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| No Full Marx | |
| They say that a time of crisis is also a time for a hell lot of reflection. Look at it this way; yesterday, the rag called TOI reported that there has been a manifold rise in the sale of books about Marxism in the last few moths. This, allegedly, is the aftereffect of the global economic meltdown. Our Desi Marxists claim that India remained larg...
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| 10:54 | 29/Oct/2008 |
| Wag the Tag | |
| You can go ahead and blame Teddy bhai and Kush babu for this folly, if you like. 1. Last movie in a theatreRock On! And I want to shoot all those movie reviewers. Rock On! should have been titled Suck On! Or better still, ‘Now, suck on this!’ Imagine, a 40 year old rich guy hiding his dark past from his wife, the murky ‘dark past’ being the sob-...
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| 00:22 | 17/Oct/2008 |
| Random Muse on the go. | |
| A very sloshed post on the go! But I think I could write a separate post about each one of them… butt... what the hell! 1) Just 2 hours to reach IGI Airport. Heck, got drunk again! Shouldn’t have had that last Patiala. 2) The cabbie wants to chat about the smoking ban. He says bans never work. I agree and share a bidi with him. It’s really ...
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| 11:10 | 30/May/2008 |
| Oh Rajni! | |
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| Sorry folks, a bit tied up these days; work, travel and all. Nothing new to post, just an old mail forward. It’s a humble tribute to the great Rajnikant. Hats off the true Rajni fan who complied this list of His achievements.• There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Rajnikant has allowed to live.• Outer space exists because it's a...
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| 15:00 | 17/Apr/2008 |
| Significant Names | |
| The other day, one of wifey’s female friends had come visiting and the two women were giggling away to glory, cracking girlie jokes that the male of species is singularly incapable of understanding. Wifey’s friend had a son too; a real cute little bloke who was trying all his stunts to impress my 5 year old daughter. I asked his mom what the littl...
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| 11:29 | 10/Apr/2008 |
| (Mis)Understanding Lyrics | |
| The other day someone asked me, “Which is your favorite song?” Wow! That question made me feel real nostalgic and all. I mean, it is the kind of stuff teenyboppers ask to each other. I said, “my favorite song is – Baapchik baapchik bumbo, chiki chiki chiki chiki baa...’” and thought my reply sounded cool as hell. Actually I think this thing about ...
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| 13:44 | 26/Mar/2008 |
| Being Politically Correct | |
| Over an year of hanging around on this iLand, I feel I should share a few general observations. This can be called the Part-1 of My Experiments with iLand. Readers are advised not to attempt to relate these observations to any specific event, person, comment or interaction @ blogspace. Warning: Too many ‘strikethroughs’ in this post. A bit of an ...
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| 13:09 | 24/Mar/2008 |
| History’s (B)Itch– stray thoughts | |
| Nothing works better than a bit of controversy. And controversy is exactly what everyone has been hunting for. Everyone, almost everyone, is just waiting for an opportunity to get pissed at a drop of a hat/pagri/ topi/whatever. Some people are maha angry because of a lousy movie called Jodha Akbar. I must congratulate all those who were terribly ...
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| 11:42 | 19/Mar/2008 |
| Public Service Announcement | |
| To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine (or beer, tequila, rum, whisky, etc.) and those who don't. As Benjamin Franklin said, “In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we...
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| 08:14 | 26/Feb/2008 |
| Purani Haveli Ka Vahashi Bhoot | |
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| Yet another Oscar season came and went! I wonder why they always ignore the best of the best. This post is inspired by the most brilliant moments in the celluloid history of planet Earth. It is a humble tribute to all those wonderful men and women who treated our senses with wonderful works of motion picture arts and sciences. I feel eternally in...
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| Shivaja V | 23:07 | 31/Oct/2008 |
| Friends: (85)
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| Last year on November 1st I wished my fellow ilanders with two lines of a famous poem by Mahakavi Vallathol. This year I am quoting yet another beautiful poem by the same poet. I am not sure if I have done justice to the English translation. Happy Kerala Piravi day to all ilanders. (November 1st) Mathru VandanamVandippin mathavine Vandippin ...
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| Mira Iyer | 11:50 | 3/Oct/2008 |
| Friends: (219)
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| Another Bus Journey!! |
| So here I am at the KPN office, waiting for the Bangalore to Cochin bus. Expecting a loooooooong wait I try to think "Who are the friends I haven’t called in a while and if I wait any longer I will get hit on the head for sure on our next encounter?" Ok there’s person A. Don’t know what she must be doing. NEVER call up married people at odd times ...
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| Seena Vincent | 21:01 | 22/Sep/2008 |
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| 100 Ways to help others |
| On many occasions we have surprised by the mercy of our fellow beings. This is one simple reason why man kind is still there on the top of other animals and creatures. Men help women, women help children, the strong help the week, the rich help the poor and the society help the members. This isone good circular helping pattern that is benefited fro...
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| Charu Govil | 18:34 | 5/Aug/2008 |
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| I AM BACK |
| Hi! Thanks for all the messages posted in the last week. The reason of my absence from blogging since last 10 days has been that I am in India (Delhi) now, and I got access to internet only today after a week's haul to set back the connection and home, which was closed for a year. It is nice to be back home, a sense of relaxation and fun meeting f...
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| Harsha | 21:11 | 22/Aug/2008 |
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| FOR MOTHERS-OBVIOUSLY THE BEST!!! |
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| NOTE: If you have already read this story somewhere, pl..z do not leave a message criticizing that its a decade or two old..however old it is..pl..z remember that this is MY blog and i post this solely 'cuz i like it..and comments are welcome as usual.With loadz o luv...HARSHA.TYPICAL MOTHERS...John invited his mother over for dinner. During the co...
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| Lovely Views | 13:27 | 31/Oct/2008 |
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| Logical Fun Stuff - 2 Donkeys living tog... |
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| Brilliant Logic....:))..............Cheers________ ________________________________________ ________________Real life algebra.....Equation 1Human = eat + sleep + work + enjoyDonkey = eat + sleepTherefore,Human = Donkey + work + enjoyTherefore,Human - enjoy = Donkey + workIn other words,Human that doesn't know to enjoy = Donkey that works============ ...
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| chandrakant ... | 15:44 | 3/Nov/2008 |
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| main bhi tang gaya.... |
| 1) last movie in theater? GOLMAL RETURN2)WHAT BOOK YOU ARE CURRETLY READING/? NO BOOK READING NOW A DAYS3)FAVORITE BOARD GAME? CHESS. SHUNYA ChOKADI4)FAVORITE MAGAZINE? GUJARTI MAGZINE CHITRALEKH ,ADDICT OF IT LAST 40 YEARS5)FAVORITE SMELL CHANDAN6)FAVORITE SOUND EARLY MORNING BIRDS SINGING7)WORST FEELING NOTHING8)FIRST THOUGHT WHEN YOU WA...
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| lonely | 10:47 | 20/Jul/2008 |
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| Far away from reality..!!! |
| Yester day while watching TV there was an advertisement that caught my attention.. I think most of u people have seen that. It is an advertisement of some **** water purifier, where there was a guy in a desert collapsed on his knee becoz of dehydration. Some people near to him observe and rush towards that guy and offering some water. If suppose u...
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| ruma sen | 18:21 | 16/Sep/2008 |
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| A Senior Manager working in an MNC, as usual after lunch goes to the cafeteria for coffee. He relaxes in canteen. He sees a canteen boy cleaning tables there. To Kill time he decides to have fun with him. He calls him. Senior Manager - (Asks canteen boy) : How much do you earn? Canteen boy smiles... Senior Manager - what are your future plans? Cant...
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| shalinitandon | 11:56 | 17/Sep/2008 |
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| Life goes on... |
| Ramya sat in the balcony with her cupper of coffee. It was so rejuvenating after the strenuous morning tasks. Her mornings were so busy, ensuring breakfasts were prepared on time; tiffins were ready, bags packed and Anuj made ready at least 2 minutes before his school bus honks at the door. Once Anuj was out next was to make sure every thing was in...
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| RAGHUPAT | 10:58 | 20/Oct/2008 |
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| I NEED U SWEETHEART |
| Likea dessert needs the water,Like a flower needs the rain,My soul is thristy for yourlove,My heart screams out yourname.Like a ship needs a sailor,Like the stars need the sky,You brighten up my world,Like the moon lights up thenight.Like a movie star loves fame,Like a poor man needs money,I need and long for your love,For your as sweet as honey.Wh...
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| Monalisa Smile | 06:26 | 24/Oct/2008 |
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| Smile please.... |
| Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu.When someone smiled at me today,I started smiling too. I passed around the corner,and someone saw my grin.When he smiled I realised, I had passed it on to him. I thought about the smile,then I realised its worth.A single smile just like mine,could travel around the earth. So if you see a smile begin,...
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| Anuja Goel | 03:14 | 28/Oct/2008 |
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| Happy Diwali |
| I want to write something, just to feel like a blogger, who has been absenteeing herself from blogging due to more immediate commitments.. Having done that, I wish myself and my family and my friends and everyone a Happy Diwali, its beautiful here, because normal people are allowed to buy fireworks and I presume, crackers from shops and light them ...
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| amit goel | 03:44 | 26/Oct/2008 |
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| Singh is Kingg ! |
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| Egypt, the ultimate tourist destination for history and antiquity finds itself flooded with cheap souvenirs and kitsch from China. These range from One Dollar Pyramids to Chinese styled Nefertiti’s’ and artificial papyrus. Naturally, the Egyptians’ are not amused- they say they spent millions on preserving the culture and history, and that the sou...
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| Vish Iyer | 00:59 | 26/Oct/2008 |
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| Darkness of Thoughts & Festival of Light... |
| Dear Friends,This Diwali appears as a Dark Diwali in the current backdrop of the financial turmoil across the globe. The macro-economic crisis isn't really a financial crisis, an economic crisis, a liquidity crisis, or a solvency crisis. It's an institutional crisis: the economic institutions of capitalism is in shock. Today, we live in a globalis...
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| daniel ribero | 12:19 | 29/Oct/2008 |
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| Best Home Business Online |
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| The best home business opportunity to help you earn thousands of dollars online. This is one of the most proven home business opportunities. Visit the site here: http://best-home-business-online.info Your comments are welcome.
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| d | 18:05 | 24/Aug/2008 |
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| RECIPIE TO SCREW UP YOUR DAY IN COLLEGE |
| Starts by sleeping late wake up late (alarm's on a holiday) brush teeth in the shower when water runs out tear up u'r wardrobe coz u can't find clean pressed clothes when ur fashionably late bad "oily hair day" it rains suddenly when u forgot ur umbrella ur shoe stands u up coz its not meant for rains reach at 5 past 10 wen da college gate close...
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| Cubes 3B | 13:29 | 21/Aug/2008 |
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| Are we really Free ? |
| This thought came to me on the eve of Independance Day while the Nation was busy with the prepratations. Are we really free ? And then lots of thoughts came to my mind, some were filled with rage and anger that caused so much of pain that lead me to depression and sadness. What are we doing after soo many years of independance ? Looking around I do...
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| unmentionabl... | 21:05 | 9/Apr/2008 |
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| Fading Away |
| In the beginning A single voice And the light and shade Played naked Ruinous games In torrid dampness And sweat! Far away from the cicadas I lay down Myself On the marbled floor Gasping- The touch of ice flakes! Time Once again Had fled- Memories in their rhythmic walk Ebbed And the stars Closed in On my lake! Sunrise- I am dead!
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| simi | 16:16 | 20/Mar/2008 |
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| GR8Gang |
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| Hey u all join me Join me on Gr8Gang http://www.gr8gang.com/gangs/azaljeetsin gh
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| Sameera Nandi | 16:04 | 23/Oct/2008 |
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| Feeling Lucky |
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| It’s been a while since I wrote my last post. No, it wasn’t the case of “writer’s block”. I think it was more the case of not feeling like writing. Or maybe it was a case of having so much to write, but not wanting to write it on such an open forum. Sometimes I think I was better off when I did not make so many friends on iland. Now I know quite a ...
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| indal kumar | 15:56 | 25/Oct/2008 |
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| Diwali Wishes |
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| My Dear All Friend, May This Light of Happiness Light up Your Life May This Dowali be the most Sparking and Lightening This Sight and Sound Filling up Your Heart with Joy and Happiness Wishing You and Your Family A very Very Happy Diwali. With Best Compliments Indal Kumar
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| velan | 12:59 | 25/Feb/2008 |
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| How Heavy is a Glass of Water |
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| A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it.""If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an h...
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| Binu Abraham | 16:15 | 29/Jun/2008 |
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| Interests: Reading
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| 5 Minutes for Poor |
| Welcome to 5 Minutes for PoorAre you willing to spare 5 minutes for the poorAre you willing to spare 5 minutes a day for the poor. If so, you can help hundreds of poor/orphan children with food, clothing & education. Most of us have good education and enjoy good food every day. But there are millions of children who are deprived of both good food a...
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| DENSON JOSEPH | 14:05 | 25/Oct/2008 |
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| Happy Deepawali friends !! |
| Deepawali is just round the corner as our markets / sensex continue to tumble. However, through this post I wish all my friends & readers a very happy & prosperous Deepawali & really hope that this Diwali reinstates a lot of hope, confidence & sense of security in you & your family.I also call upon all the regular readers of my blogs to excercise r...
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| kundera shankar | 16:25 | 14/Aug/2008 |
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| Aazadi |
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| Ham'e azadi mil gayi. 61 saal pehle. But as someone said much b4 our azadi, "Man is born free but is everywhere in chains". Our religion, our greed, our unconcern for society, our selfishness-- these are all chains that jakdofy us and prevent us from joining our rightful place in the comity of the world.Ham'e Azaad hona padega. We have to be master...
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| aarthilal | 21:21 | 15/Apr/2008 |
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| The Valkyries By Paulo Coelho for free! |
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| The first best-selling author Paulo Coelho is distributing for free his works on his blog: http://www.paulocoelhoblog.com The full edition of The Valkyries is online for free till the 10th of May. On the next months, Paulo is going to have full editions online of all his titles published in English.
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| Jolly Jacob | 12:28 | 28/Oct/2008 |
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| Everything you wanted to know about me :... |
| Goodness gracious !!! Kya zamana aa gaya !!! I turn my back and go off on a short holiday and return to find that I’ve been tagged !!! By Eka, no less !!! Looks like Eka’s been keeping naughty company, hehehe :))) Ab buzurgon ki baat sunni chahiye naa? So here goes ....Note : This is far too long :( I got a bit carried away :) So read at your own r...
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| Subodh Deshp... | 20:28 | 8/Sep/2008 |
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| In search of God |
| शोधीसी मì 6;नवा राहु 344;ी आंतरी - मूहमाद रê 7;ीShodhisi Manva Rahuni Antari - Muhhmad RafeeGet this widget |Track details |eSnips Social DNA I think the creator means, the ...
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| kavita ganguly | 22:52 | 5/Sep/2008 |
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| When u lose a friend |
| Here they come again,Harder than ever beforeTears streaming down my faceMy heart becomes soreThese tears are more than just water They carry more than just hurtThey fill up my eyes,And make my vision a blurMy heart yearns to let its guard fallBut that has become my greatest fear of allFor everyone I once loved and did so much forAre drifting away, ...
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| Jasmine Jassi | 18:50 | 25/Oct/2008 |
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| King of festivals |
| ?May the festival of lights light up ur life with happiness and joy... Amitabh –?Mere Paas Rocket Hai,Shurli Hai,Chakri Hai,Murga Bumb Hai,Anaar Hai,Tumhare Paas Kya Hai??Shashi Kapoor -Mere PaasMAA…Chis Hai! Happy Diwali to all of you my dear K B,Devyani Di,Shub(Chakoo),Rahul,Kim Aggrwal,Shikha,Tanishka,Chandra kant,Raghu Iyer,Monalisa,Moe M,R...
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| Shweta Singh | 11:59 | 20/Oct/2008 |
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| One Evening @ the Tailor's Shop |
| That would be the name of my first book. I am in the process of getting famous, thought a lot about it, devoted days and nights reading newspapers and magazines to know how people become famous, almost religiously devoured all the imbecile page 3 contents, tortured my ground nut size brain analyzing the material just to figure out how people appe...
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| sohamswami | 11:05 | 11/Oct/2008 |
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| FLOWING MOMENTS |
| I wanted to unwind, for two days---alone,with peace with myself. The Guest House beside the Bhagirathi river,surrounded by green lawns and colourful flower beds with green hedges, were what I was looking for. I knew this place for long. And Krishnan's food was superb as always.After a heavy lunch of Palak Chicken,Paneer Tikka and Bharwan Bhindi ...
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| yogesh sharma | 20:19 | 10/Mar/2008 |
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| Check out this pic |
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| hi every1, just save this pic in ur system, and double click it.... u ll find sumthing new
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| Ashwin Unni | 18:38 | 27/Jun/2008 |
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| $$--NeWtOniAn GaMeS--$$ |
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| It so happened that once all the top scientists of the world decided to play Hide-n-seek. Famous scientists like Newton, Einstein, Coppernicus, Homi Bhabha, and many others were also present. It was decided that Einstein would be the seeker.......... He went ahead and closed his eyes and started counting till 100. Newton could not...
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| prasanna sri... | 20:06 | 29/Jul/2008 |
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| Interests: in everything
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| Just Laugh |
| Huge Pause A bearwalks into a bar and says, "I want a bourbon and............... coke"The bartender asks "what's with the huge pause?"The bear says, "I've had them all my life." An Old Fart Oneevening, a family brings their frail, elderly mother to a nursing home andleaves her, hoping she will be well cared for. The next morning, the nursesbathe...
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| ratna rajaiah | 11:07 | 2/Nov/2008 |
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| Between the Sheets (Or the Devil and The... |
| "The only horrible thing in the world is ennui, Dorian. That is the one sin for which there is no forgiveness".Presidential wannabe Senator John Edwards has confessed to having an affair. The only unusual thing about that is that he says he was only unfaithful while his wife’s breast cancer was in remission. And his wife knew about it. I think we’r...
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