[mayankk]

Originally Posted by Harneet.S

This. is. Awesome.

-----------SNIP-------- Source - The Difference Between Men And Women - Dave Barry[/b]

I read this ages ago on a 3rd sleeper coach in an RD.
Here's teh full one for this. You should not have left out the ant part .
What Women Don't Understand About Guys
Written by Dave Barry.

Contrary to what many women believe, it's easy to develop a long-term, intimate and mutually fulfilling relationship with a guy. Of course, this guy has to be a Labrador Retriever. With human guys, it's extremely difficult. This is because guys don't really grasp what women mean by the term relationship.

Let's say a guy named Roger asks a women named Elaine out to a movie. She accepts; they have a pretty good time. A few nights later, he asks her out to dinner, and again they enjoy themselves. They continue to see each other regularly, and soon neither is seeing anybody else.

Then one evening, when they're driving home, a thought occurs to Elaine. She says: "Do you realize that we've been seeing each other for exactly six months?"

Silence fills the car. To Elaine, it seems like a very loud silence. She thinks to herself, "Geez, I wonder if it bothers him that I said that. Maybe he feels confined by our relationship. Maybe he thinks that I'm trying to push him into some kind of obligation."

And Roger is thinking: "Gosh. Six Months."

And Elaine is thinking: "But hey, I'm not so sure I want this kind of relationship either. Are we heading toward marriage? Toward children? Toward a lifetime together? Am I ready for that level of commitment? Do I really know this person?"

And Roger is thinking: "So that means it was... let's see... February when we started going out, which was right after I had the car at the dealer's, which means... lemme check the odometer... Whoa! I am way overdue for an oil change here."

And Elaine is thinking: "He's upset. I can see it on his face. Maybe I'm reading this completely wrong. Maybe he wants more from our relationship—more intimacy, more commitment. Maybe he senses my reservations. Yes, that's it. He's afraid of being rejected."

And Roger is thinking: "I'm going to have them look at the transmission again. I don't care what those morons say—it's still not shifting right. And they better not try to blame it on the cold weather this time. It's 87 degrees out, and this thing is shifting like a garbage truck, and I paid those incompetent, thieving cretins six hundred dollars!"

And Elaine is thinking: "He's angry, and I don't blame him. I'd be angry too. I feel so guilty, putting him through this, but I can't help the way I feel. I'm just not sure."

And Roger is thinking: "They'll probably say it's only a 90-day warranty. That's what they're gonna say!"

And Elaine is thinking: "Maybe I'm too idealistic, waiting for a knight to come riding up on his white horse, when I'm sitting next to a perfectly good person who's in pain because of my self-centered, schoolgirl fantasy."

And Roger is thinking: "Warranty? I'll give them a warranty!"

"Roger," Elaine says aloud.

"What?" says Roger.

"I'm such a fool," Elaine says, sobbing. "I mean, I know there's no knight and there's no horse."

"There's no horse?" says Roger.

"You think I'm a fool, don't you?" says Elaine.

"No!" Roger says, glad to know the correct answer.

"It's just that... I need some time," Elaine says.

There is a 15-second pause while Roger tries to come up with a safe response. "Yes," he finally says.

Elaine, deeply moved, touches his hand. "Oh, Roger, do you really feel that way?"

"What way?" says Roger.

"That way about time," Elaine says.

"Oh," says Roger, "Yes."

Elaine gazes deeply into his eyes, causing him to become very nervous about what she might say next, especially if it involves a horse. At last, she says, "Thank You, Roger."

"Thank you," he responds.

Then he takes her home, and she lies on her bed, a conflicted soul weeping until dawn, whereas when Roger gets back to his place, he opens a bag of chips, turns on the TV and immediately becomes deeply involved in a rerun of a tennis match between two Czech players he never heard of. A tiny voice in his mind tells him that something major was going on back there in the car, but he figures it's better not to think about it.

The next day, Elaine will call her closest friend, and they will talk for six straight hours. In painstaking detail, they will analyze everything she said and everything he said. They will continue to discuss this subject for weeks, never reaching any definite conclusions but never getting bored with it either.

Meanwhile, Roger, playing racquetball one day with a friend of his and Elaine's will pause just before serving and ask, "Norm, did Elaine ever own a horse?"

We're not talking about different wavelengths here. We're talking about completely different planets in completely different solar systems. Elaine cannot communicate meaningfully with Roger because the sum total of his thinking about relationships is Huh?

He has a guy brain, basically an analytical problem-solving organ. It's not comfortable with nebulous concepts such as love, need and trust. If the guy brain has to form an opinion about another person, it prefers to base it on facts, such as his or her earned-run average.

Women have trouble accepting this. They are convinced that guys must spend a certain amount of time thinking about the relationship. How could a guy see another human being day after day, night after night, and not be thinking about the relationship? This is what women figure.

They are wrong. A guy in a relationship is like an ant standing on top of a truck tire. The ant is aware that something large is there, but he cannot even dimly comprehend what it is. And if the truck starts moving and the tire starts to roll, the ant will sense that something important is happening, but right up until he rolls to the bottom and is squashed, the only thought in his tiny brain will be Huh?

Thus the No. 1 tip for women to remember is never assume the guy understands that you and he have a relationship. You have to plant the idea in his brain by constantly making subtle references to it, such as:

"Roger, would you mind passing me the sugar, inasmuch as we have a relationship?"
"Wake up, Roger! There's a prowler in the den and we have a relationship! You and I do, I mean."
"Good news, Roger! The doctor says we're going to have our fourth child—another indication that we have a relationship!"
"Roger, inasmuch as this plane is crashing and we have only a minute to live, I want you to know that we've had a wonderful 53 years of marriage together, which clearly constitutes a relationship."
Never let up, women. Pound away relentlessly at this concept, and eventually it will start to penetrate the guy's brain. Someday he might even start thinking about it on his own. He'll be talking with some other guys about women, and out of the blue, he'll say, "Elaine and I, we have, ummm... We have, ahhh... We have this thing."

And he will sincerely mean it.

[kozhissery]

Do you believe in life after death?

After reading this, you will have to believe that

iPhone 8 costs just Rs 16,000 to make, reveals report; why are you paying Rs 64,000 then?

Apple just launched three smartphones: iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone 8. They are some of the most expensive devices in the global market. When it comes to India, the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus have already launched here and they cost much more than their US counterpart. However, the cost of manufacturing an iPhone is a lot less than the MRP of the devices. According to a report by IHS Markit, the cost of making an iPhone 8 is $247.51 and that of an iPhone 8 Plus is $288.08. IHS Markit is a market research firm which does a teardown of smartphones after they are released. A teardown reveals several details regarding the mobiles which may not be in public view in general.
If we convert the cost of manufacturing an iPhone in Indian currency, the iPhone 8 costs around Rs 16,200 and iPhone 8 Plus costs Rs 18,900. It should be remembered that this is just the cost of the components which Apple spends to make each device. IHS Market has posted about this report on its website. However, we must note that this is not an official source nor has Apple responded to it. But teardowns have become a key part of most phones these days, especially premium ones, as they give the buyer a better idea about the devices. Yet, Apple boss Steve Jobs had recently said that such reports are not accurate at all.

Ref: http://www.msn.com/en-in/money/gadge...tY7t?li=AA5a3Q

[Arjun Reddy]

A guy walks into a mini-supermarket in the USA:

I want to buy an automatic rifle with telescopic aim and 14,000 bullets of ammo, and one bottle of penicillin.

Store clerk: Sure sir, but sorry, I can't sell you the penicillin without a prescription!!

[pratyush6]

Well someone has a rather wired interest!

[sparky@home]

Ok, this is a short one

Police arrested two kids yesterday, one was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one - and let the other one off.

[Yasasri]

Received this one over WhatsApp:

Diwali Dhamaka Sale has started on Amazon & Flipkart..if you login into the sites you can save upto 60%. But you can save 100% if you don't login.
Good One, I thought to curb conspicuous consumption.

[vamsi.kona]

Bangalore Traffic

Yesterday, after finishing my work I left for home in car. On the way I saw my neighbour walking on footpath and offered him lift. He gave a smile and thanked me for the offer, but politely refused, saying that he was in a hurry.

[Arjun Reddy]

Have a good weekend friends.

[Nav-i-gator]

Originally Posted by vamsi.kona

Bangalore Traffic

Yesterday, after finishing my work I left for home in car. On the way I saw my neighbour walking on footpath and offered him lift. He gave a smile and thanked me for the offer, but politely refused, saying that he was in a hurry.

Something similar:

NCR traffic -

My friend was going to Dubai for some official work so I dropped him to the airport and went back to my home in NOIDA. After 3 hours, he updated his facebook status with a selfie "At burj Khalifa".

My status after 3 hours - "Finally, reached DND"

[swissknife]

Originally Posted by vamsi.kona

Bangalore Traffic

Yesterday, after finishing my work I left for home in car. On the way I saw my neighbour walking on footpath and offered him lift. He gave a smile and thanked me for the offer, but politely refused, saying that he was in a hurry.

A boat may have had him jump to the offer.

[gkveda]

Originally Posted by Yasasri

Received this one over WhatsApp:

Diwali Dhamaka Sale has started on Amazon & Flipkart..if you login into the sites you can save upto 60%. But you can save 100% if you don't login.
Good One, I thought to curb conspicuous consumption.

This is NOT a joke.. This is serious one !!

[centaur]

Originally Posted by Nav-i-gator

Something similar:

NCR traffic -

This is not a joke but a reality in many places, more so in Pune . Infact there was a newspaper article where in a person left his friend at the airport for a flight to Dubai. The friend reached Dubai and called this person who was still on his way to office in a place called Hinjewadi (IT Park). Here is a link to the article

[mayankk]

The sheer despondency of the fellow to the tune of eminem's best is hilarious



Thsi one is just sheer brutality. True, but brutal still.

[sleepyhead148]

If Sun Tzu was a data scientist in Bengaluru, he would've written The Art of R.

(A joke that I made at a water cooler a fortnight ago, in presence of data scientists)

[Rahul Bhalgat]

Originally Posted by sleepyhead148

If Sun Tzu was a data scientist in Bengaluru, he would've written The Art of R.

(A joke that I made at a water cooler a fortnight ago, in presence of data scientists)

? Did not understand.