Monday (05-06-2006)
Facts
1 Million dollars is the amount for which singer Mariah Carey's legs got insured
4,000 tiles were smashed on the head, belly, back, knee and thigh by Kerala based karate expert M.Prathapan Chettukulam in just 12 minutes and 45 seconds.
1,000 dollars is the cost if a of a pen made by Dante Del Vechio, inspired by the novel The Da Vinci code. It has a hidden numbered code which solves a riddle.
Quotes
Technology gave me an equal footing for everything I have done.. It is a great leveller, second only to death-- Sam Pitroda Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission.
No more chains/ that you gave me/ Enough of pain / manipulation is the key-- Britney Spears Singer hinting in a poem that she is ready to ditch her husband Kevin Federline
We do not believe in a cut- and paste front-- Sitram yechury denying that his party will explore a non congress non BJP Third front
It is like Mike Tyson biting someone's ear off-- Mark Weber Formula 1 driver on Michael Schumacher " parking " his car at the Rascasse hairpin during the Monaco Grand Prix-- this move by Schmi for which he was penalised prevented others from going faster than him
Funnies
West Bengal
After Dragnets, it is a now " face- net " time for the BSF. To cut the causalities caused by Malaria, BSF's Deputy General A . Jayapaul has invented a shoulder - length net which can be fixed to the edge of a soldier's helmet to shield them from mosquitoes. The idea netted a cash award of INR 5,000 and a commendation roll for the DIG
Uttar Pradesh
Everything is fair in love and war. This adage seems to have inspired Nishu of Lucknow. The 19 year old stole a mobile phone hoping that it would land her in jail and help her meet her imprisoned fiancée, Amit. But the authorities were more kind at heart. They did not register a case, instead assured her that arrangements would for the " Laila- majnu" meet. All's well that ends well.
Delhi
Heard of belt bomb, car bomb but definitely not about a mind bomb. But that is exactly what triggered off fear and alarm in 130 passengers and crew on board a Indian Airlines flight from Delhi to Ahmadabad, when an Italian lady disclosed to her co- passenger that she had a bomb on her mind. Later, it was found that the "boom " referred to was a headache.
Trust you guys had a great weekend--
1 Million dollars is the amount for which singer Mariah Carey's legs got insured
4,000 tiles were smashed on the head, belly, back, knee and thigh by Kerala based karate expert M.Prathapan Chettukulam in just 12 minutes and 45 seconds.
1,000 dollars is the cost if a of a pen made by Dante Del Vechio, inspired by the novel The Da Vinci code. It has a hidden numbered code which solves a riddle.
Quotes
Technology gave me an equal footing for everything I have done.. It is a great leveller, second only to death-- Sam Pitroda Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission.
No more chains/ that you gave me/ Enough of pain / manipulation is the key-- Britney Spears Singer hinting in a poem that she is ready to ditch her husband Kevin Federline
We do not believe in a cut- and paste front-- Sitram yechury denying that his party will explore a non congress non BJP Third front
It is like Mike Tyson biting someone's ear off-- Mark Weber Formula 1 driver on Michael Schumacher " parking " his car at the Rascasse hairpin during the Monaco Grand Prix-- this move by Schmi for which he was penalised prevented others from going faster than him
Funnies
West Bengal
After Dragnets, it is a now " face- net " time for the BSF. To cut the causalities caused by Malaria, BSF's Deputy General A . Jayapaul has invented a shoulder - length net which can be fixed to the edge of a soldier's helmet to shield them from mosquitoes. The idea netted a cash award of INR 5,000 and a commendation roll for the DIG
Uttar Pradesh
Everything is fair in love and war. This adage seems to have inspired Nishu of Lucknow. The 19 year old stole a mobile phone hoping that it would land her in jail and help her meet her imprisoned fiancée, Amit. But the authorities were more kind at heart. They did not register a case, instead assured her that arrangements would for the " Laila- majnu" meet. All's well that ends well.
Delhi
Heard of belt bomb, car bomb but definitely not about a mind bomb. But that is exactly what triggered off fear and alarm in 130 passengers and crew on board a Indian Airlines flight from Delhi to Ahmadabad, when an Italian lady disclosed to her co- passenger that she had a bomb on her mind. Later, it was found that the "boom " referred to was a headache.
Trust you guys had a great weekend--
Comments
yes, had a good WE.