Non-news of the day…
"I don't want Mody as my prime minister" - Amartya Sen
(Me: Whoever asked for his opinion and who is he to say or decide who should or shouldn't be our PM in a democracy where anyone with a majority public mandate can rule? He shot to fame only after he received the Nobel prize – I think jointly with an American - for economics. At least I had not heard of his name ere his laureate prize. I, for one, hold that economics is dismal science. I would very much like to know from this worthy if he has a sure-fire panacea for the country's economic ills without couching his proposals with ifs and buts. And because it is a democracy, albeit sham or non-functioning, the clamour by lot many people against Rahul becoming PM is untenable. Nobel prize for economics should be abolished).
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Line Maro
You shouldn't wear makeup. It's messing with perfection!
(Me: And without her makeup, you wouldn't recognize her…!)
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Mindchow
The victor belongs to the spoils.
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From the world of science…
What conditions have been improved by ecklonia cava?
Ecklonia cava has the most impressive credentials of any polyphenol known. It has been known to benefit fibromyalgia, brain function, arthritis, inflammation, neuralgia, neuropathy, allergies, asthma, heart disease, cholesterol, high blood pressure, erective dysfunction
(Me: Wow – a wonder discovery this Ecklonia cava!)
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Capasaicin, a chemical found in green chillies helps fight against prostrate cancer: study.
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Black pepper increases the hydrochloric acid secretion in stomach, improving digestion.
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Weird world…
German tourists strips, plunge into Swiss fountain
A group of overweight German tourists raised eyebrows on a trip to Switzerland – when they stripped off and plunged into a fountain to cool down.
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Dubai 'pardons' Norwegian rape victim…
Horror law: The woman was charged of having sex outside marriage, which is illegal according to the Shariat-influenced law in the Emirate. A Norwegian woman in a rape case in Dubai said she was pardoned Monday of an extramarital sex charge in the emirae and allowed to fly home, ending a four-month ordeal.
(News courtesy: Mumbai Mirror 23/7/13)
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Robbers force victims to give them Ramzan feeds…
Islamabad: Robbers stormed a home in the Pakistani capital, beat up the family and made off with valuables worth Rs.3 million after forcing the women of the house to prepare 'sehri' or the pre-dawn meal in the month of Ramzan.
(yep, criminals have no religious beliefs…)
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After six months in coma, she monkeys around..
Members of People for Animals (PFA) rescued Jhumri, a baby monkey that fell off a tree last year near Bangalore. Six months later, when everyone had long given up hope of her recovery, she regained consciousness, but has lost her eyesight. In the beginning, she found it difficult to eat and even fumbled while walking. A team of PFA members then began training her from scratch. Six months on, it is amazing what she can do, including sensing a rope in front of her some distance away and neatly jumping on to it.
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Cartoon quip..
Woman carrying a placard: "Ladies bars are exploitative!"
And a man's placard: "At Rs.500 for a beer they sure are!
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One woman to another: "It was a simple wedding ceremony. I wrote my own vows and he texted 'I do' from the golf course."
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A young woman was very interested in marrying a wealthy old gentleman. After he proposed she suggested, "we might even have some children!"
The old gentleman replied, "Oh no, my parents won't let me."
"Who are your parents?" asked the young woman.
He replied, "Mother Nature and Father Time."
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Fact of the matter.
The Romans did not use soap. To get rid of sweat and grime, they would cover themselves with oil and then scrape off the oil with a special scraper made of metal, wood or bone called a strigil. Nitrum, probably either potassium or sodium carbonate, was burned and rubbed on the teeth to restore colour.
(Me: This is for those who swear, old is gold!).
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Think it over..
"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page" – Saint Augustine.
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Tongue very much in cheek…
"The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions" – Dwight D. Eisenhower.
(Me: But very true, too)
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