HUM DO !!
If as a kid you've grown watching Doordarshan.
Remember, those hum do hamare teen slogans (seen most often behind the truck behinds) in the late seventies? Not that i existed in the 70's but I've seen a lot of Photographs. They were subsequently replaced with Hum do humare do in the eighties, which inturn gave way to Hum do humara pyara eak.
I just hope, the Familiy Planning Ministry does not make it Hum hi bache, humare kyon bachhe. Or probably, they already have???
May 31, 2006
SOMETHINGS NEED TO CHANGE DONT THEY ??
Why is the word "forty" not spelled "fourty"? Doesn't this make more sense? I was writing a check the other day in the amount of 40,000 something and I accidentally spelled it like that. I was looking at the check thinking, What the hell is wrong with this? Something ain't right. Then I realized this "forty" bullshit. There should be a "u" up in that crap. I had to tear up the check, rather than just cross out the letter, because I didn't want some smart ass banker saying, "This Glenn Antao doesn't know how to spell 'forty'! What a dumbass! I'm hanging this check on my Wall of Idiots Who Write Stupid Things on Checks!"
I also now believe "twenty" should be "twoty" (pronounced tootie), "thirty" should be "threety," and "fifty" should be "fivety." For example, when people ask how old I am, I will say "I'm twoty four."
Why is the word "forty" not spelled "fourty"? Doesn't this make more sense? I was writing a check the other day in the amount of 40,000 something and I accidentally spelled it like that. I was looking at the check thinking, What the hell is wrong with this? Something ain't right. Then I realized this "forty" bullshit. There should be a "u" up in that crap. I had to tear up the check, rather than just cross out the letter, because I didn't want some smart ass banker saying, "This Glenn Antao doesn't know how to spell 'forty'! What a dumbass! I'm hanging this check on my Wall of Idiots Who Write Stupid Things on Checks!"
I also now believe "twenty" should be "twoty" (pronounced tootie), "thirty" should be "threety," and "fifty" should be "fivety." For example, when people ask how old I am, I will say "I'm twoty four."
GONE ARE THE DAYS
Up until about four months ago, my neighbor on one side of my apartment building had been a vacant lot. They are now putting up a new building there and the only thing I can really say about these construction workers is that they sure do wake up early. Luckily, Saturday through Thursday, I am up and out of the house before they get there, but on my days off, Thursday & Friday, they are there at 07:30 and not a minute later. I'm pretty sure this is the schedule that is posted on their bulletin board:
07:30 -- Arrive on time and talk insanely loud. When possible, yell at each other.
07:45 -- Open up shed. Do NOT open door slowly. Swing open as fast as possible, ensuring the door will bang into the side of the shed, causing a metallic echo throughout the neighborhood.
08:00 -- Begin emptying shed. Drop lots of stuff. Make sure it's heavy and loud when you drop it.
08:15 -- Turn on all power tools. Even if you don't need to use them, use them. If you see a drill laying around doing nothing, just turn it on and drill into the air.
08:20 -- Remember all that heavy stuffyou dropped about twenty minutes ago? Pick up a hammer and bang on it.
08:30 -- By now, the guy in the apartment next door should be awake. If you see him walking out of his room, through the kitchen and into the bathroom, you have done your job. Be as quiet as possible for the rest of the day. This should really piss him off.
Up until about four months ago, my neighbor on one side of my apartment building had been a vacant lot. They are now putting up a new building there and the only thing I can really say about these construction workers is that they sure do wake up early. Luckily, Saturday through Thursday, I am up and out of the house before they get there, but on my days off, Thursday & Friday, they are there at 07:30 and not a minute later. I'm pretty sure this is the schedule that is posted on their bulletin board:
07:30 -- Arrive on time and talk insanely loud. When possible, yell at each other.
07:45 -- Open up shed. Do NOT open door slowly. Swing open as fast as possible, ensuring the door will bang into the side of the shed, causing a metallic echo throughout the neighborhood.
08:00 -- Begin emptying shed. Drop lots of stuff. Make sure it's heavy and loud when you drop it.
08:15 -- Turn on all power tools. Even if you don't need to use them, use them. If you see a drill laying around doing nothing, just turn it on and drill into the air.
08:20 -- Remember all that heavy stuffyou dropped about twenty minutes ago? Pick up a hammer and bang on it.
08:30 -- By now, the guy in the apartment next door should be awake. If you see him walking out of his room, through the kitchen and into the bathroom, you have done your job. Be as quiet as possible for the rest of the day. This should really piss him off.
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