Tuesday, October 23, 2007

LAN - GAUGE


That is the estimate used to determine how much of bandwidth in the internal LAN at IITB is used for downloading pornography, or as it is known: pr0n! There are other meanings to this word also, one of them being the following:

a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition [definition]

Different languages cause a lot of humour to be generated and this article is in place just to cite one of them.There is a Jewish blessing for married couples "Sheva Berachot" which means seven blessings. Now, this also sounds like a Marathi expletive and for the average Mumbaikar, Sheva Berachot is not going to evoke any feeling other than ire. Speaking of which, I encountered a funny incidence of two similar words having entirely different meanings:

ire - intense anger; wrath

irenic - tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory

Ironical, ain't it? :)

Those who use the T9 dictionary feature in Nokia mobile handsets are aware of its utility. It provides a very convenient means of "texting". Try this for a funny coincidence - the keystrokes for select and reject [opposite meaning words] are the same! Be careful of what you type is all I can say for new T9 users!

More funny stuff later.

/Radgovin

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