Feb 3

Have you ever thought why…….. 1 means “one”, and 2 means “two”?

The roman numerals are easy to understand but what was the logic behind the phonecian numbers?



It’s all about angles !

 

It’s the number of angles.

If one writes the numbers down (see below) on a piece of paper in their older forms, one quickly sees why.

I have marked the angles with “o”s.

No 1 has one angle.
No 2 has two angles.
No 3 has three angles.
etc.

and “O” has no angles


Interesting, isn’t it?

 

An ancient phonecian manuscript explains this and I thought it to be fascinating

 

 

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Feb 3

Category

Rest ofIndia

Bangalore


Foot path

For pedestrians

For two-wheelers

Autos

Run on Petrol/CNG

Run on Kerosene
/LPG

Places where you can fill petrol/Diesel

Petrol Pumps

Petrol Bunks (or Banks)

How do cops stop your vehicle

Wave hand

Stand in front of the moving vehicle

Bribe paid to police if caught without documents

100 Fixed rate

100 normally, 200 or more if you are an IT/Call centre guy.

Worst Enemy

Pakistan

TamilNadu

Most Hated person

Pervez Musharraf

Deve Gowda

Reasons for rioting

Religion/ sacking of cricket player

Water

Favourite pastime of residents

Discussing why politicians suck/ why Sourav was dropped?.

Counting potholes
Front Page news How their undercover reporters exposed MP’s.(Note: Bury the story if your channel/newspaper doesn’t have the exclusive). Reporting number of Potholes especially ones that lie in the way of Mr. Narayan Murthy/ The Prasad Biddappa(who is he?) summer/winter/ monsoon fashion tips.
What News Paper editorials talk about Is dropping Ganguly good or bad for Indian cricket?. How closing pubs at 11 affect the IT industry.

English Spoken

With regional accent

With California / New York accent.

Languages Spoken

Hindi/English/ Regional

Every language on the planet.

Reasons for traffic Jams

Cows on the road

Flyover construction/ VIP visiting Infosys/ Infosys buses

Land grabbers

Mafia/Politicians

Software Firms

Historical Sites

Statues/ Buildings/ Temples

Half constructed Flyovers.

Frequent Complaints about Govt Departments

Corrupt/ Lazy etc

Don’t have websites, Emails bounce


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Feb 3
funny quotes
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” Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?”

“It’s amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world everyday always just exactly fits the newspaper.”

“If it were not for Thomas Edison, we would all be watching television in the dark.”

“Computers will never take the place of books. You can’t stand on a floppy disk to reach a high shelf.”

“An consultant is someone who takes a subject you understand and makes it sound confusing.”

“Love is so confusing - you tell a girl she looks great and what’s the first thing you do?Turn out the lights! ”

“I don’t suffer from stress. I’m a carrier.”

“The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things.”

“I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.”

“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.”

“Never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference.”

“The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot; The guy who invented the other three, he was the genius. “

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Jan 9
RHYTHM
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******

God saw me hungry, he created pizza .

He saw me thirsty, he created Pepsi .

He saw me in dark, he created light .

He saw me without problems, he created YOU.

******

Twinkle Twinkle little star

You should know what you are

And once you know what you are

Mental hospital is not so far.

******

The rain makes all things beautiful.

The grass and flowers too.

If rain makes all things beautiful

Why doesn’t it rain on you?

******

Roses are red, Violets are blue

Monkeys like u should be kept in zoo.

Don’t feel so angry you will find me there too

Not in cage but laughing at you.

******

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Jan 9
FUNNY INTERVIEW
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One young man went for an IAS Interview.
“When did India get independence?” He was asked.
“The efforts began a few years earlier and final result was in 1947″ He replied.
“Who was responsible for our independence?”
“There were so many. Whom to mention? If I name one, it will be a injustice to another. ” He replied.
“Is corruption the number one enemy in our country?”
“Some research is going on the subject and I can answer with certainly only after seeing the report” He replied.
The interview board was very pleased with his original and thoughtful answers and asked him not to reveal the questions to others,
since they were planning to ask the same questions.
When he went out naturally others were curious to know what was asked. He politely declined, but one persistent Santa would not leave him.
“At least tell me the answers” he pleaded, and our friend obliged.
Then it was the turn of this Santa. When he went inside, since his resume was slightly illegible, the board member asked him.”
By the way, what is your date of birth?”
He replied, ” The effort began a few years earlier and final result was in 1947.”
Somewhat puzzled, they asked another clarification. “What is your fathers name?”
He replied, “There were so many. Whom to mention”. If I name one, it will be injustice to another”.
The interviewer was incensed.
” Hey! Are you mad or what?”
He replied. “Some research is going on the subject. I can answer with certainty only after seeing the report .”
I wrote your name on sand it got washed.
I wrote your name in air, it was blown away. Then
I wrote your name on my heart & I got Heart Attack.

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Jan 9
INTERESTING
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The greatest handicap - Fear

The best day - Today

Hardest thing to do - To begin

Easiest thing to do - Finding faults

Most useless asset - Pride

Most useful asset - Humility

Most disagreeable person - The complainer

Great need - Common sense

Meanest feeling - Regret at another’s success

Best gift - Forgiveness

The hardest & most painful to accept - Defeat

The greatest knowledge - Experience

The greatest thing - LOVE

The greatest success in the world - PEACE OF MIND

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Jan 9
BY Swami Vivekananda
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When I Asked God for Strength
He Gave Me Difficult Situations to Face

When I Asked God for Brain & Brown
He Gave Me Puzzles in Life to Solve

When I Asked God for Happiness
He Showed Me Some Unhappy People

When I Asked God for Wealth
He Showed Me How to Work Hard

When I Asked God for Favors
He Showed Me Opportunities to Work Hard

When I Asked God for Peace
He Showed Me How to Help Others

God Gave Me Nothing I Wanted
He Gave Me Everything I Needed

- Swami Vivekananda

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Dec 21
When to study
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When to study

Usually a student is blamed if she/he fails to secure pass marks. But we, students, sometimes think that it is not the fault of a student if one fails because a year has only 365 days. Sunday - 52 Sundays in a year (they are meant for rest and watching TV) the remaining days are 313. Summer Holidays - 60 days (weather is so hot and it`s difficult to study). Eight hours of daily sleep, which means 122 days in a year what is left is 131 days. An hour, daily for conversation (man is a social being) which means 15 days. The rest are 116. Two hours every day for food and other delicacies, which means 30 days, leaving only 86. One hour for playing and other work everyday that means 15 days. The balance ? Well 71. Examination days, per year, at least 21 days . The leftover are 50. Winter vacation, festivals, parties, picnics and other holidays - 40 days What remains are 10 days. For sickness, at least 6 days. The rest 4 days - movies at least three days. The remainder is one day. Only one day left for annual days. So will our teachers kindly tell us when to study so as to fare well in exams?

Hope you liked the joke.Do comment!!

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Dec 16
INTERESTING FACTS
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Some interesting facts
A zebra is white with black stripes.
All the planets in our solar system rotate anticlockwise, except Venus. It is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
Hummingbirds are the only animal that can also fly backwards.
Insects do not make noises with their voices. The noise of bees, mosquitoes and other buzzing insects is caused by rapidly moving their wings.
The cockroach is the fastest animal on 6 legs covering a meter a second.
The word “listen” contains the same letters as the word “silent“.
The only 2 animals that can see behind itself without turning it’s head are the rabbit and the parrot.
A ‘jiffy’ is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
India invented the Number System. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.
The whip makes a cracking sound because its tip moves faster than the speed of sound.
A hippopotamus can run faster than a man.
India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history.
‘Hippopotomonstroses quippedaliophobia’ is the fear of long words.
Didaskaleinophobia is the fear of going to school.
Phobatrivaphobia is a fear of trivia about phobias!!
It is impossible to lick your elbow. (We know you gonna try this!!!)
A snail can sleep for 3 years. (Wow, lucky chap he?)
The names of the continents all end with the same letter with which they start
In 1883 the explosion of the volcano Krakatoa put so much dust into the earth’s atmosphere that sunsets appeared green and the moon appeared blue around the world for almost two years.
Almost” is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
Twenty-Four- Karat Gold is not pure gold since there is a small amount of copper in it. Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.
Electricity doesn’t move through a wire but through a field around the wire.
Do you know the names of the three wise monkeys? They are: Mizaru (See no evil), Mikazaru (Hear no evil), and Mazaru (Say no evil).
55 per cent of people yawn within 5 minutes of seeing someone else yawn. Reading about yawning makes most people yawn. Hello, zzzzz zzzz ?

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Dec 15
Unique love letter
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A different Love Letter

A different Love letter and a beautiful reply to it.

A teenage college guy sent a love letter (in Q/A format) to his classmate.

My Dearest Reshma,

Please answer the following questionnaire. For Options

(A) 10 marks,
(b) 5marks and
(c) 3 marks.

**********

1) Whenever you enter the class room, your sight always falls on me because:

(a) of love
(b) you couldn’t control seeing me
(c) really … Am I doing it?

**********

2) Whenever professor cracks joke, you laugh and turn and look at me because:

(a) you always like to see me smiling
(b) you are testing whether I like jokes
(c) you are attracted by my smile

**********

3) When you were singing in the class, I entered and immediately you stopped singing because:

(a) you are so coy to sing before me
(b) my presence influenced you
(c) you feared that whether I’ll like your song

**********

4) When you were showing your childhood photo, when I asked for it, you hide it because:

(a) you felt ashamed
(b) you felt uneasy
(c) you don’t know

**********

5) During trekking, myself and my friend gave you hand for lifting you and you took only my friend’s because:

(a) you enjoyed my disappointment
(b) you won’t feel leaving my hand after grabbing
(c) you don’t know

**********

6) You were waiting yesterday for bus and didn’t get into your bus…

(a) you were waiting for me
(b) you were dreaming about me and didn’t notice the bus
(c) that bus was crowded

**********

7) You introduced me to your parents when they came to college because:

(a) I am going to be your groom
(b) you just want to know what your parents think about me
(c) just you felt like introducing me to them

**********

8) I told that I like girls wearing roses. Next day, you came with a rose on your head because:

(a) to fulfill my wish
(b) you like roses
(c) by chance you got a rose

**********

9) On that day, it was my birthday. You too came to temple early at 6:00 A.M because:

(a) you want to pray along with me
(b) you want to meet me before any one could meet on my birthday
(c) you want to wish me at temple because you are spiritual.

**********

If you have scored more than 40, then you are loving me. Don’t delay in expressing it.

If you have scored between 30 and 40, love is budding in your heart and it’s getting ready to bloom. If you have scored less than 30, you are in confusion whether to love me or not.

Eagerly awaiting your reply..

Love , Aakash

************ *********

Reshma’s reply letter was also in Q/A format ……..

Aakash ,

Please answer the following Yes/No questionnaire.

**********

1) If somebody sits in the first row, normally people entering the class, sees them.

(a) Yes (b) No

**********

2) If a girl laughs and looks anyone, is it love?

(a) Yes (b) No

**********

3) While singing, if somebody forgets lines of the songs, will he/she stop singing or not?

(a) Yes (b) No

**********

4) I was showing to my friends (who are all girls) my childhood photo.

You poked your nose inside….. Right ?

(a) Yes (b) No

**********

5) I avoided to hold your hand during trekking. Couldn’t you understand yet?

(a) Yes (b) No

**********

6) Should I not wait for my best friend (Anjali ) at the bus stand?

(a)Yes (b) No

**********

7) Shouldn’t I introduce you to my parents as a friend?

(a) Yes (b) No

**********

8) You have said you also like Lotus, cauliflower, banana’s flower. Is it true ?

(a) Yes (b) No

**********

9) Oh was that your birthday. That’s why I could see you in temple. I come daily to Temple. Do you know ?

(a) Yes (b) No

If you have answered “Yes” to any of the question, then I am not loving you. If you have answered “No”, then you don’t know the meaning of Love.

Hope everything is clear to you .

**********

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