The Funny Side: Check out Chennai Super Muthus @ VIRGIN MOBILE's Indian Hatke League

Virgin Mobile's version of IPL is here!!! The brand has launched a website - IndianHatkeLeague.com to cash on the IPL frenzy!

Chennai Super Kings is called Chennai Super Muthus! Kolkatta Knight Raiders is Kolkatta Tram Riders... and even players are not left aside! Mathew hayden is Matt Shadyden... Ricky Ponting becomes Dickie Pointing!!! It's fun! Check it out!

Chennai Super Muthus : Team Profile :
Team Owner : Bogus Cements!!!
Team Captain: M.S.Drooni!
Aiyee Yo! Don’t mess with yus. We come from the land of the great Rajni and like him, we are unbeatable. We have great batsmen and terrific bowlers and once we take the field, we crush the opposition, mix them with masala and make them into fine sambhar chutney. Mind It! We are always prepared-yenitime, yeniwhere. We are from the South and here to play and how!! We are Chennai Super Muthus!

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Happy Laughin UR lungs Out!

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The Funny Side: Recession?@!$#?

Hi all...

Here are a few jokes/quotes that take a dig @ Mr. Mighthy - THE RECESSION! Most of them appeared in the Latest Late night shows in US TV channels - Courtesy Jay Leno, David Letterman, Conan O'Brien & co... N'joy!

• Yesterday was "Take Your Kid to Work Day."
  Thanks to the economy, there's a new special day for parents and kids: "Take Your Kid to Where You Used to Work Day."


• GM is pulling the plug on its Pontiac Division.
  That's like amputating the foot of a patient who is having a heart attack.

• Exxon has earned the top spot in the new Fortune 500 list. Last year, Exxon took in almost $443 billion in revenue and made a profit of $45 billion.
  Here's my question: Why not have Exxon bailout the car companies? I mean, one can't live without the other, right?(This one courtesy: Jay Leno)

• Barack Obama will appear shirtless in a magazine this month.
  I think many Americans will identify with him - most have lost their shirts(jobless!).

• About 400 laid off finance professionals are expected to attend a government job fair in Manhattan today.
  But experts believe the former Wall Street traders are still too inexperienced at failure to work in the government.

• According to the U.S. Labor Department, because of the recession, the number of unemployed lawyers in this country has hit a ten-year high.
  So, there is a silver lining in all of this.

• Newsweek magazine reports that shipping companies believe it's cheaper just to pay a ransom than to change the shipping route to sail out of the pirates' way. So even though these are evil crooks, we give them the money anyway.
  It's the same way the bank bailout works.

• (Jay Leno)I tell you, the economy is bad...
  The economy is so bad, a friend of mine started a Ponzi scheme - and lost money!!! LOL!

For the best of the Humour from US Late Night Shows... Click here - It's a google initiative!!!

Happy "Laughin UR lungs Out"!!!

Suddenly Something - ECLAIRS!!!

As children & even grown-ups, people love to taste chocolates. It is the best thing that a 3 year old can pray for.... loads & loads of chocolates! And Eclairs is the one that i always liked... and so do many.

I became curious whether "Eclairs" is a brand name(viz Cadbury Eclairs) or a generic name of a pastry... I took it up to trace the origin of the word and as always wiki came in handy!

So here it is....
An éclair is a long, thin pastry made with choux(Puff filled with cream or custard) pastry filled with a cream and topped with icing. So Eclairs is a generic name - Name of a pastry!
However, in some parts of the United States, Long johns (A rectangular doughnut!) are marketed under the name éclairs, though the two are not identical.

It was only later that the Cadburys confectionery company started selling a chocolate-filled candy by the same name in certain parts of the world. The candy is markedly different to the pastry, being a hard dairy-toffee filled with chocolate.

Origin of the éclair

éclair probably originated in France during the nineteenth century. The word is first attested both in English and in French in the 1860s. Some food historians speculate that éclairs were first made by Antonin Carême (1784-1833), the famous French chef. The first known English-language recipe for éclairs appears in the Boston Cooking School Cook Book by Mrs. D.A. Lincoln, published in 1884.

By the way..."Éclair" is French for "lightning," though the connection is obscure. Now you know more abt eclairs than flipping a coin to buy it!
Cheers!

THE BEST PIK ONLINE!!!

This is where you get to see some of the best picks from the articles online!!!
It's the IPL week and so we have the interview of HARBAJAN SINGH! Interviewed by Nagraj Gollapudi for cricinfo.com on April 20, 2009
Is it true that you have 20,000-plus songs on your iPod?Yes, it is true.
Which song do you listen to the most?The one am hooked on to these days is "O Saathi Re, Tere Bina Bhi Kyan Jeena" [What's the point of living without you].
Who is your saathi (partner)?I'm trying to find one.
Tell a secret about yourself.For what?
There must be something we don't know.I take a shower every day.
What was the most naughty thing you did as a kid?I was very naughty. I'm still like that. Once, at school, I shot at a beehive, after which there was complete chaos. When they found I was the culprit, the teachers gave me a lot of stick.
What's one mistake you try never to repeat on the field?I don't want to give loose balls. I don't want to drop a catch, especially off my own bowling. And I don't want to get out by giving a direct catch.
You are supposed to be a specialist at giving your team-mates nicknames. Give us some examples. And which was your best?Viru's [Virender Sehwag] is good - "Lala". Yuvi's [Yuvraj Singh] is "Buggi", [Suresh] Raina's is "Bhabhi".
What's the one ball you've bowled that you will always treasure?My best ball in Test cricket is the one that got Michael Hussey in Bangalore last year. He left the ball and it turned in to him like a legspinner. I don't know how it happened and it was like a mystery ball even to me. I was shocked when I saw it again later, because it turned in big time.
One sledge you won't forget?Actually a lot of people are scared to sledge me, because if they do so they know they will have to hear a lot of crap from me later.
Batsman you most enjoyed beating?Brian Lara. Toughest.
What's the best thing about playing cricket for a living?God has been kind that I can actually do something I love.
One compliment you won't forget?I'm still waiting for it. Perhaps I will get it when I pick up my 500th Test wicket.
What do hotel rooms need to make them more enjoyable?I don't want to say. You will land me in trouble.
Which ground has the most hostile crowds?Sydney.
And the most amusing crowds?Kolkata and Mumbai.
Which tour do you look most forward to?Going home. That is a very short tour, but the one I enjoy the most.
What do you like to drink to celebrate a victory?I enjoy a glass champagne or wine with my team-mates after a victory.
How often do your friends ask you for free tickets to matches?All the time. Once someone asked, "Can you get 70 tickets please?" Seventy! Mera ghar ka thodi hain stadium, yaar! [I don't own the stadium]. People feel we get tickets easily, but we only get three each. It's hard to explain to friends. They think we are lying. That is not the case.
If you could have one thing from the likes of Anil Kumble or Sachin Tendulkar, what would it be?The only thing I would like from them is the way they handle things: they are very calm. Of course, apart from that, I would try to be like them - they are champions. And I hope people remember the day I leave cricket.
If you were to design a t-shirt, what five words you would put on it that describe you best?Emotional, straightforward, prankster, fighter, no-nonsense.
If your house was on fire what would you grab first?I will grab the guy who burned my house and make sure I burn him first.
COURTESY : cricinfo.com