May 03, 2007
Do you know the importance of a skypager?Photos
I know I should probably save this for either Sunday or Monday, when you are all hung over, exhausted, grumpy or all of the above, but I am in a playful mood and can’t resist.
According to an Anonymous Tipster on our news tab, picture number four in Fortune magazine’s online exhibit of photographs which starred in an offline exhibit in Manhattan entitled, “Fortune Celebrates India” is “awesome”. I wholeheartedly concur with that sentiment; I couldn’t stop smiling after seeing the image to the left. What a fantastic capture!
These pictures got some well-deserved (especially in this case) attention in preparation for the 10th Fortune Global Forum, which will be held in New Delhi later this fall. But none of this matters, because you are all well aware of why I have posted this picture. Wot? You have no idea? Of course you do! That’s right ladkas and ladkis…it’s time to play the “caption” game.
While the two desis in this photo aren’t as glamorous as Karan Johar and Preity Zinta, the stars of our last episode, I find them infinitely more interesting. :)
How ‘bout you? Leave your impressions of what’s going on in the comments below. If you’d rather see the rest of the photographs in the exhibit— I believe there are almost two dozen— click here. And if you want to suggest pictures for future editions of the caption game, then click here. And if you want further relief from ennui, deadlines or constipation…well, I have nothing for you to click (thanggawd!).
anna on May 3, 2007 10:01 AM in Humor, Photos, Tech · T·r·a·c·k·b·a·c·k address · Direct link · Email post
Palm. Palm. Palm.
if we press here, that cow can instantly become a hamburger.
from cow: "All they do is play solitaire all day"
Dude with palm pilot: "June futures on Kochi delivery of ponni rice are down 5%"
Other dude: "No shit! Coconut oil is going to remain high forever though, with all of us Oili mallus propping up demand"
"Wait. There is a way to play Boney M songs on this."
Absolutely, and so is this lady with her inexpensive hearing aid which reminded me of this wonderful organization for rural India.
"And when I press this, it automatically corrects for climate change and tells me what freaking season we're in..."
Wow! What would Q-Tip make of this..
[Cow] Wonder what kind of feed I am going to get this time!
I told you, see, she is the man in the family.
"See, I told you the Camry was too expensive. I'm buying a Maruti."
And Shankar, that Boney M video...WOW. Just...wow.
And when you click send, those people in the west think they are getting money from Nigeria, but you know what really happens...
When I visited India as a kid, circa 1998, we went to our family home in a small village. Our neighbors at the time, simple peasant farmers, had to walk a couple hundred yards to the well for water. They also puffed their roti over an open fire, not a stove. BUT, they did have a better computer than I had. I found it all very odd.
Who needs an Astrologer?..I can read my own Palm.
And now the shit's gettin crazier and major
Kids younger than me, they got the Sky grand Pagers
The Coy Cow in the background clearly shows they are at cowmatrimony.com
"You keep your newfangled gadgets to yourself. The only Palm I'm interested in is Uttapam!"
It doesn't surprise me that he has a palm, but I'm wondering if it is a palm that has an english / hindhi interface, it's impressive if the dude speaks english..
And this is how you vote for Papaya.
"No, I'm all booked up on Wednesday, how's Thursday?"
"Thursday'll work. But I have cow milking from 8-10 am and coconut tree climbing after 1."
"Alright, maybe I can move around a few things and we can touch base around 10:30 ish?"
You guys are clearly clueless...the animal in the background is obviously a bull, not a cow.
Dude on the Left: So is this technology leapfrogging by design, or is it technology leapfrogging by default ?
Dude on the Right: I don't know, man, and don't care either. All that development economics theory is bullshit anyway. But check out the
gozangasmangoes on that one."With this Simputer (Simple Inexpensive Mobile Computer) we can assess whether the subsidies we receive to supplement our income and our agriculture are sustained by the prices of our crops, which eventually influence commodities on international markets. After all, India does rank second worldwide in farm output."
"No shit."
what a shame if we ourselves can't think beyond cows, coconuts, and tree-climbing
"Now, all I need is a cubicle and a tie!"
"Leave me alone, I'm trying to put my birthday in this thing"
"These American tourists are really funny, I said I loved Palam* and this is what they gave me"
(*Palam= fruit in Tamil)
"These f*cking MySpace pages take forever to load!"
"See? There's us on Google Earth!"
Cow: "Is it a good angle of me?"
PappuPager: arrey i already get all the features of the iphone in this piece
manumobile: wah wah, Jobs got nothing on you!
"What do you think of my Match.com profile? Do you think the whole "Outdoorsy, works with animals" thing is too much?"
Cow: "No man, you're totally AWESOME!"
I'm trying a different "branch" here.
Said the palm tree to the palm.
"I have coconuts and you have dates!"
"The only place left in the world where Chris Hansen can't catch me"
"Sanjaya got voted off?!? BULLSHIT!!!!"
Man:
"Dhoni is out for a duck. Now Agarkar's gone for a duck. Are we going to lose to...Bangladesh?"
Cow:
"If he spent his time actually farming instead of following that stupid cricket..."
Check it out -- chicks in Singapore actually pay forty-five dollars to get a mud foot bath that's not half as good as this one.
[man with simputer] those foos at sepiamutiny think my badri is a cow!
"Ok Ramu listen carefully. This is called online dating"
"Enter the following: Down-to-earth guy. Love nature. Have lots of pets. Eat organic food daily. Enjoy my day playing with my pets in the countryside. Looking for a hot girl to spice up my day"
“don’t worry yaar, the battery works for long time, we can play until the cows come home”.
Do you think I should go with "This is why I'm hot" or "Top Back" for my ringtone??
"Hey Raju, check this....the Mavs are down 3-2 against Golden State. I didn't see that coming at all. That damn Baron Davis"
You think its water proof?
Computer guy: "Ok, now I'm worried. I'm looking at this photo of myself on Sepia Mutiny looking at this photo of myself on Sepia Mutiny looking at this photo of myself on Sepia Mutiny looking at this photo..."
Friend: "But it illustrates certain key traits of the postmodern condition, n'est pas?"
Computer guy: "You know, Raju, ever since you took those philosophy modules at the Sorbonne, you've been too smart for your own good."
Friend: "Meh. Maybe so. Can you pass me those leaves?"
The infamous simputer-stealing cow of Bangalore prepares to strike again!
"Eh Raju I think I got the camera working....go by Badri and do your best Krishna pose"
"this is lola aunty's third son's wife's fifth cousin married to raman's second cousin's wife's brother who is a friend of sashi tharoor's saali's husband's cousin"
Finally, we get to see the Britney crotch shot that everyone was talking about.
"Raju, we need to plan a trip to vegas because I'm making a killing at this online poker thing."
"did'nt i tell you brit sheared her head!?"
Got ink?
Hehe, I can bounce light onto your face
Darn, if it worked a little better as a mirror I could have used this to shave.
Love the Tribe Called Quest reference in the title.. Respect! :)