Speech is Silver!

Recently I discovered that "Speech is Silver"!

Speech == Argument

Silver == Argentum

Speech is a mumble-jumble of Silver ...
QED

Our country ...

During a recent chat with friends, a few statements were heard ...

"We, in the US ..."
"India is my country ..."

I chimed in: "Malaysia is .my country" ;-)

She taught me that ...

On a fine morning my daughter (< 3 years old) was trying to pick up a soft toy (a black and white panda).

(Conversation in Malayalam, our native tongue)
Doter: "Can you get me that chimpanzee?"
Me: "I don't see any chimpanzee!" (despite knowing she was looking for that panda!)
Doter: "That chimpanzee over there ..."
Me: "That is not a chimpanzee"
Doter: "I want that chimpanzee"

I decide to teach her about classes/generic/specifics ...
(after all, my age in years is more than hers in months :-))
Me: "If you ask for that 'animal', I shall get it"
Doter: "Ok, get me that animal"
Me: "Here it is. It is called a 'Panda'"

Doter: "In English it is called 'chimpanzee'"

... and I learnt a lot!

Boos is the secret of my energy!

Huge boos as Harbhajan walks out to the crease
47.3


And later in the day ...
25.4 Harbhajan Singh to Symonds, OUT, got him! ...
ML Hayden run out 55 (68b 7x4 0x6) SR: 80.88
Australia 121/4 A Symonds 40* (54b 2x4 1x6) Harbhajan Singh 4.4-0-21-0
25.6 Harbhajan Singh to Symonds, OUT, ...
A Symonds lbw b Harbhajan Singh 42 (56b 2x4 1x6) SR: 75.00
Australia 123/5 MEK Hussey 0* (0b) Harbhajan Singh 5-0-23-1


Harbhajan wants it louder! (Cricinfo image)

later, India wins the finals ...
(on Cricinfo) Harbhajan loves it, watch out for the pics on this website and in the papers tomorrow, grabbing a stump and celebrating hard and harder with pure joy in his eyes.


Boos is the secret of my energy!

Ping, Pong celebrations!

Yesterday, I was chatting with a friend after a very long while.

me: Ping
he: Pong

me: Pong-al celebrations? :-)


Pongal, the harvest festival of South India (esp. Tamil Nadu), was celebrated yesterday!

Ponting Code of Conduct!

Would this fit on a Placard?

Ponting Code of Conduct

"offend, insult, humiliate, intimidate, threaten,
disparage, vilify"
Taunt
SLEDGE
Listen (for racist words)
Complain

The first set of words are taken from the ICC Code of Conduct :-)
And Ponting is larger than the Code of Conduct ;-)

Johnny's integrity

Just a rhyme of yore ...

"Johnny, Johnny"
"Yes, Papa"
"Eating sugar?"
"No, Papa"
"Telling Lies?"
"No, Papa"
"Open your mouth"
"I think if you are actually questioning my integrity ..., you should not be standing here."

Disclaimer: The people and events in this case are fictional. Resemblance to real events or to names of people, captains, living or dead or a bad spirit, is entirely coincidental.

Patent on Sledging?

During the English Test Series (~Aug 2007), Indians were pretty chirpy on the field. They were very excited with their own efforts. "Let's file for a 'patent' on 'sledging'" they chorused!

The lawyer had a look at the patent application and quickly rejected it! Why?

Sledging cannot be patented! You cannot patent a Prior Art!

The Indians were left stumped ;-)