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Moderation is a fatal thing, lady Hunstanton. :nono:
Nothing succeed like excess.:popcorn:

The English country gentlemen galloping after a fox- :llama:
the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.:doh:

Oscar Wilde.
 
# 3. Old is gold!

In the past a fractured bone was a sensational news.
I might have seen may be three or four people with plaster casts and slings during my entire school days.

The victims were sympathized at their great misfortune. Now people develop fractures by just sitting down hard on the floor, or a stopping fall with a hand, or while tumbling down from a stool one foot tall!

WHY???

In the olden days people used to chew paan with the 'chunnaambu' an edible form of calcium. They got all their calcium requirements naturally without using the calcium tablets - which often result in the calcification of the important body parts including heart valves:scared:
when consumed in overdoses.

The paan aided their digestion. It made their lips lovey red in color without the need for a blood-red lipstick!

It also put them in the right mood and boosted their amorous disposition. There was no complaint of unsatisfied love life from the couple.

By giving up the use of paan and the calcium that goes with it, we have lost much more than mere bone density!

Osteoporosis of the females in the 40+ age group was unheard of then!
 
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Meryl Streep as she really is!

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Magically changed into the Iron lady! :clap2:

Any wonder that the make up artists won an Oscar award???

Are they GODS in disguise??? :noidea:
 
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There is another VR in the forum.
We now need to be explicit when we mention VR - is it our sweet old Smt., or the new and welcome Shri.
 
Yes it may be possible. Normally, Optimist may expect the most favorable
with a belief and confidence, despite many problems. Optimist, whether
the outcome of the task to be good or bad, he takes sincere interest to
do the work with courage and confidence. Pessimist normally always
have a tendency to be gloomy and generally feels that the worst only
is likely to happen. If his time and star favours in rare occasions, he
wins over the situation, mainly because pessimist never takes pain
to do things in anticipation of failures.

Balasubramanian
Ambattur
 
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Where do I see him in the forum?
I think Ms. Ramani (as referred to Mr. Prasad1) will put an end to
all confusions before they can come into being! :)

ozone said:
There is another VR in the forum.
We now need to be explicit when we mention VR - is it our sweet old Smt., or the new and welcome Shri.
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Random things seems to have great significance and symbolism AFTER the event!

So it signified either one namam or three naamams also called pattai naamam !!!


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Why is "neeru pooththa neruppu" more dangerous than live coal???

We know that live coal is dangerous and keep away at a safe distance from it.

But with "neeru pooththa neruppu" we tend to become careless and end up getting into trouble with it.

That may be the reason why a known danger/devil is better than an unknown danger /devil!
 
As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them, of course, but one cannot possibly admire them. :tsk:

They have made private terms with the enemy, and sold their birthright for a very bad pottage. :doh:

Oscar Wilde.
 
#4 . Old is Gold.

In the olden times, the black "chaandhu" was prepared at home by charring rice (if I remember correctly).

The thick paste was allowed to dry in a coconut shell. Whenever we wanted to use the paste, all we had to do was add a few drops of water and keep rubbing the surface of the chaandhu until the desired consistency was reached!

It was very safe even on baby skin and baby soft skin. We used to put big black pottu for babies - both male and female - for warding off the evil eye.

Girls used them and only after getting married they would be promoted to the use of kumkumam.

Now we get sticker pottu. God knows what is the gum / paste used. It causes allergy in delicate skins. I remember my mother used it for the sake convenience for a few days and her forehead started "weeping".

The spot became itchy and would be oozing all day and night so much so that she was unable to use anything at all in the name of pottu till the skin became healthy and normal.

Now we have gone one step further! Gem stones, metallic designs, stone studded ones, solutions in all possible colors with chemical dyes are used as pottu.

No wonder the dermatologists have a roaring practice - since we have given up the safe practice of making things we need at home.
 
Visalakshi Ramani said:
Where are you Mr. Z and Mr.OZ?
May be you do not wish to continue in the pay list - unpaid for???:popcorn:
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I think Mr. OZ may be on the trail of Mr. X. Both are not seen today.

For a change, I got into the heavy stuff of philosophy with Sri Sravana on another thread. And I am providing some "free and unasked for" services to your dear Sis!!
 
"No more tears :)!"

"WHY/ WHY NOT???"

"Because I got a pair new pair of spectacles made!!!"

"What is so great about it anyway?"

"Well it taught me a valuable lesson which I want to share with the others friends!"

"OK! Go ahead."

"Every time we clean our spectacles with the yellow piece of cloth provided, we MUST first rinse the spectacles in water and then rub them clean."

"Why bother?"

"Well I thought on similar lines and rubbed my spectacles with utmost sincerity - as many times as I could remember - during the day. Net result is that they have developed minute invisible scratches which affect my vision and make my eyes CRY!"

Moral: In the morning, in the evening and every time after traveling in a bus/ scooter / motorbike / train, remember to rinse your spectacles before you wipe them dry!
 
Visalakshi Ramani said:

It was very safe even on baby skin and baby soft skin. We used to put big black pottu for babies - both male and female - for warding off the evil eye.
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Dear VR Ji,

This brings back memories when my son was small..you see in my parents house we never had the tradition of putting black pottu for infants and kids so it was a pleasant surprise for my husband and MIL to know we didnt practice using pottu.

My late MIL used to tell me to put black pottu for my son and my mum used to tell me no need to put..I too was not keen cos I was not used to this tradition and didnt want to risk my son's skin having an allergy with dyes of pottus these days.

So one day my MIL insisted my son wear one and I put the liquid black pottu for him and my son(aged 2 then) was very uncomfortable and tried to shake his head non stop and also was trying to rub it off.

Then he got up and went to my MIL's new sofa set which was some cream in color and rubbed his forehead on it and the new sofa was stained black and they had a tough time cleaning it.

After that incident the topic of black pottu never came up ever again.
 
Mr. Sravna is on a series of serious topics :fear:

Wonder how he protects himself from the strain of thinking so much, so seriously and almost continuously.

For me the "morning out" in the hot sun is enough
to ruin the rest of the day!

I hope Mr. OZ finds Mr. X and they both come back safe and sound. The Forum is so silent without the furore.
zebra16 said:
I think Mr. OZ may be on the trail of Mr. X. Both are not seen today.

For a change, I got into the heavy stuff of philosophy with Sri Sravana on another thread. And I am providing some "free and unasked for" services to your dear Sis!!
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Dear Renu,

Your son has a special way of solving difficult problems - permanently! :)

It is called "Cutting the Gordian knot!" :high5:

Your M.I.L. must have been in a real dilemma!
Pottu? :decision: sofa settu?

renuka said:
Dear VR Ji,

This brings back memories when my son was small..you see in my parents house we never had the tradition of putting black pottu for infants and kids so it was a pleasant surprise for my husband and MIL to know we didnt practice using pottu.

My late MIL used to tell me to put black pottu for my son and my mum used to tell me no need to put..I too was not keen cos I was not used to this tradition and didnt want to risk my son's skin having an allergy with dyes of pottus these days.

So one day my MIL insisted my son wear one and I put the liquid black pottu for him and my son(aged 2 then) was very uncomfortable and tried to shake his head non stop and also was trying to rub it off.

Then he got up and went to my MIL's new sofa set which was some cream in color and rubbed his forehead on it and the new sofa was stained black and they had a tough time cleaning it.

After that incident the topic of black pottu never came up ever again.
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