tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post3819886911709421091..comments2024-03-24T08:18:33.058-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: The Brolly StoryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-10652012446836941242012-01-29T16:31:56.771-05:002012-01-29T16:31:56.771-05:00No umbrellas from Sharjah do not have hidden meani...No umbrellas from Sharjah do not have hidden meanings. They are subject to strict supervision and are always passed with a suitable for children under above five and under twelve certificate.<br />This is embossed inside each umbrella in ancient Aramaic and Arabic. <br />Them as cannot read it are free to drawn their own conclusions. Caveat EmptorSSWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-29681053986648184792012-01-29T09:18:45.866-05:002012-01-29T09:18:45.866-05:00Hello,
Er... does this self-opening, self-shutting...Hello,<br />Er... does this self-opening, self-shutting umbrella not have a hidden meaning? I mean you know, the dear lady pressing the button and all... :-)))yves.1000ounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-91661509006056871882012-01-26T11:47:33.145-05:002012-01-26T11:47:33.145-05:00Sorry to hear that, Lalitha! Hope the situation tu...Sorry to hear that, Lalitha! Hope the situation turns better soon and you don't have this situation of uncertainity anymore!<br />*Hugs*harveyhttp://harveypam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-53878009759462554902012-01-26T11:33:01.284-05:002012-01-26T11:33:01.284-05:00Sorry to hear that, Lalitha! Hope the situation tu...Sorry to hear that, Lalitha! Hope the situation turns better soon and you don't have this situation of uncertainity anymore!<br />*Hugs*harveyhttp://harveypam.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-24077779621558973502012-01-25T21:54:53.329-05:002012-01-25T21:54:53.329-05:00I'm sorry to hear that, Lalitha; I can underst...I'm sorry to hear that, Lalitha; I can understand the frustration, coupled with all the physical and emotional turmoil. I'm glad this poem made you smile. *hugs*Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-3299821666242725442012-01-25T21:49:48.628-05:002012-01-25T21:49:48.628-05:00I wish I could answer truthfully to that question ...I wish I could answer truthfully to that question of yours and say, Yes, but the truth is that No, his progress is not as expected, and we are all frustrated here. That is why I need something to smile about, and the story of that umbrella with a mind of its own was definitely something to smile about!Lalithanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-89603816435292814852012-01-25T20:48:55.556-05:002012-01-25T20:48:55.556-05:00Shilpi, feeling much better, thank you; still not ...Shilpi, feeling much better, thank you; still not up to a post of my own, so I decided I might as well put my husband to work. I passed on your idea to my husband (I thought it was brilliant!) - he said bad movies don't inspire him, but I'm working on that. :) Maybe you will get your wish!Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-37092098247482719022012-01-25T20:47:36.456-05:002012-01-25T20:47:36.456-05:00Good to see you back here, Lalitha. Glad to make t...Good to see you back here, Lalitha. Glad to make things seem brighter. I hope things are slowly getting better there, and your father's recuperating well?Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-79538057671491637352012-01-25T20:44:57.654-05:002012-01-25T20:44:57.654-05:00Thanks, Ruhi. You can see another one of his poems...Thanks, Ruhi. You can see another one of his poems in response to Sridhar's comment. I sent the poem to my cousin - he's promised to print it out and mail it to my aunt. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-43689138566085622072012-01-25T20:43:24.999-05:002012-01-25T20:43:24.999-05:00Since you have managed to get him to post another ...Since you have managed to get him to post another one of his poems... :))Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-83975997191342160792012-01-25T20:41:56.997-05:002012-01-25T20:41:56.997-05:00Since you have managed to get him to post another ...Since you have managed to get him to post another one of his poems... :))Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-63672206745745403322012-01-25T01:15:54.328-05:002012-01-25T01:15:54.328-05:00Sorry to learn you were not well but I guess you a...Sorry to learn you were not well but I guess you are doing fine now considering this hilarious tryst with the umbrella and this wonderful poem by your husband. I thoroughly enjoyed it, next time you have seen a film which maybe has not appealed to you and are not to keen on reviewing I suggest you get your husband to 'versify' the review, it would be great.Shilpi Bosehttp://www.itistasyma.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-82001480585989804532012-01-24T22:17:47.351-05:002012-01-24T22:17:47.351-05:00This is great! I needed this after returning from...This is great! I needed this after returning from the nursing home to bring a smile back to my face - a visit to the nursing home is enough to put anyone in a depressed mood! Please convey my thanks to your husband, and tell him to keep the 'pomes' coming!Lalithanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-50365876749258079512012-01-24T15:34:40.568-05:002012-01-24T15:34:40.568-05:00Like Mark Twain said "Sacred cows make the be...Like Mark Twain said "Sacred cows make the best hamburgers".SSWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-76791957932696208072012-01-24T14:24:53.545-05:002012-01-24T14:24:53.545-05:00Nothing is a sacred cow, you mean! :) I like this ...Nothing is a sacred cow, you mean! :) I like this one and yes, I did check out the link. You need to write a poem on the dark side of Physics (and physicists). As Anu said, maybe a book is, or should be, in the offing? :))Sridharnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-47545636252897965752012-01-24T14:14:32.205-05:002012-01-24T14:14:32.205-05:00Adding my voice to everyone else's - welcome b...Adding my voice to everyone else's - welcome back; even if only in part. <br /><br />I'm beginning to like Sadu's 'pomes' :) and will definitely be in line to buy a book if you edit and introduce his poems the way you have been doing. (You mean he's written more of them? Want! Want!) I could visualise your aunt telling this story - do tell me she's seen this literary effort?? :))Ruhinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-1128070805887473422012-01-23T10:26:52.513-05:002012-01-23T10:26:52.513-05:00Sridhar you really don't want to read me most ...Sridhar you really don't want to read me most times. I dabble on the dark side sometimes in Physics. I wrote this on the request of a friend when the CERN discovery of neutrinos travelling faster than light came up. For those who like neutrinos and need to know more there is a link in the title<br />A celebration of neutrinos..or the non-Theory of the Fermi interactionWell, there you have it We've got our own back haven't weForever cast as the poor cousin"No charge", they said with gravityNeglected of course by the scientific communityAnd now we've gone and done itWe've proved our primacyForget all that maudlinnonsense. We are the latest celebrity,Oh yes, we took the opportunity.And a drink this calls for, doesn't it?We've left those photons behind for a larkThey're still huffing and puffing somewhere in GenevaWhile we're in Gran Sasso, enjoying our 60 nanoseconds in the dark. SSWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-90482768749998775892012-01-23T00:31:00.059-05:002012-01-23T00:31:00.059-05:00Please, please, please!Please, please, <i>please</i>!dustedoffhttp://dustedoff.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-62036215536025045562012-01-22T23:47:59.718-05:002012-01-22T23:47:59.718-05:00Welcome back, Anu, if only in partnership with you...Welcome back, Anu, if only in partnership with your husband. He does have a turn for humorous verse, doesn't he? I laughed so much through this one that I had to go and read his other 'laments' again! Tell him I wish he would write more. He certainly will have some loyal readers. Does he also write, by the way, or is it just 'outsourcing' as you called it? Like a loyal better-half? :)Sridharnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-38773220070764075722012-01-22T15:23:53.697-05:002012-01-22T15:23:53.697-05:00Ha! Though I must admit that using Disqus often ma...Ha! Though I must admit that using Disqus often mangles the comments yet; I would have thought they would use the default name associated with the email account, though. Unfortunately, I cannot change the name on the comments, :( so Tina will have to be content with having her comment there. I would suggest you log in under your own email id from now on... :))Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-76490552084915704522012-01-22T14:25:28.180-05:002012-01-22T14:25:28.180-05:00Anu, I must admit I am, though I really do not kno...Anu, I must admit I am, though I really do not know why it should have. :( I read this post late in the night on our home computer and when I wrote my comment, it brought me to the log in page - Tina hadn't logged out and I didn't bother to log in. I used the same email id, but changed the name. At the time, Tina's comment was under her name. Today morning, Tina checked in to see if you had replied, I guess, and informed me that I had changed the name on her comment too. <br /><br />In effect, what I'm saying is, it's not my fault, milord, it's your comment system's. :))Rishinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-84888174600499682112012-01-22T13:38:06.019-05:002012-01-22T13:38:06.019-05:00I told him I was seriously thinking of digging up ...I told him I was seriously thinking of digging up all his old efforts, editing them, and publishing them as a book of nonsense verse. :))Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-35760616740865117322012-01-22T13:37:18.182-05:002012-01-22T13:37:18.182-05:00Okay, so are you responsible for your wife's n...Okay, so are you responsible for your wife's name changing to yours in the comments? *tapping foot gently but persistently* <br /><br />I've passed your comment to my husband, who grinned. And yes, there really is a shop called 'Deepam Umbrellas' in our hometown.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-4731016497879069102012-01-22T13:35:50.769-05:002012-01-22T13:35:50.769-05:00Sadu looked modest and smiled when I passed on the...Sadu looked modest and smiled when I passed on the message. :))Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-41692763146340603072012-01-22T13:35:23.092-05:002012-01-22T13:35:23.092-05:00Okay, why does my Comments sidebar tell me 'Ti...Okay, why does my Comments sidebar tell me 'Tina' and this comes up as 'Rishi' - what are you guys doing? <br /><br />It was either 'outsourcing' or letting the blog be. :) I decided you could all share the laughs. And yes, I sent it to my cousin who has promised to print it out and send it to his mother.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com