Commenting on my recent post on the work ethics – or the lack of them – of government and nationalized bank employees, an fb friend said, contrary to popular perception, his father was an exception and works hard.
Maybe yes, but a parent can hardly be expected to confide in his/her hero-worshipping progenies the kind of work shirker, time-waster or clock-watcher s/he is or that he makes his pile of dough through dubious means.
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The two subjects me despise most are economics and statistics: I hold that economics is a dismal science as its principles are no more than theories, unworkable or that may or may not work dependent on the happening or not happening of myriad imponderables. Besides, economic theories keep changing with time.
And with a given statistical information, you can selectively use it to buttress any of your for or against argument. As a newspaper reader for decades, one would be amazed at the way the papers juggle statistical data. For instance, a couple of days my fav paper, that keeps boasting ad nauseam it is the largest broadsheet newspaper in the world, said its current readership, at 8.7 million, is more than double the combined readership of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed ones. One can also look at the data in another way: in a country of 1.2 billion its readership figure is less than 0.75% of the population. And also comment, charitably or uncharitably, that newspaper readership continues to shows a rising trend in India - when newspapers around the world are shutting shop - only because of the country's – a COUNTRY! - abysmal internet penetration!
Hilariously, the using the same data, HT, a very distant second, claims it is second largest and fastest growing in India, while Mumbai Mirror, at 3rd overall, says it is the largest circulating tabloid in the country! Although their claims are true, it has to be seen against the facts that most of HT's circulation comes via subscription @ less than 30 Paise per copy (or 100 rupees a year), and the papers raddi fetches a much higher return, while MM is "bundled" (for FREE) with the city's – and country's – topdog TOI…
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Weird world…
My brother is a fake pilot, Bandra doc alleges…
A doctor from Bandra has written to Air India and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the civil aviation regulatory, alleging that her own brother, a pilot with the national carrier, is in fact a college dropout who used fake HSC certificates to get his pilot's licence.
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Cop trips on petrol pump kerb, sues owner…
London: A female police officer n England is suing a petrol station owner after tripping and injuring her leg and wrist on a kerb on his property while responding to reports of a break-in. The chairman of the Norfolk Police Federation said, "All members of the public, regardless of what profession, can claim litigation against people and against firms – that's why everyone has insurance.
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Escort tries to eat date's genitals after dinner...
An escort alleged started growling like an animal before trying to eat her date's penis and testicles after a romantic meal. Police claim, the lady was high on a cocktail of ecstasy, marijuana and booze when she attacked the man in a hotel room in Orlando, Florida...
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Health tips.
The beta cyanin in beetroot helps detox the liver.
Lemon juice prevents dehydration and shock in case of diarrhea.
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Foods that look harmless could be killing your sex life. A list of libido busters in both men and women, of course ONLY if over-consumed: (1) Cheese (2) Aerated rinks, (3) Artificial sweeteners, (4) Chinese food, (5) Crisps and chips, (6) MSG – Monosodium glutamate used as a food additive in packaged foods and at restaurants to impart a certain flavor and taste profile, (7) Coffee and (8) Poor quality oils such as canola and other processed vegetable oils which are prone to oxidation, causing free radicals in the body.
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What foods contain the most hidden sugars?
Watch for hidden sugars in pasta sauce, ketchup, granola bars, canned vegetables, canned soup and bread. 1 slice of bread may contain 1 or 2 tsp of sugar. Many processed foods contain sugar.
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Pun Fun at its best…
Tweet of the day: "@RofIndian BREAKING: Being a Gandhi, Varun to adopt new and revolutionary Gandhian methods like Danda March, Assault Satyagraha and Uncivil Disobedience"
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"We have two test tubes here," said the professor of IVF studies. "They contain two carefully synthesized ingredients that we can now use to create a human life. Solution A is a genetically engineered copy of all the ingredients in the female ovum, while Solution B replicates the active ingredients in male spermatozoa. "If I mix them in this aseptic glass container a new human life will be conceived. Now any question?"
"Could you possibly give us a demonstration?" asked an awed member of the audience.
"I'm sorry, not tonight," said the professor, "Solution A has a headache."
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Off the cuff…
Q: What lies on its back, a hundred feet in the air?
A: A dead centipede.
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Line Maro
Your eyes sparkle like diamonds
(Me: they are as hard to get toooo)
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Tongue very much in cheek…
"I'm not sure what's wrong – but probably it's your fault" – Anonumous
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Quote of our times…
"Sometimes I am confused whether our news channels are not actually general entertainment channels in disguise" – Ayaz Memon, writer-commentator.
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Shakespeare was a tax evader and black marketer!
Bad Bard! William Shakespeare was repeatedly dragged before te courts and fines for illegally hoarding food during times of shortage, and even threatened with jail for evading his taxes – a new study. "There was another side to Shakespeare besides the brilliant playwright – as a ruthless business who did all he could to avoid taxes, maximize profits at others' expense and exploit the vulnerable – while writing plays about their plight to entertain them," said Jayne Archer, researcher in Renaissance literature at Aberystwyth University.
(Me: But above everything else, he was a human being first and foremost with all his vile emotions and weaknesses…)
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A warm human interest story…
27-year-old man who had a full-face transplant marries burn victim.
Houston: A 27-year-old North Texas man, who as one of the first to receive a full face transplant in the US, has married another burn patient, transforming their pain into bliss.
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