The flames have died out. Yet still within the burning embers we hunt. History is written by the victors, but within these embers the clues remain. What happened to the losers ?
How much is myth and how much is the truth.
What is the truth?
Where is the truth?
Do we have to believe all that has been told?
Am I being unpatriotic as I search for the answers. Am I ridiculing my religion my value system. If it is so then let it be. I cannot be or will be a part of a system which lays its foundation on lies. Am I so moralistic ? No I am not. Morals are a pennis worth to me. What is it but that which I have been taught as a young child. I refuse to believe all that has been blindly accepted. For within me still burns the fire. I cannot just accept everything as the others do. Living my life as per others wishes. Doing things because others do the same. I need to know. And the need drives me here. The pages of our past. Glorious past as they call it. I am not sure I am not certain. To put in distinctively as Pegasus once asked.
Did the metal age come to all parts of the world simultaneously ?
Did Buddhism die out in India so easily?
Why weren’t Ram and Krishna Gods before the Bhakti movement?
And so it begins
May 30, 2005
History
May 26, 2005
Banta strikes back !!!
Banta Singh walks into a bar in Ludhiana & orders three glasses of Beer and sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn.When he finishes them, he comes back to the bar and orders three more. The bartender asks him, “You know, beer goes flat after I fill it in the glass; it would taste better if you bought one at a time.”
Banta Singh replies, “Well, you see, I have two brothers. One is in Dubai, the other in Canada, and I’m here in Ludhiana. When they left home, we promised that we’d drink this way to remember the days when we drank together.” The bartender admits that this is a nice custom,
and leaves it there. Banta Singh becomes a regular in the bar, and always drinks the sameway: He orders three Beers and drinks them in turn. One day, he comes in and orders only two Beers. All the other regulars notice and fall silent. When he comes back to the bar for the second round, the bartender says,” I don’t want to intrude on your grief, but I wanted to offer my condolences on your great loss.” Banta Singh looks confused for a moment, then alight dawns in his eye and he laughs. “Oh, no,” he, says, “Everyone’s fine – both my brothers are alive” . ” Only thing is —- I just quit drinking”!!!!!!
old age jokes
An elderly man limped into his doctor’s office. “Doc, my left knee hurts so bad I can hardly walk!”
The doctor eyed him, paused, and said, “Mr. Johnson, how old are you?”
“I’m 98!” he announced proudly.
The doctor sighed and said, “Sir, you’re almost a hundred years old and you’re complaining that your knee hurts? What do you expect?”
The Johnson replied, “Well, my right knee is 98 too, and it doesn’t hurt!”
May 20, 2005
Plagiarism saves time. ( some quotes)
Don’t kick a man when he’s down unless
you’re certain he won’t get up.
There is no substitute for genuine lack of preparation.
This is as bad as it can get…but don’t bet on it.
Someone who thinks logically is a nice contrast to the real world.
Anything worth fighting for is worth fighting dirty for.
Friends may come and go but enemies accumulate.
If you can smile when things go wrong,
you have someone in mind to blame.
One seventh of your life is spent on Monday.
Plagiarism saves time.
If you can stay calm while all around you is chaos…
then you probably haven’t completely understood
the seriousness of the situation.
life of a house wife
A man was sick and tired of going to work every day
while his wife stayed at home. He wanted her to see
what he went through each day, so he prayed :-
“Dear Lord, I go to work every day and put in 8 hours
of hard work, while my wife merely stays at home. I
want her to know what I go through, so please create a
trade in our bodies”. God, in His infinite wisdom,
granted the man’s wish.
The next morning, sure enough, the man awoke as a
woman. He arose, cooked breakfast for his mate,
awakened the kids, set out their school clothes, fed
them breakfast, packed their lunches, drove them to
school, came home ….. picked up the dry cleaning,
took it to the cleaners and stopped at the bank to
draw money to pay the electricity and telephone bills.
He drove to the electricity company and the phone
company and paid the bills, went grocery shopping,
came home and put away the groceries. He cleaned the
cat’s litter box and bathed the dog. By then it was
already 1:00 pm, so he hurried to make the beds, do
the laundry, vacuum, dust, and sweep and mop the
kitchen floor.
He rushed to the school to pick up the kids and got
into an argument with them on the way home which he
had to sort out in a gentle ‘motherly’ fashion. He set
out cookies and milk and got the kids organised to do
their homework, then set up the ironing board and was
able to watch a bit of TV while he did the ironing. By
then it was 4:30 pm, so he began peeling potatoes and
washed greens for salads. He prepared the chops and
fresh vegetables and got everything ready in time for
an early dinner.
After supper, he cleaned the kitchen, ran the
dishwasher, folded laundry, bathed the kids, and put
them to bed. At 9:00 pm he was exhausted and although
his chores weren’t finished for the day, he went to
bed where he was expected to make love, which he
managed to get through without complaining. The next
morning he awoke and immediately knelt by the bed and
said :-
“Lord, I don’t know what I was thinking. I was so
wrong to envy my wife’s being able to stay home all
day. Please, O please, let us trade back!” The Lord,
in his infinite wisdom, replied, “My son, I feel you
have learned your lesson and I will be happy to change
things back to the way they were. You’ll just have to
wait 9 months though, because you got pregnant last
night!!!”
May 11, 2005
telephonic conversation
William Knott : Who’s calling?
The answer to the telephone.
Watt : Watt.
William Knott : What is your name, please?
Watt : Watt’s my name.
William Knott : That’s what I asked you. What’s your name?
Watt : That’s what I told you. Watt’s my name.
A long pause, and then from Watt,
Watt : Is this James Brown?
William Knott : No, this is Knott.
Watt : Please tell me your name.
William Knott : Will Knott.
You left the talkers at a point here they were totally confused, read the rest of what happened….
Watt : Why not?
William Knott : Huh? What do you mean why not?
Watt : Yeah! Why won’t you tell me your name?
William Knott : But I told you my name!
Watt : Didn’t you say you will not?
William Knott : Not not, Knott, Will Knott!
Watt : That’s what I mean.
William Knott : So you know my name.
Watt : Of course not!
William Knott : Good. So now, what is yours?
Watt : Watt, Yours?
William Knott : Your name!
Watt : Watt’s my name.
William Knott : How the hell do I know? I am asking you!
Watt : Look I have been very patient and I have told you my name and you have not even told me yours yet.
William Knott : You have been patient, what about me? I have told you my name so many times and it is you who have not told me yours yet.
Watt : Of course not!
William Knott : See,you even know my name!
Watt : Of course,not!
William Knott : Then why do you keep saying of course Knott?
Watt : Because I don’t.
[ Pause ]
William Knott: What is your name?
Watt: See, you know my name!
William Knott: Of course not!
Watt : Then why do you keep asking Watt is your name?
William Knott: To find out your name!
Watt: But you already know it!
William Knott : What?
Watt : See, and you know mine!
William Knott: Of course not!
Watt: Exactly!
Now they are at a point where both think the other knows their name, but they themselves don’t know the other’s name.
William Knott : Listen, listen,wait; if I asked you what your name is, what will be your answer?
Watt: Watt’s my name.
William Knott : No, no give me only one word.
Watt : Watt
William Knott : Your name!
Watt : Right!
(Pause before it hits him)
William Knott : Oh, Wright!
Watt : Yeah!
William Knott : So why didn’t you say it before?
Watt : I told you so many times!
William Knott : You never said Wright before.
Watt : Of course I did.
William Knott: Ok I won’t argue any more. Do you know my name?
Watt : I do not.
William Knott : Well, there you go, now we know each other’s name.
Watt : I do not!
William Knott : Good!
(Pause before it hits him)
Watt : Oh,Guud!
William Knott : Good.
Watt : No wonder, it took me so long, is that Dutch?
William Knott : No, it’s Knott!
Watt : Oh.Okay.At least the names are clear now Guud.
William Knott : Yes Wright.
Ankur Aggarwal
sree
Sandip Chaudhuri
vbr
Skabeesh
shobhendrasrivastava
