tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post112324779623871885..comments2023-10-24T18:10:17.695+05:30Comments on E Vestigio: On A Confusing Aspect of WomenExtemporehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480705396381116507noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1124051460766524602005-08-15T02:01:00.000+05:302005-08-15T02:01:00.000+05:30@ .:a:. : Unfortunately no idea where it came from...@ .:a:. : Unfortunately no idea where it came from. This one was a fwd!<BR/><BR/>@Luz de la Luna: Martin, I agree. Sharing makes things a lot less complicated. As I have already said, women can be strange creatures and yes, I will burn in hell for this!)Extemporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480705396381116507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1124016283158748132005-08-14T16:14:00.000+05:302005-08-14T16:14:00.000+05:30I used to always pay. Not really because I am a gu...I used to always pay. Not really because I am a guy and it's expected of me but just because that's how I am. That changed though and now I am of the opinion that the bill should be shared. It just makes things fair and less complicated and of course equal :-)<BR/><BR/>- MartinMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18179746436043287563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123840645567331802005-08-12T15:27:00.000+05:302005-08-12T15:27:00.000+05:30Dustha-e-man, hal-e-shoma khube?Agha-e-Pepper, tho...<B><I>Dustha-e-man, hal-e-shoma khube?</I></B><BR/><BR/><B><I>Agha-e-Pepper</I></B>, thou art mistaken here but full of <B><I>del-garami</I></B>, nevertheless. <B><I>Lekin</I></B>, i find it strange the you read the <B><I>Nameh-e-Cosmo</I></B>. A <B><I>khanom</I></B> within a <B><I>mard....Aejib ast</I></B>!<BR/><BR/><B><I>Khanom-e-Sprechen</I></B>, a good <B><I>Shaam</I></B> or a good meal should never be decided on the toss of a coin. A good <B><I>mard</I></B> is worth a thousand <B><I>Tumans</I></B>!<BR/><BR/><B><I>Sohbat-e-Akhir: <BR/>An Cheez Keh Shaam Ra Humraahi Mikoneh, An Cheez Vaaqai-e-Qeemat-e-Shaam</I></B>.<BR/><BR/>(The company with a meal is what the meal is really worth!)<BR/><BR/><B><I>Besalaamat! Khodahafez! Behetarin Tandorosti Va Khoshhal Beshovid!</I></B>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123760224431361482005-08-11T17:07:00.000+05:302005-08-11T17:07:00.000+05:30Interesting discussion going on here.Really liked ...Interesting discussion going on here.<BR/><BR/>Really liked the pic. Any idea where it is from?. : A : .https://www.blogger.com/profile/04410256917258728976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123683104834695872005-08-10T19:41:00.000+05:302005-08-10T19:41:00.000+05:30@Cowlick: I agree! :)@Pepper: You know, for all ti...@Cowlick: I agree! :)<BR/><BR/>@Pepper: You know, for all times that I have paid... I am going to make you pay for the rest of your life!! :P<BR/><BR/>@Sprechen: No matter how much you defend Pepper, we've still going to end up paying! It's a thankless job, I tell you! :))! :PExtemporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480705396381116507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123682833743364092005-08-10T19:37:00.001+05:302005-08-10T19:37:00.001+05:30@Pepper:The coins have turned against you!! You ha...@Pepper:The coins have turned against you!! You have to pay for the next 11 dinners to compensate for all your sins that I defend you for.i-me-moihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517676361556058199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123682820928632422005-08-10T19:37:00.000+05:302005-08-10T19:37:00.000+05:30There is an ad running on Australian TV where the ...There is an ad running on Australian TV where the man breaks into a sweat after being presented with the bill, while the woman <I>looks away</I> as if nothing unusual is happening. It's silly, really.the cowlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028131081089683317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123682137271288142005-08-10T19:25:00.000+05:302005-08-10T19:25:00.000+05:30@ sprechen and extempore: Next time I'm out with e...@ sprechen and extempore: Next time I'm out with either of you, you pay :DSaidBackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474984826942089605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123672238317735322005-08-10T16:40:00.000+05:302005-08-10T16:40:00.000+05:30@Cowlick: Am not taking Cosmo seriously but this o...@Cowlick: Am not taking Cosmo seriously but this one thing rang a bell because of sheer volume of "the other side" ( :)!!) running around giving the rest of us a bad name! <BR/><BR/>@Sprechen: That sounds like something I like to do! :)Extemporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480705396381116507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123671597388875332005-08-10T16:29:00.000+05:302005-08-10T16:29:00.000+05:30Cosmo... it all depends onw hat you're looking for...Cosmo... it all depends onw hat you're looking for.<BR/><BR/>Most of it is refurbished masala. every now n then, you get something pretty decent. I remember reading an article on photography, a few good ones on interior decoration, and one on dining etiquette.SaidBackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474984826942089605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123670406907866592005-08-10T16:10:00.000+05:302005-08-10T16:10:00.000+05:30I like to let them pay. I also like to pay. So I f...I like to let them pay. I also like to pay. So I flip a coin in my mind. And depending on my mood, I decide which side turns up.i-me-moihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517676361556058199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123669379006124742005-08-10T15:52:00.000+05:302005-08-10T15:52:00.000+05:30Cosmo usually has stuff which doesn't apply to int...Cosmo usually has stuff which doesn't apply to intelligent, self-respecting, rational, thinking human beings. That's why I love to read it on the sly, hoping to find out what the 'other relm' is up to :D .. but it's not to be taken seriously.the cowlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05028131081089683317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123583044475230292005-08-09T15:54:00.000+05:302005-08-09T15:54:00.000+05:30Salaam! Khosh a madid! Umeed ast keh khosh hal e s...<I>Salaam! Khosh a madid! Umeed ast keh khosh hal e shoma doreh!</I><BR/><BR/>It would seem to me that the <I>Khanom</I> in the <I>Dastaan</I> has tried to milk her camels after selling them off! <I>Badhaal</I>!<BR/><BR/>I have roamed many deserts and if I may humbly profess, everything that one does in a courtship is subject to scrutiny.<BR/><BR/>First of all <I>Khanom-E-Nevisandeh</I>, what would make for more interesting ruminations would not be the feminist angle but the fact that this was an aspect of the courtship dance.<BR/><BR/>This is of course courtship so there is no feminism involved here. <I>Bi-iman, Bi-izzat, Bi-kanooni</I> that is what courting is all about. I observe your every movement, guage your thoughts and ascertain how you would be as a mate. <BR/><BR/>If the <I>Mardh</I> had not paid, irrespective if she sent the <I>Daavat</I> to him, that would indicate that she cannot entirely give himself to the <I>Mardh</I>. This brings forth <I>Shakh</I> in the mind of the fair one. <BR/><BR/><I>Der Ishgh, Tamam Imtehan!</I> <BR/>(In love, all is a test!)<BR/><BR/><I><B>Khodafez va Besalamat Dusthaman!</B></I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123575665057933272005-08-09T13:51:00.000+05:302005-08-09T13:51:00.000+05:30Now, if you post about Femina, I'll personally fly...Now, if you post about Femina, I'll personally fly down there n kill you!SaidBackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474984826942089605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123573876875464502005-08-09T13:21:00.000+05:302005-08-09T13:21:00.000+05:30I just meant to say: if you pick up a Cosmo, don't...I just meant to say: if you pick up a Cosmo, don't get worked up over the crap you find in it. Laugh. Of course I know you don't read Cosmo regularly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123570468994254592005-08-09T12:24:00.000+05:302005-08-09T12:24:00.000+05:30Unfortunately, the way I see it, too many of these...Unfortunately, the way I see it, too many of these women around. You've been fortunate if you haven't come across them much.<BR/><BR/>And GD, I put in a disclaimer as well. I know this was a slightly foolish pursuit, but I wanted to waste my time so, so there! :) And you should know me better than to know I would waste my time reading Cosmo on a regular basis. Cretin!!!!Extemporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480705396381116507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123561064473900492005-08-09T09:47:00.000+05:302005-08-09T09:47:00.000+05:30:-D I agree... who cares what some stupid bitch di...:-D I agree... who cares what some stupid bitch did. If you picked up the cosmo expecting to find something more sensible than this... uh... I shall not continue, you know what's coming. <BR/>If you have absolutely nothing to do, there's plenty in Cosmo's that's good for a laugh. But certainly nothing worth torturing yourself over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123506160261128922005-08-08T18:32:00.000+05:302005-08-08T18:32:00.000+05:30What outdated crap is this?You should be reading s...What outdated crap is this?<BR/>You should be reading some bvetter magazines if there are any...Once the Conmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11956852783072121752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123503350542128732005-08-08T17:45:00.000+05:302005-08-08T17:45:00.000+05:30True enough, Majesty. Sticky stuation, this. :)True enough, Majesty. Sticky stuation, this. :)Extemporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480705396381116507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123501692117457442005-08-08T17:18:00.000+05:302005-08-08T17:18:00.000+05:30Am not too sure if it can be settled before dining...Am not too sure if it can be settled before dining. It should be ideally... but a lot of people would feel that it would kinda make the whole thing very business like or formal.<BR/><BR/>Realword, grey area,s and all that comes to mind.SaidBackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474984826942089605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123496151461621912005-08-08T15:45:00.000+05:302005-08-08T15:45:00.000+05:30@Pepper: Some of the images come from forwards, bu...@Pepper: Some of the images come from forwards, but most from general arbit surfing for photography and trying to understand the techniques. :)<BR/><BR/>@Anon: I agree, the question must be answered before you settle down at the table.Extemporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480705396381116507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123491790297451232005-08-08T14:33:00.000+05:302005-08-08T14:33:00.000+05:30By the way, where do you get these pics? Friends/s...By the way, where do you get these pics? Friends/specific URL/generally surfing around?<BR/><BR/>they're pretty amazing.SaidBackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474984826942089605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123484207434984352005-08-08T12:26:00.000+05:302005-08-08T12:26:00.000+05:30I completely agree, if she offered to pay, she loo...I completely agree, if she offered to pay, she looses the right to call him cheap.<BR/><BR/>But yes, as Anon* said, 1st date and all that, the guy could be left not knowing how to react. Completely understandable.<BR/><BR/>Here's my take on bills:<BR/><BR/>If I explicitely ask someone out, I suggest the idea, and I "take them out", then I pay, no questions asked.<BR/><BR/>If "we" decide to "go out", then we split the tab.<BR/><BR/>Now, both of the above ,are subject to change based on the "vibe" you get. After all, not all people think along these lines, so it depends on who you're out with.<BR/><BR/>Another thing, restaurant establishments make this harder, unknowingly, but placing the cheque at the guy's side of the table :DSaidBackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474984826942089605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1123449300324542262005-08-08T02:45:00.000+05:302005-08-08T02:45:00.000+05:30On the first date or first few dates when both of ...On the first date or first few dates when both of them don’t know each other so well all you rely upon is what is being explicitly said. It is absolutely not right to form an opinion about someone so quickly unless he or she had done something really very stupid on the date.<BR/><BR/>His problem on first date is that he wouldn’t know how to react when she clearly says she will pay. How would he know what she means by saying she will pay? May be she doesn’t like the idea of him paying at all or may be it is just a decent gesture offering to pay but won’t mind him paying either in the end. But calling someone cheap is bit too much. <BR/><BR/>So the million-dollar question is… should it or should it not be resolved before you settle yourself on the table. And if yes then where does the onus lie?<BR/><BR/>Ladies… time to wear that thinking hat again…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com