IN : Plantation blues… This was written by a chap called Rajesh and posted to a blog aimed at people in middle management positions.. The timescale was been shortly after indpendence, when India was transitioning from the old colonial methods to new more "liberal" styles of running businesses.
Plantation Blues!
When I was working on plantations some years ago, I got
transfered to a rubber estate with a huge Manager's
bungalow. I absolutely loved having my own kitchen Garden
and promptly arranged for workers to dig up an 100 year old
lawn tennis court that no-one used. The tennis court had
great fencing and was the only place where my plantain
trees will be out of reach of wild boars!
I moved in with my pet, a very foul tempered old gander who
would bite and chase everyone, including me once in a while.
Three weeks later, the General Manager came visiting along
with the group manager of the property. I was out in my
division and heard about this later from by Butler. They
usually came once in a year, and I was not expecting this
visit!
Later in the evening when I reached office, I saw the
General Manager and Group Manager avoiding eye contact
and the Manager looking all worked up (I was the
Asst.Manager then). On my table was a memo seeking
explanation for digging up the lawn tennis court and planting
bananas!
Later, when I returned to my bungalow I was informed by
the Butler that the General Manager thought my Gander to
be a lovely pet (all fluffy and white like dream pillows) and
went to fondle it! The GM was bit in the butt and the Group
Manager was chased by the Gander into the erstwhile lawn
tennis court!
This could only happen once in their life time!
World’s Funniest Picture! Hay ravers
I found this website called:
World's Funniest Picture
you have to get 5 people to click it and I need some help! Can you guys click it for me please? I can do something in return for you if needed
US/CA/DE : Pilot spills coffee – plane diverted to Canada on security alert… Do they not have drinks holders in aircraft? :you_crazy
A pilot's spilled coffee accidentally triggered a hijacking alert and caused a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Frankfurt to make an unscheduled stop in Canada. A Transport Canada report said United Flight 940 was diverted to Toronto late on Monday.
The coffee interfered with communications equipment, which sent out distress signals including code 7500, which means hijacking or unlawful interference.
Pilot's spilled coffee triggers hijacking alert | World news | The Guardian
I suppose they could let the pilot take amfetamine like his military counterparts, but last time Yanks did that they fired at the Canadians by mistake so it could have been even worse!
The most dangerous toys ever made … Top of the list ...
Wait for it ....
Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab
When? 1951-1952
What? The ultimate educational set to teach kids how to get the most out of, erm, uranium.
It did what?!? This $50 (about £440 in today's money) science kit featured four lots of uranium ore for your beloved sprog to dabble with. To ensure that these weren't duds, you could use the Geiger counter included to measure the ore's radioactivity and order more uranium using a coupon. And to round out the experience, a book entitled 'Prospecting for Uranium' was included, with details of a US government initiative that paid $10,000 (equivalent to almost £90,000 today) if little Jimmy discovered any uranium deposits in the garden.
:hopeless::you_crazy
Yahoo! Christmas - Features | The most dangerous toys ever made
SG : Ket Ket Ket is strictly for the birds… An early morning "ket ket ket ket ket" got me looking out of my bedroom window ...... and i saw 2 WBSE dancing in the sky. :)
This is what he saw...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-bellied_Sea-eagle
original photo is copyrighted so can't be linked here)
high flyer | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
DE : Middle aged German couple vs fat cat I guess they must be taking the kitty to the vet, but she does not want to go (especially as I would not be surprised if she is put on a diet) :laugh_at:
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Catch A Rabbit The LAPD, The FBI, and the CIA are all trying to prove that they are the best at apprehending criminals.
The President decides to give them a test.
He releases a rabbit into a forest and each of them has to catch it.
The CIA goes in.
They place animal informants throughout the forest. They question all plant and mineral witnesses. After three months of extensive investigations they conclude that rabbits do not exist.
The FBI goes in.
After two weeks with no leads they burn the forest, killing everything in it, including the rabbit, and they make no apologies. The rabbit had it coming.
The LAPD goes in.
They come out two hours later with a badly beaten bear.
The bear is yelling: "Okay! Okay! I'm a rabbit! I'm a rabbit!" :hopeless:
UK : LDN : Banjo and Banjolele are "undesirable instruments" on London Tube WTF? :you_crazy I wouldn't have considered either to be particularly noisy instruments, especially with the din of an Underground station...
The ukelele is however still permitted :laugh_at:
Nigel Burch plays a banjolele-led blend of punk, folk and cabaret jazz. He regularly tours abroad, and has been a licensed London Underground busker since 2003. Following a tour of Germany earlier this year, he applied to renew his licence, but was astonished to be refused an audition. The banjolele, he was told, is an "undesirable instrument".
Emails forwarded to the London Underground Buskers email list confirm that a list of "undesirable instruments" exists. It includes the banjo, though not specifically banjolele, which Burch pointed out to no avail – following clarification of what a banjolele actually is, it now appears to be on the list, although the ukulele is not. The Musicians' Union was called in and received a denial from TfL that there was any such "undesirable instruments" list, contradicting earlier TfL emails to Burch, and effectively ending any sensible discussion of the matter.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2010/aug/31/transport-for-london-buskers
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