"War would end if the
dead could return."
—Stanley Baldwin (English,
1867-1947)
Word for the day
Mufti (n)
Civilian clothes
Malice towards none
No jobs, no reservation.
Matter settled and disposed.
First random thought this morning
There must be thousands of Indians staying illegally in Europe,
Americas, Africa and Middle East. What should be done with them?
Is there anything wrong, if the local people and politicians speak
against them in threatening voices and harass them in violation of
international laws?
There Is Something About Mary
In past two months I have received numerous communications
criticizing me for irresponsibly criticizing the government. The primary and
common theme in all such communications is that the incumbent government has
taken many innovative, unprecedented and revolutionary steps for the upliftment
of poor, farmers, women and youth.
I would like to close the discussion on this topic with the
following reproduction of a conversation from the popular 1998 Hollywood movie "There Is Something About Mary":
Ted: Yeah, sure, 8-Minute
Abs. Yeah, the exercise video.
Hitchhiker: Yeah, this
is going to blow that right out of the water. Listen to this: 7... Minute...
Abs!!!
Ted: Right. Yes. OK,
all right. I see where you're going.
Hitchhiker: Think about
it. You walk into a video store, you see 8-Minute Abs sittin' there, there's
7-Minute Abs right beside it. Which one are you gonna pick, man?
Ted: I would go for the
7.
Hitchhiker: Bingo, man,
bingo. 7-Minute Abs. And we guarantee just as good a workout as the 8-minute
folk.
Ted: You guarantee it?
That's - how do you do that?
Hitchhiker: If you're
not happy with the first 7 minutes, we're gonna send you the extra minute free.
You see? That's it. That's our motto. That's where we're comin' from. That's
from "A" to "B".
Ted: That's right.
That's - that's good. That's good. Unless, of course, somebody comes up with
6-Minute Abs. Then you're in trouble, huh?
Hitchhiker: No! No, no,
not 6! I said 7. Nobody's comin' up with 6. Who works out in 6 minutes? You
won't even get your heart goin, not even a mouse on a wheel.
Ted: That - good point.
Hitchhiker: 7's the key
number here. Think about it. 7-Elevens. 7 dwarves. 7, man, that's the number. 7
chipmunks twirlin' on a branch, eatin' lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch.
You know that old children's tale from the sea. It's like you're dreamin' about
Gorgonzola cheese when it's clearly Brie time, baby. Step into my office.
Ted: Why?
Hitchhiker: 'Cause
you're fuckin' fired!"
In next few posts, I shall
present my thoughts on the current state of economy and markets.
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