Stranger in a Strange Land – Quietly Amused.

It is no doubt a strange world. There never was any hesitation in admitting that. And though this may be asking for trouble, 20 comments on the last post simply supports the axiom. Another point of note is that comment moderation is still on hold on this blog. I guess we all like the occasional insult. Then again considering what’s been on at work this is like an elegy… eulogy? whatever it is that they do when you’re alive and they want to sing praises of you… me, rather.

But my blog isn’t the epicentre of the strangeness that pervades all existence and neither (all ye who think I’m self-obsessed) am I. In a country that gave rise to brains that gave rise to this… we also see the following sign of advertising suicide.

I nearly drove headlong into some 2 carts with assorted fruits when I saw that. And no it’s not some BDSM accessory company but one of “the most reputed and respected jewellers” in the city. If you look closely you may find traces of their name in the lower right. But seriously…

Oh before I forget. The sign’s in the heart of Jayanagar Shopping Complex. Can see a million well read uncles and aunties turning a mild shade of magenta and scurrying along as if nothing happened.

As for the first link, I had initially wanted to pick out which of those amul moppet thingies I liked best but it’s simply too hard. Has some nice stories on how the cheeky little thing came to be, etc.

In other stuff that I found singularly interesting after I recovered from the shock of 20 comments was this little snippet a la dibs.

And to end it all we find that there’s been a proliferation of chewing gum all over the country. and not just some really sad VPN or VHP or whatever chicklet type things we used to get some 5 years ago but Happydent and Orbit and Protex, with xylitol. I love the economics of 6 pieces of gum for 5 bucks but at the same time on the side of a carton… and all cartons of Orbit is inscribed in bold letters – WHOLESOME, NOURISHING, SATISFYING.

Why?

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