Have a Laugh! Financial Crisis -- Silly Money Days!
posted by DK Matai on January 17, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Dear Friends, it is not surprising to note the latest USD 100+ billion bailout(s) of banks given the research already published by ATCA about the Eight Bubbles and derivatives' Quadrillion Play, one out of four scenarios! In case you are wondering where did all the money go and would like to have a laugh... what follows are two short movie clips "Financial Crisis -- Silly Money Days!" which are worth watching by way of candid answers. They are hysterical!
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Have a Laugh! Funny Side of the Satyam Saga!
posted by DK Matai on January 09, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Dear Friends, just received this humorous note from the Editor at Faking News: Government buys out Satyam, to convert it into a bank...
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Happy Holidays! Two Movies on Deflation/Inflation
posted by DK Matai on December 17, 2008 at 07:58 AM
Dear Friends, to cheer you up over the holiday season, what follows are two short movie clips which are worth watching. Have a laugh!
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Flying Shoe-cers
posted by Kavita Chhibber on December 16, 2008 at 04:10 PM
And the look on the face of George Bush as America hit (!)a new low in more ways than one-was priceless
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A story to lighten up your day: I hate shopping
posted by Max Simon on October 03, 2008 at 03:59 PM
I hate shopping for clothes.
I know that might be strong language but let me state
my case. For better or worse, I have been blessed with
the body of an adolescent girl. Because I am in fact a
boy, this has driven me crazy for most of my life. Growing
up, I did everything in my power to "bulk up" by
working out, drinking protein shakes, and adding extra
thick insoles to my shoes (yes, they do add a few inches).
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Vogue India photo shoot uses "real people"... Huh?
posted by Tori Roy on September 03, 2008 at 09:12 PM
"Vogue's Fashion Photos Spark Debate in India"
……read the headline. One expected to find an article perhaps about sexually suggestive photos and edgy visuals that push the envelope on India’s publicly repressed middle class morality.
But stop right there!
This is entirely different.
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Sex & The City
posted by Tori Roy on July 23, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Single & Sexy …………..in LA, NY………..
Or for that matter anywhere around the world.
Does being single and sexy always go together? Can you be one without the other? No, you can no longer be single and not be sexy – that’s a no-brainer.
Conversely, can you be sexy and not be single, or more importantly not care about it – one way or another? Single people do give off a vibe, much like a pheromone, whereby animals of the opposite sex (of the same species) may track you by your scent and you are expected to play nice.
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The Sound of God Laughing
posted by Alison Rose Levy on July 12, 2008 at 03:17 PM
For most of us, when the talk turns to consciousness and God, our mind’s eye generates images like these:
Serene strolls across pristine sand by a dazzling aquamarine ocean
Gazing awestruck at a vast indigo sky flecked with glittering stars
Images of a cascading waterfall in a verdant forest
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Meditation....It's Not What You Think
posted by Max Simon on April 07, 2008 at 09:41 PM
A Guy in a Speedo
posted by Grace Wilson on March 14, 2008 at 01:51 AM
I was at a hotel in a small town and there was a middle-aged man wearing a Speedo sitting out by the pool with his wife and children. I thought to myself, “Oh, he must be European.” And as I sat in the lounge off the lobby I heard another person say exactly the same thing.
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Frontal Lobe Fun
posted by Saira Mohan on November 28, 2007 at 04:32 AM
The top two scales are in perfect balance. How many diamonds will be needed to balance the bottom set?
Commonwealth VS ICC cricket suspension of Pakistan
posted by Vijay Sappani on November 23, 2007 at 05:16 AM
Who has more power in Pakistan, Commonwealth or Cricket ?
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Now even Elfs are outsourced to India
posted by Vijay Sappani on November 21, 2007 at 06:01 AM
The grand old Elf's who live North of Canada are being outsourced to India.
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Q and A
posted by Suchitra Krishnamoorthi on November 16, 2007 at 07:48 AM
A conversation between ‘Quixotic’ and ‘Abstemious’
Q: Why don’t you add an extra alphabet to your name? Make it Suchiitra. That will add up to a number 9 and you may go to heaven. Not literally ofcourse (hee hee)), but materially and spiritually
(har har har! yuk yuk yuk! ...A la Phantom /Mandrake /Archie et all)
A: Because I don’t believe in all this.
Goddamn, DK! It used to be that when you wrote...
posted by DK Matai on September 03, 2007 at 09:33 AM
"... something, it was uplifting... now, when IB pops up, and we see your cherubic smiling face, it is usually followed by the word crisis! Then, a litany of reasons as to why the world, and the US in particular, is going to hell in a hand basket!!" Are you OK? Heatstroke or anything? Just checking..." norm
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Joke: God, therefore, would be the Owner of Origin!
posted by DK Matai on September 01, 2007 at 03:02 AM
Now we know what is the real problem with sub-prime...! Everyone who has ever bought a house will enjoy this...
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Joke: Where is God?
posted by DK Matai on June 20, 2007 at 02:39 AM
Dear Friends, in response to Laughter is the Best Medicine: Bankers' Jokes, Jean-François Désaulniers from Quebec, Canada, posted "Where is God?" which Surinda and I particularly loved and which we would like to share with you. Enjoy!
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Playing The Field
posted by Rahul Khanna on June 18, 2007 at 12:55 AM
While I have great regard for commitment and monogamy, I must admit that I, myself, have been rather promiscuous.
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Look Who's NOT Laughing
posted by Saira Rao on May 17, 2007 at 07:47 AM
I recently attended a panel titled “Look Who’s Laughing” at the Tribeca Film Festival. The panelists -- five female comedians/comic actresses – gathered to refute a recent Vanity Fair article titled “Why Women Aren’t Funny” by Christopher Hitchens. (It should be noted that if you Google Image “unfunny misogynist” Hitchens’ bloated, sweaty face shows up).
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Laughter is the Best Medicine: Bankers' Jokes
posted by DK Matai on May 07, 2007 at 10:44 PM
Dear Friends, as you know we primarily manage global risk and develop software for banks, insurance and reinsurance groups. And yes, like all disciplines, there are plenty of self-depricating jokes in the world of financial institutions full of professionals and clowns, including myself!
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What is the difference between...
posted by Suchitra Krishnamoorthi on April 13, 2007 at 12:19 AM
being STUPID & being a FOOL?
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Atman and Robin
posted by Renee Reeser Zelnick on March 25, 2007 at 01:01 PM
Ken Wilber’s in my yoga class again. He appears shiny headed, stocky and strong.
But I think I can take him. I am 6 feet tall in my stocking feet and I’ve been working out. My takedown fantasy includes spandex, a Mexican wrestling mask and really good boots.
Not on me silly…. That’s what he’s wearing!!
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I was in the zone
posted by Max Simon on March 24, 2007 at 10:27 PM
On my way home from Seduction of Spirit in Florida this week, I had an experience that is too funny not to share. As usual, I will be embarrassing myself for your entertainment. Enjoy.
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Sex and the Siddhi
posted by Renee Reeser Zelnick on March 18, 2007 at 01:07 AM
Ooh, The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali get me hot.
What?! I had to tie-in the title early, people. You blog people can be such pervs!
A tantric glossary defines “siddhi” as "a magickal or spiritual power for the control of self, others and the forces of nature".
I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.
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The new definition of Self Centered
posted by Max Simon on March 16, 2007 at 07:10 PM
As I have started to spread the word about the coolest new movement to hit the spirituality scene, well....ever, some people have had a knee jerk reaction to the name - Self Centered Tour.
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To The White Bitch Who Stole My Shorts
posted by Rahul Khanna on March 13, 2007 at 10:41 AM
Dear WB,
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pillow fighting
posted by Sandeep Sood on February 15, 2007 at 11:35 AM
Call me a romantic, but knocking the crap out of fellow San Francisco hipsters was my idea of the perfect Valentine's Day date. Luckily, she agreed.
Heroine Chic- The SHEro’s Journey
posted by Renee Reeser Zelnick on February 12, 2007 at 08:04 PM
I wanted a pony for my twelfth birthday. Dad gave me a .22 rifle and an NRA membership.
It has been said (or argued) that there are seven, or eleven comedies and dramas, depending which school of thought you subscribe to. Unless we’re talking about a game of craps or a convenience store, I don’t agree with those numbers. I contend there is but one story-
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An Elephant's Memory
posted by mindyourmind.ca on February 04, 2007 at 05:08 PM
submitted anonymously to mindyourmind.ca
In 1986, Mkele Mbembe was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from college. On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air.
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12 Days of Christmas...
posted by Saira Mohan on December 26, 2006 at 01:02 PM
I thought you might enjoy...
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Deepak on Comedy Central
posted by Mallika Chopra on December 20, 2006 at 01:24 PM
Watch DC on
The Colbert Report.
Illegal
posted by Saira Mohan on December 20, 2006 at 01:50 AM
I thought this was illegal...
Seasons Greetings...
posted by Saira Mohan on December 14, 2006 at 02:06 PM
Seasons Greetings...
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Floating the FAALTHOO FUND(A)
posted by Suchitra Krishnamoorthi on November 29, 2006 at 03:32 AM
Loosely translated into English the following Indian words mean
Faalthoo (slang): 1.nonsensical 2.waste of time
Fund(a) or Funda (slang again): 1.theory 2.notion (derived or abbreviated from English word fundamental-I think)
Fund is an English word. It means Fund.
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Society's dogma
posted by Deepak Singh on November 10, 2006 at 07:34 AM
It is wonderful that society’s dogma is coming to us to haunt us – eunuchs are being used to embarrass, and thus collect overdue money from Indians in India.
I wonder what would work in other countries?
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Huh! Cheney’s retiring? Not!
posted by Rini Das on November 08, 2006 at 06:21 PM
I thought retiring Messrs. Cheney and Rumsfeld from the Cabinet will be the next GOP move and mentioned such in my blog entry last night.
Well! We are almost there (50%) with our wishful thinking.
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Bill Clinton called us today
posted by Rini Das on November 06, 2006 at 06:51 PM
9:14 pm: It is quiet here in Columbus. Dense grey clouds covering the high skies. One can hear each leaf slowly fall to the ground, as the top branches of the trees gently rustle. Nothing ominous, but the weather folks predict 50% chance of rain. If one is cynical, this means Republicans will win big in Ohio, maintaining the 2004 calamity.
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I know...we'll call it India!
posted by Sandeep Sood on October 28, 2006 at 10:59 PM
I usually like to stick to fluff on this blog, but once in a while I'll report on real news as well. You know, stuff about India that actually makes the US media (besides nuclear weapons)... Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are going
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Woody Allen: Memorable Quotes!
posted by DK Matai on October 24, 2006 at 02:09 PM
. To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering one must not love. But then one suffers from not loving. Therefore to love is to suffer, not to love is to suffer. To suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love.
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Winning suites - Even at Diwali
posted by Deepak Singh on October 18, 2006 at 09:19 PM
This year, Diwali, the festival of lights, is on Oct 21 and a part of the celebration for Diwali is to gamble by playing cards. The idea is to invoke Lakshmi, the Goddess of Wealth. Anyways, when we, a bunch of amateurs, play cards, there is always someone who is unsure of the rules ….….
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Shakespeare: What a piece of work is man!
posted by DK Matai on October 17, 2006 at 02:33 AM
What a piece of work is man!
How noble in reason!
how infinite in faculties!
in form and moving, how express and admirable!
in action how like an angel!
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Shakespeare's Sonnets of True Love 91 & 92
posted by DK Matai on October 03, 2006 at 02:51 PM
91: Some glory in their birth, some in their skill,
Some in their wealth, some in their bodies' force,
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Oscar Wilde -- "All Art is Quite Useless!" Is it?
posted by DK Matai on September 23, 2006 at 04:07 AM
On a light hearted note, The Preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is worth noting:
The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and to conceal the artist is art's aim.
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Move the f@#$ over Chris Rock, Sri Rajneesh is in the house
posted by Gotham Chopra on September 12, 2006 at 12:13 AM
Thanks to my cousin Bharat for emailing me an audio file of one of my favorite speeches of all time.
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The Macaca Fracas--Senator George Allen
posted by Subodh Chandra on August 24, 2006 at 06:21 PM
Cross-posted here, along with a fun photo, is an article I wrote for The American Prospect about Virginia Senator George Alen's derogatory comments toward an Indian-American staffer for his opponent.
If you're a believer in karmic facilitation as I am, you can facilitate Allen's just rewards by helping his opponent out as best you can.
Spoofing Kaavya
posted by Kavita Chhibber on August 17, 2006 at 05:51 AM
For a Change
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Lets Smile!
posted by Mallika Chopra on August 14, 2006 at 07:13 AM
This site has been very serious of late. Anyone have some good jokes, good news or happy stories to tell?
The Way We Do it!
posted by Kavita Chhibber on July 28, 2006 at 03:48 PM
Enter, double click, and
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Laughter the Best Medicine
posted by Kavita Chhibber on June 05, 2006 at 07:38 AM
Its about time we all shared a smile
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Humorous internet ads from Chandra for Attorney General campaign
posted by Subodh Chandra on April 15, 2006 at 08:53 PM
Please enjoy these humorous internet ads from my campaign for Ohio attorney general.
The first is a Simpsons spoof that compares me to Apu and my primary opponent to Homer.
The second is a puppet show about Ohio's current corruption scandals that I performed for my triplets and other children (and adults) at a fundraiser.
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spair grace soup
posted by Anouradha Bakshi on March 15, 2006 at 05:41 AM
My vegetable seller decided to have a makeover to cater to his new expat clientele.. so new shop, new signboard urging you to buy spair grace and red cabies
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A guide to mysterious India for Mr Bush
posted by Kavita Chhibber on March 02, 2006 at 06:43 AM
A friend sent this article to me today..
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True Memoirs of my Mother:As endorsed by Oprah Winfrey
posted by Kavita Chhibber on February 17, 2006 at 07:01 AM
There are mothers and then there is mine..
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The Sampaati Club
posted by Rahul Pandita on February 12, 2006 at 07:25 AM
Membership open now...
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That Man...
posted by Anupam Kher on February 08, 2006 at 05:55 AM
Last week I was shooting for a comic scene for one of my films and the doctor, who was doing some tests on someone that I am very close to, informed me that he has cancer of the urinary bladder. The scene was to become funnier as it progressed.
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LAUGHTER THE BEST MEDICINE
posted by Kavita Chhibber on January 30, 2006 at 04:11 AM
The Monday Blog for funnies
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When the boys start calling
posted by Mallika Chopra on January 17, 2006 at 09:15 PM
Oh dear, it is starting to happen...
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what do you say?
posted by Sandeep Sood on January 16, 2006 at 01:16 PM
Given that it's Martin Luther King day, I thought I would talk about something vaguely related to his legacy. This way, readers believe I have spent hours today meditating on the state of racial relations in America...when I have actually spent most of the day so far thinking about lunch.
NPR & Badmash both poke fun at wiretaps this week.
LAUGHTER THE BEST MEDICINE
posted by Kavita Chhibber on January 09, 2006 at 05:06 AM
The Monday blog to add some smiles
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the 11th key to happiness
posted by Sandeep Sood on January 01, 2006 at 11:52 PM
Panexa
Ask your doctor for a reason to take it.
Santa Sadhu
posted by Sandeep Sood on December 27, 2005 at 08:08 PM
Some solid investigative reporting into the ancient connections between Santa Claus and Hindu Sadhus. Set to a remix of Sanjay's favorite Xmas song, "Santa Claus is a Black Man".
Watch the video.
Sorry, Mr. O'Reilly, but it wouldn't be the first time Christianity improvised.
The video is directed by David Kalal. Merry Krishna!
LAUGHTER THE BEST MEDICINE
posted by Kavita Chhibber on December 26, 2005 at 06:27 AM
I hope all of you had a wonderful christmas and all the other festivals that fell yesterday. To continue to bring smiles through the holiday season, here is the open blog for laughter
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LAUGHTER THE BEST MEDICINE
posted by Kavita Chhibber on December 12, 2005 at 12:04 PM
The Monday open Blog for Sharing Laughs
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LAUGHTER THE BEST MEDICINE
posted by Kavita Chhibber on December 04, 2005 at 05:23 PM
Recently we have had just too much of rancor, exhausting discussions and he said she said here and not much fun.
This is an open blog for laughter
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US Immigration
posted by Shekhar Kapur on November 28, 2005 at 05:07 AM
Coming into the Customs/immigration area in LA, I am always looked upon really suspiciously. I used to look like a Columbian drug smuggler when they were in vogue. Now I look like an Arab terrorist. They are the latest in fashion. Yesterday something strange happened..
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Life is good!
posted by Bharat Chopra on November 15, 2005 at 08:46 AM
717 am: Living in Singapore is great! Wake up to the sun rising almost every single day. Oh well, raining this morning. At least the golf course is getting the water it needs.
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Another horrible Tuesday
posted by Bharat Chopra on November 15, 2005 at 08:44 AM
717 am: Damn I feel like I just put my head on the pillow. And its raining outside. I wish I could go back to sleep.
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Being the younger one...
posted by Mallika Chopra on November 13, 2005 at 09:06 PM
So, when Gotham begs everyone to SHOW ME SOME LOVE, as his big sister my first reaction was -- Not again, what a baby!
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Show Me Some Love!
posted by Gotham Chopra on November 09, 2005 at 11:48 AM
Yay you really love me...sort of. My comments numbers have dropped off steeply since the days of long ago when I could pretty much write anything and feel the love. These days I'm getting beat by my younger cousin (which really is not fair since he just ripped off Steve Jobs commencement speech) as well as various dudes and dudettes that I hand picked and brought into this blog - u know you are - check your breaks before you drive...
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It's happening on the streets !
posted by Shekhar Kapur on October 17, 2005 at 12:14 PM
It's Navratri ! (see Anjali Adukla's blog) All the young people in their best clothes in their thousands dancing on the streets and having sex ..
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That Chopra Smile
posted by Mallika Chopra on October 04, 2005 at 01:40 PM
Sandeep has blogged about being an Indian in a yoga class, and Gotham has blogged about being a Chopra in a strip club. Today, I was a Chopra in a yoga class... And the first thing I did was lie.
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And A Time to Smile
posted by Kavita Chhibber on September 27, 2005 at 02:24 PM
So what would you do on landing on foreign shores for the first time?
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A Time To Kill
posted by Rahul Khanna on September 27, 2005 at 10:50 AM
I’m a firm believer in non-violence but I’m also aware that we all have limits we can be pushed to. I have often wondered… if driven to it, could I kill?
Late last night I found out.
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Humble Pie
posted by Rahul Khanna on September 24, 2005 at 12:47 PM
At some point or the other, we’ve all been guilty of taking ourselves a little too seriously. At times like this I think a sense of humour is the perfect cure for keeping the ego in check.
RAHUL KHANNA IS MAD AT ME
posted by Kavita Chhibber on August 31, 2005 at 02:51 PM
Because
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I Can’t Believe My Name Is In Print Next To… (Taz Ahmed’s First Blog)
posted by Taz Ahmed on August 29, 2005 at 02:03 PM
In my ‘expansive’ career as a ‘professional activist,’ there have been three times of jaw dropping I-can’t-believe-my-name-is-in-print-next-to-him/her!
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A Love Lost
posted by Rahul Khanna on August 29, 2005 at 11:03 AM
I lost someone very dear to me last week.
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India.
posted by rohit karn batra on August 22, 2005 at 04:40 PM
My sister's description of her trip in India. It was funny enough to cross-post from her blog...!
Crazed Junkie Whore
posted by Rahul Khanna on August 03, 2005 at 10:58 PM
I’ve become one.
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