Tuesday, August 30, 2011
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
I very recently heard a quip that we Indians are a nation full of people who just love their "shortcuts" (a method, procedure, policy, etc., that reduces the time or energy needed to accomplish something. ref:dictionary.com.)...... so are we just improving our individual efficacy/productivity when we jump traffic signals,break queues,pay bribes etc etc?????
Today it finally dawned upon me after so many years....a fine print rider which accompanies every Indian drivers licence and every Indian motor registration: "You are entitled to stop your vehicle in the middle of any 2 way narrow road for upwards of 5 minutes and have your private conversation with any citizen of India who may be a pedestrian or a fellow motorist".
A paraprosdokian....
A paraprosdokian (from Greek "παρα-", meaning "beyond" and "προσδοκία", meaning "expectation") is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part.
"If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate." — Henry J. Tillman
"I belong to no organized party. I am a Democrat." — Will Rogers
"She got her good looks from her father, he's a plastic surgeon." — Groucho Marx
"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it." — Groucho Marx
"One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got in my pajamas I don't know." — Groucho Marx
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." — Groucho Marx
"When I was 10 I beat up the school bully. His arms were in casts. That's what gave me the courage." — Emo Philips
"If I could say a few words, I would be a better public speaker." — Homer Simpson
"If I am reading this graph correctly, I would be very surprised." — Stephen Colbert
"Mark my words. No, Mark, I really need my words." — Stephen Colbert
"I show up at the party, bear with me. That's it. I get there and I have a bear with me." — Little Britain
"If all the girls at Vassar were laid end to end, I wouldn't be surprised." — Dorothy Parker
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out." — Bill Hicks
A group of 40 years old buddies discussed where they should meet for dinner.
Finally it was agreed upon that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the waitress's there had low cut blouses and were very young.
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10 years later at 50 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner.
Finally it was agreed that they should meet atthe Ocean View restaurant because the food there was very good and the wine selection was good also.
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10 years later at 60 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner.
Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because they could eat there in peace and quiet and the restaurant had a beautiful view of the ocean.
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10 years later, at 70 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner.
Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the restaurant was wheel chair accessible and they even had an elevator.
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10 years later, at 80 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner.
Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because they had never been there before !!!!!!!!!!!! !
Finally it was agreed upon that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the waitress's there had low cut blouses and were very young.
______________________________________
10 years later at 50 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner.
Finally it was agreed that they should meet atthe Ocean View restaurant because the food there was very good and the wine selection was good also.
_____________________________________
10 years later at 60 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner.
Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because they could eat there in peace and quiet and the restaurant had a beautiful view of the ocean.
_________________________________________________________
10 years later, at 70 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner.
Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the restaurant was wheel chair accessible and they even had an elevator.
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10 years later, at 80 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner.
Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View restaurant because they had never been there before !!!!!!!!!!!! !
Minor Observation of the Moment....
Laughing so hard that your stomach hurts and your face aches is the most cathartic / rejuvenating activity ever!
To quote Stephen Chbosky, "Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons."
dream pun:
A guy goes to a psychiatrist.
"Doc, I keep having these alternating recurring dreams.
First I'm a teepee, then I'm a wigwam,
then I'm a teepee, then I'm a wigwam.
It's driving me crazy.
What's wrong with me?"
The doctor replies,
"It's very simple.
You're two tents (too tense)."
http://www.worlddreambank. org/2/2PUN.HTM
actvity of the day....
saw a civet (its shiny button eyes mostly) up a tall tree (thanks to our neighbours) and then remembered the movie the bucket list and kopi luwak , one of the most expensive coffees of the world and how the coffee is prepared from the partially digested berries defecated by the civet.
more wisdom for the day
"You know your children have grown up, when they stop asking where they came from, and refuse to tell you where they are going."
wisdom for the day
“We do not grow absolutely, chronologically. We grow sometimes in one dimension, and not in another; unevenly. We grow partially. We are relative. We are mature in one realm, childish in another. The past, present, and future mingle and pull us backward, forward, or fix us in the present. We are made up of layers, cells, constellations.”
—Anais Nin
a twist
Descartes walks into a bar
and the bartender says,
“Hey, Descartes! Can I get you a drink?”
And Descartes says, “I think not,”
and disappears.
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