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| I was watching 'Ben-Hur' the other day (for the first time, in case you are wondering, and no, i won't watch it again) and the first thought that struck me (very orkut-testimonial like statement, isn't it?!) right after the scene where Ben-Hur and his family get arrested was, what is the role of a younger sister in a plot except to create mayhem?!
Think about it. That Tirzah girl unnecessarily jumps about the terrace and the tiles skid and fall right on top of the unsuspecting governor! Why, for the love of God! Agreed, good things happen to them in the end, but what if the alternate ending had been even better?!
Take a leaf from the Ramayana. If Shoorpanaka had minded her own business and not fallen for Rama and made a huge deal of her nose being cut off (which wasn't much of a loss if she couldn't smell disaster beforehand), then nobody would have died or burned up or been doubted.
With semi-old movies, if a hero has a kid sister, you know she's either going to get raped, abused or taken advantage of. And if the family is poor, she's done for! Her torn and tattered clothes are enough of an instigation for the villain to get rapacious!
If I ever write a movie plot with a younger sister character in it, I hope I come back and read this post.
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| * cracks knuckles*
*thoughtful pause*
*moves head sideways in slow tamil hero style for neck bones to crack for extra effect*
So the first thing I did on being re-blog-born (which, when said together, sounds like a cool monster name) on xanga was switch right back to my old page settings. As one gets older and wiser, one tends to find glamour an unfriendly stranger. Of course, I mean older and wiser in xanga.
Last month or so, I came up with the concept of having a central theme for my gtalk status messages on a weekly basis. I reproduce one such theme - 'Days of the week'- here with the unabashed intention of showcasing my genius. Of course, as one gets older and wiser, one learns not to expect appreciation for various reasons.
Please find below the status messages of the week with explanations for the not as genius.
| Status Message | Legend | | Mondayne | Oh, you don't think so?
| | Two's Day != Toot's Day | Second day of the week is not the right time for drunken merriment | | When's (the) day? | I went philosophical. It's in to introduce abstraction | | Thus, (the) day | Unfortunately, with fast changing trends, philosophy dies out | | Free day | India did get her freedom then
| | Shorter day | I expressed my displeasure at how fast this day tends to go, in bengali style | | Fun day | Well, duh.
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Shortage of days in the week stunts creativity.
Also, please note that when I moved my head in slow tamil hero style, I meant the speed of the movement, not the hero himself. Our heroes are rumored to be faster than light in thought, action and wooing women, except while physically cracking anything. As for mentally cracking anything, let's just say if they willed it, we would know what 42 was all about. Chuck Norris is where he is because our tamil heroes aren't there too. But I digress. Suffice to say that this startling truth is being suppressed for the betterment of mankind and downplayed to a credible level. Therefore, please forget I said anything.
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| 5 reasons why Orkut crushes should exist.
1) Scrap-stalking-fun takes on a new dimension.
2) There's nothing else you can do on Orkut anyway.
3) You can actually verify his background by checking if he's a member of the Orkut Iyers community.
4) You get a super rush if you see his name in your 'Recent Visitors' list. (Never mind that you went to his profile a dozen times first)
5) It's lame. Lameness has to exist. It's a law of lameness.
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| Today's fortune: Stop searching forever, happiness is just next to you
Things just next to me: book, phone, i-pod, pillow.
Hmmm. Makes sense.
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