I like planes. My desktop background is invariably the picture of a plane. My favorite commercial jetliner is the Boeing 747.
Comic Relief
Eddie Izzard on Language
Time for a comic relief from all the seriousness this place has descended to. The typewriter monkeys have been complaining. A bit of levity would do them good. So here’s a bit of humor and silliness. It’s one of my… Read More ›
Contributing for a public good
A driver was stuck in a traffic jam on the road near the Parliament building in N Delhi. Nothing was moving. Suddenly a man knocks on the window. The driver rolls down the window and asks, “What’s going on?” “Terrorists… Read More ›
Does your brain work differently?
Apparently according to this test, my brain works quite like that of the vast majority of humans. Take this quick test to check your thought pattern. Do tell what happened in a comment but please don’t spoil the test for… Read More ›
Greatest Story Ever Told
http://embed.break.com/MTQzMDM1OA== [via Fantasising Zombies.]
Solutions worse than the problems
[Hat tip: Jayant] It’s true, isn’t it, that we need less government solutions to government created problems. If only, lord if only, the government would get out of interfering in society. On a lighter but related note, I am reminded… Read More ›
Standup Comic Dan Nainan
http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/kuQGvhjZvOd2QuoWJb&related=1 Source. [Thanks to Jayant for the link.] I find the bit about “grazed” donuts really funny because I have known a lot of Japanese people. Too bad he “exprained” it. Also the bit about getting a couple of immigrants… Read More ›
Two consonent views on the 123 Agreement
The American administration sent a letter to the Congress clarifying what the 123 Agreement with India entails for the US. The letter was leaked recently. There’s nothing in the letter which should come as a surprise because its contents are… Read More ›
Achmed the Dead Terrorist
Here’s Jeff Dunham with Achmed, the dead terrorist. Is it work safe, you ask? Most certainly not. And besides, you should not be watching YouTube at work. Nor reading this blog, come to think of it. It is a waste… Read More ›
Marcus Brigstocke on Religion
Monotheism is evil. And many of the followers of the monotheistic faiths are “vicious tyrannical thugs.”