Why CNN Struggles to Cover The Economic Panic

Sharing an amazing piece from BoingBoing
The current economic collapse is a difficult story for TV. It’s a peculiar period in between an election and an inauguration. This most important story, this great-or-not-so great depression, is also the hardest for CNN to tell. I have more than enough reasons why in this late-night rant.
1) It’s not [...]

Somali Pirates in Discussions to Acquire Citigroup

The Somali pirates, renegade Somalis known for hijacking ships for ransom in the Gulf of Aden, are negotiating a purchase of Citigroup.
The pirates would buy Citigroup with new debt and their existing cash stockpiles, earned most recently from hijacking numerous ships, including most recently a $200 million Saudi Arabian oil [...]

Huh

One can’t say a beautiful girl that she is beautiful or face consequences. No matter even if you are the President of a country.
“A Pakistani cleric has issued a fatwa against Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari for flirting with US Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.”
Agreed that after Benajir’s demise, Zardari is looking but this is [...]

The Five minute management course

Yes, the markets are not good. But some humor won’t hurt during these times. 
Lesson 1: 
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. 
The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. 
When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbour. 
Before she [...]

Good Ones

It just so happened that I came across the following and considered it worth a share.
First: (an excerpt from WSJ’s news on Buffett’s USD 5 bn injection in Goldman)
Mr. Buffett received a call at 4:30 p.m. that Saturday from a private investment firm trying to assemble a group to buy the embattled financial giant. “I’m [...]

Amazing world, amazing people

Sheikh Muhammad Munajid claims that Mickey Mouse is “one of Satan’s soldiers” and makes everything he touches impure. The sheikh said that under Sharia, both household mice and their cartoon counterparts must be killed. The cleric has held off on condemning other Disney characters until he can figure out, “What the hell is Goofy?” (Source)
I thought [...]

Things to say during sex

This is called creativity. Definitely the work of a geek. The image is too big to be displayed here. Source

Lustful behavior

An excerpt from my chat with a dear friend:

sudhanshoo: dead or alive?
are the bacteria causing cold and cough dead or alive?

Friend: my WBCs have already won the battle dude

sudhanshoo: sahi

Friend: tum batao

sudhanshoo: your WBCs are lustful
they rape all the bacteria

Friend: yeah.

sudhanshoo: aakhir tumhara hi khoon hai  

Friend: and their post – rape [...]

Competition for Vijender

So what if he has won the bronze at Beijing, he should fear Sonia Ben, the 21st most powerful women in the world! And he should not even dare to strip down to his boxing garb infront of Angela Merkel.
And the comment of the day in the same article:
“A lot of the women who dropped [...]

Resignation letter

Got this piece from a friend long ago:
The name is good, the brand is big
But the work I do is that of a pig
The work or the brand; what is my way?
I don’t know if I should stay.
To work, they have set their own way
Nobody will care to hear what I [...]