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20 July, 2007

Dogs Facts

These are just meant to be for fun - We cannot verify the authenticity of these facts

Greyhounds can run up to 45 miles an hour for very short periods.
Dogs have 42 teeth, cats about 30.
Dogs and humans are the only animals with prostates.
The dalmatian dog originate from Dalmatian coast of Croatia.
According to tests made at the Institute for the Study of Animal Problems in Washington, D.C., dogs and cats, like people, are either right-handed or left-handed - that is, they favor either their right or left paws.
Domesticated cats are never mentioned in the Bible. Dogs are mentioned 14 times, lions 55 times.
The common belief that dogs are color blind is false. Dogs can see color but it is not as vivid a color scheme as we see. It is much like our vision at twilight.
There are 701 types of pure breed dogs.
The flea can jump 350 times its body length, that is like a human jumping the length of a football field.Anything over 45 minutes seems like forever to your dog. You will be greeted as enthusiastically coming back from a two hour shopping trip as you will coming back from a two days vacation.
A stray dog who is afraid of people will trust the people associated with the dogs it plays with.
The old rule - multiplying a dog's age by 7 to find the equivalent human age - is fallacious. A dog is able to reproduce at 1 year and has reached full growth by 2 years. To calculate a dog's age in human terms, count the first year at 15, the second year as 10, and each year after that as 5.
If a dog tolerates gentle handling between its toes, it probably is suited for children.
If two dogs are headed for a fight and they appear about evenly matched, the dog on his home turf will win easily.
If you want to be friends with somebody else's dog, let the dog make the first move, and don't be too quick to respond.
A kennel should be two times the length of the dog you are building it for. Measure the dog from its nose to the tip of its tail.
The best time for taking a puppy from its litter - psychologically and physically - is when it is 49 days old.

19 July, 2007

Photo Treatment

- Amazing Photo Treatment -
[My High Key by Isabel Silva]

Modern Truths & Sayings

Modern Truths & Sayings -

Whenever I find the key to success --- someone changes the lock.
To Err is human --- to forgive is not a COMPANY policy.
The road to success --- is always under construction.
Al©ohol doesn't solve any problems --- if you think again, neither does Milk.
In order to get a Loan --- you first need to prove that you don't need it.
All the desirable things in life are either illegal, expensive or fattening.
Since Light travels faster than Sound --- people appear brighter before you hear them speak.
Everyone has a scheme of getting rich --- which never works.
If at first you don't succeed --- Destroy all evidence that you ever tried.
You can never determine which side of the bread to butter. If it falls down --- it will always land on the buttered side.
Anything dropped on the floor will roll over to the most inaccessible corner.
42.7% of all statistics is made on the spot.
As soon as you mention something --- if it is good, it is taken --- If it is bad, it happens.
He who has the gold, makes the rules ---- Murphy's golden rule.
If you come early, the bus is late. If you come late --- the bus is still late.
Once you have bought something --- you will find the same item being sold somewhere else at a cheaper rate.
When in a queue --- the other line always moves faster and the person in front of you will always have the most complex of transactions.
If you have paper, you don't have a pen --- If you have a pen, you don't have paper --- If you have both, no one calls.
Especially for engg. Students -
If you have bunked the class, the professor has taken attendance.
You will pick up maximum wrong numbers when on roaming.
All BMTC buses are crowded.
Corollary --- BMTC buses in opposite direction always go empty.
The door bell or your mobile will always ring --- when you are in the bathroom.
After a long wait for bus no.20, two 20 number buses will always pull in together and the bus which you get in will be crowded than the other.
If your exam is tomorrow --- there will be a power cut tonight.
The last person to be fired or quit is responsible for all the errors --- until another person is fired or quits.
Irrespective of the direction of the wind --- the $moke from the c!garette will always tend to go to the non-$moker

18 July, 2007

Side Effects of Love : Female Version -

Overtime - If you are in a 9-5 job, and your boyfriend goes to office from 11am-11pm, you have to do Overtime. Meaning, you sleep late, get up early.. make food after you get home (even if you have had the toughest day in your life, first cook his food).

Khaana Pakana - as much as he might be OK with you not knowing how to cook, he expects you will learn and make him some good food, if not as good as his moms (never will be), atleast something edible.

Food changes everything - His mood, his feelings for you, his opinion of you. Believe me, EVERYTHING.

His friends/ your friends – become ‘Our Friends’

‘Commitment’ – the word that scares him the most in the English dictionary.

The 2-faced man – as much as he likes you to be ‘western’ in your clothing, he would Really prefer the traditional girl in you.

The Kid - Men will always be boys. They don’t grow up..EVER.

Appreciate his brilliance from time to time - Men like to be appreciated for their ideas/ methods / conversations / advice.. Many of the brilliant conversations come after a few pegs are down.. (they may be repetitive, but, don’t notice).. So, give it to him .

Tell him who you find Hot / $exy. He doesn’t believe in the line, " Tu hi to mera sansar hai.. Aisa mera pyaar hai". He wants to know who his competition is!! (Even though there may be none).

Momma’s boy – At the end, Momma knows everything & you don’t know anything.

‘The Image” – ‘I don’t fall for ANY girl.. Girls fall for me” Poor dude, doesn’t know when reality hits him, “Chappad phaad ke deta hai”.

Most common gene - “I am emotionally stable & mature” - Yeah, and I am the princess of Narnia.

Decision Maker – he makes ALL the decisions in the house.. He decides which bank account the money comes out of – urs or mine?

Sports - “Even if the streets are filled with riots, and there is an Arsenal – Chelsea match, the match is more important.. Don’t dishturb!” Even if they don’t understand the sport, they have to watch it & make comments.

Friends - Constant comparison as to whether they are ‘Joey’ or ‘Chandler’ or ‘Ross’, and couldn’t care less about which of them you are..

The Acid test - The best Friend.

Weekend – “Life is a weekend” – it seems that they live from Sunday to Saturday, and thus you work Overtime (refer to point no. 1) during the week.. and you don’t even get any extra credit for it.

Gossip Mongrels – He wants all the gossip on your friends, but, wont accept that its gossip, coz, then, its called ‘An update’.

$moking – Time pass & a good reason to check out the women at office..

Women Effect - The ex-s, the present, mom, sister, sister-in-law, cousin sister, all the women in his life- His biggest balancing act.

Work-life balance - He is always the busy one at work.. If by any chance you are busy one day, god help you.

Flirting – He thinks it’s an art, and he knows it! Worst of all, he thinks that’s how he got you.

Fights & Makeup – Goes by the assumption that a kiss or a rose is all that you need to patch up after a fight.. I say, “Be a man”, “Mard Ban”; Lets talk.

TV Remote – What is that?

Statements you hear often from your boyfriend -

“I have to take care of the family” – I am not family.
“Main hoon na” – That’s the problem.
“Who is she talking to for SO long?” – Dude, its only been 10 minutes.
“Your phone is constantly engaged.. Who are you talking to?” (no matter what the reply, its not good enough)
“Make tea na… Get me biscuits… Maggiiiiiii…” – Get a cook.
“What are we doing for dinner tonight?” - Like I have a say in the matter.
“Uff.. How much Shopping will you do?” – even when the last time you went Shopping was 3 months back.

To the men reading this post - We all know the reality of the situation, so, lets not be justfying anything said here.

To the women reading this post - Have I left out any important points?

Disclaimer – this is a collection of thoughts from women with boyfriends & not about anybody in particular. Any coincidence with my friends’ behaviors with their girlfriends is purely coincidental.

17 July, 2007

Interesting Facts

- Intersting Facts -

In Kentucky, 50 percent of the people who get married for the first time
are teenagers.
Kotex was first manufacturer of bandages, during W.W.I.
Einstein couldn't speak fluently when he was nine. His parents thought he might be retarded.
In Los Angeles, there are fewer people than there are automobiles.
About a third of all Americans flush the toilet while they're still sitting on it.
You're more likely to get stung by a bee on a windy day than in any other weather.
An average person laughs about 15 times a day.
Research indicates that mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.
Penguins can jump as high as 6 feet in the air.
The average person is about a quarter of an inch taller at night.
A sneeze zooms out of your mouth at over 600 m.p.h.
The condom - made originally of linen - was invented in the early 1500's.
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
The Neanderthal's brain was bigger than yours is.
Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
The average bank teller loses about $250 every year.
In 1980, there was only one country in the world with no telephones - Bhutan.
Every person has a unique tongue print.
Your right lung takes in more air than your left one does.
Women's hearts beat faster than men's.
Pollsters say that 40 percent of dog and cat owners carry pictures of the pets in their wallets.
Bubble gum contains rubber.
You can only smell 1/20th as well as a dog.
Only 55 percent of all Americans know that the sun is a star.
The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in Jello.
Even if you cut off a cockroach's head, it can live for several weeks.
Most American car horns honk in the key of F.
The world population of chickens is about equal to the number of people.
Every time Beethoven sat down to write music, he poured ice water over his head.
In 75% of American households, women manage the money and pay the bills.
A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in South Bend, Indiana.
It's against the law to catch fish with your bare hands in Kansas.
Some toothpastes contain antifreeze.
Sigmund Freud had a morbid fear of ferns.
Bird droppings are the chief export of Nauru, an island nation in the Western Pacific.
There are more plastic flamingos in America than real ones.
Most lipstick contains fish scales.
Lee Harvey Oswald's cadaver tag sold at an auction for $6,600 in 1992.
Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego.
The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley.
When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food.
Most cows give more milk when they listen to music.
43. 27 percent of U.S. male college students believe life is "a meaningless existential hell."
In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die.

Look Slim - Tips

- Tips to look slim -

There are times when you take a break from your sensible-eating and exercise regime and want to just lie back and enjoy all those forbidden foods. Well then you are bound to put on weight but until you have worked towards reducing the excess weight you can follow these few tips to look slim.

Stand comfortably erect and stick your stomach in. Good posture always makes you look slimmer.
Dark colours such as olive, black, charcoal grey, and navy help make areas appear smaller so wear them where you think you need it. For most women it's from the waist down.
Avoid shiny or heavily textured fabrics. Shiny fabrics reflect light, making any area appear larger. Heavily texture fabrics only add extra weight.
Sewn-down pleats in skirts and blouses can both create a slimming effect. Include vertical lines in your accessories, such as long chains worn around the neck.
Avoid extensive use of horizontal lines - belts, boat-collar blouses and border print skirts. These styles can add extra width to your body frame.
Your best asset is your face; so draw attention to it with scarves and jewellery worn around the face.
Introduce simple lines, such as A-line skirts, tailor-notched, collared blouses and blazers. The oversized blazer is a great solution for camouflaging large derrieres and hips. Double-pleated skirts and trousers mask protruding stomachs and provide comfort as well.
If you want to appear thinner incorporate dark, cool and dull colours and textures. Dull textures absorb the light like wool or cotton. Some very slimming colours include black, navy, olive, violet, charcoal grey, chocolate brown, plum, eggplant and burgundy.