Based on a True Story
Definition:
Somebody who has, at home, Dahlia Flowers, Dalmation Dogs and a Divorced Daughter.
Overheard in Kochi. I Googled for the source and stumbled upon a quote by Craig Hosmer, US Representative,
“Republicans raise dahlias, Dalmations and eyebrows.
Democrats raise Airedales, kids and taxes”
From the last word by gordon haff, for a collection of quotations “with a political slant”
“Uchi meethu vaan idindhu veezhukinra pothillum achamillai !! achamillai !!”
Mahakavi Bharathi
Spencer Junction, Chennai
“Taken in February 2004 on assignment for National Geographic, this photograph shows a unique aerial perspective of The Empty Quarter, the world’s largest sand desert.
George Steinmetz took the picture looking straight down while piloting his motorized paraglider near Wadi Mitan, a remote part of Oman close to where Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Yemen meet.
Since it first appeared in National Geographic, it has been included in numerous additional publications and exhibitions.”
From the photographer’s website.
We have once again demonstrated our commitment to bring the downtrodden masses into the mainstream by launching the world’s first illiterate-friendly coin.
Mera Bharat Mahan!
(I can’t wait to see the 50 paise coin)
Check out the mallu version of Queen’s I Want to Break Free.
(Click on the above link to open an Odeo player window, click ‘play’ to start the song. It’s worth the hassle. Believe me…)
In case you know who the pink-lungi-wearing, card-carrying, beef-eating genius behind the track is, please let me know.
Manoj the Malayalee inspired this post. Thank you.
ET, Chennai, had carried this story on mallu cuisine a few years ago…
I can imagine the scene, the good looking trainee journo being enlightened by some chettan: Olan, Thoran, Kalan, Valsan…Boo Haa Haa!
John Sir was our Malayalam teacher in Rajagiri…
Check out Chak De India, the first Bollywood movie starring three Mallu girls – Anaitha Nair (of 5S fame), Arya Menon and Nisha Nair…
Click here for the Malayala Manorama article (2 Sep ’07).
Babu Kuriakose 