Informative Chat of Pinky and Bobby
Good morning Pinky!
Good morning, Bobby!
It is since long you are exercising. Do not you get bored?
No it is good! Regular exercise increases endorphins, the hormones which decrease the pain and stress.
But do not you get tired?
Yes I do get tired but it is called eustress which is a positive form of stress!
Hell with your health! I love sipping warm coffee with the newspaper every morning. And the news is that Mr Madhav Kumar Nepal is the new Prime Minister of Nepal!
Well just see how many new governments are forming? See, Mr Manmohan Singh became the prime minister of India. A little before that, Mr Jacob Zuma became the president of South Africa. And now you are telling about Mr Madhav Kumar Nepal. It would be easy to remember his name because it is the namesake of his country!
How childish is your mind! Become like me, I never forget anything. I am smart!
Really? Then let me ask you something.
Alright!
You say that you read the newspaper every morning. Then do you remember the name of the royal palace of Nepal, that had been a symbol of the country’s monarchy, and has recently been turned to a museum?
Ya ya ya! It is Narayanhiti Royal palace! Now restart your exercise and do not tick me off.
Well I am over with it. I am dying to know the meaning of tick off! Tell me!
It means to annoy or make angry.
I was not ticking you off. But you said it because you are a curmudgeon. Before you could beg me to tell the meaning of curmudgeon, I will tell you its meaning. It is a noun and means an ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn ideas.
I knew the meaning! And you damn fool shut up.
You you just get out!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
English Class
English Class
Simplicity is the essence of writing. But, because of our craze of using high-sounding words and making needlessly new sentences, many of us become habitual of artificial writing.
I think that this happens when we try to show that our writing style is special. And the moment we do it, we move away from simplicity and turn to artificiality, which is regarded to be a cardinal sin in writing.
Therefore we must never try to show that our writing style is different or special.
Words of the day
Shambolic: adj. Chaotic or disorderly. Throwing our city in a shambolic state, the cyclone turned towards the nearby villages to cause destruction.
Moniker: n. A nickname or personal name. The moniker of Nelson Mandela is Madiba. Often monikers sound very funny!
Inure also enure: v. To become habitual to anything undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection. For Tom, earlier bearing loneliness was difficult, but now he has got inured to it.
Idioms of the day
Like flies to manure: Eagerly assembling in a large number. (Always used to denote something negative). Those folks were running after that arrogant billionaire like flies to manure.
Through thick and thin: Through good and bad times. It would be lovelier if I gained a person who can remain with me through thick and thin.
Send someone on a wild-goose chase: To send someone on a useless or pointless search. As informed the police rushed to the spot to arrest the terrorists but it turned out to be a wild-goose chase.
Combinations of words
A storm of public indignation: Communal cards triggered a storm of public indignation tugging several regional parties off the fray.
A potentially momentous shift: In a potentially momentous shift, the BSP chief promised to keep the criminals in check but she did not.
Patient and gentle: That girl is so patient and gentle that she bears all the pointless abuses of her sister.
The class is over.
Simplicity is the essence of writing. But, because of our craze of using high-sounding words and making needlessly new sentences, many of us become habitual of artificial writing.
I think that this happens when we try to show that our writing style is special. And the moment we do it, we move away from simplicity and turn to artificiality, which is regarded to be a cardinal sin in writing.
Therefore we must never try to show that our writing style is different or special.
Words of the day
Shambolic: adj. Chaotic or disorderly. Throwing our city in a shambolic state, the cyclone turned towards the nearby villages to cause destruction.
Moniker: n. A nickname or personal name. The moniker of Nelson Mandela is Madiba. Often monikers sound very funny!
Inure also enure: v. To become habitual to anything undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection. For Tom, earlier bearing loneliness was difficult, but now he has got inured to it.
Idioms of the day
Like flies to manure: Eagerly assembling in a large number. (Always used to denote something negative). Those folks were running after that arrogant billionaire like flies to manure.
Through thick and thin: Through good and bad times. It would be lovelier if I gained a person who can remain with me through thick and thin.
Send someone on a wild-goose chase: To send someone on a useless or pointless search. As informed the police rushed to the spot to arrest the terrorists but it turned out to be a wild-goose chase.
Combinations of words
A storm of public indignation: Communal cards triggered a storm of public indignation tugging several regional parties off the fray.
A potentially momentous shift: In a potentially momentous shift, the BSP chief promised to keep the criminals in check but she did not.
Patient and gentle: That girl is so patient and gentle that she bears all the pointless abuses of her sister.
The class is over.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Punjab violence (The Hindu)
Punjab violence
The violence in Punjab following an attack on the chief of the Dera Sach Khand and the killing of Sant Rama Nand in Vienna shows the low level of tolerance among the people. I feel sorry for those who were stranded in airports and railway stations due to the violence although they were not even remotely connected with the Vienna incident.
The top Sikh leaders should condemn the violence and instruct their followers to desist forthwith.
Shadab Husain,
Lucknow
http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/29/stories/2009052954810802.htm
The violence in Punjab following an attack on the chief of the Dera Sach Khand and the killing of Sant Rama Nand in Vienna shows the low level of tolerance among the people. I feel sorry for those who were stranded in airports and railway stations due to the violence although they were not even remotely connected with the Vienna incident.
The top Sikh leaders should condemn the violence and instruct their followers to desist forthwith.
Shadab Husain,
Lucknow
http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/29/stories/2009052954810802.htm
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Informative Chat of Pinky and Bobby
Informative Chat of Pinky and Bobby
Shit...
Pinky, is today’s newspaper that bad?
Hmm, I am reading a report about suicide. Idiots have not thought that it might be a cause for werther effect otherwise they would have taken care to trim it up.
Better, I must keep a dictionary while talking to you.
Oh you do not know what werther effect is?
Do not try to show that you have more knowledge than I have ok!
Alright Bobby, let us not argue. When reports of suicide trigger more suicides, it is called werther effect.
Good. You are becoming an excogitator!
Excogitator? Hey what’s that! I reckon you are abusing me, monkey!
No stupid...am actually praising you falsely... excogitator means a thinker who considers carefully and thoroughly...
Oh yes, you are rat. Am an excogitator just like Carol Ann Duffy!
Mind you, you dead lizard, it is “right” and not “rat”! You say you are like Carol Ann Duffy the lady who has become the first female poet laureate?
You are right for the first time!
Pinky, you sickly tick, I only wanted to brag about my vocabulary. That’s I called you excogitator. Demolish your delusions of grandeur!
I know that you again are bragging by saying delusions of grandeur. Do you really know the meaning of this idiom? I know.
Yup Pinky. I know its meaning very well.
But if you know then tell, come on, tell!
Well, I mean... a – a – I do not have time...get lost...
You do not know the meaning! And you damn fool shut up. Delusion of grandeur is used when a person thinks that he is much more important or powerful than he really is.
Mind your language! It is because of this that I do not like you coming to meet me. But as the saying goes: a bad penny always turns up.
Pinky, an extremely intelligent, highly educated and decently handsome gentleman like me would only say that this saying is out of context.
Hey, are you crazy! I have never heard anyone doing so much self-glorification! By the way, may I know how this saying is out of context?
Well, this saying is used for nasty or bad people who have a habit of showing up or returning. But I have already told you just now that how good I am! So this is totally out of context!
Would you do me a favour, Bobby?
Yes, of course. That’s my habit.
Shut up and get out!
Shit...
Pinky, is today’s newspaper that bad?
Hmm, I am reading a report about suicide. Idiots have not thought that it might be a cause for werther effect otherwise they would have taken care to trim it up.
Better, I must keep a dictionary while talking to you.
Oh you do not know what werther effect is?
Do not try to show that you have more knowledge than I have ok!
Alright Bobby, let us not argue. When reports of suicide trigger more suicides, it is called werther effect.
Good. You are becoming an excogitator!
Excogitator? Hey what’s that! I reckon you are abusing me, monkey!
No stupid...am actually praising you falsely... excogitator means a thinker who considers carefully and thoroughly...
Oh yes, you are rat. Am an excogitator just like Carol Ann Duffy!
Mind you, you dead lizard, it is “right” and not “rat”! You say you are like Carol Ann Duffy the lady who has become the first female poet laureate?
You are right for the first time!
Pinky, you sickly tick, I only wanted to brag about my vocabulary. That’s I called you excogitator. Demolish your delusions of grandeur!
I know that you again are bragging by saying delusions of grandeur. Do you really know the meaning of this idiom? I know.
Yup Pinky. I know its meaning very well.
But if you know then tell, come on, tell!
Well, I mean... a – a – I do not have time...get lost...
You do not know the meaning! And you damn fool shut up. Delusion of grandeur is used when a person thinks that he is much more important or powerful than he really is.
Mind your language! It is because of this that I do not like you coming to meet me. But as the saying goes: a bad penny always turns up.
Pinky, an extremely intelligent, highly educated and decently handsome gentleman like me would only say that this saying is out of context.
Hey, are you crazy! I have never heard anyone doing so much self-glorification! By the way, may I know how this saying is out of context?
Well, this saying is used for nasty or bad people who have a habit of showing up or returning. But I have already told you just now that how good I am! So this is totally out of context!
Would you do me a favour, Bobby?
Yes, of course. That’s my habit.
Shut up and get out!
Sunday, May 17, 2009
English Class
English Class
I feel that the flow and beauty of your writing depends on your knowledge and intelligence. Giving importance to high-sounding words and intentionally choosing to write long, complex sentences is at best an idiocy. It must ever be kept in mind that simplicity and deep knowledge are at the core of a clear and crisp communication.
Words of the day
Unflappable: adj. Always calm, whether undergoing difficulties or experiencing success. Ms Sonia Gandhi, unlike most of the politicians, appears unflappable.
Minutiae Pl minutiae: n. A tiny or trivial detail. Come on Cris just cram up the answer there is no use going in the minutiae! In order to come on the correct conclusion it is important to examine each and every minutiae of the matter.
Upholster: v. To supply (furniture) with springs, stuffing, cushions and covering fabric. Rather than upholstering the room with expensive, showy material, it is better to furnish it with simple and fine furniture.
Idioms of the day
Chocolate box: A chocolate box place or thing is very attractive in a way that does not look real (always before noun). Call it their chocolate box charm, but unquestionably a considerable credit goes to Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi for the victory of Congress.
Thick and fast: In large numbers or amounts and rapidly. Mr Advani will avoid the media because journalists will pose embarrassing questions thick and fast.
One’s goose is cooked: One has been found out and is in trouble; one is finished. After unleashing terror for several years, Velupillai Prabhakaran’s goose is cooked.
Combinations of words
Prevailing misconception: In the ancient times a prevailing misconception was that the earth is stationary.
Pointless and ineffective: The complete debate turned pointless and ineffective because the two competitors skirted from the topic.
Transient emotions (transient = for a brief time): Transient emotions can never trigger a robust revolution.
The class is over!
I feel that the flow and beauty of your writing depends on your knowledge and intelligence. Giving importance to high-sounding words and intentionally choosing to write long, complex sentences is at best an idiocy. It must ever be kept in mind that simplicity and deep knowledge are at the core of a clear and crisp communication.
Words of the day
Unflappable: adj. Always calm, whether undergoing difficulties or experiencing success. Ms Sonia Gandhi, unlike most of the politicians, appears unflappable.
Minutiae Pl minutiae: n. A tiny or trivial detail. Come on Cris just cram up the answer there is no use going in the minutiae! In order to come on the correct conclusion it is important to examine each and every minutiae of the matter.
Upholster: v. To supply (furniture) with springs, stuffing, cushions and covering fabric. Rather than upholstering the room with expensive, showy material, it is better to furnish it with simple and fine furniture.
Idioms of the day
Chocolate box: A chocolate box place or thing is very attractive in a way that does not look real (always before noun). Call it their chocolate box charm, but unquestionably a considerable credit goes to Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi for the victory of Congress.
Thick and fast: In large numbers or amounts and rapidly. Mr Advani will avoid the media because journalists will pose embarrassing questions thick and fast.
One’s goose is cooked: One has been found out and is in trouble; one is finished. After unleashing terror for several years, Velupillai Prabhakaran’s goose is cooked.
Combinations of words
Prevailing misconception: In the ancient times a prevailing misconception was that the earth is stationary.
Pointless and ineffective: The complete debate turned pointless and ineffective because the two competitors skirted from the topic.
Transient emotions (transient = for a brief time): Transient emotions can never trigger a robust revolution.
The class is over!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Voter turnout (The Hindu)
Voter turnout
A lot of people have condemned the low voter turnout in the election. But I fail to understand how a huge turnout will improve matters. What is the point in voting in large numbers for the same breed of politicians who are responsible for the existing state of affairs?
Shadab Husain,
Lucknow
http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/13/stories/2009051353461003.htm
A lot of people have condemned the low voter turnout in the election. But I fail to understand how a huge turnout will improve matters. What is the point in voting in large numbers for the same breed of politicians who are responsible for the existing state of affairs?
Shadab Husain,
Lucknow
http://www.hindu.com/2009/05/13/stories/2009051353461003.htm
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Voter turnout (The Hindu)
Voter turnout
As a young Indian, I was excited about the election but I did not go to the polling booth, first because I am visually impaired and I have heard from my peers that there is no privacy for people like us. Braille EVMs exist only in name. Secondly, a host of families from my neighbourhood came back frustrated as their names were missing from the voter lists.
Is the Election Commission aware that names go missing from the voter lists; houses are wiped off the map; people who are alive are declared dead; and the religion and even the gender of many people have been changed?
Shadab Husain,
Lucknow
http://www.hindu.com:80/2009/05/05/stories/2009050555310803.htm
As a young Indian, I was excited about the election but I did not go to the polling booth, first because I am visually impaired and I have heard from my peers that there is no privacy for people like us. Braille EVMs exist only in name. Secondly, a host of families from my neighbourhood came back frustrated as their names were missing from the voter lists.
Is the Election Commission aware that names go missing from the voter lists; houses are wiped off the map; people who are alive are declared dead; and the religion and even the gender of many people have been changed?
Shadab Husain,
Lucknow
http://www.hindu.com:80/2009/05/05/stories/2009050555310803.htm
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