Monday, May 3, 2010

Ulti-Indophobia

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"A Pessimistic Conversation"
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Setting out for India in 1873, Edward Lear met a German Pessimist who sought to advise him on the spectacles he should wear. The following conversation took place:-

G.P. You vear spectagles alvays?

E.L. Yes.

G.P. They vill all grack in India; von pair no use.

E.L. But I have many pairs.

G.P. How many?

E.L. Twenty or thirty.

G.P. No good. They vill all grack. You should have got of silver.

E.L. But I have several of silver.

G.P. Dat is no use; they vill rust; you might got gold.

E.L. But I have some of gold.

G.P. Dat is more vorse; gold is alvays stealing.

End of conversation

.................From: A Book of Bosh by Edward Lear

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"Many gold ornamnets of a certain God in a certain Temple pawned by the Pujari and replaced by fake gold"...News Report

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