A PUZZLE

Two grandmothers, with their two granddaughters;
Two husbands, with their two wives;
Two fathers, with their two sons;
Two mothers, with their two daughters;
Two maidens, with their two mothers;
Two sisters, with their two brothers;
     Yet only six in all lie buried here:
     All legitimate born, from incest clear.
How can this be?

Dangers of homonyms

     I know of another example of the dangers of homonyms. Mr. Attlee is only known to have made one joke in the course of a long and honourable career.

     At a Pilgrim dinner he spoke of a certain village in rural England where there was a fine old church falling into disrepair, where no money was forthcoming to keep it from ruin. At length, by good fortune, an immensely rich American discovered that his family came from that village and he thereafter supplied the funds for the restoration of the sacred edifice. The Vicar, in a eloquent prayer expressed his gratitude to Providence saying, "O Lord, we thank Thee that in our hour of need, Thou hast sent us this succour".

     What the benefactor thought I leave to your imagination.

This is also taken from the "The Collected Stories of Bertrand Russel" which I mentioned in a previous post.

Just Something

     There was an extremely genteel lady who was travelling in a train, and it so happened that sitting opposite to her there was a man who had a crucifix on his watch chain, but, in spite of this talked in a very blasphemous and horrible fashion. The lady said to him, "I am surprised, my man, in view of the emblem that you bear, I hear you speaking in this manner". And he said, "Lor, Ma'am, that ain't Christ, that's the other bloke  that died by him".

     This is taken from "The Collected Stories of Bertrand Russel" - Collected and Edited by Barry Feinberg. Published by Allen and Unwin Ltd. (May 1972) Part Four: Anecdotes on family, friends and others.

     If you can get your hands on the book, it is worth reading. It is available on Amazon.in and costs Rs. 6.1432.44 (hardcover) & Rs. 4,003.27 (paperback). Pretty costly. Can't afford to buy books these days. I wonder if there is a Kindle edition available. Should be relatively cheaper but still costly. I only have some excerpts from the book. One of them is about the author of the poem "The Blessed Damozel" which I will refrain from posting here.

DO THEY STILL WRITE POEMS LIKE THIS

LAUGHTER
      - VIOLA MEAKIN
My heart is like a little lake,
Sun kissed and laughing in the light.
With full brimmed banks, whose rushes shake
With mirthful murmurs day and night.
Whose breeze-blown waters flow before
To lap the wild wooded shore
With little gurgles og delight.

So may my soul, when days are gray,
Reflect the smile of God and men,
Though sorrow may upstir the day.
By waters wide of lake and fen.
So may I face the winds of fate
With joyous faith articulate
And ripple into laughter then.

FOOD, TASTE & HUNGER

Transportation of an Elephant in India

CHENNAI, INDIA FLOODS

     The city of Chennai, where I live, received extremely heavy rainfall practically cutting off the city from the rest of India. Road, Rail and Air services were totally shut down. Against a normal rainfall of some 357.8 mm the city received some 537 mm - a 60% more rainfall over the normal. Some places received  nearly 50 mm. of rain in an hour. More than 260 people lost their lives. The financial loss is estimated to be above Rs. 15,000 crores (approx. $230 million). The loss to property, livestock and cultivation is yet to be assessed.

     Here are some pictures of the devastation -

An Aerial View - In Some Places The Water Level Came Up To A Height Of Two Floors.

Even an idol of a god was not spared

Some people did save their pets, some didn't.

Total Submersion of Cars and Autos

Indian Creativity - You Just Can't Beat Them

Having A Grand View

     Youngsters, NGOs, Policemen, Army and Naval personnel did a yeoman's rescue work.

     The heavy rainfall was attribute to the "El Nino" effect but the flooding was due to other reasons.

Cheryl Baker - The Wind Beneth My Wings (Cinderella).

This is another clip from the episode of "Cinderella" from the Serial "Fairy Tale Theater" which is not a production of Shelley Duvall. Anybody with any idea as to where I can get the complete episode. I've been trying to get it for the past 15 years or more. This is thanks to Paul Silence who posted it on YouTube. There are some more clips on YouTube if you care to see them. They are awesome, a lot more better than Shelley Duvall's production - in my humble opinion. Yossi Brauman has also posted some clips. Thanks to both of them I can now see at least some of the episode. Here are the links -
A Clip of Cinderella
Cheryl Baker - Cinderella Part 1
Part of Cinderella from Fairy Tale Theater - I really love this clip
Part of Cinderella 2
I hope you like them. If you want to see some of the videos that I posted on YouTube here is the link
My Videos

every human must watch this video

Cute And Funny Hedgehog Videos Compilation 2015 :)

Ballet Alhambra "La Boda de Luis Alonso (Intermedio)"

Antología de la Zarzuela - Parte 2 de 2

This Clip will Restore Your Faith in Humanity Once Again

Humanity & Love is Everywhere ► Just Look Around

28 Breathtaking Moment that will touch your HEART

Paintings by Mouth & Foot Artists

Some more paintings by artists who paint with either their mouth or their foot. They can be contacted at MOUTH & FOOT PAINTING ARTISTS.

Please check out their Website and do whatever you can.

Trees

THANK YOU FOR WHATEVER YOU DO

Carmel A-Cappella - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - W.A. Mozart

What a wonderful world - Carmel A-Cappella - כרמל א-קפלה

Man Gets Down to Play With Precious Puppy

I wish my dog would do just that. All he does is stretch himself and go to sleep, eat, go for a walk twice a day and repeat himself.

Changing of Guards at the India Pakistan Border

Just as spectacular as the one at Buckingham Palace.

A Beautiful Piece of Humming - Vivaldi's "Spring" from the "Four Seasons".

Listen with headphones and you can enjoy it more. Wouldn't call it exactly humming.

God Does Not Make Mistakes

With you I'm born again - Cinderella

Another clip from the Cinderella episode of the "Fairy Tale Theatre" series.

Cinderella- tonight is the night

Cheryl Baker - Cinderella (part one)

These are some more clips of the Cinderella episode a part of which I posted a long time back asking for information as to where i can get the complete episode. So far I've got four clips and I'm posting them now, hoping against hope that someone might just tell me where I can get the complete series.

Cinderella Video Clip

In my last post I had stated that I shall post a clip of the version of Cinderella that I saw. Here it is. It is not very clear but passable. Hope someone recognizes it and  lets me know any relevant details of the particular series.