Recently someone dumped a link on my Twitter stream along with one of his originals of these . I found them hilariously funny ( tautology ! ) . I wish to pass on these invaluable jems of literature to my fellow loyal readers and RSS subscribers .
You can visit the site by clicking on the Title of the post. Maybe it is time I start a tumblr or posterous for such trivial posts… maybe not.
Vandit : It has been quite a while since I put up the official invitation on my blog to write a guest post on my blog , but as they say, some idiots wake up late. :-)
So here’s how Milind sets the words on a roll on the Vandit’s Webzine.
Happy reading !
GUEST WRITER #3 .
Name : Milind Alvares (better known as Goobimama.)
Game : A Freelancer - Graphics designing , writing awesome shit like the one here @ his own - www.soggysh.it .
Age : 25 yrs old (although Urrack might make him 52 soon . )
I’ve been thinking up some shit lately, as I always do, and somehow while doing so the topic of respect kind of got lodged in my brain-lobe thingies. What is it about a comment said by some as*h’le at the bar, or about that moron in the college, that makes our blood uncontrollably boil to dangerous levels? Yes, the respect I’m talking about is respect for someone’s opinion. Bear with me a few minutes; I’m trying to figure this shit out for myself as well.
The reason I write this into a post, is that I’ve figured this has a lot to do with the hate that’s going on in this world. And I’m always against hate. Right from the small kind to the massive wars ‘in the name of god’. The only way to fix this, is to know when to give respect. As in, to know when to give a shit.
Here’s my solution to knowing when you need to roll up your sleeves. “Respect of opinion should only be given, when you have utmost respect for the source of that opinion.” It could be an internet celebrity you’re listening to. It could be your neighbor’s hot daughter. It could be your parents. Note that this is all subjective, and not necessarily true. Some of you might have a neighbors’ daughter who’s just about capable of crushing a baby elephant. My point is, you without question know when to give respect for someone’s opinion, and when not to.
So why do I say this breeds war? Look around you. Too much respect for the other god’s devotee’s opinion. Or too much respect for your bitchy neighbor's opinion. Or too much respect for that moron at the bar. (This is also where I start coming off as the Dalai Lama.) There was this one time I was in an argument with some woman* and she said something very nasty in reference to my mother. Within seconds I found myself wanting to hit her when I thought, can she, a lowlife I wouldn’t care two hoots about, make my mother anything than what she is? Now it might very well be the case that I kind of chickened out of hitting someone, a whus that I am. But the the thought I mentioned definitely made its appearance. I’ve since been a very peaceful guy. Go ahead, say this writeup is a piece of shit and I couldn’t care less (unless it’s that critical guy whom I have utmost respect for).
Does that guy’s opinion of your religious beliefs make your God any less worthy? You really believe your God is so great, so how can the opinion of someone who doesn’t even understand your religion bring down the almighty creator of all things? Respect of opinion should only be given, when you have utmost respect for the source of that opinion.
The next time someone says something about something that you most dearly love and adore, think about the source of opinion before you take action. Think about whether that opinion is worthy of your rage, anger, or violence. And if the source of opinion is one you do have utmost respect for, maybe it’s time to reconsider your opinion. You will definitely find a whole lot more peace in your life.
*The woman scene was totally real. It was the time I crashed into someone’s car, and this bitch just wouldn’t shut up. I tried to keep it cool, and did so for at least two hours, but then I just blew up. I myself was surprised at my rage. Hopefully I will control it the next time. But she was a bitch and a half that I can tell you that.
- Milind.
All this frenzy is due to the exams being just round the corner and I have to step up the preparations. It's not that I haven't done the preparations yet in the reading vacations, but I will have to devote more time for academics for the time being. For the records, my exams are starting on the 10th this month and will be wrapped up by the 19th - The shortest durationed (as in no. of days ) exams so far in my career as a BE - IT student.
So see you on 19th or 20th with an awesome blog post which is already underway .(I will keep in under hushed tones about what it is and *who has written it*)
Do read the archives on the right pane if you do happen to be here to quench your thirst for awesomeness/crap and keep writing comments !!
Every Social Networking site has certain “Traditions, customs and etiquettes” and Twitter is no exception. While Twitter is reckoned as the “ Next Best thing ” to happen to internet, we look at some Twitter don’ts – The things that Tweeple generally abhor and yet do it .
1.) Tweeting links and sharing awesome articles with fellow Tweeps is good , but flooding everyone’s Twitter streams with links isn’t. So make sure every Tweet you make doesn’t look like :
“ SUPERB !! RT: 40 things that do nothing : www.shortenedjunk.com (via @some_other_doofus) ”
A proper ratio ( Now don’t get into math ) of article sharing to your own original ramblings ,if maintained, will please fellow Tweeps.
2.) Don’t dare and I MEAN IT , don’t dare ask questions such as :
“ What's up? How's it going ? ASL ? Where are you from ?? ”
They might be your “general social networking- conversation starters” but NO, not on Twitter . The First sentence written on Twitter Login page and on the updates label is “WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?” and everybody is answering just that.
Not only are such questions exasperating , they also are against the very foundation etiquettes of Twitter and , thereby, making you a gaucherie . Nearly everybody has a well written BIO .Even then if there is a persistent itch, kindly D(irect) M(essage) that person.
3.) Don’t expect anyone to follow you compulsorily if you have followed them. Many Tweeple do such horrendous acts of iniquity and even join automated or even viral schemes to accumulate followers. Such people are written down by me in a Logbook - The Blacklist , compiled over a span of time , and hid somewhere secret. (No I don’t literally do that , but it is abominable anyway.)
4.) Please don’t make Twitter - the much detested Orkut. Don’t recommend Twitter to people who will eat your ( and others’ ) head to the extent of enervation and you can’t even avoid them for social reasons. Keep Twitter “ Beautiful ” as in “ Beautiful ” and not as in “ ORKUT ” .
5.) Don’t abuse Hash tags . It takes a lot of brainstorming programming for resolving Hash clashes, modifying current algorithms for a performance meliorations etc. Even I and other notable Tweeters did that but now I am abnegating from doing it. ( Although I slip in 1 or 2 of them occasionally for fun )
- Vandit Khamker.
The author is on Twitter since Jan ‘09 and is fed up with Tweeple flooding his twitter stream with just plain jerky links.
Two trucks loaded with thousands of copies of Roget's Thesaurus collided as they left a New York publishing house last Thursday, according to the Associated Press.
Witnesses were aghast, amazed, astonished, astounded, bemused, benumbed, bewildered, confounded, confused, dazed, dazzled, disconcerted, disoriented, dumbstruck, electrified, horrified, immobilized, incredulous, nonplussed, overwhelmed, paralyzed, perplexed, scared, shocked, startled, stunned, stupified, surprised, taken aback, traumatized, upset. . . .
— joke circulated on the Internet
December 2003
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