Weird world
Millionaire spends Rs.2.8 crores on single round of champagne for his VIP guests.
A British millionaire wowed his GIP guests when he splashed out on Pounds sterling 333,000 on just a single round of champagne for them. Charles Shaker shocked his VIP guests at an exclusive bash in Monte Carlo to celebrate the recent Monaco Grand Prix when 12 waiters appeared carrying nine different sized bottles as well as a golden bucket filled with Armand de Brignac Brutt – the Gold Dynastie collection – which weighed over 100 pounds. The amount of champagne was equal to 109 standard bottles.
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Hoax mermaid documentary gets 3.6 million viewers.
An Animal Plant 'documentary' got the channel its biggest audience in 17 years, and triggered quite a buzz on Twitter. But the Sunday docu about the existence of mermaids was nothing but a box.
(Me: There is no dearth of the incredulous on the Planet)
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Bucket list wish lands two US women in jail.
Ocala: Two long-time friends ended up in jail in central Florida thanks to a "bucket list" that included stealing from a store. Police say Andrea M, 36, and Jennifer M, 38, face petty theft charges after stealing bathing suits and beef jerky during a trip to Wal-Mart on Wednesday.
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Odisha girl, 11, burnt to death by friends' mothers.
Her 'crime': revealing that two of her friends had stolen pomegranates from a garden; cops arrest the moms after girl dies.
Man with flowers on his head, to wife: "My doctor says it's a severe case of spring fever. My boss says it's proof that I'm a blooming idiot.
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From the world of science…
Worldwide coastal habitat depletion, pollution and rampant harvesting mainly for use in Asian traditional medicine, have made several seahorse species vulnerable to extinction.
(Me: We Indians, as usual, take strong exception to the last conclusion, and say this is all western propaganda to malign our centuries-old alternative therapy medicine.!!)
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What's the best way to keep pollen out of my home?
Keep your windows closed to keep the pollen outside on days when the pollen count is high.
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The lycopene in tomato juice lowers the risk of prostate cancer.
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Salty midnight snacks can give you a swollen face in the morning. Reach for a piece of fruit instead.
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Good health and job 'key to happiness'
(Me: At least here there's no second opinion)
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Soon, unlimited number of red blood cells can be created in lab.
Washington: Researchers have identified a novel approach to create an unlimited number of human red blood cells and platelets in vitro.
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Dinesh: Hey, do you want to hear a construction joke?
Suiresh: Sure Dinesh, I'd love to hear it.
Dinesh: Sorry mister, you'll have to wait because I'm still working on it!
Tongue very much in cheek..
The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.
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"Ideas are like pizza dough, made to be tossed around" – Anna Quinolen
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Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed of checks (cheques)!
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"The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all" – Mark Twain.
(Me: not in a many democracy where once the public cast their votes, the elected representatives become the ultimate deciding authority on what and what not to do, and how and how not to do anything)
Line Maro
Let's commit the perfect crime: I'll steal your heart, and you steel mine.
(Me: Sorry, boss, hers is already stolen)
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Deft definition of a spouse: Someone who'll stand by you through all the trouble you wouldn't have had if you'd stayed single.
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