Comments on: If We have an Iota of Self-Respect… http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:43:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: priya http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-219338 priya Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:12:03 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-219338 i've blogged on googlebombing andrew symonds' cricinfo profile with keyword "monkey"... what say? http://thenitknumbskulls.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/a-googlebombing-suggestion-aka-india-hits-back/ i’ve blogged on googlebombing andrew symonds’ cricinfo profile with keyword “monkey”… what say?
http://thenitknumbskulls.wordpress.com/2008/01/16/a-googlebombing-suggestion-aka-india-hits-back/

]]> By: Aravind http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-218217 Aravind Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:38:35 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-218217 New English words in Dictionary…. Check it out must read……………………..* *Bucknor: (n) (adj)* 1. Temporary blindness leading to missing out on the obvious. 2. To be at the wrong place at the wrong time. 3. Situations leading to grave judgmental errors. Usage: *I feel bucknored by my boss; Life often throws a bucknor at you. *Benson: (n) (adj)* 1. Something that legitimizes a severe bucknor. Usage: *First they bucknored me and then they bensoned it! *Ponting: (n) (adj)* 1. A substance or entity or even a person of unquestionable integrity 2. An act of uncivilized behavior. [Also, pontingness (n)] Usage: *He cannot be truested because of his pontingness! New English words in Dictionary…. Check it out must read……………………..*

*Bucknor: (n) (adj)*
1. Temporary blindness leading to missing out on
the obvious.
2. To be at the wrong place at the wrong time.
3. Situations leading to grave judgmental errors.

Usage: *I feel bucknored by my boss; Life often
throws a bucknor at you.

*Benson: (n) (adj)*
1. Something that legitimizes a severe bucknor.

Usage: *First they bucknored me and then they
bensoned it!

*Ponting: (n) (adj)*
1. A substance or entity or even a person of
unquestionable integrity
2. An act of uncivilized behavior. [Also,
pontingness (n)]

Usage: *He cannot be truested because of his
pontingness!

]]> By: Ravindra http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-217993 Ravindra Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:59:32 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-217993 The joke is that Bhajji uttered a popular Hindi expletive which Mr. Symmonds misconstrued as "monkey" (in Aussie accent) and felt offended! That leaves Bhajji quite red-faced since he can not even defend himself or give any justifications! :-D That apart, I'm glad that atleast in one arena, India is demonstrating some serious muscle flexing. Let's see how far this leads to! The joke is that Bhajji uttered a popular Hindi expletive which Mr. Symmonds misconstrued as “monkey” (in Aussie accent) and felt offended! That leaves Bhajji quite red-faced since he can not even defend himself or give any justifications! :-D

That apart, I’m glad that atleast in one arena, India is demonstrating some serious muscle flexing. Let’s see how far this leads to!

]]> By: Gujjubhai http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-217618 Gujjubhai Tue, 08 Jan 2008 03:34:27 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-217618 This is outrageous!! India needs to walk out of Australia and boycott them until they apologize for this mess. This is outrageous!! India needs to walk out of Australia and boycott them until they apologize for this mess.

]]> By: Kumar http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-217490 Kumar Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:46:26 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-217490 One of the Seinfeld episodes has a lead character stating that Australia was nation founded by convicts and other lowest dregs of British society. Come to think of it... If not cancelling the tour, send some second rate team of Bhopal or Ranchi to play there just for the kicks. And appoint Hanif (Manmohan lost his sleep over him) as captain. One of the Seinfeld episodes has a lead character stating that Australia was nation founded by convicts and other lowest dregs of British society. Come to think of it…

If not cancelling the tour, send some second rate team of Bhopal or Ranchi to play there just for the kicks. And appoint Hanif (Manmohan lost his sleep over him) as captain.

]]> By: Mayuresh Gaikwad http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-217485 Mayuresh Gaikwad Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:24:51 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-217485 Sandeep, I guess we need to first distinguish that the team which plays under the garb of the Indian team is a private team which plays for the BCCI (refer to a court judgement some years ago). It is completely a matter related to private individuals (even the ICC and Cricket Australia are private bodies and do not represent any country) While we can suggest a plan of action and at our individual level, do whatever we can to correct this mess (boycott the Aussie matches as spectators, let there be empty stands and no television viewership!), it is nobody's case to involve the prime minister here. (Can someone point the link, cannot find it now :-( ) I bet he will lose a lot of sleep here. And even though the Aussie PM is a cricket fan, he is not going to give any sound-byte to the media. You are right about the outrageous stuff written in the Aussie media. Unfortunately, we have a lot of left-liberal pussies in our media who cannot see through the game, or ignore if they indeed see through the media games of the Aussies. Never has one controversial article damning the Aussie team been published in the Indian media. Infact, We allow Ian and Greg Chappel, Tony Greig (he is an Aussie citizen now) and other assorted Aussies to write columns in our newspapers and pay them a hell lot of money for it! I have never seen a Gavaskar or a Ravi Shastri column in any Aussie newspaper. Sandeep,

I guess we need to first distinguish that the team which plays under the garb of the Indian team is a private team which plays for the BCCI (refer to a court judgement some years ago). It is completely a matter related to private individuals (even the ICC and Cricket Australia are private bodies and do not represent any country)

While we can suggest a plan of action and at our individual level, do whatever we can to correct this mess (boycott the Aussie matches as spectators, let there be empty stands and no television viewership!), it is nobody’s case to involve the prime minister here. (Can someone point the link, cannot find it now :-( ) I bet he will lose a lot of sleep here. And even though the Aussie PM is a cricket fan, he is not going to give any sound-byte to the media.

You are right about the outrageous stuff written in the Aussie media. Unfortunately, we have a lot of left-liberal pussies in our media who cannot see through the game, or ignore if they indeed see through the media games of the Aussies. Never has one controversial article damning the Aussie team been published in the Indian media. Infact, We allow Ian and Greg Chappel, Tony Greig (he is an Aussie citizen now) and other assorted Aussies to write columns in our newspapers and pay them a hell lot of money for it! I have never seen a Gavaskar or a Ravi Shastri column in any Aussie newspaper.

]]> By: Aam Aadmi http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-217459 Aam Aadmi Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:36:53 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-217459 What a shame!!! There are Indians who have propagated the idea that castes plays into cricket. Two questions remain: What evidence is there to suggest that cricket is an elite game? Was it an elite game in England or did it acquire such a character in India? Second, why should Brahmins rescind more "prestigious" sedantary occupations to engage in "low caste" activities requiring physical efforts like playing cricket? What a shame!!! There are Indians who have propagated the idea that castes plays into cricket. Two questions remain: What evidence is there to suggest that cricket is an elite game? Was it an elite game in England or did it acquire such a character in India? Second, why should Brahmins rescind more “prestigious” sedantary occupations to engage in “low caste” activities requiring physical efforts like playing cricket?

]]> By: Ashish http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-217434 Ashish Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:08:50 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-217434 Steve Waugh is a well known for his "Hindoos need to be converted" thoughts. Guy has bought a piece of property in kolkota, I think, and has made it a xtian only place. Long ago, when I used to go to rec.sport.cricket, THE cricket discussion group, you could see the racism overtly dripping off some aussie posters.. Google bomb Andrew Symonds.."Andrew Crymonds" Steve Waugh is a well known for his “Hindoos need to be converted” thoughts. Guy has bought a piece of property in kolkota, I think, and has made it a xtian only place.

Long ago, when I used to go to rec.sport.cricket, THE cricket discussion group, you could see the racism overtly dripping off some aussie posters..

Google bomb Andrew Symonds..”Andrew Crymonds”

]]> By: hari http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-217406 hari Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:51:50 +0000 http://www.sandeepweb.com/2008/01/07/if-we-have-an-iota-of-self-respect/#comment-217406 The BCCI guys are just money-grubbing politicians who won't think a damn about this insult to Hinduism Did you see the picture of Andrew Symonds depicted as Lord Hanuman in the Sunday Mail paper? Clearly the Aussies want to provoke a religious war here. The BCCI guys are just money-grubbing politicians who won’t think a damn about this insult to Hinduism

Did you see the picture of Andrew Symonds depicted as Lord Hanuman in the Sunday Mail paper?

Clearly the Aussies want to provoke a religious war here.

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