Teeny Weeny

Introducing Damsel in Distress writing on teeny weenies in Shiny Happy Talibans.

I am alive :)

I've been quite busy, reading blogs of course. And I now contribute my mite to another collective blog aggregator - Kathambamaalai - கதம்பமாலை, hence my blog has been neglected. But thanks to Kathambamaalai, I have been able to read many more blogs. Now there were some simply fantastic funny posts there, which I thought I should share here too:

Here Sayesha's rollicking account of her experience of playing Pictionary with Viv.

And in this series Dubukku shares his college day kadalai(கடலை) experiences.

1. ஜொள்ள ஜொள்ள இனிக்குதைய்யா


2. கிட்டப்பா


3. காலனியில் கிளி புதுசு


4. கிளியும் கபாஸ்கரும்


5. இது குத்துவிளக்கு


6. பம்பாய் பார்ட்டி


7. காத்திருந்த கொக்கு அதைக் கவ்விக்கொண்டு போனதேன்


8. கொட்டுதூக்கி


9. கிளியே ரவை கிடைக்குமா


10. பராசக்தி ஜிகிடி


11. தங்கமணி இன்ட்ரடக்ஷன்


12. முற்றும்

அப்படியே சுட்டுட்டேன் பிரேமலதா
Courtesy: Premalatha

Then there was a post by the Kid, Man write on identifying the gender of the person, using a program. One just has to paste his/her writing and submit it to the Gender genie, the program analyses the data and returns the gender of the writer. Thanks Kiddo for the link.

The Lords Prayer

All of us who have studied in christian run schools are sure to remember the Lords Prayer, whether or not we remember the "Charge of the Light Brigade" of Tennyson or the 13 times tables (upto 20). Link to the poem.

Several 'versions' of the prayer have come into existence owing to the genius of creative persons over time, who have modified it for their specific domain.

Surya of Barnyarns has posted a bloggers version of the Lords prayer. Makes for interesting reading.

PS: It is not a regular post, but appears in the right sidebar of her blog.
PPS: The original source of this prayer is Andrew as acknowledged by Surya. Sorry for this oversight.

Are you your real self?

This post of Mad Momma brings me to my favourite topic - that of anonymity in the blog world and the blog persona.
MM introspects and compares the blogger MM and the real-life MM in her post - Who is Mad Momma. She has also asked other bloggers to share their own experiences. Reading through the comments shows that while some quite openly blog about their lives, there are many who have a blog persona and keep their real identities anonymous.

Some links related to Blog Persona, anonymity:
Overexposed in blogosphere
Web anonymity can sink you
Why you need a blog persona

Behind Dow's Human element mask

Thanks to Jace for this link.

Dow Chemical, unapologetic perpetrators of the Bhopal tragedy, have launched a “Human Element” campaign that “reintroduces the company and announces its vision of addressing some of the most pressing economic, social and environmental concerns facing the global community in the coming decade.” While continuing to deny responsibility for Bhopal.

This naturally requires a rebuttal. Paul Phare’s series of artworks, A glimpse behind the mask of Dow, is a personal response to the campaign. The series including 16 pieces, available in high resolution for distribution as printed posters or online. Spread the word.

Creativity redefined!

Backstreet boys -I want it that way- a must see video. Njoy! :)