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How in the world do movie-people kick doors open so easily?!
I have been watching a lot of crime/investigation shows lately, and it has been messing with me. No, it’s not the rampant gore that gets to me, thanks to my palms-to-eye coordination. Those babies are always on standby, deployed efficiently, at the slightest cue from the suspenseful background score. It’s the doors. Yes, you read…
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“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in” – The Godfather
I keep watching and re-watching the Godfather trilogy; I must admit that the third one isn’t as regular of a re-run for me as the other two. There are plenty of timeless Marlon Brando dialogues – delivered with immaculate precision in the movie. But the post is not about him. The post is about Al…
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Satiety or Sobriety: What would you choose?
Time and again, I find myself returning to the age-old humor classic Jerome K Jerome’s Three Men in a Boat. I have sometimes wondered why that might be but have not pursued that train of thought for long in a desperate attempt to avoid paying any cognitive taxes. I must admit that it has been life-transforming.…
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“When 900 years old, you reach… Look as good, you will not.” – Yoda, Return of the Jedi
I was (re)watching The Return of the Jedi the other day, and this exchange between Yoda and Skywalker made me gasp for breath. As usual, I exaggerate. Surprisingly, it was not the image of my looks at 900 that disturbed me the most, and I think that had to do with the world average mortality rate of…
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The Vintage Man – How Well Do You Know Your Cars?
Now and then, I would have an urge to figure out my IQ, driven mainly by ubiquitous android or iOS Logo quiz apps on every website I am on. They claim to tell you your IQ based on your performance on their quizzes. Guess the company names by looking at their logos- what better way…
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What’s with your accent?
It happens to be dinner time, and I am eating AND watching this TV series. In one of the scenes, this guy is going about telling people that he is a cop/a Fed/a spy, whichever is convenient in the situation. At best, people throw a confused look, and at worst, they exclaim, “Oh yeah? What’s…
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Do You “Speak Easy”?
I love the sitcom Seinfeld very much, at least the first few seasons. A lot of wisdom in my life comes straight from the TV show. The Contest aside (the most famous episode of Seinfeld), there are lots of things worth remembering from that show, but one that hit home was the one from Seinfeld’s comic…
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Have You Ever Had Yourself a Bazinga! Moment?
There is a good chance that you would have heard about Big Bang Theory, and I don’t mean the scientific phenomenon that formed our universe, but the famous American TV series. You probably would have seen it too. And if you have, you either loved it or hated it immensely. For some reason, there are…
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Why Take a Chance?
There is a good chance you have come across either of the following cliches : No gain without pain Success comes with sacrifice I think the idea behind these thoughts being so commonplace is that we all tend to see at least some value in them. After all, who wouldn’t describe practicing WWE moves at…
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The Lottery by Maria Edgeworth: Summary and Review
Did you know they had lotteries back in the 1800s? I didn’t. So I was intrigued when I laid my eyes on The Lottery, written by Maria Edgeworth. And thus began my 48-page journey into the exploration of lottery and its perception amongst the masses – then and now. The Lottery by Maria Edgeworth: Summary and…
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