November 18, 2007
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Tickle your funny bones
 It takes 22 facial muscles to smile and 37 to frown. A basic biological fact like that should explain why humour in its many forms continues to remain a vital ingredient of our lives.....
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Yours satirically, Shoaib Hashmi
 The man who could stop trains and planes after hosting a 30-hour live transmission can still put a smile on many faces. All he needs to do is speak — on anything....
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Life and times in London
 Breathtaking cityscape, rich historical background, round-the-clock entertainment and a variety of amiable people make London a place that tourists love to visit over and over...
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Attack of the invasives
 Dumbarton Oaks is a world-class garden. Beyond its perimeter, however, Dumbarton Oaks Park is almost unrecognisable as a designed landscape....
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Cricket and husbands
 Unlike the game of cricket, there is no third umpire to intervene on the domestic front. If the opponent claims that you are out, then you are out....
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Air bag
 I’m amused the way the press these days is using the term ‘civil society’. When they say something like, ‘the lawyers were joined by members of the civil society in their...
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The curtain falls
 The National Assembly completed its five-year term on Nov 15 and now stands dissolved. General Pervez Musharraf and his supporters take credit for this achievement. But critics refute the claim....
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Pregnancy predicament
 Some people don’t understand that being pregnant changes a woman’s personality, likes, dislikes, inclinations and even capabilities...
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Vive la difference!
 The other night, over an extended Diwali dinner at our home, the mood was mellow (dozens of diyas strewn all over, definitely helped… as did the Californian Zinfandel....
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A step up for fabled Russian boot
 Revitalised valenki boots have begun to appear in nightclubs in Russia — people are batiking, painting and burning images on the felt....
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Interpreting 1857
Sadly, in history there are unknown soldiers and common people whose role and services remain unrecognised....
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Tough decisions
 With the naming of Anil Kumble as the replacement for Rahul Dravid, Indian cricket has surely taken a new turn. What I am not sure about is where it would take the team....
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A stitch in time
 Now that the team has been announced for the forthcoming Champions Trophy, it is up to the boys and the team management to make the most of whatever time is available...
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Shock and awe
Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, who took over as president of the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) in August 2006, appears to be worried about our national hockey team’s recent form....
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Hear, hoi polloi & co
 Get a clean government that will purge the corrupt people, the system, the tax evaders and no-good-doers; purge the VIP culture, the chaudhries, the jams, the makhdooms, pirs, baboos, the maliks, mullahs, maulanas and the generals.....
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Of love and other demons
 I am a doctor. Five years ago I had an accident, which resulted in infertility and other complications. A year after I graduated a batch mate who now works with me has proposed to me......
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Combating diabetes
Diabetes is the fourth or fifth leading cause of death in developed countries, writes Margaret Mcgill in the journal Primary Care Diabetes. ....
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Go clubbing
 Friends who eat out with me think I am boring, unadventurous and uninspired with exotic delights and exciting menus. Little do they know that I love eating fish heads in red...
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Worldly wise
 This 13th century Sufi mystic is among the bestselling poets in the US, where he has inspired and enlightened thousands with his passionate work that highlights the sacred aspects of life. ....
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Laugh it off
When something funny happens or a hilarious couplet is recited, strangers receive it with a hearty guffaw, and, for a while, cease to be strangers.....
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How sweet is my valley?
 Come October and doors ajar welcoming Halloween madness, and oh God it is madness, not comparable to the likes of `One Who Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest’ or ‘The Shining’, but a madness nonetheless.....
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Fun… gender-wise
Premonition, the sixth sense, and gut feel are stronger in women than in men. Women tend to be all business when it comes to humour: they focus hard and decide if it works for them. ....
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Letters
I admire the way Nadeem F. Paracha writes against extremists and terrorists, but I was angered by his article The other blow back (Nov 4, 2007)....
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