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Bapooji 2 Gandhigiri...wat next?

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The LageRaho Munnabhai success has suddenly transformed the Father of the Nation to a new modern war hero, and has put him ahead in the league of elites like Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and other non-violent heroes of the world. The popular Bapooji has been pushed to the backseat and given way for a cool-funky Gen-x name - Gandhigiri . Wats more, he is being hailed as the Comeback Man of the Millenium...OMG!! Across the media, this name is being popularised, and Gandhiji is merchandised 10 times better than Che Guevara ( now, thats wat I call stiff competition ) his photo being printed on mugs, T-shirts, bags and even on a mouse-pad ( sounds a bit lame ), but would u believe it? Gandhigiri is all across the net, on wikipedia Orkut community Mahatma Gandhi store Cafepress.org and what not...the list is huge!! I'm pretty sure there would be quiz contests all across the nation on the 2nd Oct only on Gandhiji and his principles, teachings, etc, no wonder the sale of boo...

Next on Pixar - RATATOUILLE

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Waiting patiently for their next big release RATATOUILLE... ah, how do you pronounce it? Watch its trailer

Foul Pool

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hahahaaaa....I've never laughed so much in a day after getting a FOUL message when playing the 3D Ultra Cool Pool Demo game today (played it after a gap of 3 years). My first shot threw the BLACK ball ( No.8 ) out of the table. Going by the legal rules, the computer should have won or the ball should have been placed back on the table. But the game continued and even I didn't realise that the BLACK ball was missing until I arrived @ this Catch 22 situation: Me and the computer player were left with only the Cue Ball to pocket. With no other option, I pocketed the Cue Ball and got this message " FOUL: Cue ball did not hit any balls. " Technically, I should have won, but even the Computer player got the same message. Finally, I decided to end the game after 15 minutes . FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY OF POOL, THERE IS A TIE ...hahah I'm happie :)

My Birthchart

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I was alwayz confused if I belonged to the Scorpio / Libra zodiac (born on the 23rd October), so I decided to dig deep using some free astro charts on the web and this is what I found.....hurray, now I'm Dead confused . But, itz better to have traits of both zodiacs, rather than stick to one :) If anyone understands my birthchart, plz do tell me if I'll be able 2 get my dreamjob (dunno myself) with a hefty paycheq, a good wife who can poilsh my Nike Commando shoes...and most important of all.... WILL I EVER BeCoMe FAT ? If you got the answers, plz comment!

*** DishTV - NO SIGNAL ***

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Less than 3 months into subscription, and my "O -Ve" BLOOD IS BOILING @ 400 deg FAHRENHEIGHT ...wanna know more, u'l have to wait until I get my SET-TOP-BOX from REPAIR. 14 days since the STB crashed after a software upgrade & I've not got a replacement yet....! Meawhile, check out more sad user reviews on DISHTV @ Mouthshut . My 18 days of FRUSTRATION 4th Sept - The Zenega STB undergoes a Software upgrade on its own. Users need to just press OK to complete the process . Me and thousand other customers struggle to understand the software upgrade. The navigation is pathetic this time, how the hell can they call this an easier to navigate menu? absolute nonsense ! 5th Sept - The Red light in the STB stops glowing, first I thought its a power problem in the power socket, but later realise its a STB problem. Call up dealer to get DishTV's Service Number. 6th Sept - Gave it to their only service centre in T. Nagar, Chennai ( the first scapegoat city wher...

CARS - Kachow! Kachow! K-k-k-chow

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Having seen most of their big hits like Toy S tory Part1&2, The Incredibles , Finding Nemo , Monsters Inc. , A Bug's life ; I was desperate to check Pixar's latest offering Cars . Trust me friends, you'll love this one for sure. The concept of cars being compared to humans with the basic similarities: 2 eyes ( headlights ), 2 hands ( front tyres ), 2 legs ( rear tyres ), a big fat mouth, etc. has been used in many animation videos. This one is altered a little bit with the eyes placed in the car's windscreen and headlights as nostrils...the big fat mouth stays where it is. Though the movie stretches to almost 2 hours, the scriptwriters have blended it well with a storyline that frequently throws a social message to the real-humans. You'll figure it out yourself. Not many know this movie honours the Pixar animator Glenn McQueen who died in 2002, and not much refs to Steve McQueen . The story is about a how an aggressive rookie sens...