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Thursday, October 22, 2015

Peedom of Religion

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Religious symbols painted on the walls of Mehidipatnam in a bid to curb the menace of public urination---DECCAN CHRONICLE

"Spitting hasn't stopped on these walls, neither has littering or urination"

...DC Page 2 Thursday 22 October 2015

gps: On the other hand, the symbols seem to urge peers to line up in segregated queues according to their religious inclinations...

...much like mute toilet symbols:

http://www.techstainless.com/image/data/tsign.jpg

...Posted by Ishani

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Commalaziness

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"The dusty town of Amaravati will regain the 'capital' status it had lost 18 centuries ago when Prime Minister Narendra Modi..."

...ToI Front Page News Thursday October 22,2015

gps: Didn't know Modi is so old...

...Posted by Ishani

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Nostalgia is Nice

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As I get older (and my 74th birthday is now close), I get deeper and deeper into nostalgia. I do not fight this, because nostalgia seems to me to be rational. Things really aren't what they once were. "But people have always said that," is often the response. Yes, and for the most part, I maintain people have always been right.

gps: Well, that is not me speaking. It is a quote from N.M. Gwynne, author of Gwynne's Grammar. Typical excerpt from the book:

"She is washing in boiling water yesterday's washing in the washing machine that she uses for washing clothes."

What parts of speech (including the grammatical part of any verb) are "boiling" and each instance of "washing"?

...The Spectator in DC Page 14 Wednesday 21 October 2015

...Posted by Ishani

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Green Whsikers

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On the 17th of October there was this Letter to the Editor of DC:

COVER JEWELLERY

It is advisable for women to cover their jewellery while going through isolated places.When the gold chains are not visible, the question of snatching them does not arise.

Mohammed Abdul Aleem

Hyderabad

gps:

But I was thinking of a plan

To dye one's whiskers green,

And always use so large a fan

That they could not be seen.

...Lewis Carroll

("Through the Looking Glass")

Posted by Ishani

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Police Memo

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"BEWARE OF THIEVES, COPS TELL PEOPLE"

...DC Page 2 Headline, Wednesday 21 October 2015

gps: What a Wonderful Suggestion!...Thank you!...Enjoy the festive season!

Posted by Ishani

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