Ramki

Arindam's car stopped moving months ago. The puddle of thick oil under the engine probably had something to do with it. He still had it washed every day though. Like Newton would have said, there was no external unbalanced force to change the inertia of his life. +

@nimishdubey It's getting there fast. :(

@ramkid I know. And this isn't even LinkedIn!

What's with these long, tedious, cloying posts that glorify people to himalayan heights of sanctity/bravery/integrity/generosity/selflessness... Was a time we came here for some bad jokes and silly banter. Now we have to endure a chapter or two of 100 great lives every day.

@Jai_Sharma :) I wish.

@ramkid Instinct tells me you are on the verge of a big breakthrough. Einsteins theory of relativity in danger of being toppled😉

I haven't complained about Mondays for a long time. It's not that I had no reasons to. It's just that I found myself in Tuesday before I could deal with Monday.

@canindya True. More people have more time on their hands than we realise.

@ramkid Someone might take offence at either undercounting or overcounting ;)

Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr N.R. Narayana Murthy, with all his honorary doctorates. That's a lot of convocations to sit through.

@canindya I had the time. :)

@ramkid Did you carefully count all?

@ituchaudhuri :)

@ramkid Lekin Dr je aage jeet hai

@helloyvn :)

@ramkid The 40 Dr s. @ramkid and attention to detail.

An amateur cricket match has made global headlines after a fielder was accused of cheating by clicking his fingers to get a wicket.

Coffee shop barista: Name for the order? Me: Jason. Barista: Cool. Got my coffee ten minutes later. Name on cup: "Janis Joplin." Me: Why. Barista: What? Me: My name is Jason. Barista: Oh I thought you said Janis Joplin. Me: Why would I say that. Barista: People say weird stuff. Me: Not their full legal name as Janis Joplin. Barista: You'd be surprised. Let it go. Drank my coffee. Next day, same coffee shop. Me: Jason. Barista: Got it. Cup says: "Jason Derulo." Me: You're doing this on purpose. Barista: Doing what? Me: Adding last names. Barista: I heard Derulo. Me: I said Jason. Just Jason. Barista: Sounded like Derulo. Me: It didn't. Barista: Agree to disagree. Third day. Me: My name is Jason. J-A-S-O-N. One word. No last name. Barista: Okay. Cup: "Jason and the Argonauts." Me: THIS IS HARASSMENT. Barista: It's mythology. Me: I didn't say mythology! Barista: You have that vibe. Me: What does that mean? Barista: Golden Fleece energy. Other barista: He's right, you do. Me: I'M LEAVING. Barista: See you tomorrow, Jason Bourne! I went to a different coffee shop. New barista: Name? Me: Jason. New barista: Last name? Me: Why do you need my last name? New barista: I don't. Just asking. Me: Just Jason. New barista: Okay. Cup: "Just Jason." I stared at it. New barista: Something wrong? Me: That's my nickname now, isn't it. New barista: What? Me: Nothing. Went back to the original coffee shop out of spite. Original barista: HEY! Jason Statham! Me: I'm not fighting this anymore. Barista: Character growth. Me: What's the worst one you can think of. Barista: For you? Me: Yeah. Barista: (thinking) Jason Voorhees. Me: Do it. Barista: Really? Me: Commit to the bit. She wrote it. Handed me the cup. Customer behind me: That's a serial killer. Me: I'm aware. Customer: Seems inappropriate. Me: It's coffee shop humor. Customer: It's concerning. Barista: He asked for it. Customer: That makes it worse. Manager came over. Manager: What's going on? Customer: His cup says Jason Voorhees. Manager: (looking at me) Why. Me: Long story. Manager: We don't do serial killer names. Me: I requested it. Manager: WHY. Me: Because she kept adding last names and I gave up! Manager: Who kept adding last names? Barista: Me. Manager: Why? Barista: He has the energy. Manager: What energy? Barista: Famous Jason energy. Manager: That's not a thing. Barista: Jason Momoa would disagree. Manager: Make his coffee normal. Barista: Fine. Next cup: "Normal Jason." Manager: I give up. So does everyone else apparently. I'm Normal Jason now. The other baristas picked it up. I went in yesterday. Different barista: NORMAL JASON! Entire coffee shop looked. Random customer: Who's Normal Jason? Barista: This guy. Customer: What makes him normal? Barista: Absolutely nothing. She's not wrong.

@avataram Part 1 was by Resnick & Halliday. Part 2 by Halliday & Resnick. That was a sweet touch.

@ranjona I like your English teacher.

Women, I tell you! How could you? Lathi charge okay Pellet guns okay Groping okay. But women using bad language??? OMG! Civilisation has ended. F off all you upholders of patriarchy! Stick your fake morality where the squirrel keeps its nuts, as my English teacher used to say.

@thesatbir hahaha!

We are Gen Zzzzzzzz

Actually we are all Gen Z. But for many of us the Z is silent.

Rarely has such a young generation under so much pressure carried such a huge task so lightly and so successfully with so much warmth, wit and wisdom. They found and lit a path forward that had remained hidden so far. That they remained remarkably free of the poison flowing all around them, at home and outside, in the last decade or two is a miracle in itself. May their future be as bright as they are!

Gaon walon, main jaa raha hoon!

@ushrit2020 Aah! My colleague for a few years in Mudra Madras. Lovely chap.

@ramkid Yes

A SEND-OFF TO REMEMBER When a very senior colleague was saying adieu to the office where he had worked for 15+ years, we made a portrait of him using 40 thumb prints and a book carrying individual hand prints and messages. A creative director deserved no less 😀