Acting & Actors
We become actors without realizing it, and actors without wanting to.
-Amiel Henri Frederic - 1821-1881, Swiss Philosopher, Poet, Critic
Beauty
Beauty is one of the rare things that do not lead to doubt of God.
-Anouilh Jean, 1910-1987, French Playwright
Courage
A great deal of talent is lost in the world for want of courage.
-Smith, Sydney ; 1771-1845, British Writer, Clergyman
Family
The family is the school of duties... founded on love.
-Adler, Felix ; 1851-1933, American Educator, Social Critic
God
God brings men into deep waters not to drown them, but to cleanse them.
-Aughey, John H. ; American Scientist
Law & Lawyers
Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time.
-Beecher, Henry Ward ; 1813-1887, American Preacher, Orator, Writer
Mind
Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.
-Adams, John ; 1735-1826, Second President of the USA
Peace
Bullets cannot be recalled. They cannot be uninvented. But they can be taken out of the gun.
-Amis, Martin ; 1949-, British Author
Speaker & Speaking
It's not so much knowing when to speak, when to pause.
-Benny, Jack ; 1894-1974, American Comedian
Women
Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.
-Austen, Jane ; 1775-1817, British Novelist
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
- Robert Heinlein
Monday, August 30, 2004
Friday, August 27, 2004
Anatomy Of A Bug In Microsoft Office
This is a nice story about fixing a problem in MAC version of MS Word. Be sure to read user comments at the end. As a software developer, i can agree with most of the issues.
Monday, August 23, 2004
Few More..
When I was young I used to pray for a bike, then I realized that God doesn't work that way, so I stole a bike and prayed for forgiveness.
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The 3 fastest means of communication are Telephone, Television & Tell-a-woman
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The 3 fastest means of communication are Telephone, Television & Tell-a-woman
Sunday, August 22, 2004
More Jokes
Long time ago, before he got married, Kanjibhai was travelling from Ahemadabad to Bombay by train. Rupaben was also travelling in the same compartment except that they both didn't know each other in the beginning.
Once they started talking, they realized they both had a lot in common. Both were Single. Both were Gujaratis. Both were going to Bombay. Both were Schoolteachers. Both were starting a new job at the Mithibai College.
They seemed to hit it off well and decided to be roommates in Bombay and made a pact that they would do everything together. So they lived in the same house, traveled to the college together on Kanjibhai's scooter, had lunch in the staff room together, returned home together. They were watching the TV together, eating dinner together and were also sharing the same bedroom and ...EVEN sharing the same bed.
The only problem was Rupaben was placing a pillow between them at bedtime, much to the frustration of Kanjibhai; who ended up spending many sleepless nights with this most desirable beauty besides him, separated by the pillow.
Kanjibhai's frustration had built up to such an extent that he could take it no more, and ended up deciding to drink. So one day he took off from the college leaving Rupaben on her own. She was quite upset, but made it home by auto rickshaw.
The pact had been broken so she decided not to open the door for Kanjibhai when he got home drunk at 2 AM. Kanjibhai knocked on the door for about 20 minutes and pleaded with his roommate to let him in. After listening to his crap for 20 minutes, Rupaben said, "Where the hell did you disappear today? We decided to do everything together! Now you sleep outside".
Kanjibhai, "I will jump over the wall and come in if you don't open the door right now!"
Rupaben says, "Huve...reva de! reva de! Chaar mahina thaya... tu to pillow ni upar thi jump na karisakio...to deewal upar thi su jump karvano !!!
[Eng translation= Now let it be ! You couldn't jump over a pillow in four months, how will you jump over the wall now !]
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James Bond dies and starts for heaven. His secretary badly wants to find out if he safely reached there.
So, she calls up heaven.
A sweet female voice picked up and said: "This is Virgin Mary Speaking".
"Damn it", the secretary said and hung up. She calls again after 10 minutes.
The same voice: "This is Virgin Mary speaking".
"Damn it. He hasn't reached yet", the secretary said and hung up again.
She calls again after 10 minutes. This time the voice said: "This is Mary speaking".
"Thank you!! Take proper care of him", she said and hung up.
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Three Feelings:
What's the difference between stress, tension and panic?
Stress is when wife is pregnant, Tension is when girlfriend is pregnant, and Panic is when both are pregnant.
Once they started talking, they realized they both had a lot in common. Both were Single. Both were Gujaratis. Both were going to Bombay. Both were Schoolteachers. Both were starting a new job at the Mithibai College.
They seemed to hit it off well and decided to be roommates in Bombay and made a pact that they would do everything together. So they lived in the same house, traveled to the college together on Kanjibhai's scooter, had lunch in the staff room together, returned home together. They were watching the TV together, eating dinner together and were also sharing the same bedroom and ...EVEN sharing the same bed.
The only problem was Rupaben was placing a pillow between them at bedtime, much to the frustration of Kanjibhai; who ended up spending many sleepless nights with this most desirable beauty besides him, separated by the pillow.
Kanjibhai's frustration had built up to such an extent that he could take it no more, and ended up deciding to drink. So one day he took off from the college leaving Rupaben on her own. She was quite upset, but made it home by auto rickshaw.
The pact had been broken so she decided not to open the door for Kanjibhai when he got home drunk at 2 AM. Kanjibhai knocked on the door for about 20 minutes and pleaded with his roommate to let him in. After listening to his crap for 20 minutes, Rupaben said, "Where the hell did you disappear today? We decided to do everything together! Now you sleep outside".
Kanjibhai, "I will jump over the wall and come in if you don't open the door right now!"
Rupaben says, "Huve...reva de! reva de! Chaar mahina thaya... tu to pillow ni upar thi jump na karisakio...to deewal upar thi su jump karvano !!!
[Eng translation= Now let it be ! You couldn't jump over a pillow in four months, how will you jump over the wall now !]
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James Bond dies and starts for heaven. His secretary badly wants to find out if he safely reached there.
So, she calls up heaven.
A sweet female voice picked up and said: "This is Virgin Mary Speaking".
"Damn it", the secretary said and hung up. She calls again after 10 minutes.
The same voice: "This is Virgin Mary speaking".
"Damn it. He hasn't reached yet", the secretary said and hung up again.
She calls again after 10 minutes. This time the voice said: "This is Mary speaking".
"Thank you!! Take proper care of him", she said and hung up.
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Three Feelings:
What's the difference between stress, tension and panic?
Stress is when wife is pregnant, Tension is when girlfriend is pregnant, and Panic is when both are pregnant.
Thursday, August 12, 2004
For those who like to write love letters.
Lyrics of the song "Ye Mera Prempatra Padhkar.." from the movie sangam.
If anyone can translate this to other languages, email me..
Hindi song Lyrics:
Ye mera Prempatra padhkar, ke tum naraaz na hona
Ke tum meri zindagi ho, ke tum meri bandagi ho
Tujhe main chand kehta tha, magar oosmen bhi daag hain
Tujhe suraj main kehta tha, magar oosmen bhi aag hain
Tujhe itna hi kehta hoon,
ke mujhko tum se pyar hain, tum se pya hain, tum se pyar hain
Tujhe Ganga main samajhoonga, tujhe Jamuna main samajhoonga,
Tu dil ke pass hain itni, tujhe apna main smajhoonga,
Agar mar javoon rooh bhatkegi,
Tere intazar me, intazar me, intazar me
Ye mera Prempatra padhkar, ke tum naraaz na hona
Ke tum meri zindagi ho, ke tum meri bandagi ho
In English.
After reading my Love Letter, please do not get disappointed, because you are my life and you are my prayer.
I could have called you as Moon, but No, Moon has dark spots.
I could have called you as Sun, but No, the Sun has fire.
But I just want to tell you that I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU.
I can imagine that you are like river Ganga and Jamuna.
You are so close to my heart that I can confidently
say that you are mine.
Even if I die, I can assure you that my soul will be
wandering to meet you. It will be waiting for you.
If anyone can translate this to other languages, email me..
Hindi song Lyrics:
Ye mera Prempatra padhkar, ke tum naraaz na hona
Ke tum meri zindagi ho, ke tum meri bandagi ho
Tujhe main chand kehta tha, magar oosmen bhi daag hain
Tujhe suraj main kehta tha, magar oosmen bhi aag hain
Tujhe itna hi kehta hoon,
ke mujhko tum se pyar hain, tum se pya hain, tum se pyar hain
Tujhe Ganga main samajhoonga, tujhe Jamuna main samajhoonga,
Tu dil ke pass hain itni, tujhe apna main smajhoonga,
Agar mar javoon rooh bhatkegi,
Tere intazar me, intazar me, intazar me
Ye mera Prempatra padhkar, ke tum naraaz na hona
Ke tum meri zindagi ho, ke tum meri bandagi ho
In English.
After reading my Love Letter, please do not get disappointed, because you are my life and you are my prayer.
I could have called you as Moon, but No, Moon has dark spots.
I could have called you as Sun, but No, the Sun has fire.
But I just want to tell you that I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU.
I can imagine that you are like river Ganga and Jamuna.
You are so close to my heart that I can confidently
say that you are mine.
Even if I die, I can assure you that my soul will be
wandering to meet you. It will be waiting for you.
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Cingular Wireless Can Now Help You 'Escape-A-Date'
New service gives daters the perfect alibi if things go sour
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