Think it over…
"The uncertainty of the danger belongs to the essence of terrorism" – Jurgen Habermas
Word of the day…
Crush space: The areas in a stadium that is designed to handle large crowds before and after an event and during intermissions.
(Me: The Mumbai local trains carry 'crush loads" 24-hr-a-day)
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Cartoon quip on over-crowded local trains that cause ten deaths a day…
"This is not even 'cattle class' – it's 'QATL' class!
(Me: QATL, in Hindi, means cold murder)
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This's bizarre!
Mum takes public loo roll home
A mother-of-two gets her kids to take public toilet rolls to use at home. Keeley Newstead, who has kids Kyle, 15, and six-year-old Declan, rations toilet paper at home. She said, "Always look out for spare loo rolls in public toilets. There's often one on the top of the tank so put it in your bag."
(Me: A v.v.v.v. rare exception to the role model image of mums…)
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Weird world…
Burglars steal jukebox thinking it's an ATM machine.
The San Diego police are currently on the hunt for two burglers who broke into a Hooters restaurant and stole a juke box thinking it might by an ATM machine.
(Me: To those who came in late, juke box is an electrical contraption where you inserted a coin, pressed the relevant button and it played your favourite song, in the good old days…)
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Health news…
How does COQ10 work to extend life span?
Present in every cell in the body, COQ10 helps the mitochondria portion of the cell burn energy more effectively. Though COQ10 is known for protecting the heart, it also protects every cell in the body, thereby potentially extending life span.
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Wearing hells throws your balance off centre, makes your walk unnatural and leads to back problems.
(Me: This is a cry in the wilderness, for whoever wants to listen??)
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Doctor: How is your headache now?
Patient: Oh, she is out of town!
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Man to wife: "My employer has an early retirement program, but most people just run out screaming and never look back"
(Me: Most employees do want to run out but hold back their urge, for economic reasons).
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News of the day…
French education minister plans to cut summer holidays…
Paris: As part of a massive overhaul of the French education system, education minister Vincent Peilon has announced his plan to cut the sacrosanct two-month summer school break to six weeks.
(Me: The French minister deserves a big applause. In India, besides the schools and college, even the law courts have such vacation when there are mountains of pending court cases. Our Government and bank holidays should also be pruned drastically, as we have too many of them)
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Tongue very much in cheek…
"Power corrupts. Knowledge is power. Study hard. Be evil" – Anonymous.
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A pretty old joke worth recalling…
A guy is reading the newspaper when his wife walks up behind him and smacks him on the back of the head with a frying pan.
"Ouch! What was that for?" he cries.
She says, "I found a piece of paper in your pocket with 'Miranda' written on it."
He says, "Jees, honey, remember last week I went to the track" 'Miranda' was the name of the horse I beg on." She shrugs and walks away.
Three days later, when he's reading the paper, she walks up behind him and smacks him on the back of the head again with the frying pan.
"What was that for?" he asks, rubbing his head.
"Your horse called," she answers.
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"If you see fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud" – Nassim Nicholas Taler
(Me: Naturally, a pot cannot call the kettle black…)
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