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Monthly Archives: October 2006

Ouchmytoe under the spotlight!

30-Oct-06

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my Blog’s RSS Feed. Or my Comment’s RSS Feed. Your funny bone is definitely as big as your femur!iBiBo.com – I Build, I Bond - is a the new kid on the blogging block. They have gone live with two of their most community […]

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Wasn’t cricket supposed to be a man’s game?

29-Oct-06

Did you know that Ouchmytoe has gone live with a Cricket Blog? If you knew it… great, but if you didn’t know it…don’t even bother….it is just a bunch of links put together for AdSense revenue. 
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Today, I missed the Australian innings of the India vs Australia Champions Trophy match. As usual, Rekha was the culprit. […]

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How life style changes after heavy rains

27-Oct-06

I didn’t believe when it happened in Mumbai. I didn’t believe when it happened in Gujarat. Now, that it has happened in Chennai and I have experienced it, I believe in life after rains a la life after death.
The last few days have seen unprecedented rains in Chennai. Unprecedented is the wrong word but I […]

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Is Windows near the end of its run?

25-Oct-06

Is Windows near the end of its run…at least that is the headline The New York Times gives to a Steve Ballmer interview showcased on its home page. Mr Ballmer answers questions about Microsoft, his job and the future of software. To read the interview, click here. While at The New York Times you might […]

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Announcing - Pregnancy Diary

24-Oct-06

I can now reveal the news I have been trying to hide from the World for the last three months. Perhaps, Rekha has given me the go ahead because she knows she will anyway give away the secret herself. One really can’t hide from the World that one is pregnant – the huge stomach will […]

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Inviting friends over

14-Oct-06

Believe it or not, this is quite a ritual. It is not as easy as picking up the phone and calling them over for lunch. I wanted to call a NCC mate of mine home and this is what happened.
“Rekha we need to call Derek Lesley home,” I said casually even as I changed the […]

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Seva Café – Hats off

14-Oct-06

Like me, my father has also been a story teller. When young, he told me a story about how one day, somebody told him about a restaurant where one could just eat and get out without paying. Apparently, the restaurant owner would take down your name and address and get the bill amount from your […]

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Why say ‘funny jokes’? Aren’t they supposed to be funny?

13-Oct-06

Yesterday, I got a message from Rakesh Bhandari, a regular Ouchmytoe reader. Ouchmytoe now share it with the junta to generate more smiles per joke.
The Funny Joke
Man: If I want to have a really long life, what do I do?
Doc: Get married.
Man: But how will that help?
Doc: The thought of long life will never come […]

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