Dear Frdz,
Yet another forward of jokes that came to me !!!! Thought of sharing with you all…” 
NASA Interview
NASA was interviewing professionals to be sent to Mars. Only one person could go, and he will not return to Earth. The first applicant, an American engineer, was asked how much he wanted to be paid for going.”A million dollars”, he answered, “because I wish to donate it to M.I.T.” The next applicant, a Russian doctor, was asked the same question. He asked for two million dollars. “I wish to give a million to my family, he explained, “and leave the other million for the advancement of medical research. The last applicant was a Indian politician (Lallu Yadav). When asked how much money he wanted, he whispered in the interviewer’s ear, “Three million dollars.” “Why so much more than the others?” the interviewer asked. The Indian Politician replied, $1 million is for you, I’ll keep $1million,and we’ll give the American engineer $1million and send him to Mars”…!
When Pope and Sikh met !
About a century or two ago, the Pope decided that all the Sikhs had to leave Italy. Naturally there was a big uproar from the Sikh community. So the Pope made a deal. He would have a religious debate with a member of the Sikh community. If the Sikh won, the Sikhs could stay. If the Pope won, the Sikhs would leave. The Sikhs realized that they had no choice. So they picked a middle-aged man named Harbinder Singh to represent them. Harbinder asked for one additional condition to the debate. To make it more interesting, neither side would be allowed to talk. The Pope agreed. The day of the great debate came.
Harbinder Singh and the Pope sat opposite each other for a full minute. Then the Pope raised his hand and showed three fingers. Harbinder looked back at him and raised one finger. The Pope waved his fingers in a circle around his head. Harbinder pointed to the ground where he sat. The Pope pulled out a wafer and a glass of wine. Harbinder pulled out an apple. The Pope stood up and said, “I give up. This man is too good. The Sikhs can stay.” An hour later, the cardinals were gathered around the Pope asking him what had happened. The Pope said, “First I held up three fingers to represent the holy trinity. He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that there was still One God common to both our religions.Then, I waved my finger around me to show him that God was all around us. He responded by pointing to the ground and showing that God was also right here with us. Then, I pulled out the wine and wafer to show that God absolves us from our sins. He pulled out an apple to remind me of original sin. He had an answer for everything. What could I do?”
Meanwhile, the Sikh community had crowded around Harbinder Singh.”What happened?” they asked. “Well,” said Harbinder, “First he said to me that the Sikhs had three days to get out of here. I told him not one of us was leaving. Then he told me that this whole city would be cleared of Sikhs. I let him know that we were staying right here.” “Yes, and then???” asked the crowd. “I don’t know”, said Harbinder, “He took out his lunch, and I took out mine!!
Posted in Blogs.
By Mini Francis
– November 7, 2006
THE BRICK
A young and successful executive was traveling down a
neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was
watching for kids darting out from between parked cars and slowed
down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed,
no children appeared. Instead, a brick smashed into the Jag’s
side door!
He slammed on the brakes and backed the Jag
back to the spot where the brick had been thrown.
The angry driver then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest
kid and pushed him up against a parked car shouting,
“What was that all about and who are you? Just what the
heck are you doing?
That’s a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money.
Why did you do it?”
The young boy was apologetic. “Please, mister…please, I’m sorry but
I didn’t know what else to do,”
He pleaded. “I threw the brick because no one else would stop…
” With tears dripping down his face and off his
chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. “It’s my brother,
“he said. “He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and
I can’t lift him up.” Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive,
“Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair?
He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.” Moved beyond words,
the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat.
He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair,
then took out a linen handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes
and cuts.
A quick look told him everything was going to be okay.
“Thank you and may God bless you,” the grateful child told the
stranger. Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy! push
his wheelchair-bound brother down the sidewalk toward their home.
It was a long, slow walk back to the Jaguar. The damage was
very noticeable, but the driver never bothered to repair the dented
side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message:
“Don’t go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at
you to get your attention!” God whispers in our souls and speaks to
our hearts. Sometimes when we don’t have time to listen,
He has to throw a brick at us. It’s our choice to listen or not.
Thought for the Day:
If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it.
He sends you flowers every spring.
He sends you a sunrise every morning Face it, friend - He is crazy about you!
God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow,sun without
rain, but He did promise strength for the day, comfort for the tears, and
light for the way.
Read this line very slowly and let it sink in..
If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it.
Posted in Philosophy.
By Mini Francis
– November 2, 2006
Hi….. all Ilanders,
Hope u will enjoy reading this!!!!!!! …………………………………………………
This School Master from a remote rural area in Bihar was transferred to a new School in Mumbai. He reported for duty two days after the actual date of joining, Consequently he was asked for an explanation in writing… check out his reply listed below!
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Deer sur,
If small small mistakes getting inside my letter, I big you pardon, ass I am not a good englis speaker.
This is my fist vijit to Bombai. Stickly speaking, I wanted to joint your school more fastly, but for the following region, too much time lost in getting slipper reservation in three-tyre compartment.
I tolded , I has head ache problem due to migration. Still theclerk rejected to give ticket to I and my sun. I putted a complain on station masterji. He said I to go to the lady clerk. At first she also rejected. I then pressed for long time and finally with great difficulty she gave a birth to my sun. Anyway I thanked the station master also because he was phully responsible for getting birth of my sun.
Ass a hole it was a bhery diphicult experiment in my hole life. I hope u will look into explain my hole story after, and late me joint first. I am now ending this fastly. I am a waiter for your responsement.
May God blast you!
Yours awfully,
RAMKHILAWAN YADAV
Posted in Blogs.
By Mini Francis
– November 2, 2006
