Il Commendatore in Don Giovanni; the Statue of Charles V in Don Carlos (he
appears in his own tomb-opening in the shape of a monk)?
bonobashi
--- On Wed, 10/9/08, Giancarlo Livraghi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Giancarlo Livraghi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [silk] ask a silly question...
T
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 2:15 PM, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> How do you know it's a spoof?
Which self-respecting telugu-movie watching "GoPaul" from Hyderabad will go
looking for "Rassam" in New Jersey?
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Madhu Menon [11/09/08 00:24 +0530]:
Eh? No McD's that I've seen in B'lore has any waiters in bow ties.
The one on brigade road used to have it, the last time I was there
(admittedly - 2000 or so)
Various other fast food chains (KFC, a malaysian McD clone called Marry
Brown etc) in madras seem
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 3:40 AM, Deepa Mohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Don't forget the plaid suitcases and the plastic mats which would be tied
> around the boom-boxes. I have read accounts of Russian /Italian emigrants
> also going back home with similar gifts. So I guess the phenomenon is pr
Cool thread, and you've already had some great examples. A few more things that
come to mind:
The Narasimha avatar from Hindu tradition, where a "man-lion" emerges out of a
pillar.
See link for the wiki version of the story:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narasimha
There are a number of local tr
Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
Yeah but the McDs in Hyderabad and Bangalore are in the swankiest part of
town, with sit down service from waiters in bow ties. When a big mac
Eh? No McD's that I've seen in B'lore has any waiters in bow ties.
And that chicken maharaja mac is vile, disgusting cra
Gautam John wrote:
http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/sep/09uk.htm
"Indian chefs will be allowed to work in Britain's multi-million pound
Indian restaurant industry, but Indian IT workers are no longer
required in the UK, a key government committee on immigration said on
Tuesday."
Yippee!
Now i
> Is this different from the migrant labor in the middle east? In the
> late 70's early 80's my second cousins would visit from their
> slightly-white-collar jobs in the middle east with suitcases loaded
> with bic pens, nylon t-shirts and ABBA and Boney-M cassette tapes.
And here's the mallu in t
Thaths wrote:
> Is this different from the migrant labor in the middle east? In the
> late 70's early 80's my second cousins would visit from their
> slightly-white-collar jobs in the middle east with suitcases loaded
> with bic pens, nylon t-shirts and ABBA and Boney-M cassette tapes.
Not very.
On 9/10/08, Giancarlo Livraghi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This isn't really a silly question. I am working on a book and there is a
> page where I am quoting examples of myth, legend, folklore, fairy tales,
> fiction or whatever where a picture or a statue or an "idol" or an "icon"
> turns into
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 9:53 PM, Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 7:19 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > They stay six or seven to a small apartment, cook in the apartment, save
> a
> > lot - I mean a lot - of a salary that's already pretty low,
On Wed, 10 Sep 2008, Nishant Shah wrote:
I was just going through all the suggestions and making punctilous notes
when I suddenly realised that nobody has mentioned Mary Shelley's
Frankenstein. I mean, surely, the book that has now reached such a cult
status about an inanimate object created by a
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 7:19 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> They stay six or seven to a small apartment, cook in the apartment, save a
> lot - I mean a lot - of a salary that's already pretty low, and then go
> back home loaded with gadgets bought from the nearest best buy,
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
>
>> Any other examples? Also from different cultures?
>
now that i remember... there is the story of lwanda magere among the
luo in western kenya...
lwanda magere was a warrior made of stone.. he was able to help his
tribe defeat all the n
>
> Also i recall this interesting Dr.Who episode where the aliens look
> like stone statues... and move only when not being looked at
> directly... (only when you blink...)
>
Great minds ...
That was the first one that came to mind for me while I was riding on the
metro this morning. Wikipedia s
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On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 5:32 PM, Giancarlo Livraghi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gosh... I'm overwhelmed.
>
> I am getting many more suggestions than I can fit into one or two
> paragraphs, but if anyone has any other ideas please keep going. It's all
> very interesting and maybe I can write someth
Giancarlo Livraghi wrote, [on 9/10/2008 5:14 PM]:
> Any other examples? Also from different cultures?
Have you seen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Fictional_golems ?
Udhay
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Gosh... I'm overwhelmed.
I am getting many more suggestions than I can fit into one or two
paragraphs, but if anyone has any other ideas please keep going. It's
all very interesting and maybe I can write something separately, getting
more specifically into the subject.
Deepa wrote:
> Gianca
Charles Haynes [11/09/08 00:48 +1100]:
"My colleagues told me visit Mac Donalads for Lunch and dinner. Is it cheap?"
Even in Hyderabad they have McDonalds.
Yeah but the McDs in Hyderabad and Bangalore are in the swankiest part of
town, with sit down service from waiters in bow ties. When a big
>
> This article talks about a Parliamentary report on immigration released a
> few days ago - very interesting look at the political climate around
> immigration in the UK and the general perception of it (the comments are
> perhaps even more interesting than the article).
Duh. I just realized I
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 04:50:01PM +0300, ashok _ wrote:
> There is the famous poem by alexander pushkin... called 'the bronze
> horseman'
It's actually copper, but bronze is close enough, I guess.
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On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 2:44 PM, Giancarlo Livraghi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This isn't really a silly question. I am working on a book and there is a
> page where I am quoting examples of myth, legend, folklore, fairy tales,
> fiction or whatever where a picture or a statue or an "idol" or an
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:15 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How do you know it's a spoof?
My bullshit detector was climbing as a I read it, but it pegged at this:
"My colleagues told me visit Mac Donalads for Lunch and dinner. Is it cheap?"
Even in Hyderabad they have McDonal
Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote, [on 9/10/2008 4:53 PM]:
>> This one had me rolling on the floor.
>>
>> Need some urgent Tips to save maximum per diem for my US visit .
>> by aslam kuppusamy on Sep 10, 2008 11:35 AM
>
> Jeez, it's a spoof but it cuts WAY too close to home
How do you know it's a spo
I was just going through all the suggestions and making punctilous notes
when I suddenly realised that nobody has mentioned Mary Shelley's
Frankenstein. I mean, surely, the book that has now reached such a cult
status about an inanimate object created by a mad doctor and brought to
life, should be
well, this is not exactly 'inanimate' coming to life but how about Borges
short story 'The Circular Ruins' which meditates on the possibility that an
apparently real, flesh and blood human being could be an unreal/ virtual
entity - just a presence in a dream dreamt up by someone else..
the story i
Giancarlo Livraghi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Any other examples? Also from different cultures?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahalya
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In the Greek tale of Jason and the Argonauts, among others, skeletal
warriors sprung up from the teeth of the monster, Gorgon, when they
were planted in the ground.
Sent from my iPhone! Huzzah!
On Sep 10, 2008, at 6:44 AM, Giancarlo Livraghi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This isn't really a si
The story of the sage Agastya who battled two demons Ilwala and Vatapi, one
of whom would cook the other as a meal for a guest and at his call, the
other would come alive again, obviously killing the guest..Agastya just
digested the demon who could not take shape again ...but on second thought,
th
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Giancarlo Livraghi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This isn't really a silly question. I am working on a book and there is a
> page where I am quoting examples of myth, legend, folklore, fairy tales,
> fiction or whatever where a picture or a statue or an "idol" or an
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Giancarlo Livraghi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This isn't really a silly question. I am working on a book and there is a
> page where I am quoting examples of myth, legend, folklore, fairy tales,
> fiction or whatever where a picture or a statue or an "idol" or a
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 10:44 PM, Giancarlo Livraghi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This isn't really a silly question. I am working on a book and there is a
> page where I am quoting examples of myth, legend, folklore, fairy tales,
> fiction or whatever where a picture or a statue or an "idol" or a
Edith Nesbit's iconic book "The Enchanted Castle" had the horrible and
fearsome uggly wugglies - stuffed caricatures and scarecrows coming to life.
Of course the entire book is replete with how, in the night, statues,
mythical gods and goddesses and Olympians come to life for whoever wears the
ring
> Ganesha. According to one legend, he was created from sandal paste
> applied on Parvati's arms, and subsequently animated by her. The elephant
head
> came later.
Other instances too .. asuras (demons) being formed out of sweat (andhaka,
from the sweat dripping off parvati's brow when shiva came
Ganesha. According to one legend, he was created from sandal paste applied
on Parvati's arms, and subsequently animated by her. The elephant head came
later.
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Giancarlo Livraghi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This isn't really a silly question. I am working on a boo
Harry Potter, the final battle where the armor pieces in Hogwarts get
animated into knights? :)
There's random stuff like you describe in the Arabian Nights, and in various
other eastern folklore.
srs
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This isn't really a silly question. I am working on a book and there is
a page where I am quoting examples of myth, legend, folklore, fairy
tales, fiction or whatever where a picture or a statue or an "idol" or
an "icon" turns into a "living" person or some sort of "real thing".
Obviously Pyg
> This one had me rolling on the floor.
>
> Need some urgent Tips to save maximum per diem for my US visit .
> by aslam kuppusamy on Sep 10, 2008 11:35 AM
Jeez, it's a spoof but it cuts WAY too close to home
I was going through customs in SFO when the guy there asked me if I was
carrying any pic
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Badri Natarajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> immigration in the UK and the general perception of it (the comments are
>> perhaps even more interesting than the article).
>
> This one had me
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 4:46 PM, Badri Natarajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> immigration in the UK and the general perception of it (the comments are
> perhaps even more interesting than the article).
This one had me rolling on the floor.
Need some urgent Tips to save maximum per diem for my US
>
> "The revised list includes skilled chefs, secondary school teachers of
> maths and sciences, consultants and senior specialist nurses, some
> engineering occupations, including civil and chemical engineers."
>
Note that the list does NOT include doctors who come over to practice as
GPs (Gener
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Sumant Srivathsan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That would be rejected. Or art. Definitely not advertising.
Aren't fashion magazines part art, part advertising, the ultimate
informercials? The question remains, would it be offensive? I think
the difference between w
That would be rejected. Or art. Definitely not advertising.
Imagine this layout - a starving man of skin and bones with sunken
> hollows for eyes holding up Beluga caviar heaped on a silver tray.
> Would that be offensive? Or merely aspirational advertising?
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On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Srini Ramakrishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 1:08 PM, Sumant Srivathsan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> [...]
> > What, specifically, did you find problematic? To be honest, I find
>
> Imagine this layout - a starving man of skin and bones
> > Can you consult?
> >
>
> I know nothing about consulting. I think I can.
Neither do most other "consultants".
srs
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 3:12 PM, Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Can you consult?
>
I know nothing about consulting. I think I can.
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On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/sep/09uk.htm
>
> "Indian chefs will be allowed to work in Britain's multi-million pound
> Indian restaurant industry, but Indian IT workers are no longer
> required in the UK, a key governmen
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Did they say anything about poor, overworked, underpaid copywriters?
Can you consult?
"The revised list includes skilled chefs, secondary school teachers of
maths and sciences, consultants and senior spec
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 3:03 PM, Gautam John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/sep/09uk.htm
>
> "Indian chefs will be allowed to work in Britain's multi-million pound
> Indian restaurant industry, but Indian IT workers are no longer
> required in the UK, a key governmen
http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/sep/09uk.htm
"Indian chefs will be allowed to work in Britain's multi-million pound
Indian restaurant industry, but Indian IT workers are no longer
required in the UK, a key government committee on immigration said on
Tuesday."
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On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 1:08 PM, Sumant Srivathsan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[...]
> What, specifically, did you find problematic? To be honest, I find
Imagine this layout - a starving man of skin and bones with sunken
hollows for eyes holding up Beluga caviar heaped on a silver tray.
Would that
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 1:57 PM, Kiran Jonnalagadda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[...]
> If you removed the captions, would you see anything more than villagers
> dressed in their festival best? I couldn't.
A few fashion designers are going to be a tad upset to discover that
their products didn't st
Were these men and women who modeled for the shoot actually paid at vogue
rates?
If they were paid what Katrina Kaif or Gisele Bundchen get paid .. maybe we
should campaign for that, eh?
srs
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> Of
*What, specifically, did you find problematic?
*
The anonymity of the subjects [to be fair, fashion mags often do keep the
names of models in shoots anon, but I dislike the practice, and it seems
more intolerable in cases where models aren't pros, like here] and didn't
think there was any effectiv
Kiran Jonnalagadda wrote:
> If you removed the captions, would you see anything more than villagers
> dressed in their festival best? I couldn't.
Especially as India isn't really immune to the "fake rolex" syndrome..
On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 1:08 PM, Sumant Srivathsan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> What, specifically, did you find problematic? To be honest, I find
> absolutely nothing wrong with aspiration-oriented advertising. This
> photoshoot, if anything, fails to make its point because of the obvious
> financ
Just saw this message. I've been keeping tabs on this story and have noticed
the way it's travelled across the papers in the English-speaking developed
world - last I checked The Guardian, The Times, The Independent, and The
International Herald Tribune [who syndicated from NYT] were just some of t
>
> I've seen the photoshoot [in the actual magazine] and did find it
> problematic, but not singular. Small-town, attractively-unattractive
> aspiration-oriented India is all over advertising. There is probably a
> sizable monograph to be written on the varieties of Plucky Girls From The
> Hinterl
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