Time Pass thread/Idle chats

[Anu]

Aiyyoo Baboi... I dint say anything.. Why make ragda of me? :-)

[whitecloud]

Apr 12, 2011 13:23:24 GMT -5 Anu said:

I was very impressed with my husband recently.. Last time, he scored brownie points, I made him some Dahi vada.. So, I told him this time, he deserves something better than Dahi vada.. **Wink** **Wink**
And he tells me, "okie, make me Masala Puri Chat, instead!!"

This is what happens when two food-junkies get married to each other

Alright!!!!!!!! So, somebody's getting masala puri tonight! Enjoy!!!

[Anu]

yeah, serving masala puri for dinner.. :-)

[celebi]

Okie, now two guys hold hands and it becomes a news item and triggers a volley of vicious comments. Whazzup with the xenophobia! Why are guys so sensitive about their sexuality? I find this whole thing ridiculous..

Toronto Raptors guard Leandro Barbosa gently clasping the palm of his teammate, Reggie Evans, during their victory stroll to the locker room earlier this month after defeating the Orlando Magic.
We’ve accepted the man hug — that brief shoulder bump between dudes, and we’re OK the handshake-hug combo. But when it comes to physical affection between two straight dudes, hand-holding seems to be more than America is ready for.

today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42672313/ns/today-relationships/

[whitecloud]

Two guys holding hands is a definite No-No especially if those guys are your favorite sportsmen. For some reason, Gayism is considered to be feminine and when your tough sportstars do that, you don't accept it or rather despise it.
I guess, it would take some time to come in terms with it, even in the western countries.

[celebi]

I think that guys just feel so insecure that they would be branded as gays that they try to avoid anything that may be perceived so..
If a girl, puts her hand around another girl's waist in a bar, would she be taken as a lesbian? Even if someone may mistake her to be so, I dont think girls add so much value to it, as guys do!

[tara]

Yeh, guys are very sensitive about their sexuality. If two girls hug each other and hold hand, it's no big deal but it is not same for guys.

[celebi]

Fox News announced that it was ending Glenn Beck’s daily cable-TV show.

Is anyone else happy as I am ?? I am so glad that they are shutting down his mad series. IMO, he is such a sicko, who feeds on fear on people and in order for him to survive, he always wants to keep that fear in the hearts of people alive.

I agree with many points of this Washington Post's Columnist:

It’s one thing to promote partisan journalism, but it’s entirely different to engage in race baiting and fringe conspiracy claims. Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity may have their excesses, but their mainstream conservatism is in an entirely different category from Beck.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2011/04/06/AFNEgnqC_story.html

When Beck’s show made its debut on Fox News Channel in January 2009, the nation was in the throes of an economic collapse the likes of which had not been seen since the 1930s. Beck’s angry broadcasts about the nation’s imminent doom perfectly rode the wave of fear that had washed across the nation, and the relatively unknown entertainer suddenly had 3 million viewers a night — and tens of thousands answering his call to rally at the Lincoln Memorial.

But as the recession began to ease, Beck’s apocalyptic forecasts and ominous conspiracies became less persuasive, and his audience began to drift away. Beck responded with a doubling-down that ultimately brought about his demise on Fox.

He pushed further into dark conspiracies, urging his viewers to hoard food in their homes and to buy freeze-dried meals for sustenance when civilization breaks down. He spun a conspiracy theory in which the American left was in cahoots with an emerging caliphate in the Middle East. And, most ominously, he began to traffic regularly in anti-Semitic themes.

[whitecloud]

Wow! Second good news of the day! I hate Beck!

[courtneywalsh]

Who will cry on Fox News now?.

[celebi]

Haa haa, good one.

He is such a goof - in one episode, the guest kept telling him that he is feeling dizzy but Beck went on and on with his rant.. the guest fainted and dropped on the floor. Not one member in his crew reacted till the guest fainted - Beck must have picked his elite team of stupids :-)

[celebi]

I was going through some videos on emerging technolgies on youtube. And came across Ms. Uma Balakrishnan (CEO of Axcend). Now here is someone who thinks like me - "Gender inequality is a hyped concept!". I liked her line of thought: even a woman selling vegetables or does anything for a livelihood is an entrepreneur.

From my perspective, every one faces challenges. The type and nature of challenge one faces may be different. A colored person, a minority, a physically challenged, a lower caste person, a poor/impoverished one - everyone go thro life with its trials and tribulations. If there are challenges, there will also be some gains and benefits - let us focus on the positive.

There is nothing so different being a woman entrepreneur


P.S: If it interests you, her explanation on VAI(Vertical Appln. Integration) is a good one.

[sportsisking]

I feel sad that everyone has abandoned this message board. What this board needs to attract broader base and once attracted , to sustain it?

Any inputs?

[courtneywalsh]

Jun 1, 2011 17:42:17 GMT -5 sportsisking said:

I feel sad that everyone has abandoned this message board. What this board needs to attract broader base and once attracted , to sustain it?

Any inputs?

Probably with the Memorial day long weekend and upcoming summer holidays of kids, members might be planning for that. I am sure they'll be back here soon.

[iplrocks]

IPL-4 ended with CSK winning and I saw an article that how it is losing its brand appeal quickly in less than 4 seasons. IPL, its brand name and sustainability seem like an oxymoron seeing how this site is visited by one or two members on every day basis