Tuesday, August 31, 2004

No games just sports ... and sewing machine

*** Sarangaa.. belated b'day wishes !! ****

Some interesting statistics about india at the olympics:

- We have never won more than 1 medal at any olympics from 1952 till date
- 65 officials and 75 participants were among the indian contingent this year
- India were invited to participate in the very first World Cup played in Uruguay.
We were not allowed to participate because the Indian squad wanted to play
the game like they did in India - with bare feet!!
- During the years 1928-1956, india played 24 hockey matches, won all 24
and scored 178 goals (7.5 per match on an average) and conceeded just 7 goals !!

R. D. Jones And His Sewing Machine

The following is an ad from a real-life newspaper
which appeared four days in a row - the last three hopelessly trying to
correct the first day's mistake.

MONDAY:

For sale: R. D. Jones has one sewing machine for
sale. Phone 948-0707 after 7 P.M.. and ask for Mrs. Kelly who lives with
him cheap.

TUESDAY:

Notice: We regret having erred In R. D. Jones' ad
yesterday. It should have read "One sewing machine for sale cheap. Phone
948-0707 and ask for Mrs. Kelly, who lives with him after 7 P.M."

WEDNESDAY:

Notice: R. D. Jones has informed us that he has
received several annoying telephone calls because of the error we made
in the classified ad yesterday. The ad stands correct as
follows: "For sale -- R. D. Jones has one sewing machine for sale.
Cheap. Phone 948-0707 after 7 P.M. and ask for Mrs. Kelly who loves with
him."

THURSDAY:

Notice: I, R. D. Jones, have no sewing machine for
sale. I intentionally broke it. Don't call 948-0707 as I have had the
phone disconnected. I have not been carrying on with Mrs. Kelly. Until
yesterday she was my housekeeper, but she has now quit.

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