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George Bush, Queen Elizabeth, and Vladimir Putin all die and go to hell. While there, they spy a red phone and ask what the phone is for.
The devil tells them it is for calling back to Earth.

Putin asks to call Russia and talks for 5 minutes. When he is finished the devil informs him that the cost is a million dollars, so Putin writes
him a check.

Next Queen Elizabeth calls England and talks for 30 minutes. When she is finished the devil informs her that the cost is 6 million dollars,
so she writes him a check.

Finally George Bush gets his turn and talks for 4 hours. When he is finished the devil informs him that the cost is $5.00.

When Putin hears this he goes ballistic and asks the devil why Bush got to call the USA so cheaply.

The devil smiles and replies, " Since Obama took over , the country’s gone to hell, so it's a local call."

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Interviewer said “I shall either ask you 10 easy questions or 1 really difficult question. Think well before you make up your mind!”

The boy thought for a while and said, “my choice is 1 really difficult question.” “Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this.

“What comes first, Day or Night?”

The boy was jolted into reality as his admission depends on the correctness of his answer, but he thought for a while and said, “It’s the DAY sir!”

“How” the interviewer asked.

“Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!”

He was selected for IIM!

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Dear Venkat sir,
As someone who went to IIM, let me tell you that they don't ask such tough questions.
The source of your story is this.
A famous millionaire NRI CEO asked his local manager to hire an executive assistant for himself the CEO. After many tough rounds of interviews, three really brilliant IIT IIM grads were shortlisted.
The manager, a panchewing CM buff, popped the big question to each- what comes first, Night or Day.
The first guy, smart dude from Delhi, answered of course 'night.' when pressed to explain, he said, 'sir it is obvious your question was symbolic. India was under foreign rule first, representing Night. As Nehruji said, India got freedom and then came Day.'

The second guy was a marwari from Bombay. He answered, 'sir, first was Day. Then came darkness, in terms of government controls etc. Naturally India entered the Night.'

The third was a kudmi-sporting Madrassi. He answered, 'sir, it depends. You see, if you're where the sun is shining, you start with Day. At that exact instant, if you're watching a CM Web cast from the opposite side of the globe, you have Night first.'

All splendid, smart Alec answers, right?

So who finally got the job?











None of the three. The manager's nephew got it.

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The devil smiles and replies, " Since Obama took over , the country’s gone to hell.
Sorry, but even a joke should be based on valid premise.

I don't know when America went to hell, and sure, Obama has been a huge disapointment for those who hpoed for improvement, but the names Reagan and Bush would be way up the list of people who took it there.

(And Reagan's buddy Mad-Cow Thatcher took UK to hell --- so that call should have been local too)

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You missed out on Indira Gandhi who was also there.
When the phone was handed to her she called Sonya and chatted for 2 hrs.
When she finished the devil handed her a check for 38 billion dollars.
When queried he winked his eye and said it was intended for Sonya for the favour of the use of the Wireless Spectrum.

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A little boy was doing his maths homework, saying to himself, 2+5 the son of bitch is 7.. 3+6 the son of bitch is 9.

His mother heard this & gasped "what r u doing?" the little boy answered, "I'm doing my math's homework Mom."
"And this is how your teacher taught you to do it?"
"Yes", he answered.

Infuriated, the mother asked the teacher next day,
"Are you teaching maths to children by saying 2+2, the son of bitch is 4?"
The teacher started laughing, and answard "what I taught them was, 2+2 THE SUM OF WHICH IS 4"

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DO YOU KNOW THIS. SOME I DID NOT.

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*Q: Why do men's clothes have buttons on the right while women's clothes
have buttons on the left*
*A: When buttons were invented they were very expensive and worn primarily
by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, it is easier to push
buttons on the right through holes on the left. Because wealthy women were
dressed by maids dressmakers put the buttons on the maid's right! And
that's where women's buttons have remained since.*

*Q: Why do ships and aircraft use 'mayday' as their call for help
A: This comes from the French word m'aidez - meaning 'help me' --
and is pronounced, approximately, 'mayday.'*

*Q: Why are zero scores in tennis called 'love'
A: In France, where tennis became popular, the round zero on the
scoreboard looked like an egg and was called 'l'oeuf,'
which is French for 'the egg.' When tennis was introduced
in the US Americans (mis)pronounced it 'love.'*

*Q. Why do Xs at the end of a letter signify kisses
A: In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read or
write, documents were often signed using an X.
Kissing the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations
specified in the document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous.*

*Q: Why is shifting responsibility to someone else
called 'passing the buck'
A: In card games it was once customary to pass an item, called a
buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to deal. If a
player did not wish to assume the responsibility of dealing he would 'pass
the buck' to the next player.*

*Q: Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast
A: It used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by
offering him a poisoned drink. To prove to a guest that a drink was
safe it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink
into the glass of the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously.
When a guest trusted his host he would only touch or clink the
host's glass with his own.*

*Q: Why are people in the public eye said to be 'in the limelight'*
*A: Invented in 1825 limelight was used in lighthouses and theatres by
burning a cylinder of lime which produced a brilliant light. In the
theatre, a performer 'in the limelight' was the centre of attention.*

*Q: Why is someone who is feeling great 'on cloud nine'**
A: Types of clouds are numbered according to the altitudes they attain,
with nine being the highest cloud. If someone is said to be on cloud nine
that person is floating well above worldly cares.*

*Q: In golf, where did the term 'Caddie' come from*
*A. When Mary Queen of Scots went to France as a young girl
Louis, King of France, learned that she loved the Scots game 'golf.'
He had the first course outside of Scotland built for her enjoyment.
To make sure she was properly chaperoned
(and guarded) while she played Louis hired cadets from a military school to
accompany her. Mary liked this a lot and when returned to Scotland (not a
very good idea in the long run) she took the practice with her. In French,
the word cadet is pronounced 'ca-day' and the Scots changed it into
caddie.*

*Q: Why are many coin banks shaped like pigs*
*A: Long ago dishes and cookware in Europe were made of a dense orange clay
called 'pygg'. When people saved coins in jars made of this clay the jars
became known as 'pygg banks.' When an English potter misunderstood the
word he made a container that resembled a pig. And it caught on.*


from Did you know..

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Thanks for the Info!
Are there more such interesting facts?

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I used to wonder about the button thing. That is a brilliant explanation.

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STUDENT WHO OBTAINED 0% ON AN EXAM

I would have given him 100%

Q1. In which battle did Napoleon die? * his last battle
Q2. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed? * at the bottom of the page
Q3. River Ravi flows in which state? * liquid
Q4. What is the main reason for divorce? * marriage
Q5. What is the main reason for failure? * exams
Q6. What can you never eat for breakfast? * Lunch & dinner
Q7. What looks like half an apple? * The other half
Q8. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become? * I t will simply become wet
Q9. How can a man go eight days without sleeping ? * No problem, he sleeps at night.
Q10. How can you lift an elephant with one hand? * You will never find an elephant that has only one hand..
Q11. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in other hand, what would you have ? * Very large hands
Q12. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it? * No time at all, the wall is already built.
Q13. How can u drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it? * Any way you want, concrete floors are very hard to crack...

Let's be happy, even while we're here !!

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Some more
Q: why 80% of people in India are poor? * because they are not rich
Q: how far is it from chennai to delhi? * just as far as it is from delhi to chennai
Q: how much is 2+3? * just same as 3+2
Q: will there be rain at chennai tomorrow? * yes, if it rains
Q: who is the wife of Manmohan Singh? * the one he is married to
Q: which is the largest country in the world? * the one which is bigger than every other country in the world
Q: what is the question for which there is no answer? * no

You can add many more...

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A Mama and Mami advertisement.....

http://www.mamamami.in/

See the video also..

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Einstein....
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- Great minds do not ponder over small things!

Albert Einstein's wife often suggested that he dress more professionally, when he headed off to work. "Why should I?" He would invariably argue. Everyone knows me there." When the time came for Einstein to attend his first major conference, she begged him to dress up a bit. "Why should I?" Said Einstein. "No one knows me there!

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Albert Einstein was often asked to explain the general theory of relativity.

"Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour," he once declared.

"Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's relativity!"

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Conspiracy By Rahul Gandhi to kill or massacre Modi Supporters by making them laugh to death by his interview with Arnab Goswami

Arnab Goswami: Rahul..the country wants to know from you your plans.... how can india win wc 2015...

Rahul Gandhi : first we need to empower women ...then ....

Arnab - How are the 1984 and 2002 riots different?
RaGa - The 1984 and 2002 riots are different. They are different... because they are not same.. they are..umm..not same, Look we brought RTI, we passed lokpal, we have 6 bills in the parliament.

A - No, my question is How are the 1984 and 2002 riots different?
R -Yes, they are different. women need to be empowered, our party has taken steps. We have brought RTI and LOKPAL, we have 6 bills sitting in the parliament.

A - No, Mr Gandhi, you are still not telling me how are the 1984 and 2002 riots different?
R - We have always said they are different. We gave you the RTI. We gave you lokpal. Look we need to empower women. We need to bring youngsters in the party.

A - Don't you think you are a retard?
R - Yes, you see we gave the people of this country Lokpal. We gave you RTI, we are bringing youngsters. We are empowering women.

via: Frustrated Indian...

Above jokes apart, hear is tha actual interview...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB_eWW5t ... e=youtu.be

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Arnab Goswami came home tired and irritated.

His wife asked him, ‘Shall we have dinner?’ Arnab replied, ‘The moon is white.

’ His wife was confused.

She said, ‘Shall we go out for dinner?’

Arnab replied, ‘Traffic signal consists of Red, Yellow and Green color.’

His wife was surprised and worried.

She said, ‘Shall we have Chinese food today?’

Arnab replied, ‘A Zoo has many animals.’

Now his wife could not take it anymore.

She said, ‘Why are you not answering my questions? Why are you giving some irrelevant answers? I am getting fed up…

’ Arnab replied compassionately, ‘Sorry Darling. I just wanted to make you experience what I have undergone in the last two hours in the studios.

I have just now recorded first ever interview of Pappu...

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Full security to an ATM!!

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GODISNOWHERE

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Actually it is
GOD I SNOW HERE {/b]
Which is what we seem to be getting all this winter :(

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MOM: Because if my purse is gone I am totally lost.
But if you are gone I am totally free :)

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Madras...now Chennai in 1950s when Tram cars were plying....

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American or Al-Qaeda :d

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Gomez had twins..

He named them as Tin and Martin..

Again he had twins....through his second wife..

Named them as Peter and Repeater

Once again he had twins!!

He named them as Max and Climax...


Unfortunately, he had once again Twins..This time by his second wife


What can be the name..


He thought for a while..

Tired and Retied..!!

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Once a bright intelligent young man went for IAS (Indian Civil Service) interview. He was asked -
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Q 1. When did India get independence?

He answered - The efforts started long back; but could succeed in 1947.

Q 2. Who were the persons, who played important role in this fight for independence?

Answer - There are many people, who were involved and contributed in this. If I give a name, it will be injustice to others.

Q 3. Do you think, corruption is the greatest enemy of the country?

Answer - A committee is investigating in this matter. I can give a correct reply to this only after seeing the report.

The interview board was impressed by his original ideas. They asked him to wait outside; but also advised him not to reveal the questions, as they may ask the same questions to other candidates also.

When the young man went out of the room, Buba Bordilon inquired about the questions asked. The young man said that he had promised the interview board not to disclose the questions.

But, Buba found a way out. "Tell me the answer you gave"..

The young man, thought it to be okay, as he was not going back on his words of "not disclosing the QUESTIONS". So he gave him the three answer which Buba quickly learnt by heart.

When Buba went in for interview, this is what happened.

Q 1. When were you born?

Buba:- The efforts started long back, but could succeed in 1947.

Interviewers got confused...they asked next question.

Q 2. What is your father's name?

Buba :- There are many people, who were involved and contributed in this. If I give a name, it will be injustice to others.

The board members were shocked at the reply. they said.

Q 3. Are you mad?

Buba:- A committee is investigating in this matter. I can give a correct reply to this only after seeing the report.

Are you laughing??

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:D

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Even dogs Know the value ....

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I guess they are casting their polls exercising their animal rights which was sadly missed by the Speaker of the House :)

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GRANDPA HOW OLD ARE YOU ? My GD asked me!


I replied, 'Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:

' television

' penicillin

' polio shots

' frozen foods

' Xerox

' contact lenses

' Frisbees and

' the pill

There were no:

' credit cards

' laser beams or

' ball-point pens

Man had not invented:

' pantyhose

' air conditioners

' dishwashers

' clothes dryers

' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and

' man hadn't yet walked on the moon

Your Grandmother and I got married first, . . . and then lived together.

Every family had a father and a mother.

Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, 'Sir'.
And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, 'Sir.'

We were before gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.

Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.

We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.

Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege.

We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.

Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.

Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the evening breeze started.

Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends-not purchasing condominiums.
We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.

We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.

And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.

If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk

The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.

Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.

We had 5 10-cent stores where you could actually buy things f or 5 and 10 cents.

Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.

And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.

You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, . . . but who could afford one?
Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.

In my day:

'Grass' was mowed,

'Coke' was a cold drink,

'Pot' was something your mother cooked in and

''Rock music' was your grandmother's lullaby.

'Aids' were helpers in the Principals office,

' Chip' meant a piece of wood,

'Hardware' was found in a hardware store and

'Software' wasn't even a word.
And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.

No wonder people call us 'old and confused' and say there is a generation gap... and how old do you think I am?

I am just 79+

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So this oldie was living in US but the picture is from India !

The television was officially invented by a man named Philo Farnsworth in 1927. It was not developed into the television that was marketed until the late 1940s. You can find more information here: http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inven ... vision.htm
http://www.ask.com

In 1928, bacteriologist Alexander Fleming made a chance discovery from an already discarded, contaminated Petri dish. The mold that had contaminated the experiment turned out to contain a powerful antibiotic, penicillin.
http://history1900s.about.com/od/medica ... cillin.htm

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stolen car
After a meeting I was coming out of a hotel and I was looking for my car keys.
They were not in my pockets. A quick search in the meeting room it wasn't there.
Suddenly I realized I must have left them in the car.
My husband has shouted many times for leaving the keys in the ignition.
My theory is the ignition is the best place not to lose them.
His theory is that the car will be stolen.
Immediately I rushed to the parking lot, I came to a terrifying conclusion.
His theory was right. The parking lot was empty.
I immediately called the police.
I gave them my location, Description of the car, Place I parked etc., I equally confessed that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen.
Then I made the most difficult call of all to my husband, "Honey," I stammered; I always call him "honey" in times like these.
"I left my keys in the car, and it has been stolen."
There was a period of silence. I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard his voice.
"Idiot", he shouted, "I dropped you at the hotel!"
Now it was my time to be silent. Embarrassed, I said, "Well, then please come and get me."
He shouted again, "I will, as soon as I convince this policeman I have not stolen your car."...

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But, I remembered my father's words: a bird will never take more than what it needs at the moment. ...

They do not belong to our political class!

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More photos of the same location:-
http://www.natureforever.org/blog/2014/ ... s-feather/

It is indicated,
"All the images are a copyright of the author. Please do not use without giving necessary credits."

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n Pictures: How Modi govt responded to Maria Sharapova’s blasphemous revelation

Enjoy at:

http://www.theunrealtimes.com/2014/07/0 ... evelation/

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Marwadi Management Skills....

Marwadi Dad : Son u hv to get married I hv seen a girl for u...
Son:Not possible
Marwadi Dad : Think twice she is Bill Gates daughter.....
Son: I m ready.
Marwadi Dad goes to Bill Gates
Marwadi Dad : My son wants to marry ur daughter
Bill Gates : Not possible
Marwadi Dad : Think twice he is the CEO of Swiss Bank
Bill Gates : I m ready
Marwadi Dad goes to Swiss Bank Authorities
Marwadi Dad : Make my son the CEO of ur Bank
Authorities : Not possible
Marwadi Dad : Think twice he is Bill Gates Son in Law
Authorities : Ur Sons job is confirmed

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short stories with lovely, heart-touching messages

1. Fall and Rise

Today, when I slipped on the wet tile floor a boy in a wheelchair caught me before I slammed my head on the ground. He said, “Believe it or not, that’s almost exactly how I injured my back 3 years ago .

2. A father's advice

Today, my father told me, “Just go for it and give it a try! You don’t have to be a professional to build a successful product. Amateurs started Google and Apple. Professionals built the Titanic

3. The power of uniqueness.

Today, I asked my mentor – a very successful business man in his 70’s – what his top 3 tips are for success. He smiled and said, “Read something no one else is reading, think something no one else is thinking, and do something no one else is doing.

4. Looking Back

Today, I interviewed my grandmother for part of a research paper I’m working on for my Psychology class. When I asked her to define success in her own words, she said, “Success is when you look back at your life and the memories make you smile.

5. GOODNESS & GRATITUDE

Today, after a 72 hour shift at the fire station, a woman ran up to me at the grocery store and gave me a hug. When I tensed up, she realized I didn’t recognize her. She let go with tears of joy in her eyes and the most sincere smile and said, “On 9-11-2001, you carried me out of the World Trade Center.”

6. LOVE CONQUERS PAIN

Today, after I watched my dog get run over by a car, I sat on the side of the road holding him and crying. And just before he died, he licked the tears off my face.

7. LOOKING BACK

Today, as my father, three brothers, and two sisters stood around my mother’s hospital bed, my mother uttered her last coherent words before she died. She simply said, “I feel so loved right now. We should have gotten together like this more often.”

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A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."

"Is the man of the house home?", they asked.

"No", she replied. "He's out."

"Then we cannot come in", they replied.

In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened.

"Go tell them I am home and invite them in!"

The woman went out and invited the men in"

"We do not go into a House together," they replied.

"Why is that?" she asked.

One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!!", he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"

His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?"

Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!"

"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife.

"Go out and invite Love to be our guest."

The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."

Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"

The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!"

LET US TRY TO DEVELOP THIS ATTRIBUTE...

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A share from my friend

Many people find eating with hands unhygienic and disgusting but the connection of eating food with hands is not only with the body but also with the mind and soul. Lets know the benefits of it.

Benefits - Eating With Hands

The ancient tradition of eating with hands is derived from mudra (postures) practices and are widespread in many aspects within Hinduism. As we know that hands postures are used during mediation and Yoga. Even in many classical forms of dance, hand postures are important.

* As per Vedic knowledge, our hands and feet consist of the five elements - Space, Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Practice of eating with hands is also mentioned in Ayurveda. As per Ayurvedic texts, each finger is an extension of one of the five elements:

Thumb: Fire
Index finger: Air
Middle finger: Heaven/ Ether
Ring finger: Earth
Little finger: Water
Each finger transforms food in digestive form before it passes to human digestion system. Improved digestion enhances the pleasure of eating as taste, texture and smell is felt better while having food with hands.

* The skin sends the senses to the brain about the temperature, texture of the food and this acts like a catalyst in the action of generating the necessary salivary juices.

* Eating with the hands, one can verify the temperature of the food before and it can prevent one from burning of the mouth.

* Some people believe that hands behave as energetic cleanser when the food passes via hand to mouth. Similar kind of tradition is followed in other religion also when people eat food after placing their palms above the food.

The logic behind it that food contains various external energies positives, negatives, pains, emotions, thoughts etc when it passes from various people like vegetable/ spice seller, cook, waiter etc. It is believed hands help cleaning all external energies so that it could not impact the human soul.

A similar pattern is found in many people coming from abroad that they feel suffocation and negative feelings when they eat through knife and fork. On the other hand, if they eat with their hands, they experience heavenly and divine feeling.

Science Behind Eating With Hands

We have some bacteria, known as normal flora, found on our skin. These bacteria are not harmful to human instead they protect us from many harmful bacteria from outside environment.

It is required to establish normal flora in various parts of our body like in mouth, throat, intestine, gut etc for the betterment of health.

Eating with spoon for long time can change the arrangement of normal flora. With this, the pattern of normal flora can be changed in the gut. It results reduced synchronous immunity to environmental bacterial germs.

Lets take an example, in India, when some people come from abroad after spending several years of staying there mostly suffer from acute gastroenteritis whereas the local people don't, because their normal flora and gut flora are in sync.

Karaagre Vasate Lakssmih Karamadhye Sarasvati |
Karamuule Tu Govindah Prabhaate Karadarshanam ||

i.e. At the Top of the Palm Dwell Devi Lakshmi and at the Middle of the Hand Dwell Devi Saraswati, At the Base of the Hand Dwell Sri Govinda; Therefore one should Look at one's Hands in the Early Morning and contemplate on Them. Hence, This shloka suggests that the divinity lies inside our hands.

Many things within Hindu culture seem weird and unusual but once we go deep into it, we find that a surprising and vast amount of knowledge is hidden in Vedic culture.

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THREE APPLES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD...

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A woman went shopping, At cash counter she opened her purse to pay. The cashier noticed a TV remote in her purse. He cud'nt control his curiosity n asked "Do u always carry ur TV remote with u?" She replied " No, not always, but my husband refused to accompany me for shopping today..
The story continues....
The shopkeeper laughs and takes back all the items that lady had purchased.
Shocked at this act, she asks the shopkeeper what is he doing. He said your husband has blocked your credit card.
MORAL : Respect the hobbies of your husband. Story continues....
Wife took out his husbands credit card from purse and uses it to clear all the bills. Unfortunately he didn't block his own card.
Moral:...... Don't underestimate the power of a WIFE.

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Grandma in Court!!

Lawyers should never ask grandmas a question if they aren’t prepared for the answer!

In a trial, a small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, an elderly grandmother to the stand.

He approached her and asked; "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?"

She responded, "Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Williams. I've known you since you were a young boy, and frankly, you're a big disappointment to me..
You lie, cheat on your wife, manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think you're a big shot when you haven't the brains to realize you never will amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you.."

The lawyer was stunned! Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked, - "Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney (the opponent's lawyer)?"

She again replied, "Why, yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster. He's lazy, bigoted, and has a drinking problem. He can't build a normal relationship with anyone and his law practice is one of the worst in the state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three different women. One of them was your wife. ..Yes I know him."

The defense attorney almost died.

The judge asked both lawyers to approach the bench and in a quiet voice said:

"If either of you rascals asks her if she knows me, I'll send you to jail for contempt of court !

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With cricket fever round the corner here is a collection of witty Siddhuisms:
(For Cricket lovers as well as English lovers)

1. "All that comes from a cow is not milk"
2."Its very difficult to kill a man who is hell bent upon committing suicide!"
3."Statistics are like miniskirts, they reveal more than what they hide."
4.On Sri Lankans as demons on the slow pitches:
"When you are dining with the demon you've got to have a long spoon!"
5.On the slow scoring rate of Kaluwitharna:
"He is like Indian three-wheeler which will suck a lot of diesel but cannot go beyond 30!"
6.On a huge six:
"That ball went so high it could have got an air hostess down with it !"
7. On why he doesnt make any election promises:
"Promises and eggs are meant to be broken!"
and the best
8. Its not the load that breaks you, but the way you carry it.
9. There is no point taking aim at the target if you are loaded with blanks.

The last one clinches it :
10.In London they drive on the left, in India we drive on what is left!
(More to follow ...)

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Wiity One-liners from Siddhu :
You could certainly use them in life...

1.There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an incoming train which will run them over.
2. Experience is like a comb that life gives you when you are bald.
3. This quote was made after Ganguly called Dravid for a run and midway sent him back and Dravid was run out in the third test against the West Indies at Barbados.
"Ganguly has thrown a drowning man both ends of the rope."
4. Sri Lankan score is running like an Indian taxi meter.
5.The ball whizzes past like a bumble bee and the Indians are in the sea.
6.The Indians are finding the gaps like a pin in a haystack.
7.As you grow older u get better unless you are a banana.
8. One who doesn’t throw the dice can never expect to score a six
9. A fallen lighthouse is more dangerous than a reef.
10. If the heavens throw you dates, you got to keep your mouth open.
11. Even a turtle won’t move until he sticks his neck out.
12.Character is not made in a crisis, it is exhibited.
13. A good lather is half the shave…
14. Money is like manure. Its no good unless you spread it!
15. There is always free cheese in a mousetrap

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