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The All-knowing!

Discussion in 'Cheeniya's Senile Ramblings' started by Cheeniya, Apr 23, 2007.

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Apr 30, 2007 #41

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Dear Sri,

Now only I realised that I had failed to answer a pertinent question raised by you. To which side of balance sheet does "gullibility" belong? The Assets or Liabilities?

One thing I learnt (and I am still learning) as an accountant is that whether an item is an asset or liability does not depend on the item itself, but on the whole circumstances. Thus a building may normally be an asset. But if it is situated in a place where the authorities do not give permission to alter it and it requires a fortune to maintain the building and there are no buyers, well, then it is more prudent to provide for that building as a liability.

In the same way gullibility with people we love is an asset. For example if my wife comes to me with a request, "Isn't this saree too good?". Though I know the saree is not worth even half the money invested on it, I feign gullibility and say, it is the best saree in the whole world. But gullibility with the people whom we deal with professionally is a liability.

Now having answered that it is my pleasant duty to inform you,Sri and Chitra that in less than 24 hours I will be posting a thread on calling someone's bluff.
And Sudha rest assured there will be nothing in that to hurt the sentiments of people.

Intha padam nalai release. So what I am going to say there?
Velli Thiraiyil Kaanka.

regards,
sridhar

varalotti, Apr 30, 2007

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Dear Sridhar
That's a very rationalistic approach to Accountancy! I suppose it is not just 'gullibility' but every human quality needs to be assessed so! Even telling a lie is considered good if it is beneficial to somebody, a view endorsed even by Gandhiji!
If you can go that extra mile to keep Indhu pleased, I should say that she is indeed blessed to have you as her husband. The normal reaction would be, me included, 'Dont tell me that you paid a fabulous amount for that stupid junk!'
Now all eyes on your thread on calling someone's bluff. I am sure you will set this forum alight with joy with your hilarious observations!
Sri

Cheeniya, Apr 30, 2007

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Dear Sri, Chitra, Sudha and All the ILites,

As promised I have posted a thread on calling someone's bluff. Sudha, I have kept your caution in mind that one should not unnecessarily hurt others in this calling bluff process.

And here's the link
http://www.indusladies.com/forums/w...0-s-fake-love-letter-varalotti.html#post60631

Sri sir, now I have written my examination. Waiting for your valuation.

regards,
sridhar

varalotti, May 1, 2007

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Sri,

Hilarious one.Yes we have many of those kinds around.

The best thing is to tell them " Write on a piece o fpaper waht can go wrong with me, and seal in an envellope, and when it happens we will open the envellope and see if u had predicted it" and they will run away from u forever, whcih i am sure u will never mind.:2thumbsup: I hve a few guys like that here too.Shall i give them yur adress.Sri.

Regards.kamal

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Absolute Truth exposed in your posts my dear Sri Sir,

There are certain people who just want to have the publicity often peep in their views as the first hand informers after the incidents and when we go after them to proove , they will find scape goats with elusive answers.

Even subjects of not their field or interest, they will express with authority when the other persons are innocent viewers. Their style and habits, we cannot change them.

Subbu

subbutr, Sep 11, 2007

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I have a paternal relative who claims that he always had a foreknowledge of things that would go wrong. This uncanny capability of his was not restricted to things domestic but all other conceivable spheres. But the intriguing thing about him was that he never uttered a word before the event. Much after every incident, he would merely offer a terse “I knew this would happen” or “I told you!”

If the wash basin in the bathroom wrenched free from its moorings and crashed into a thousand pieces, he would be the first to arrive on the spot to declare that he knew it would happen and that he told us. But if anyone asked him to whom he actually sounded the word of caution, he would have no reply. He even got into difficulty once on account of this habit of his. When Rajeev Gandhi was assassinated, he declared in his customary elan that he knew this would happen and when a Police officer living nearby came to know of this, he picked him up for questioning! During the course of the questioning, my relative apparently told the Police Officer that he knew this would happen because he had often discussed it with Sivarajan! Sivarajan, if you would recall, was the one eyed guy who planned the assassination. But the Sivarajan, who our man was referring to, was a retired teacher of Hindu High school and a close friend of my relative! He was let off after all of us intervened and pleaded with the officer. It is of course a moot point whether this incident had any sobering effect on him

This relative of mine is a classic example of Evan’s and Bjorn’s Law that says “No matter what goes wrong, there is always somebody who knew it would”. The world is full of them. They are everywhere, in our professional spheres, clubs, other social circles, and circle of relatives. Many are even fortunate to have one in their spouses too.

I have often wondered whether these people really had such premonitory capabilities. If they had, why are they talking about the things that went wrong only after the incident and not before? And how could they have foreknowledge of everything that happened in this world, of even such incidents like an accident at home? Incidents like when you are trying to fix a picture on the wall and in the course of accomplishing this singular feat, your thumb inadvertently comes between the head of the nail and the hammer. The All-knowing will be the first one to arrive on the scene to declare “I knew this would happen!”

The most striking feature of The All-knowing is that their premonitory capabilities are restricted only to negative things happening to us. When good things happen to us, they don’t utter a word. But just one goof up, they are promptly on the scene to declare " I told you!". Looking at them you do get a feeling that they are rubbing salt into the wound and that is their sole aim!
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Dear Sri sir,

I did not read this post of yours. But I just happened to see a new post in this thread on the home page I just peeked in and I found that it was written a looooooong back. But still it is so hillarious. Especially your uncle's encounter with Sivarajan make me smile in the tense situation currently prevailing in the house.

Thanks a lot you eased my tension. Good one.

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Kamalji said: ↑

Sri,

Hilarious one.Yes we have many of those kinds around.

The best thing is to tell them " Write on a piece o fpaper waht can go wrong with me, and seal in an envellope, and when it happens we will open the envellope and see if u had predicted it" and they will run away from u forever, whcih i am sure u will never mind.:2thumbsup: I hve a few guys like that here too.Shall i give them yur adress.Sri.

Regards.kamal
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Dear Kamalji
Now you are the one who is a spoil sport! Let them have their simple pleasures Kamalji. Dont put them through tough tests. There is nothing like it if the joke is on us for we wont be hurting or offending anyone. It would be even better if you pretend to be wonderstruck by his capacity for predictions!
Sri

Cheeniya, Sep 12, 2007

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Dear Subbu
They are like Vivek in our real life. Let's laugh with them and put them out of our mind. I can say this in their defence that they may me putting up a false show but there will be no malice in what they do!
Sri

Cheeniya, Sep 12, 2007

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Dear Rajmi
I am happy to have given you a reason to smile!
The person that I have described is a common sight in our lives. When we meet them in real, we tend to get irritated but when we read about them we smile and enjoy! If the same attitude is extended to our physical encounters with them, we'll start seeing the humour in everything around us!
Sri

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Sri,

So u love pulling legs of these chaps eh.Yes u must be enjoying it.HAHA.Yes so let them be.They are a good source of fun.Regards.kamal

Kamalji, Sep 12, 2007

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