non sequitur

Ban Harbhajan or else...

I want Harbhajan Singh to be banned and/or punished severely or else, I am going to boycott watching IPL in specific and try to stop watching any international match featuring the loafer in general. There is no place for violence on the cricket field and there is no justification for beating up a player on the field. Just because the opposition player is from your national side does not mean you take liberties to get physical if you don't appreciate something about him or be a bitter and miserable loser. Cricket is  - though cliched - called a gentleman's game and the loafer has breached the code. In fact, if I were a self-respecting cricketer, I would quit the game in protest if my assailant is left off the hook. I am not - I am a mere viewer and lover of the game and I shall not tolerate on field aggression of this sort.

As I mentioned above, if action is not taken, I am going to boycott the game and I want you to do the same. Else this could be the beginning of the end.

Read this.

Modi said, "...Harbhajan is not saying he has not done anything. He's saying he has been provoked.

"See, even (Manchester duo Wayne) Rooney and (Cristian) Ronaldo had difference when they played for their respective countries," he argued.

I think it is a very idiotic thing to justify what the loafer did. This is cricket stupid. Not football. And football also does not tolerate beating up players on the field. Remember Zinedine Zidane's swan song?

Update (28 Apr 2008): Harbhajan banned from IPL. Great news. I hope BCCI takes action too.

JoQ

Q: what did the makers of the movie give for the premiere of Tashan?

A: Invitashan.

A few other gems are littered around 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.

Schadenfreude

That's the word I was looking for - for close to 5 years now.

I came across this in one of my word-of-the-day subscriptions and forgot the word a few days down the line. When I wanted to use the word when the time came, I couldn't remember the thingamajig for the life of mine. I raked my head, the internet and everywhere for a long time and gave up. From time to time I know that there exists a specific word to describe the type of person but I don't remember the darned word. Now I wont forget it ever.