tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post1929356695719288418..comments2024-03-26T19:37:00.949+05:30Comments on Life is Like This: Contradictory Proverbs - Again?C Sureshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-24396606639605615792014-04-28T11:14:04.982+05:302014-04-28T11:14:04.982+05:30I normally do, Anita! I have,, unfortunately, been...I normally do, Anita! I have,, unfortunately, been raised to be honest :)<br /><br />Ah! I wait too but mainly to be served :) Never had this urge to serve :PC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-33327161124392950562014-04-28T10:43:59.847+05:302014-04-28T10:43:59.847+05:30So lovely that you are giving people their credit,...So lovely that you are giving people their credit, Sureshjui :)<br />In this world, people get "inspired" & not even acknowledge any source :)<br /><br />Totally agree with you. I strictly follow the line "They also serve those who stand & wait".<br />I find that I am the one waiting for the most time!!!!<br />Anita Sabathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-67135624488838736612014-04-27T15:24:04.013+05:302014-04-27T15:24:04.013+05:30Thanks Achyut! Glad to hear that.Thanks Achyut! Glad to hear that.C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-64553852476646345282014-04-27T14:45:10.151+05:302014-04-27T14:45:10.151+05:30Enjoyed reading another gem in this series, Suresh...Enjoyed reading another gem in this series, Suresh. :)ADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15335305389957941537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-70954360006511047022014-04-27T07:20:29.433+05:302014-04-27T07:20:29.433+05:30Hahaha! Certainly, when compared to a worm, cheese...Hahaha! Certainly, when compared to a worm, cheese is yummier :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-63214426286492272202014-04-27T05:44:06.135+05:302014-04-27T05:44:06.135+05:30Hahah. English is a funny language!
One of my favo...Hahah. English is a funny language!<br />One of my favourite excuses to procrastinate is the contradictory proverb to "early bird gets the worm", that is "the second mouse gets the cheese!" And well, cheese is yummier. <br />Great article, as always! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-8206952394716793282014-04-26T23:44:12.579+05:302014-04-26T23:44:12.579+05:30That's a problem I normally encounter with peo...That's a problem I normally encounter with people :) I say some proverbs are meaningless; some are contradictory; some appear so but are not - and you talk of it as though I am applying every comment to every proverb :P<br /><br />Anyway, is it necessary for me to do that? I thought that, by now, it must be amply clear to people that all that applies to my blog :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-16553285039357440392014-04-26T20:59:53.678+05:302014-04-26T20:59:53.678+05:30First you start off showing meaninglessness of pro...First you start off showing meaninglessness of proverbs, then you try to show the contradictory nature and now you try to prove they are not really contradictory. The way you are going, you must put up a notice on your blog regarding your posts like what Mark Twain has put in Tom Sawyer - "Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a T F Carthickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417105427125776020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-40705704288041752052014-04-26T13:09:27.645+05:302014-04-26T13:09:27.645+05:30It all depends on which proverb you pick :)It all depends on which proverb you pick :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-13228023958564508362014-04-26T12:04:50.056+05:302014-04-26T12:04:50.056+05:30only proves that for every proverb there is an equ...only proves that for every proverb there is an equal and opposite proverb that will shred it to pieces! :)the little princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04712703931411283046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-80165027013488977682014-04-25T23:24:57.398+05:302014-04-25T23:24:57.398+05:30I will become a proverbial person for proverbs thi...I will become a proverbial person for proverbs this way :PC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-67602487539474211222014-04-25T22:49:53.268+05:302014-04-25T22:49:53.268+05:30Another 'unputdownable ' post on proverbs ...Another 'unputdownable ' post on proverbs :-D Maniparnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109166826609932168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-73236227780872211082014-04-25T22:09:03.413+05:302014-04-25T22:09:03.413+05:30Hmm! Zephyr had the same complaint too. Do not kno...Hmm! Zephyr had the same complaint too. Do not know what is going wrong.<br /><br />Hahaha! You agree? Time and Tide are not good things :PC Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-2141253857739160882014-04-25T21:23:46.039+05:302014-04-25T21:23:46.039+05:30I have done mail subscription to your blog but all...I have done mail subscription to your blog but all posts dont come, i dont know why. Now whenever i hear that time n tide proverb i am going to be reminded of this post :) Jayashree Srivatsanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187741357853447742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-43379782647571857362014-04-25T11:31:23.893+05:302014-04-25T11:31:23.893+05:30Research? :) That's a new one on me :)Research? :) That's a new one on me :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-45794573799032051942014-04-25T11:27:36.926+05:302014-04-25T11:27:36.926+05:30Great again! I'm loving this series of yours o...Great again! I'm loving this series of yours on proverbs with wonderful research...AmitAaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691653942870794293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-16102063304981559332014-04-25T11:22:52.634+05:302014-04-25T11:22:52.634+05:30Nanga ellam aarainju anubhavippom :)Nanga ellam aarainju anubhavippom :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-41850648439474791042014-04-25T10:29:27.743+05:302014-04-25T10:29:27.743+05:30In this context can I use this gem of a line :) - ...In this context can I use this gem of a line :) - "pazhamozhi sonna anubavikanum aaraaya koodadhu" :) :) -- escape.... :)maheshhttp://www.teerthadanam.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-49195912358348145602014-04-25T10:00:30.952+05:302014-04-25T10:00:30.952+05:30Hmm - I heard that one as "Na khaya na piya n...Hmm - I heard that one as "Na khaya na piya na gilaas toda par dena hai baraah aana" :)<br /><br />Looks like I have set people off mulling proverbs :)C Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447144019185253116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740777121261184425.post-445062472041516472014-04-25T09:43:39.323+05:302014-04-25T09:43:39.323+05:30Some more of the madness. Just this morning, my hu...Some more of the madness. Just this morning, my husband and I mulled over these proverbs in Hindi -- "Khaaya piya kuch nahin, gilaas toda barah aane" and "Naach na jaane aangan tedha." Hardly makes sense these days.Rachnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02275266551382931603noreply@blogger.com