Here is news that I found to be fun:-
(a) Asbestos to be renamed.
The town of Asbestos, Canada will seek a new name after acknowledging that the moniker
"does not have a good connotation - particularly in English-speaking circles". Founded in
1899 and named for the 'grey gold' found in its surrounding hills, the town in Quebec once
boasted of a thriving mining community. However, mining operations were suspended in 2011,
with the municipal government of Quebec cancelling a $58 million loan promised to reopen it a
year later. Now the town has said it needs to move past its heritage for harvesting the hazardous
mineral.
(b) A matter of taste.
Visitors to a zoo in Thailand are being offered a tasty choice over the name of its newest resident
- a baby pigmy hippopotamus that is drawing crowds. The male was born in October. Its keepers
have come up with two potential names based on popular food dishes - 'Moo Tun', which
translates as braised pork or 'Kaki' which means pork feet. The public are being invited to vote
on the zoo's Facebook page until 20 Dec, where they will be entered in a draw offering a cash
prize or free admission for a year.
(c) 'Ugly Sweater'.
Daniel, 22, from Arizona received a blunt remark from a food outlet after he bought thirty
nuggets and fries. He received a takeaway ticket where it was written in bold, "ugly sweater".
Daniel posted a picture on Twitter with an image of the receipt and his middle finger in the
air with the caption : "It was not my pleasure to eat Chic Fil today!"
Tailpiece.
Was ready by a half past 8 when Nishad, the chauffeur for my car today, had made his appearance. It was to attend Colonel JK Achuthan's son's wedding at Irinjalakuda, 49 km from our porch. Thoroughly enjoyed the occasion as Achu and his classmates were in my House in school, while I was one of their Prefects (Each House used to have a House Captain and two Prefects, as appointments from the senior classes to look after a strength of 50 cadets) way back in 1969.
The interaction was good and I enjoyed every minute of my being there.
Here's wishing Jeyakrishnan and Sindhu a long and happy life together. May they get whatever they wish for!
(a) Asbestos to be renamed.
The town of Asbestos, Canada will seek a new name after acknowledging that the moniker
"does not have a good connotation - particularly in English-speaking circles". Founded in
1899 and named for the 'grey gold' found in its surrounding hills, the town in Quebec once
boasted of a thriving mining community. However, mining operations were suspended in 2011,
with the municipal government of Quebec cancelling a $58 million loan promised to reopen it a
year later. Now the town has said it needs to move past its heritage for harvesting the hazardous
mineral.
(b) A matter of taste.
Visitors to a zoo in Thailand are being offered a tasty choice over the name of its newest resident
- a baby pigmy hippopotamus that is drawing crowds. The male was born in October. Its keepers
have come up with two potential names based on popular food dishes - 'Moo Tun', which
translates as braised pork or 'Kaki' which means pork feet. The public are being invited to vote
on the zoo's Facebook page until 20 Dec, where they will be entered in a draw offering a cash
prize or free admission for a year.
(c) 'Ugly Sweater'.
Daniel, 22, from Arizona received a blunt remark from a food outlet after he bought thirty
nuggets and fries. He received a takeaway ticket where it was written in bold, "ugly sweater".
Daniel posted a picture on Twitter with an image of the receipt and his middle finger in the
air with the caption : "It was not my pleasure to eat Chic Fil today!"
Tailpiece.
Was ready by a half past 8 when Nishad, the chauffeur for my car today, had made his appearance. It was to attend Colonel JK Achuthan's son's wedding at Irinjalakuda, 49 km from our porch. Thoroughly enjoyed the occasion as Achu and his classmates were in my House in school, while I was one of their Prefects (Each House used to have a House Captain and two Prefects, as appointments from the senior classes to look after a strength of 50 cadets) way back in 1969.
The interaction was good and I enjoyed every minute of my being there.
Here's wishing Jeyakrishnan and Sindhu a long and happy life together. May they get whatever they wish for!
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