DIGRESSION THREAD!!

TheLegendLeads wrote:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23723725/IMG_0719.JPG

hahahaha, thats so hilarious, lol.

shy_star wrote:

ghanshyampdave wrote:

Because, the legend leads

hmmmm that quote sounds familiar. copy cat:P

What??? Who's the copy cat ?
Who copied my quote ?

I'm ready to him / her.

shy_star wrote:

cos the legend still leads???

you the copy cat. lol.

shy_star wrote:

shy_star wrote:

cos the legend still stalks???

you the copy cat. lol.

What are you talking ?????

I certainly didn't pick it from there.. It's there in his username

I stalked you a little. That was just to make sure I'm safe (and not getting hammered by you). But I didn't go on reading all your posts

It seems I'm going thro an Instant messenger !!

saimans wrote:

It seems I'm going thro an Instant messenger !!

Then, you might be stalking some one again.

ghanshyampdave wrote:

saimans wrote:

It seems I'm going thro an Instant messenger !!

Then, you might be stalking some one again.

Not me, I'm still a beginner at it... We have experts here to do that professionally !!

saimans wrote:

ghanshyampdave wrote:

saimans wrote:

It seems I'm going thro an Instant messenger !!

Then, you might be stalking some one again.

Not me, I'm still a beginner at it... We have experts here to do that professionally !!

You mean the SXOs & all ? (Is it OK now ?)

ghanshyampdave wrote:

You mean the SEOs & all ?

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!! No expose here......

ghanshyampdave wrote:

I certainly didn't pick it from there.. It's there in his username

I stalked you a little. That was just to make sure I'm safe (and not getting hammered by you). But I didn't go on reading all your posts

hahaha, well there you go. for old times sake.

shy_star wrote:

ghanshyampdave wrote:

I certainly didn't pick it from there.. It's there in his username

I stalked you a little. That was just to make sure I'm safe (and not getting hammered by you). But I didn't go on reading all your posts

hahaha, well there you go. for old times sake.

Only for old times sake ?

No hammering for stalking you ?

http://www.google.com.sa/imgres?q=black … 66&bih=632


thats for the stalking...

saimans wrote:

It seems I'm going thro an Instant messenger !!

Got your point. Curtailed myself. And informed the concerned through PM.

Alliecat wrote:

Salman Omrani wrote:

I vaz totaly igno red. =_=

You can't show up after neglecting us for a year and expect a hero's welcome!!

BTW...I was joking.  Good to see you, Salman

Corporate Culture:

Alliecat wrote:

Alliecat wrote:

Salman Omrani wrote:

I vaz totaly igno red. =_=

You can't show up after neglecting us for a year and expect a hero's welcome!!

BTW...I was joking.  Good to see you, Salman

For a moment there I thought I was outcast. sigh. thanks Expat club VP

today i told these two girls at work (very proudly ofcourse) 'hey its Nelson Mandelas birthday today. Their response: 'who's that? is he a singer an actor? is he someone famous?

shy_star wrote:

today i told these two girls at work (very proudly ofcourse) 'hey its Nelson Mandelas birthday today. Their response: 'who's that? is he a singer an actor? is he someone famous?

I bet they are American!

Alliecat no offence

ooooh someone is cruising for a bruising.

haha ... Who don't know the legendary Nelson.
And let the hammer for the Cat !

Abu_Adel wrote:

I bet they are American!

Okay, so as not to disappoint you:

shy_star wrote:

today i told these two girls at work (very proudly ofcourse) 'hey its Nelson Mandelas birthday today. Their response: 'who's that? is he a singer an actor? is he someone famous?

Actually, it could have been any nationality.  It seems that with all the emphasis on technical skills and job training, small things like .... WORLD HISTORY ... aren't being learned any more. 

You guys should know by now how highly I think of Saudis, in general--I know many warm, wonderful, smart people.  But a lot of the time, if you start talking about anything before their lifetime or out of Saudia, you've lost them.

I was talking to a smart, educated guy the other day and wanted to make an analogy to Germany's role in WW2.  His face was an absolute blank.  I asked him if he knew what I was talking about, and he replied, 'A bit' (and it wasn't a language issue.  It was a 'not knowing anything about history and maybe not even caring' issue!).

But what I said above may be true any place (if a movie hasn't been made about it starring  Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson).

Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it.

When I first got to KSA,  I was very excited with all the talk of riding around in LIMOS!!!  Then I found out a 'limo' is just a private car, as opposed to a taxi

Western limo:



Saudi limo:

Alliecat wrote:

When I first got to KSA,  I was very excited with all the talk of riding around in LIMOS!!!  Then I found out a 'limo' is just a private car, as opposed to a taxi

Hahaha, it makes me remember my first day too, someone approaches me and say "need a limo?" I say "no certainly not!" thinking it was definitely a tourist trap!

I was disappointed to understand after a few days

Such usage of other names always has stories behind ans are never co-incidental.

For long long time, one question kept sticking in my head: "Why is gasoline called benzene in common (say slang) Arabic". The curiosity lived long. I asked many Arabs but got no convincing answers. One fine day, google helped. I found a page from a book written in 1922 justifying why benzene was still much better fuel for car internal combustion engine in comparison to newly discovered petroleum family members (diesel and gasloline). Ah...mystery solved. But strange, right?

Limo must have a similar story; I'm sure

@TLL  for years, benezene was very commonly used as a solvent in the USA--it was very effective for 'cutting' oil-based products.  For example, it was commonly used for cleaning paint brushes that had been used with oil-based paints (almost all US paints are now water-based but they still use oil-based here in KSA--it freakin' reeks for days when an apt. in my building here is painted).

However, benezene was banned in the US some years back because it was discovered that prolonged exposure caused colon cancer.

PS.  oh, and I don't know if you ever smelled benezene, but it smelled just like gasoline!

Yes Allieat, There is the point. We are taught in schools how wonderful benzene is. Getting to know that it was used as car fuel too 100 years back was amazing.

And the name survives in Arabic slangs after that long

Alliecat wrote:

However, benezene was banned in the US some years back because it was discovered that prolonged exposure caused colon cancer.

Yes it is Carcinogenic. Though No colon cancer, Studies have revealed Hodgkins lymphoma is associated with it !

Relative risk as a function of cumulative exposure
Cumulative exposure
(ppm-years) Relative risk
0-40           1.1
40-200         3.2
200-400        11.9
More than 400  66.4

Yes and these days people working in petrochemical plants are being monitored on weekly basis for the exposure to benzene for benzene induced lukemia!!

Remember the days when people used to wash off hands with hydrocarbon petrol/deisel to wash off stains. Not advisable these days !!

saimans wrote:

Alliecat wrote:

However, benezene was banned in the US some years back because it was discovered that prolonged exposure caused colon cancer.

Yes it is Carcinogenic. Though No colon cancer, Studies have revealed Hodgkins lymphoma is associated with it !

Relative risk as a function of cumulative exposure
Cumulative exposure
(ppm-years) Relative risk
0-40           1.1
40-200         3.2
200-400        11.9
More than 400  66.4

Yes and these days people working in petrochemical plants are being monitored on weekly basis for the exposure to benzene for benzene induced lukemia!!

Remember the days when people used to wash off hands with hydrocarbon petrol/deisel to wash off stains. Not advisable these days !!

It's considered wise to include the source of your information (google / wikipedia, I know)

ghanshyampdave wrote:

It's considered wise to include the source of your information (google / wikipedia, I know)

National Center for Environmental Assessment and OSHAS, Benzene Effects !!

No offence meant (got this one on mail):

"I said I'm sorry OK?!

I saw her standing there and I told her she had three beautiful children.

My mistake for not wearing my glasses...
She didn't have to get all pissed off and threatened me with a bomb.
It was an honest mistake...."

ghanshyampdave wrote:

No offence meant (got this one on mail):

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x_s9H2YYRBU/U … 001-715733

ramadaan kareem to all.

ghanshyampdave wrote:

It's considered wise to include the source of your information (google / wikipedia, I know)

What makes you think he is wise

Yes, such pics are funny to me as well. What's the point in getting such photo-shoots?

ghanshyampdave wrote:

No offence meant (got this one on mail):

"I said I'm sorry OK?!

I saw her standing there and I told her she had three beautiful children.

My mistake for not wearing my glasses...
She didn't have to get all pissed off and threatened me with a bomb.
It was an honest mistake...."

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-x_s9H2YYRBU/U … 001-715733

shy_star wrote:

ramadaan kareem to all.

Ramadan Kareem to you too @shy_star.

Wondering how this newly introduced thumb-up button works.



Why does it appear for some posts only? Good thinking by the way

TheLegendLeads wrote:

Wondering how this newly introduced thumb-up button works.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23723725/interact_1_0.png

Why does it appear for some posts only? Good thinking by the way

@TLL  Most people can't see that.  Only a select few (I can, and now I know you can).  It's a 'trial run.'