non sequitur

Apostrophe Abuse!!

Correct me if I am wrong - which I really wonder - I think it ought to be Bridget Jones's e-diaries or if the writer meant to use the plural form of the proper noun ending with an S, it ought to have been Bridget Joneses' e-diaries. Here you see Rediff having a heading that reads 'Blogs: Bridget Jones' e-diaries'. I am just attaching the picture for you to take a quick look at it.

Arvind, from the Apostrophe Protection Society

A Few Quick Ones

Q: What do the onlookers call a 100 meter run in which all the participants are bald people?

A: Balderdash.

Q: What was the boy's toilet called in the English grammar school?

A: Dictation. (for the slower types, it is... okay... write to me and i will tell you why it is so.)

Q: What do his friends call this chap Mallikarjuna who resides in Mysore and is an active Homosexual?

A: Maisooru Malligay. (Mysore Malli-Gay)

Q: What would the Indian Tamils in Sri Lanka say after India winning a match against Sri Lanka in Colombo?

A: More Colombo.

Q: What is the song a guy will sing to a girl when he wants to say that his heart is yearning for a kiss?

A: Kiss ka Rasta Dekhe Aye Dil Aye Saudaaee.

Q: What is the favorite breakfast item of a Tamil politician?

A: Arisi Upma. (because he is an Arisialvaadi)

Q: Where was William Shakespeare admitted after he went mad while composing his poems?

A: Sonnetarium.

If you liked these, you will also like this and this. So much for a plug.

Two Heads are better than One, What?

Looks like India now has to now make do with Two Captains. I was reasonably amused when my colleague pointed this anomaly to me a few minutes back. In the player profile of the Indian team, you can see Dravid and Ganguly donning the mantle of captaincy. Courtesy Cricbuzz.

http://www.cricbuzz.com/component/option,com_staticxt/Itemid,999999/staticfile,2005-SL_IN_IND-India_Test.html

In case the blokes at Cricbuzz realize the slight error they have committed and update the link, here is the snapshot as it can be seen at this moment.