tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post907077144566439224..comments2024-03-29T17:56:19.589+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No 11758, Friday 22 Jul 2016, GridmanCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-90155934944941741172016-07-23T17:24:31.181+05:302016-07-23T17:24:31.181+05:30It's very informative.Thanks For sharing this ...It's very informative.Thanks For sharing this post.<br /><a href="http://www.bull18moversmelbourne.com.au" rel="nofollow">professional Removalists Melbourne</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07495749432089931996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-72642808665941986132016-07-22T21:44:04.506+05:302016-07-22T21:44:04.506+05:30A superb double hundred!A superb double hundred!Vasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-30516121482514249412016-07-22T12:51:45.170+05:302016-07-22T12:51:45.170+05:30My experience too.My experience too.Sureshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12985297587673755564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-32806555518308385822016-07-22T12:49:08.496+05:302016-07-22T12:49:08.496+05:30I am a believer in astrology and I know the basics...I am a believer in astrology and I know the basics. I went to a nadi astrologer in Vaideeswaran Koil a few months ago to find out how they predict the things correctly. The nadi astrologer asked me to give just my date of birth alone and nothing more to fetch my nadi. He went in to fetch my nadi and after 15 minutes he came up with a bunch of palm leaves. For 15 minutes, he asked me a series of questions for which I have to answer "yes" or "No" only. Some questions will be like your name starts with ra, sa, tha etc. , is it a 5 letter word or less, 4 letter word or less, were you born in day time or night, is it before 12 after 12 noon etc. For many questions the answer can be Yes and No and one may blurt out the real answer for correctness of prediction. Finally, he will tell you correctly the day you were born, the moon star you were born, your name, your wife's name etc (which are easy to surmise once we give him the number of letters starting letter,last letter etc). Then he will tell you everything about you (most of them which he derived by asking questions or we blurted out) and at that moment we will be amazed how he is able to predict. But what I feel is, once he goes inside a room to fetch the nadi, he can actually get our horoscope using Ephemeris or astrology software and by asking me at what time I was born, he can fix the Ascendant (Lagna). Once he has these details, he can predict like an astrologer which is easy. When he predicted wrongly that my daugher-in-law will get a son (he was more than 100% sure as per nadi), I knew he is not able to guess correctly that time, as we already knew that she is going to get a baby girl (revealed by doctors at USA when she was pregnant). So, I don't believe in this nadi astrology. If any of you are going to try Nadi astrology, do not give your Date of birth and see whether he is able to get the nadi. Because once you give the DOB, it becomes a simple Horoscope prediction. He may zero-in on your DOB, by asking hundreds of question. If you dodge him properly and if he is not able to guess your DOB, he will say that your nadi is not available. This is my feeling about Nadi astrologer I visited. Others may have different view. Rengaswamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486462887896094187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-82052198112249518432016-07-22T10:29:24.225+05:302016-07-22T10:29:24.225+05:30Delightful xword today.. Could not parse nadir . U...Delightful xword today.. Could not parse nadir . Use of nAdi was fun though me too thinks it means pulse.. NAdi narambu . Sparrow face new term. Enjoyed wrathful clue too :) Srividyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158643858913977806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-37147669559547857002016-07-22T10:29:22.771+05:302016-07-22T10:29:22.771+05:30Caution: 'Dam' is "the female parent ...Caution: 'Dam' is "the female parent of an animal, especially a domestic mammal," so we had better be careful when calling Amma, unless we want to say 'Damn' in some context..Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-69727617744375461392016-07-22T09:51:24.266+05:302016-07-22T09:51:24.266+05:30Slept after tea break. Watched the rest today in H...Slept after tea break. Watched the rest today in Highlights.Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-20445638857814779482016-07-22T09:39:46.502+05:302016-07-22T09:39:46.502+05:30Thank you. For mother I could only think of ma. ...Thank you. For mother I could only think of ma. This is the first time I am hearing of dam to mean mother.vdsprasad49@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127748988633097610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-67667402754581499102016-07-22T09:36:41.083+05:302016-07-22T09:36:41.083+05:30Mother (Dam) returning is 'Mad'.
Must be c...Mother (Dam) returning is 'Mad'.<br />Must be close to midnight there! Explains the insomnia.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-13002861680963411322016-07-22T09:34:41.353+05:302016-07-22T09:34:41.353+05:30Reversal of MAD is DAM(Archaic) = Mother Reversal of MAD is DAM(Archaic) = Mother Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-48176527993113028752016-07-22T09:28:06.355+05:302016-07-22T09:28:06.355+05:30Great Vasant. Your parsing is logical.Great Vasant. Your parsing is logical.Kolluru Koteswara Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613863445318105363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-62684364610908599962016-07-22T09:25:03.965+05:302016-07-22T09:25:03.965+05:30Being now in the US I get to solve the puzzle onli...Being now in the US I get to solve the puzzle online by about 2 or 3 am India time and normally visit the blog a little late in the day. Sporadically I am affected by insomnia and hence able to join you all a little early.vdsprasad49@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127748988633097610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-20043583674334720972016-07-22T09:22:45.024+05:302016-07-22T09:22:45.024+05:30I took K for knight and EN for EnglishI took K for knight and EN for EnglishKolluru Koteswara Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07613863445318105363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-8661128552970260902016-07-22T09:22:08.841+05:302016-07-22T09:22:08.841+05:30Now 'fitbit' does!
Incidentally, it's ...Now 'fitbit' does!<br />Incidentally, it's a long, long time since a doctor held my hand.<br />In the past decades they used to do routinely and unfailingly.<br />Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-91733929193284969162016-07-22T09:20:11.789+05:302016-07-22T09:20:11.789+05:304D. The parsing is not clear to me. NEW and T ar...4D. The parsing is not clear to me. NEW and T are of course fine. How do we explain MAD?vdsprasad49@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127748988633097610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-33405105028013138382016-07-22T09:18:09.763+05:302016-07-22T09:18:09.763+05:30Thank you Vasant.Thank you Vasant.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-11067485890933110272016-07-22T09:17:44.671+05:302016-07-22T09:17:44.671+05:30Saw the initial part until sleep and the drinks br...Saw the initial part until sleep and the drinks break took over. Problem in matches played at WI.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-74469918127770289732016-07-22T09:17:39.203+05:302016-07-22T09:17:39.203+05:30Since it is knights, hence K as well as NSince it is knights, hence K as well as NVasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-82858101598056936182016-07-22T09:17:23.173+05:302016-07-22T09:17:23.173+05:30It is disturbing to read news stories of people co...It is disturbing to read news stories of people coming to grief and much worse while taking 'selfies'.<br />BTW, I have never taken a 'selfie' of mine. <br />Even without that, my wife has choice terms for my 'face'. [Snip]Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-79860173769088664082016-07-22T09:16:00.100+05:302016-07-22T09:16:00.100+05:30I feel NADI is pulse in both Tamil and Telugu (pro...I feel NADI is pulse in both Tamil and Telugu (probably in a few of other Indian languages) and could mean nerve as well. In the olden days doctors used to feel the nerves above one's wrist for pulse.vdsprasad49@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09127748988633097610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-13635533110301015172016-07-22T09:15:07.521+05:302016-07-22T09:15:07.521+05:30Missed watching yesterday's "Virat" ...Missed watching yesterday's "Virat" centuryVasanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032858551414707310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-83978859978164891082016-07-22T09:13:46.939+05:302016-07-22T09:13:46.939+05:30Usually the six grids appear in a cyclic order. Th...Usually the six grids appear in a cyclic order. There has been a shuffle for some reason that I don't recall immediately. Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-37176673450925289922016-07-22T09:13:04.357+05:302016-07-22T09:13:04.357+05:3014D- Is it 'KN' for knight?14D- Is it 'KN' for knight?Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-29113732733105819432016-07-22T09:12:17.506+05:302016-07-22T09:12:17.506+05:30Reminded me about Bernard Shaw's definition ab...Reminded me about Bernard Shaw's definition about cricket- " 11 fools playing and 11000 fools watching" (though I am one among the 11000)Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-63446216170556881132016-07-22T09:05:32.498+05:302016-07-22T09:05:32.498+05:30Though I know what a selfie is, first time I am le...Though I know what a selfie is, first time I am learning about a Sparrow Face and a Duck Face!<br />Secondly I don't know why a Selfie of a group is known as a Groupfie when it can be very easily called a Groupie.<br />I liked one of the definitions for Groupfie "You get many idiots as opposed to one idiot"Col_Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.com