Student: "Great, well then I would like to ask you a question.
If you can give me the correct answer, I will accept my mark as is and
go. If you however do not know the answer, I want you give me an "A"
for the exam. "
Professor: "Okay, it's a deal. So what is the question?"
Student: "What is legal, but not logical, logical, but not legal, and
neither logical, nor legal?"
Even after some long and hard consideration, the professor cannot give
the student an answer, and therefore changes his exam mark into an
"A", as agreed.
Later on the professor calls on his best student and asks him the same
question.
He immediately answers: "Sir, you are 63 years old and married to a 35
year old woman, which is legal, but not logical. Your wife has a 25
year old lover, which is logical, but not legal. The fact that you
have given your wife's lover an "A", although he really should have
failed, is neither legal, nor logical."
--
"Those who have the privilege to know, have the duty to act." Albert Einstein
Dr.V.N.Sharma
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*Pl. read in the link below*
*http://www.countercurrents.org/niranjan250708.htm*
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*OR, in the text*
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*India Ratifies Parkinson's Law*
*By Niranjan Ramakrishnan*
25 July, 2008
*Countercurrents.org*
*"A nuclear reactor is so vastly expensive and complicated that people
cannot understand it, so they assume that those working on it understand it.
Even those with strong opinions might withhold them for fear of being shown
to be insufficiently informed. On the other hand, everyone understands a
bicycle shed (or thinks they do), so building one can result in endless
discussions: everyone involved wants to add his touch and show that he is
there"*
*--Parkinson's Law of Triviality (from Parkinson's Law, 1955) *
*The fellow was standing on his 25th floor balcony contemplating the evening
sky, when he heard someone shout, "Hey Banta Singh, your daughter Jeeto has
committed suicide!". In his grief he jumped from the balcony. When he passed
the 20th floor it occurred to him his daughter was not called Jeeto. As he
passed the 15th, he remembered he had no daughters. And as he passed the
10th he recalled his name was not Banta Singh!*
*--An Indian Joke*
*W*hen he published it in 1915, Albert Einstein had formulated his Theory of
General Relativity entirely in his imagination. It was not until four years
later, in 1919, that it would be verified empirically. Few of us can aspire
to such a distinction, but wouldn't it have been enough of a thrill to be
there at least when the experiment confirmed Einstein's theory?
If you were paying attention, you might have had a similar opportunity
recently.
If Einstein's prediction was verified by Sir Arthur Eddington and his
colleagues as they viewed the 1919 solar eclipse from faraway Principe in
West Africa, the unerring insight the Law of Triviality was to be laid bare
in the lower house of the Indian Parliament, a continent away and a
half-century later. I can tell my grandchildren I saw it happen!
But let us begin at the beginning.
Earlier this week, the Indian Parliament had a two-day debate on whether the
government should pursue the nuclear deal with the United States. The
proceedings, shown live, turned out to be gripping television. Whether or
not you followed politics, you couldn't help getting caught up in the drama
of the Lok Sabha debate, with its stirring speeches, constant interruptions,
inspired heckling, a Speaker by turns bemused and amused, himself a fugitive
from his party, vainly trying to bring order to his assembly. There were
accusations of MP's being kidnapped, charges of open bribery and, a couple
of hours before the end, a dramatic display in Parliament of a valise with
bundles of 1000 rupee bills (10 million rupees in raw cash) by three
oppositon MPs claiming the government side had given them the money to get
them to abstain. Many of the speeches were outstanding, some moving, one in
particular was rollicking. The pace never flagged. The bar for entertainment
in India has been set high, and Bollywood will have to work its heart out to
regain its position. Even the President of India reportedly canceled all
appointments to sit in front of her TV.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, whose speech was supposed to conclude the
debate (called 'replying to the debate') could not speak amidst the noise
and interruption following the rupee bundle demonstration. He had instead to
enter his speech into the record and sit down. Then they voted, and what was
expected to be a squeak-through victory for Mr. Singh's government turned
out to be a 19-vote margin after all. But the governing alliance had been
turned inside out. Those who were supporting it had turned opponents. New
allies had taken their place.
And though the government had won, it had really won a vote of confidence in
its continuation, not specifically the nuclear deal, for there had been
little to no discussion of that subject. The Left Parties were opposed to
the American connection, the largest opposition party, the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) seemed to have only one grouse, namely that the Congress rather
than it had engineered the agreement. As to the government, you could have
gathered from its speeches that the nuclear deal was the lone and final key
the country had to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
But the government could claim that Parliament had approved the nuclear deal
(a weaker claim than Bush's saying Congress authorized the Iraq War, but
Indians are fast learners), They lost no time in doing so. And the Bush
administration, eager to see this move forward, welcomed the victory and
urged Godspeed, a sentiment gleefully reciprocated by the enlivened Congress
party. The nuclear lobbies in both countries are salivating at the prospect
of a radiant path paved with profits. Or perhaps, a path to profits paved
with radiation, except the subject never came up.
Those who watched it even marveled at the high level of participation (house
full) and the level of the debate, some speaking in English, others in
Hindi. It was a proud moment for all Indians, parliamentary democracy at its
best (the bags of money notwithstanding), etc. etc. Unlike the staid debates
on C-SPAN, one member talking to an empty chamber as the person in the chair
tries not to nod off, this was vigorous and enthusiastic.
It was only later, after all the excitement settled down, that you
remembered that there wasn't much said about nuclear energy, its need and
its dangers, the wisdom of depending on foreign nuclear fuel (why is it any
better than depending on foreign oil?) So riveting was the debate that we
forgot what it was for.
To my recollection, there was not one sentence spoken by anyone, for or
against the government, on the matter of nuclear waste and what India
planned to do with it. It is a problem that has not been solved by any
country. No one mentioned that nuclear waste stays on for thousands of
years.
Very little was said about why other countries are not jumping on nuclear
energy. One minister (Pranab Mukherjee, who gave an otherwise sober speech)
theorized that neither America or Russia was building nuclear plants because
'they were floating on oil'. America imports 70% of its oil, and Mukherjee
is India's foreign minister.
There was virtually no discussion of what role nuclear energy should play in
the overall plan. France (and its high reliance on nuclear energy) was
mentioned by a few speakers on the government side. The French challenge of
dealing with a huge amount of radioactive spent fuel was never mentioned.
There was much talk of 2030 and 2050 -- how much of the country's energy
would be nuclear by that time. What's more, the agreement's proponents
argued that this was actually their way of avoiding global warming! What was
the plan all these years before Bush's visit opened this line of thought?
Not asked, not answered.
In all the discussion, the one name that never came up was that of Mahatma
Gandhi. When Henry Ford wrote to him asking what possible objection Gandhi
could have if he ( Ford) were to entire towns or villages, Gandhi answered
Ford with an simple question: Who would control the switch? Through all
their mock outrage, sarcasm hot and cold, paternal disdain, that and other
essential questions never occurred to India's Parliamentarians during their
two-day gabfest. Whatever the truth about their other alleged crimes of
bribery and intimidation, it can be truly said that in the matter of nuclear
energy and its impact on India, they remain wholly innocent.
As does the country the debate was supposed to educate.
*Niranjan Ramakrishnan* is a writer living on the West Coast. He can be
reached at *njn_2003@...*.
--
Dr.V.N.Sharma
http://canvas.nowpos.com/vnsharma
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Q: How do you know if there is an iitian at your party?
A: He'll tell you.
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add more if you may ...
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The Gujjar Agitation is still getting hot (a week into it) and look at
somebody's creation. How fast can people come up with these ideas.
New Exam pattern in India(Revised):
1. General students - Answer ALL questions.
2. OBC - WRITE ANY one question.
3. SC - ONLY READ questions.
4. ST - THANKS FOR COMING..
AND.
5. Gujjars/Jats - THANKS FOR ALLOWING OTHERS TO ATTEND THE EXAMINATION
.. !!
CHEERS TO RESERVATION......
http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/258
Ashok
Reach out and touch someone with your Love & Gratitude..
~Ashok
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The doctor that had been seeing an 80-year-old woman for most of her life
finally retired.
At her next check up, the new doctor told her to bring a list of all the
medicines that had been prescribed for her.
As the young doctor was looking through these, his eyes grew wide as he realized
she had a prescription for birth control pills.
"Mrs. Smith, do you realize these are BIRTH CONTROL pills?"
"Yes, they help me to sleep at night."
"Mrs. Smith, I assure you there is absolutely NOTHING in these that could
possibly help you sleep!"
She reached out and patted the young D octor's knee.
"Yes, dear, I know that. But every morning, I grind one up and mix it in the
glass of orange juice that my 16 year old granddaughter drinks...... .And
believe me, it helps me sleep at night."
Reach out and touch someone with your Love & Gratitude..
~Ashok
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*May be you have heard it, still ....*
**
*Ant & Grasshopper*
The Ant works hard in the withering
heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances &
plays the summer away.
Come winter,the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or
shelter so he dies out in the cold.
* *
* *
*Modern Version*
The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house
and laying up supplies for the winter.
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant's a fool and laughs & dances & plays
the summer away.
Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and demands
to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others
are cold and starving.
* *
*NDTV, BBC, CNN* show
up to provide pictures of the shivering Grasshopper next to a video of
the Ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food.
The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor
Grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
* *
*Arundhati Roy* stages
a demonstration in front of the Ant's house.
*Medha Patkar* goes
on a fast along with other Grasshoppers demanding that Grasshoppers be
relocated to warmer climates during winter.
* *
*Amnesty International and Koffi Annan* criticizes
the Indian Government for not upholding the fundamental rights of the
Grasshopper.
The* Internet*
is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the Grasshopper (many
promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt support as against the
wrath of God for non-compliance).
* *
*Opposition MPs* stage
a walkout. Left parties call for 'Bharat Bandh' in West Bengal
and Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry.
CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard
in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among Ants and
Grasshoppers.
* *
*Lalu Prasad* allocates
one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian Railway Trains, aptly named
as the 'Grasshopper Rath'.
Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the '*Prevention of Terrorism *
*Against Grasshoppers Act'* [POTAGA],
with effect from the beginning of the winter.
* *
*Arjun Singh* makes
'* Special Reservation* ' for Grasshoppers in Educational Institutions
& in Government Services.
The Ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and having nothing left
to pay his retroactive taxes,it's home is confiscated by the Government
and handed over to the Grasshopper in a ceremony covered by NDTV.
Arundhati Roy calls it '*A Triumph of Justice*'.
Lalu calls it '*Socialistic Justice* '.
CPM calls it the ' *Revolutionary *
*Resurgence of the Downtrodden*'
Koffi Annan invites the Grasshopper to address the *UN General Assembly*.
* *
* *
*Many years later...*
The Ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi-billion dollar
company in* Silicon *
*Valley* .
100s of Grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation somewhere
in India...
As a result of loosing lot of hard working Ants and feeding the
Grasshoppers,
*India *
*is still a developing country*!!!
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Fwd...Shared with me by Paul Lucas:
SOME OF THESE ARE OLD, SOME OF THESE YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN, SOME OF THESE YOU
NEVER UNDERSTOOD, AND SOME OF THESE WERE BY-PASSED.
Gentle Thoughts for Today--
Birds of a feather flock together and crap on your car.
A penny saved is a government oversight.
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right
time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body
and your fat have gotten to be really good friends.
The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement
.
He who hesitates is probably right.
Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are " XL."
If you think there is good in everybody, you haven't met everybody.
If you can smile when things go wrong , you have someone in mind to blame.
The sole purpose of a child's middle name is so he can tell when he's really in
trouble.
There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it. For
example I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt.
Did you ever notice: When you put the 2 words "The" and "IRS" together it spells
"Theirs."
Aging:
Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start
bragging about it.The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line
for.
Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know
"why" I look this way.
I've traveled a long way and some of the roads weren't paved.
When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra.
You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.
One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is such a nice
change from being young.Ah, being young is beautiful, but being old is
comfortable.
First you forget names, then you forget faces. Then you forget to pull up your
zipper. It's worse when you forget to pull it down.
Long ago when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called
witchcraft Today, it's called golf
Wulf Credo:
Respect the elders. Teach the young. Co-operate with the pack. Play when you
can. Hunt when you must. Rest in between. Share your affections. Voice your
opinion. Leave your Mark.
-Del Goetz
Fatherwolfca
Reach out and touch someone with your Love & Gratitude..
~Ashok
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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:31:09 +1030
Oh Shit, I love it. :)
All Are One!
Think Love and Be Love.
That's All There Is To It.
In Love and Light,
Elfmagic
U know ....Jack Schitt?!
I needed a laugh , and this did it, No Schitt.
For some time many of us have wondered just who is Jack Schitt?
We find ourselves at a loss when someone says, 'You don't know Jack Schitt!'
Well, thanks to my friends generous genealogy efforts, you can now respond in an
intellectual way.
Jack Schitt is the only son of Awe Schitt. Awe Schitt, the fertilizer magnate,
married O. Schitt, the owner of Needeep N. Schitt, Inc. They had one son, Jack.
In turn, Jack Schitt married Noe Schitt. The deeply religious couple produced
six children: Holie Schitt, Giva Schitt, Fulla Schitt, Bull Schitt, and the
twins Deep Schitt and Dip Schitt..
Against her parents' objections, Deep Schitt married Dumb Schitt, a high school
dropout.
After being married 15 years, Jack and Noe Schitt divorced. Noe Schitt later
married Ted Sherlock, and because her kids were living with them, she wanted to
keep her previous name. She was then known as Noe Schitt Sherlock.
Meanwhile, Dip Schitt married Loda Schitt, and they produced a son with a rather
nervous disposition named Chicken Schitt.
Two of the other six children, Fulla Schitt and Giva Schitt, were inseparable
throughout childhood and subsequently married the Happens brothers in a dual
ceremony. The wedding announcement in the newspaper announced the
Schitt-Happens nuptials.
The Schitt-Happens children were Dawg, Byrd, and Horse.
Bull Schitt, the prodigal son, left home to tour the world. He recently
returned from Italy with his new Italian bride, Pisa Schitt.
Now when someone says, 'You don't know Jack Schitt,' you can correct them.
Sincerely,
Crock O. Schitt
NOTE: PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO ANYONE WHO NEEDS A LAUGH.
REMEMBER: LAUGHING LOWERS THE BLOOD PRESSURE
Reach out and touch someone with your Love & Gratitude..
~Ashok
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God was in the process of creating the universe. And he was explaining
to his subordinates ........
"Look everything should be in balance.
For example, after every 10 deer there should be a lion. Look here my
fellow angels; here is the country of the United States. I have blessed
them with prosperity and money. But at the same time, I have given them
insecurity and tension....
And here is Africa. I have given them beautiful nature. But at the
same time, I have given them climatic extremes....
And here is South America. I have given them lots of forests. But at
the same time, I have given them lesser land so that they would have to
cut off the forests... So you see fellows, everything should be in
balance.
One of the angels asked... "God, what is this extremely beautiful
country here?"
God said....... "Ahah...that is the crown piece of all, INDIA. My most
precious creation. It has understanding and friendly people. Sparkling
streams, serene mountains. And culture, which speaks of the great
tradition that they live. Technologically brilliant and with a heart of
gold....."
The angel was quite surprised "But God you said everything should be in
balance."
God replied - "Look at the neighbours, I gave them."
PASS IT TO AS MANY INDIANS YOU KNOW.
From a friend from, where else but, India
I was depressed last night so I called Lifeline.
Got a call centre in Pakistan.
Told them I felt suicidal.
They got all excited and asked if I could drive a truck.
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