Oops Award Nominees

And, nominees for this week's Whoops Award are:

• Adam Gilchrist: For mentioning in his autobiography how Australians leave hostilities on the field. He then went on to call Sachin Tendulkar dishonest and a sour loser.


• Lalu Prasad Yadav: For threatening to suspend train movement in states where rail passengers and properties are repeatedly attacked, in light of fatal attack on an UP youth in Mumbai local.

The panel is leaning towards awarding both the nominees. Got any favourites?

Update: And, Gilli is going all out to win the award.

What's the magic word?

The cricketing world knows Australians for being to the point and honest to a fault. And being True Gentlemen, they don't shy away from apologizing even if it is not their mistake. Case in point:

Gilchrist called up Sachin Tendulkar today, and has reportedly apologised saying, 'Sorry'.

See, no wasted words, no flowery language. Short, pithy and to the point. And what brought about this heart-felt apology?

Gilchrist had called Sachin Tendulkar, names like a "liar", "dishonest", "a sore loser" and a "bad sport" in his soon-to-be published autobiography "True Colors of My Life", over the Harbhajan-Symonds controversy.

Man, he is not shying away from showing his true colors, is he now? What was that about "Australians leaving it all on the field", again?

I think he will add that as an appendix to the second edition of his book. Or maybe, there will be two editions of the book (like they have alternate endings for some movies and games), one with the apology and one with the original content. That right there is how you double your book-sales (which are already going to be doubled after this, so it's really 4 times the original).

And I can truly believe Gilchrist called Sachin and "asked for an apology" as the ToI article mentions in the last para. I mean, look at the nerve of the man, not confirming to how Gilchrist saw him from behind the stumps.

P.S. If that was too biased against Gilchrist, "Sorry".

The Brave and The Hearts

Q. Imagine you are investigating a murder, and come across an object with suspicious hole in it, with gunpowder sticking to the edges. What is first thing you, as a CID officer, will do (and the last thing a normal person will do)?
A. Well, those of us who are trained to stare down the barrel without blinking don't need to think about the answer:

Q. When do you know that economy downturn is affecting you?
A. When you ask for a new interrogation room, and then you find yourself hearing to a criminal confess in a crowded restaurant.

Q. Why shouldn't people fall in love?
A. They are tempted to do this, and this:

For Every Action...

The Swiss, of all people, create a machine which has the potential to destroy the universe. (I think there are some unresolved issues about "Neutrality" there, but that is for another post).

In response, the Universe nudges a rock which has the potential to destroy the earth. (Reminds you of the warning shots they fire across the bows of ships, doesn't it?)

My GUT says: Astrophysics, Particle Physics... it's all Physics at the core.


Morale of the story: The Universe does not live in a glass house.

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Yesterday, I was talking to a collegue who has just returned from a client's place. And he was telling us how it is not allowed in that particular facility for you to give birth or to die. i.e. (for some really convincing and practical reasons) they send you offsite if you are about to give birth, or are in a serious condition. Now, that was a enough to get my overactive imagination into overdrive.

Imagine the scene: A man is called into his boss' office. The boss asks him to sit down and goes:

Oh, good news for you. We are sending you offsite for some time. Nothing major, just routine thing, you know.
Oh, and before you go, collect the report of your physical from the medical office, will you?

I am pretty sure cardiac arrest is a surefire way to break one of the rules.

Oh, and for double the fun shock, imagine a young woman being called into her boss' office, followed by the upperm. conv.