He reduced his altitude and spotted a woman below. He
descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you
help me? I promised a friend that I would meet him an
hour ago, but I don't know where I am."

The woman below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon
hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground.
You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and
between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."

"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist.

"I am," replied the woman, "How did you know?"

"Well," answered the balloonist," everything you told
me is probably technically correct, but I've no idea
what to make of your information. The fact is, I'm
still lost. Frankly, you haven't been much help at
all. If anything, you've delayed my trip."

The woman below responded, "You must be a manager."

"I am," replied the balloonist, " but how did you
know?"

"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are
or where you're going. You have risen to where you
are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a
promise, which you've no idea how to keep, and you
expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The
fact is that you are exactly in the same position you
were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my
fault."

Awesome. need I say something?
I also recall reading a very nice article in the Forbes magazine on a similar note. It was in jest yet a very purposeful one. I will give the links as soon as I get hold of it.

Update: Got the link...

Why your boss is overpaid?

Sample this - The ugly truth is that your boss is probably overpaid--and it's for your benefit, not his. Why? It might be because he isn't being paid for the work he does but, rather, to inspire you. In other words, we work our socks off in underpaying jobs in the hope that one day we'll win the rat race and become overpaid fat cats ourselves. Economists call this "tournament theory."

Tuesday, June 13, 2006

The Mouse Story

I received this as a forward from somebody. Normally these kind of mails are nearly spams and I delete them before I open one. This one somehow fitted with some of the happenings in my life, may be that's why I liked it. Anyway, here u go...

The Mouse Story

A mouse looked through the
crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package.

"What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered -
he was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap.

Retreating to the farmyard,
the mouse proclaimed the
warning to all his 'friends'.

"There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap
in the house!"

The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and
said, "Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you
but it is of no consequence to me.
I cannot be bothered by it."

The mouse turned to the pig and told him, "There is a
mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!"

The pig sympathized, but said,
"I am so very sorry, Mouse,
but there is nothing I can do about it but pray.
Be assured you are in my prayers."

The mouse turned to the cow and said, "There is a
mousetrap in the house!
There is a mousetrap in the house!"

The cow said, "Wow, Mr. Mouse.
I'm sorry for you,
but it's no skin off my nose."

So, the mouse returned to the house, head down and dejected,
to face the farmer's mousetrap-- alone.

That very night a sound was heard throughout the house --
like the sound of a mousetrap catching its prey.

The farmer's wife rushed to see what was caught. In the
darkness, she did not see it was a venomous snake
whose tail the trap had caught.

The snake bit the farmer's wife.
The farmer rushed her to the hospital and she returned home with a fever.
Everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup,
so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup's
main ingredient.

But his wife's sickness continued,
so friends and neighbors came
to sit with her around the clock.
To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig.

The farmer's wife did not get well; she died.
So many people came
for her funeral, the farmer
had the cow slaughtered to provide enough meat for all of them.

The mouse looked upon it all from his crack in the wall with great sadness.

So, the next time you hear someone is facing a problem and think it doesn't concern you,
well, think again!

We are all involved in this journey called life.
We must keep an eye out for one another and make an extra effort to encourage one another.

REMEMBER: Each of us is a VITAL thread in another person's tapestry; Our lives are woven together for a reason.

One of the best things to hold onto in this world is a friend.
Amen.

Monday, June 05, 2006

A little bit of Laugh...

All hell breaks loose!

The following is an actual question given on a University of
Washington chemistry final exam:

"Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs
heat)? Support your answer with a proof."

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's
Law (gas cools off when it expands and heats up when it is
compressed) or some variant.

One student, however, wrote the following:

"First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in
time. So, we need to know the rate that souls are moving into Hell
and the rate they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume
that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no
souls are leaving.

As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the
different religions that exist in the world today. Some of these
religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you
will go to Hell. Since there are more than one of these religions
and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can
project that all people and all souls go to Hell. With birth and
death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell
to increase exponentially.

Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because
Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure
in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand as souls
are added.

This gives us two possibilities:

1 - If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which
souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will
increase until all Hell breaks loose.

2 - Of course, if Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the
increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will
drop until Hell freezes over.

So which is it?

If we accept the postulate given to me by Ms. Therese Banyan
during my Freshman year "That it will be a cold night in Hell
before I sleep with you," and take into account the fact that I
still have not succeeded in having sexual relations with her, then,
#2 cannot be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic."

The student got the only A.



Surrogate Father...

The Smiths had no children and decided to use a proxy father to
start their family. On the day the proxy father was to arrive, Mr.
Smith kissed his wife and said, "I'm off. The man should be here
soon".

Half an hour later, just by chance, a door-to-door baby
photographer rang the doorbell, hoping to make a sale.

"Good morning madam. You don't know me, but I've come
to...."

"Oh, no need to explain. I've been expecting you," Mrs Smith cut
in.

"Really?" the photographer asked. "Well, good! I've made a
specialty of babies."

"That's what my husband and I had hoped. Please come in and have
a seat. Just where do we start?" asked Mrs Smith, blushing.

"Leave everything to me. I usually try two in the bathtub, one
on the couch and perhaps a couple on the bed. Sometimes the living
room floor is fun too; you can really spread out."

"Bathtub, living room floor? No wonder it didn't work for Harry
and me.

"Well, madam, none of us can guarantee a good one every time.
But if we try several different positions and I shoot from six or
seven angles, I'm sure you'll be pleased with the results."

"I hope we can get this over with quickly," gasped Mrs
Smith.

"Madam, in my line of work, a man must take his time. I'd love
to be in and out in five minutes, but you'd be disappointed with
that, I'm sure."

"Don't I know!!" Mrs Smith exclaimed.

The photographer opened his briefcase and pulled out a portfolio
of his baby pictures. "This was done on the top of a bus in
downtown London."

"Oh my!!" Mrs Smith exclaimed, tugging at her handkerchief.

"And these twins turned out exceptionally well when you consider
their mother was so difficult to work with." The photographer
handed Mrs Smith the picture.

"She was difficult?" asked Mrs Smith.

"Yes, I'm afraid so I finally had to take her to Hyde Park to
get the job done right. People were crowding around four and five
deep, pushing to get a good look."

"Four and five deep?" asked Mrs Smith, eyes widened in
amazement.

"Yes," the photographer said. "And for more than three hours
too. The mother was constantly squealing and yelling. I could
hardly concentrate. Then darkness approached and I began to rush my
shots. Finally, when the squirrels began nibbling on my equipment I
just packed it all in."

Mrs Smith leaned forward. "You mean they actually chewed on
your, er..,um.., ah.... equipment?"

"That's right. Well madam, if you're ready, I'll set up my
tripod so that we can get to work."

"Tripod??" Mrs Smith looked extremely worried now.

"Oh yes, I have to use a tripod to rest my Canon on. It's much
too big for me to hold while I'm getting ready for action. Madam?
Madam?

Good Grief, she's fainted!!


Time to thank your stars...seriously.

Hustle Rant looks at your stars for a special, year round valid
horoscope. If you did not believe before that your fate is
inextricably linked to the stars, now you will.

Aquarius - January 20 to February 18.

You have an inventive mind and are inclined to be progressive.
You lie a great deal. On the other hand you tend to be careless and
impractical, causing you to make the same mistakes again and again.
People think you are stupid.

Pisces - February 19 to March 20.

You have a vivid imagination and often think you are being
followed by MI5 of the Special Branch. You have minor influence
over your associates and people resent you flaunting your power.
You lack confidence and are generally a coward. Pisces people do
terrible things to small animals.

Aries - March 21 to April 19.

You are the pioneer type and hold most people in contempt. You
are quick tempered, impatient and scornful of people. You are not
very nice.

Taurus - April 20 to May 20.

You are practical and persistent. You have a dogged
determination and work like a bull. Most people think you are
stubborn and bull headed. You are a communist.

Gemini - May 21 to June 20.

You are a quick and intelligent thinker. People like you.
However, you are inclined to expect too much from too little. This
means you are cheap. Geminis are known for commiting incest.

Cancer - June 21 to July 22.

You are sympathetic and understanding to other people's
problems. They think you are a sucker. You are always putting
things off. That's why you'll never make anything out of yourself.
Most people on the dole are Cancer.

Leo - July 23 to August 22.

You consider yourself a born leader. Others think you are pushy.
Most Leo people are bullies. You are vain and dislike honest
criticism. Your arrogence is disgusting. Leo people are
thieves.

Virgo - August 23 to September 22.

You are the logical type and hate disorder. This nit picking is
sickening your freinds. You are cold, unemotional and sometimes
fall asleep when you are making love. Virgos make good bus
drivers.

Libra - September 23 to October 22.

You are the artistic type and have difficulty with reality.
Chances of monetary gain are excellent. Most Libra women are
prostitutes. All Libra people die of veneral disease.

Scorpio - October 23 to November 21.

You are shrewd in business and cannot be trusted. You will
acheive the pinnacle of succss because of your total lack of
ethics. Most Scorpio people are murdered.

Saggitarius - November 22 to December 21.

You are optimistic and enthusiastic. You have a reckless
tendancy to rely on luck since you lack talent. The majority of
Saggitarians are drunks or dope fiends or both. People laugh at you
a great deal.

Capricorn - December 23 to January 19.

You are conservative and afraid of taking risks. You don't do
much of anything and are lazy. There has never been a Capricorn of
much importance. Capricorns should avoid standing still too long as
they take root and turn into trees.



15 Degrees...


This is the transcript of an ACTUAL radio conversation of a US
naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland
in October 1995.

Radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations
10-10-95.

Americans: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to
avoid a collision.

Canadians: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the
South to avoid a collision.

Americans: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again,
divert YOUR course.

Canadians: No. I say again, you divert YOUR course.

Americans: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS ENTERPRISE,THE
LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES' ATLANTIC FLEET. WE ARE
ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS AND NUMEROUS
SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES
NORTH, THAT'S ONE FIVE DEGREES NORTH, OR COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE
UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.

Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call.



Letter from College...

Dear Mother and Dad,

It has been nearly three months since I left for college. I have
been remiss in writing, and I am very sorry for my thoughtlessness
in not having written before. I will bring you up to date now; but,
before you read on, please sit down. You are not to read any
further unless you are sitting down. Okay.

Well, then, I am getting along pretty well now. The skull
fracture and the concussion I got when I jumped out of the window
of my dormitory when it caught fire shortly after my arrival are
pretty well healed now. I only spent two weeks in the hospital, and
now I can see almost normally and only get those sick headaches
once a day.

Fortunately, the fire in the dormitory and my jump were
witnessed by an attendant at the gas station near the dorm, and he
was the one who called the Fire Department and the ambulance. He
also visited me at the hospital; and, since I had nowhere to live
because of the burnt out dormitory, he was kind enough to invite me
to share his apartment with him. It's really a basement room, but
it's kind of cute. He is a very fine boy, and we have fallen deeply
in love and are planning to get married. We haven't set the exact
date yet, but it will be before my pregnancy begins to show.

Yes, Mother and Dad, I am pregnant. I know how much you are
looking forward to being grandparents, and I know you will welcome
the baby and give it the same love and devotion you gave me when I
was a child. The reason for the delay in our marriage is that my
boyfriend has some minor infection which prevents us from passing
our premarital blood tests, and I carelessly caught it from him.
This will soon clear up with the penicillin injections I am now
taking daily.

I know you will welcome him into our family with open arms. He
is kind; and, although not well educated, he is ambitious. Although
he is of a different race and religion than ours, I know your
oft-expressed tolerance will not permit you to be bothered by the
fact that his skin color is somewhat darker than ours. I am sure
you will love him as I do. His family background is good too, for I
am told that his father is an important gun bearer in the village
in Africa from which he comes.

Now that I have brought you up to date, I want to tell you that
there was no dormitory fire, I did not get a concussion or a skull
fracture, I was not in the hospital, I am not pregnant, I am not
engaged, I do not have syphilis, and there is no one in my life.
However, I am getting a "D" in History and an "F" in Science, and I
wanted you to see these marks in the proper perspective.

Your loving daughter,

Edna