Some random list of interesting articles I had gathered from all over the net sometime long back...
This is a nice one,go through this.
The person who formulated this sentence must be a vocabulary wizard.
Read the sentence below carefully. .. ..
"I do not know where family doctors acquired illegibly perplexing
handwriting nevertheless, extraordinary pharmaceutical intellectuality
counterbalancing indecipherability, transcendentalizes
intercommunications
incomprehensibleness. "
In this sentence the Nth word is N letters long. e. g. 3rd word is 3
letters long, 8th word is 8 letters long and so on.
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The pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to rscheearch codnutced at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a
wrod are tpyed, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat
ltteer be in the rghit oedrer. The rset can be a total mses and you
can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos
not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
It's half past 8 in the office but the lights are still on.. PCs still running, coffee machines still
buzzing… and who’s at work. Most of them?? Take a closer look..
All or most specimens are 20-something male species of the human race...
Look closer... again all or most of them are bachelors... and why are they sitting late?
Working hard? No way!! Any guesses?? Let’s ask one of them... Here's what he says...
"Arey yaar, whatz there 2 do after goin home… idhar to net hein, AC hein, phone hein,
khaana hein, coffee hein.. to jam ke khaao, jam ke piyo(burps), jam se chatting/phone karo aur
thak jaane par ghar jaao...aur boss bhi kush that i am working late...(burps) aur khaane ka paisa
bhi bachtaa hein."
This is the scene in most software companies and other off-shore offices. Bachelors "time-passing"
during late hours in the office just bcoz they say they've nothing else to do… Now what r the
consequences… read on...
"Working"(for the record only) late hours soon becomes part of the company culture.
With bosses more than eager to provide support to those "working" late in the form of taxi vouchers,
food vouchers and of course good feedback,(oh, he's a hard worker… goes home only to change..!!)
They aren’t helping things too… To hell with bosses who dont understand the difference between
"sitting" late and "working" late!!
Very soon, the managers start expecting all employees to put in extra working hours.
My dear Bachelor bhaais let me tell you, life changes when u get married and start having a family…
office is no longer a priority, family is… and that’s when the problem starts… bcoz u start having
commitments at home too.
For your boss, the earlier "hardworking" guy suddenly seems to become a "early leaver" even if u
leave an hour after regular time... after doing the same amount of work.
People leaving on time after doing their tasks for the day are labeled as work-shirkers…
Girls who thankfully always (its changing nowadays… though) leave on time are labeled as
"not up to it". All the while, the bachelors pat their own backs and carry on "working" not realizing
that they r spoiling the work culture at their own place and never realize that they wuld have to
regret at one point of time.
So bhaai log, what's the moral of the story??
Very clear, LEAVE ON TIME!!
Never put in extra time unless really needed.
Don’t stay back un-necessarily and spoil your company work culture which will in turn cause
inconvenience to you and your colleagues. There are hundred other things to do in the evening..
Learn music..
Learn a foreign language…
try go-karting...
Get a girl friend, take her around town.
And for heaven's sake net cafe rates have dropped to an all-time low (plus, no fire-walls)
and try cooking for a change.
Take a tip from the Smirnoff ad: "Life's calling, where are you??"
Please pass on this message to all those colleagues whom you know stay back in office for
everything other than work.
And please do it before leaving time, don’t stay back till midnight to forward this!!
Author
Anonymous
Infosys Chairman -: Mr.Narayana Murthy's Speech on Late sitting
I know people who work 12 hours a day, six days a week, or more. Some people do so because
of a work emergency where the long hours are only temporary. Other people I know have put in
these hours for years. I don't know if they are working all these hours, but I do know they are in
the office this long. Others put in long office hours because they are addicted to the workplace.
Whatever the reason for putting in overtime, working long hours over the long term is harmful to
the person and to the organization. There are things managers can do to change this for everyone's
benefit. Being in the office long hours, over long periods of time, makes way for potential errors.
My colleagues who are in the office long hours frequently make mistakes caused by fatigue!
Correcting these mistakes requires their time as well as the time and energy of others. I have seen
people work Tuesday through Friday to correct mistakes made after 5 PM on Mo nday. Another
problem is that people who are in the office for long hours are not pleasant company. They often
complain about other people (who aren't working as hard); they are irritable, or cranky, or even
angry. Other people avoid them. Such behaviour poses problems, where work goes much better
when people work together instead of avoiding one another. As Managers, there are things we
can do to help people leave the office. First and foremost is to set the example and go home
ourselves. I work with a manager who chides people for working long hours. His words quickly
lose their meaning when he sends these chiding group e-mails with a time-stamp of 2 AM, Sunday.
Second is to encourage people to put some balance in their lives.
For instance, here is a guideline I find helpful:
1) Wake up, eat a good breakfast, and go to work.
2) Work hard and smart for eight or nine hours.
3) Go home.
4) Read the comics, watch a funny movie, dig the dirt, play with your kids etc..
5) Eat well and sleep well.
This is called recreating. Doing steps 1, 3, 4, and 5 enable step 2.
Working regular hours and recreating daily are simple concepts.
They are hard for some of us because that requires personal change.
They are possible since we all have the power to choose to do them.
In considering the issue of overtime, I am reminded of my eldest son. When he was a toddler,
If people were visiting the apartment, he would not fall asleep no matter how long the visit,
and no matter what time of day it was.! He would fight off sleep until the visitors left. It was
as if he was afraid that he would miss something. Once our vis! itors' left, he would go to sleep.
By this time, howeve r, he was over tired and would scream through half the night with nightmares.
He, my wife, and I, all paid the price for his fear of missing out. Perhaps some people put in such
long hours because they don't want to miss anything when they leave the office. The trouble with
this is that events will never stop happening. That is life
Things happen 24 hours a day. Allowing for little rest is not ultimately practical. So, take a nap.
Things will happen while you're asleep, but you will have the energy to catch up when you wake.
Hence "LOVE YOUR JOB BUT NEVER FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR COMPANY"
Now... just follow the instructions as quickly as possible.
Do not go to the next calculation before you have finished the previous one..
You do not ever need to write or remember the answers, just do it using your mind.
You'll be surprised.
Start:
How much is:
15 + 6
3 + 56
89 + 2
12 + 53
75 + 26
25 + 52
63 + 32
I know! Calculations are hard work, but it's nearly over..
Come on, one more!
123 + 5
QUICK! THINK ABOUT A COLOR AND A TOOL!
Scroll further to the bottom....
A bit more...
You just thought about a red hammer! , didn't you?
If this is not your answer, you are among 2% of people who have a different, if not abnormal, mind.
98% of the folks would answer a red hammer while doing this exercise.
If you do not believe this, pass it around and you'll see.
Follow the instructions! NO PEEKING AHEAD!
Do the following exercise, guaranteed to raise an eyebrow.
There's no trick or surprise.
Just follow these instructions, and answer the questions one at a time and as quickly as you can!
Again, as quickly as you can but don't advance until you've done each of them .... really.
No, scroll down (but not too fast, you might miss something).
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Think of a number from 1 to 10
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Multiply that number by 9
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If the number is a 2-digit number, add the digits together
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Now subtract 5
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Determine which letter in the alphabet corresponds to the number you ended up with
(example: 1=a, 2=b, 3=c, etc.)
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Think of a country that starts with that letter
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Remember the last letter of the name of that country
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Think of the name of an animal that starts with that letter
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Remember the last letter in the name of that animal
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Think of the name of a fruit that starts with that letter
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Are you thinking of a Kangaroo in Denmark eating an Orange?
I told you this was FREAKY!!
98% of people will answer with Kangaroos in Denmark when given this exercise.
If not, you're among the 2% of the population
whose minds are different enough to think of something else...
Like...
Iguana in Djibouti eating Apple
Cat in Dominican Republic eating Tangerine
or is it Antelope in Dominica eating Apricot?
Just three questions
I am going to ask you three questions.
And you have to answer them instantly.
You can't take your time - you have to answer immediately.
O.K.?
Let's find just how clever you really are ........
First Question:
You are participating in a race. You overtake the second.
What position do you finish?
NOW! See the answer below..
Answer:
If you answered that you arrived first, then you are absolutely wrong!!!
Cause you overtake the second and you take his place.
So you arrived second!!!
To answer the second question, don't take as much time as you took for
the first question.
Second Question:
If you overtake the last then you arrive...?
Answer:
If you answer that you arrived second last then you are wrong again.
Tell me, how can you overtake the LAST !!!!
The question is wrong! You're not very good at this; are you???
Third Question:
(Note: This riddle must be done IN YOUR HEAD ONLY and NOT using paper
and a pen. Try it.)
Take 1000 and add 40 to it.
Now add another 1000.
Now add 30.
Another 1000.
Now add 20.
Now add another 1000.
Now add 10.
What is the total? (scroll down for answer)
Did you get 5000?
The correct answer is actually 4100.
Don' t believe it? Check with your calculator!
The decimal sequence confuses our brain,that always jumps to
the highest decimals (100s instead of 10s).
That should have you in a bad mood for the rest of the day!!!
You are the weakest link. Goodbye.
How much is 2 + 4 ?
Let a = 4 , b = 2 and c = 6
a + b = c
Multiply both sides by a + b
ie, (a + b) (a + b) = c (a + b)
ie, aa + ab + ba + bb = ca + cb
ie, aa + ab - ca = cb - bb - ba
ie, a( a + b -c) = -b(b + a - c)
so a = -b
that means a + b = 0
Hence by putting the values of "a" and "b" as 4 and 2 respectively,
their sum is zero!
So what do u say ...!!! ?
Lawyer by blood
Few centuries ago, a Law teacher came across a
student who was willing to learn but was unable
to pay the fees. The student struck a deal
saying, "I will pay your fee the day I win my first case
in the court". Teacher agreed and proceeded with
the law course.
When the course was finished and teacher started
pestering the student to pay up the fee, the
student reminded him of the deal and pushed days.
Fed up with this, the teacher decided to sue the student in
the court of law and both of them decided to argue
for themselves.
The teacher put forward his argument saying:
"If I win this case, as per the court of law,
the student has to pay me as the case is about his
non-payment of dues. And if I lose the case,
student will still pay me because he would have won his
first case. So either way I will have to get the
money".
Equally brilliant student argued back saying:
"If I win the case, as per the court of law, I
don't have to pay anything to the teacher as the case
is about my non-payment of dues.And if I lose the
case, I don't have to pay him because I haven't won my
first case yet. So either way, I am not going to pay
the teacher anything".
This is one of the greatest paradoxes ever recorded
in history.
Are you smart?
Exercise of the brain is as important as exercise of the muscles. So
take the following test to determine if you are losing it or are still a
MENSA candidate. OK, relax, clear your mind and....... BEGIN.
What do you put in a toaster?
The answer is bread. If you said toast," then give up now and go do
something else. Try not to hurt yourself. If you said, "bread," go to
question 2.
Say "silk" five times. Now spell "silk." What do cows drink?
Answer: Cows drink water. If you said "milk," please do not attempt the
next question. Your brain is obviously over stressed and may even
overheat. It may be that you need to content yourself with reading
something more appropriate such as "Children's World." If you said,
"water" then proceed to question three.
If a red house is made from red bricks and a blue house is made from
blue bricks and a pink house is made from pink bricks and a black house
is made from black bricks, what is a greenhouse made from?
Answer: Greenhouses are made from glass. If you said "green bricks,"
what the heck are you still doing here reading these questions?????
Dang..... If you said "glass," then go on to question four.
Twenty years ago, a plane is; flying at 20,000 feet over Germany. If
you will recall, Germany at the time was politically divided into West
Germany & East Germany. Anyway, during the flight, TWO of the engines
fail. The pilot, realizing that the last remaining engine is also
failing, decides on a crash landing procedure. Unfortunately the engine
fails before he has time and the plane crashes smack in the middle of
"no man's land" between East Germany & West Germany. Where would you
bury the survivors East Germany or West Germany or in "no man's land"?
Answer: You don't bury survivors. If you said ANYTHING else, you are a
real dunce and you must NEVER try to rescue anyone from a plane crash.
Your efforts would not be appreciated. .! ..... If you said, "Don't
bury the survivors" then proceed to the next question.
If the hour hand on a clock moves 1/60th of a degree every minute
then how many degrees will the hour hand move in one hour?
Answer: One degree. If you said "360 degrees" or anything other than
"one degree", you are to be congratulated on getting this far, but you
are obviously out of your league. Turn your pencil in and exit the room.
Everyone else proceed to the final question.
Without using a calculator - You are driving a bus from London to
Milford Haven in Wales. In London, 17 people get on the bus. In Reading,
six people get off the bus and nine people get on. In Swindon, two
people get off and four get on. In Cardiff,! 11 people get off and 16
people get on. In Swansea, three people get off and five people get
on. In Carmathen, six people get off and three get on. You then arrive
at Milford Haven. What was the name of the bus driver?
Answer: Oh, for heaven sake! It was YOU! Read the first
line!!!
Check your talent
sorry, if you get the answer wrong.. I am not the author of the below
message and also it was proved that I was not a genius a minute back.
may be you give a try...
R u a genius ?
IF
1 = 5
2 = 25
3 = 125
4 = 625
5 = ?
Scroll down for Answer
The answer is 1
Remember the first line? 1=5 ?
Are you thinking too much?
Going off the tangent?
Do not Keep forgetting the history!
Don't complicate simple
problems....
Points to ponder
Is it good if a vacuum really sucks?
Why is the third hand on the watch called the second hand?
If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know?
If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words?
Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack?
Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing?
Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing?
Why do "tug" boats push their barges?
Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there?
Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting?
Why is it called "after dark" when it really is "after light"?
Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected?
Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites?
Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things?
Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds?
If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it?
If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?
If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?
If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right?
Why is bra singular and panties plural?
Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when
you know the batteries are dead?
Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase?
How come abbreviated is such a long word?
Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?
Did you ever notice when you blow in a dog's face he gets mad at you?
But when you take him in a car he sticks his head out the window.
Have you ever noticed that anybody going slower than you is an idiot,
and anyone going faster than you is a maniac.
You know this?
On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?
In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?
When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?
How many matches are in a standard pack?
On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?
Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?
Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?
9 On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?
Which way do fans rotate?
How many sides does a stop sign have?
Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?
How many lug nuts are on a stand ard car wheel?
How many sides are there on a standard pencil?
Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy,Dopey, Doc. Who's missing?
On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?
On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord to turn them
up and down?
There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols
bear no digits?
How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?
Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?
ANSWERS
Bottom
Right
1, 0
Right
20
Red
Clockwise (north of the equator)
Towards bottom right
Left
Anti-Clockwise as you look at it
8
Left
5
6
Bashful
Ace of spades
Left
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3
Counter
Tongue Twisters
1.If you understand, say "understand". If you don't understand,
say "don't understand". But if you understand and say "don't
understand".How do I understand that you understand? Understand!
2.I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the
wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.
3.Sounding by sound is a sound method of sounding sounds.
4.A sailor went to sea to see, what he could see. And all he
could see was sea, sea, sea.
5.Purple Paper People, Purple Paper People, Purple Paper People
6.If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
7.I thought a thought.But the thought I thought wasn't the thought
I thought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought had been
the thought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much.
8.Once a fellow met a fellow In a field of beans. Said a fellow to
a fellow, "If a fellow asks a fellow, Can a fellow tell a fellow
What a fellow means?"
Mr Inside went over to see Mr Outside. Mr Inside stood outside and
called to MrOutside inside. Mr Outside answered Mr Inside from
inside and Told Mr Inside to come inside. Mr Inside said "NO",
and told Mr Outside to come outside. MrOutside and Mr Inside argued
from inside and outside about going outside or coming inside. Finally,
Mr Outside coaxed Mr Inside to come inside, then both Mr Outside and
Mr Inside went outside to the riverside.
10.SHE SELLS SEA SHELLS ON THE SEA SHORE , BUT THE SEA SHELLS THAT SHE
SELLS, ON THE SEA SHORE ARE NOT THE REAL ONES
11.The owner of the inside inn was inside his inside inn with his inside
outside his inside inn.
12.If one doctor doctors another doctor does the doctor who doctors the
doctor doctor the doctor the way the doctor he is doctoring doctors?
Or does the doctor doctor the way the doctor who doctors doctors?
"When a doctor falls ill another doctor doctor's the doctor. Does the
doctor doctoring the doctor doctor the doctor in his own way or does
the doctor doctoring the doctor doctors the doctor in the doctor's way"
13.We surely shall see the sun shine shortly. Whether the weather be fine,
Or whether the weather be not, Whether the weather be cold Or whether the
weather be hot, We'll weather the weather Whatever the weather, Whether we
like it or not. watch? Whether the weather is hot. Whether the weather is
cold. Whether the weather is either or not. It is whether we like it or not.
14.Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely.
15.A flea and a fly in a flue Said the fly "Oh what should we do" Said the
flea" Let us fly Said the fly"Let us flee" So they flew through a flaw in
the flue
16.If you tell Tom to tell a tongue-twister his tongue will be twisted as
tongue-twister twists tongues.
Mr. See owned a saw.And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw. Now See's saw sawed Soar's
seesaw Before Soar saw See, Which made Soar sore.Had Soar seen See's saw
Before See sawed Soar's seesaw, See's saw would not have sawed Soar's
seesaw. So See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw.But it was sad to see Soar so sore
Just because See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw.
Interesting Answers!
Q.How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor
without cracking it?
A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack!
Q.If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how
long would it take four men to build it?
A. No time at all it is already built.
Q.If you had three apples and four oranges in one
hand
and four apples and three oranges in the other hand,
what would you have?
A. Very large hands.
Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A. It is not a problem, since you will never find! an
elephant with one hand.
Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A. No Probs , He sleeps at night.
Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it
will become?
A. It will Wet or Sink as simple as that.
Q. What looks like half apple ?
A : The other half.
Q. What can you never eat for breakfast ?
A : Dinner.
Q. What happened when wheel was invented ?
A : It caused a revolution.
Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?
A : Liquid
Interviewer said "I shall either ask you ten easy
questions or one really difficult question.
Think well before you make up your mind!" The boy
thought for a while and said, "my choice is one
really difficult question."
"Well, good luck to you, you have made your own
choice! Now tell me this. "What comes first, Day or
Night?"
The boy was jolted into reality as his admission
depends on the correctness of his answer,
but he thought for a while and said,
"It's the DAY sir!"
"How" the interviewer asked,
"Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me
a SECOND difficult question!"
He was selected!