CRAZY QUESTIONS

I guess most of u will agree tht We are all silly..we do find ourselves askin some crancky questions..here’s a list of some interesting one’s
Try answering them!!

1. Why do people say "The alarm just went off" when really it just came on?


2. Is the vice president's wife called the second lady?


3. What is the point in saying "may I ask" and then follow it up with a question?


4. If a General is a higher ranking officer than a Major, then why is a major illness worse than a general illness?


5. How come lotion is colored, but when you put it on, it doesn't turn your skin that color?Doesn't a lightning rod on top of church show a lack of faith?


6. How do "do not walk on grass" signs get there?


7. If the sky is the limit, then what is space, over the limit?


8. Are children who act in rated 'R' movies allowed to see them? Can you make a candle out of your earwax?


9. Why do companies offer you "free gifts?" Since when has a gift NOT been free?


10. Isn't it scary that the word "therapist" is the same as the words "the" and "rapist" put together?


11. On a telephone, why does ABC start on the number 2 and not 1?


12. If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?


13. Why do most cars have speedometers that go up to at least 130 when you legally can't go that fast on any road?

IF MUSIC IS RELIGION THEN RAHMAN IS GOD

IF MUSIC IS RELIGION THEN RAHMAN IS GOD
Here’s a short biography of the gr8 man..
Allah Rakha Rahman was born A.S. Dileep Kumar on January 6, 1966, in Madras (now Chennai), India, to a musically affluent family. Dileep started learning the piano at the age of 4, and at the age of 9, his father passed away. Since the pressure of supporting his family fell on him, he joined Ilayaraja's troupe as a keyboard player at the age of 11. He dropped out of school as a result of this and traveled all around the world with various orchestras.He accompanied the great tabla maestro Zakir Hussain on a few world tours and also won a scholarship at the Trinity College of Music at Oxford University, where he studied Western classical music and obtained a degree in music. Due to some personal crisis, Dileep Kumar embraced Islam and came to be known as A.R. Rahman. In 1987, he moved to advertising, where he composed more than 300 jingles over 5 years. In 1989, he started a small studio called Panchathan Record Inn, which later developed into one of the most well-equipped and advanced sound recording studios in India.At an advertising awards function, Rahman met one of India's most famous directors, Mani Ratnam. Rahman played him a few of his music samples. Mani loved them so much that he asked Rahman to compose the music for his next film, Roja (1992). The rest, as they say, is history. He went on to compose several great hits for Tamil-language films before composing the score and songs for his first Hindi-language film, Rangeela (1995). The enormous success of his first Hindi venture was followed by the chart-topping soundtrack albums of films such as Bumbai (1995) , Dil Se.. (1998), Taal (1999), Zubeidaa (2001), and Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001), which was nominated for best foreign-language film at the 2002 Academy Awards.More recently, he worked with Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Shekhar Kapur (director of Elizabeth (1998)) on a musical called "Bombay Dreams." At 36 years old, A.R. Rahman has revolutionized Indian film music and one can only expect this musical genius to reach greater heights.

THE STATE OF SPORTS IN INDIA

THE STATE OF INDIAN SPORTS

Sourav Ganguly can thank his lucky stars that the powers that be in Indian cricket - though not perhaps for too much longer - have thrown him a lifeline. Added to that the fanatical following back home in Kolkata means the selectors were under twin-threats to include him in the team for the first Test match against Sri Lanka next month.
It was a freak of planning that the fourth ODI of the current series is being staged in Ganguly’s backyard on Friday. Who could have anticipated this dramatic turn of events when the itinerary was decided weeks back?
It’s a sorry spectacle when a sporting contest has to add layer upon layer of security for the sake of an individual. Yet, by all accounts the venue for the match has taken on the look of Fortress Eden Gardens. It is hard to decide which is more diabolical - the arm-twisting exerted on the selectors by top Board officials who have no business interfering in such matters; or the virtual blackmail tactics of Kolkata’s ‘fans’. The very fact that the selection for the Test match was brought forward by a few days indicates it is a mix of both.
Ironies never cease in Indian cricket. And here we have an official who almost destroyed Ganguly’s career at its very birth (in Australia in 1991-92) now coming to his rescue, of course with Indian cricket’s ace puppet-master controlling the strings as usual. Shades of national politics!
Then comes the bitter irony of the once-great captain who backed youngsters like Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif all the way, now blocking their path into the team. And to think that Zaheer only the other day dismissed his former mentor for a ‘duck’ in both innings in the Duleep Trophy!
Whether it was a giveaway line expressing their frustration or an effort to cover their tracks, the selectors’ statement that Ganguly has been chosen as an all-rounder in place of Zaheer really takes the cake. It has been four years since Ganguly claimed a wicket in Test matches.
And if he is to make the final XI for the Chennai Test, the ex-captain will take the place of either Yuvraj or Kaif, a crying shame that. It is like going back to Square One as it was this very situation that saw coach Greg Chappell frankly tell the captain at that time in Zimbabwe that he was no longer worth his place in the side.
Then it was vice-captain Rahul Dravid who gallantly came to the rescue of his leader. Now Ganguly shooting off his mouth and promptly shooting himself in the foot means that Dravid is ensconced on the throne while Ganguly is left grovelling for “any role” in the team! A pathetic state of affairs indeed.
Compromises and politics have always been the bane and name of the game in India. In that regard at least, after 73 years of India in Test cricket, little has changed.