Pictures: Best Micro-Photos of 2012

Pictures: Best Micro-Photos of 2012

Bizaare News

Bizarre news.

Deccan Chronicle, dt 14^th April, 20009

“Sapling found in man’s lungs

Moscow. Surgeons found a sapling growing inside a man’s lungs when they operated on him. He was complaining of sever chest pains.

“I blinked three times and thought I was seeing things.” An Izhvesk surgeon told the daily paper, Pravda

18thapril200
2) Deccan Chronicle, "yuck factor'
Maid mixes menstrual blood in food
HongKong; An Indinesian maid has appeared in a HongKong court accused of adding menstrual blood to her employer's food in an effort to improve their stormy relationship......etc.
as reported in The Standard newspaper.
In some southeast Asian cultures, menstrual blood is thought to have special power, the paper said.
Comments - By god, what will we have next?
3)Indian Express, 18th April, 2009, Vizag
"Youth kills farhet for not voting for Chiru"
part excerpt
"In a bizarre incident a 23 year old ardent fan of megastar Ciranjeevi reportedly killed his 55 year old fatherfor not voting in favour of PRP party in the just concluded first phase of elections at Archaiapet vikkage in Mankavaram mandal...."
Deccan Chronicle, 10th May, 2009 – page 13 bottom half, 3rd col.
“Man gives birth to remains of his twin”
“Former fire fighter had been carrying the embryo in his abdomen since he was born 30 years ago.”
“Iy was like something from Alien. I didn’t believe Gavin when he said something was coming out of his belly button until I saw him..”, the Sun quoted stunned GP Dr. Joe Santos
…”Then one said it could be my undeveloped identical twin that I absorbed at a very early stage.”, Gavin Hyatt said. “ PTI
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Deccan Chronicle, 16thMay, 2009 – page 8, top, 1st col.
“26 year-old’..‘baby’baffles doctors”
Shilong, May 15th: A 26 year-old youth who looks like a toddler has baffled doctors in Meghalaya.
Jerly Lyngdoh is an adult trapped perhaps forever in a baby’s body and mind. Born on March 29, 1983 …has not grown beyond 84 cm …weighs 10 kg. He cannot talk…
J.Ryngdong, pediatrician of Ganesh Das Hospital said, “What is more intriguing is his inability to speak a single word….”
“The circumference of Jeryl’s head is equivalent to that of a child aged between nine months and one year….”
PTI

The other day, I saw them drilling a bore well.  The machine was drilling hundreds of feet into the hard rocky earth. It was powered by compressed air. That produced an imagery in my mind – about the power of compression.

Words, too when compressed have power! A long word, when compressed, exhibits more power.

For example, ‘aggro’ connotes more meaning than ‘aggression’. Other  examples:-

Ad for advertisement

Condo for condominium

Deli for delicatessen

Perp for perpetrator

Cat for catamaran,,, and so on. I will be adding more to the list.

I would like to add my own concoction, ‘fant’ for fantastic!
13.11.12
of course the primordial condensation; ad for advertisement. simply grand.
* perm
*info
*G/gen 
*prez ( they have even the 'POTUS' - for The President of The United Syates!
*cop

Jestus by V. S. Sury - Powell's Books

Jestus by V. S. Sury - Powell's Books

Jestus

Jestus
A review by a reader.

Deccan Chronicle(Bengaluru Chronicle), Sunday, 21^st, November, 2012, page 21

First column, bottom

“That’s rich”

Elephant Dung Coffee

If you thought that Starbucks was expensive, wonder what you will have to say about paying Rs.2685 for a cup of coffee.

Thailand’s Anantara Hotels, Resorts and Spas properties are selling one kg of coffee for Rs.59,075 because the beans are “naturally refined” by elephants. Known as Black Ivory Coffee, this special brand of coffee is mad with beans after they have been fed and digested by elephants.  This “naturally refined” coffee is supposed to taste great.  How? Well, during digestion, the elephant’s enzymes work towards breaking down the coffee protein, which is one of the factors that contribute towards bitterness in coffee.

Hurry, if you want to stock up on this, because only 50kgs of Black Ivory Coffee are for sale.

Quotable quote:-

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

                                       - Marilyn Vos Savant

Well, if one has written a novel and wishes to shout about it, I hope it is not a sin. I have got one novel published -- "JESTUS". A spicy mixture of fiction and fantasy. Interested readers can find it at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Flipcart etc.

Bizaare news

Deccan Chronicle, Oct 10^th, page 11, col. 1

Man Wins Cockroach Eating Contest, Dies

Washington: A 32-year-old man who had won a cockroach-eating competition in Florida, died shortly after swallowing dozens of the live roaches and worms. Edward Archbold was among 20 to 30contestants participating in Friday night’s “Midnight Madness” event at Ben Siegel Reptiles in Deerfield Beach, authorities said. The participants’ goal was to consume as many insects and worms for a prize of $850 python, the, CNN.com reported. Soon after the contest was over, Archbold fell ill and began to vomit. His friend called for medical help and even Archbold dialled 911. He eventually fell to the ground outside the store and died.

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Bizarre news

Deccan Chronicle: 4^th October,2012

Front page, 2^nd column, bottom half.

Washington, Oct 3: Scientst have discovered a bacteria that can withstand incredible amounts of toxicity and can the key to creating 24-carat gold.

Researchers from the Michigan State University have found the metal-tolerant bacteria Cupriavidus metallidurans can grow on massive concentrations of gold chloride or liquid gold, a toxic chemical compound found in nature. The researchers fed the bacteria huge amounts of gold chloride. In about a week, the bacteria transformed the toxins and produced a gold nugget – PTI