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3 monkeys escaped from the zoo....

One was caught watching TV....

Another playing football...

and the third one........

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No, its not you...

Why do you always think you are a monkey??

The third one is still missing...

This is really interesting and amusing. Please try it.

2% or 98%

This is strange...can you figure it out?

Are you the 2% or 98% of the population?

Follow the instructions! NO PEEKING AHEAD!

* Do the following exercise, guaranteed to raise an eyebrow.
* There's no trick or surprise.
* Just follow these instructions, and answer the questions one at a time
and as quickly as you can!
* Again, as quickly as you can but don't advance until you've done each of
them ... really.

* Now, scroll down (but not too fast, you might miss
something.)

In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to be held in high esteem
because of his knowledge.
One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, 'Do you
know what I just heard about your friend?'
'Hold on a minute,' Socrates replied. 'Before telling me anything I'd
like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test.
'Triple filter?'
'That's right,' Socrates continued.
'Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to
take a moment and filter what you're going to say. That's why I call
it the triple filter test. The first filter is Truth.

Law 1 .Every Software Engineer continues his state of chatting or
forwarding mails unless he is assigned work by external unbalanced manager.

Law 2 . The rate of change in the software is directly proportional to the
payment received from client and takes place at the quick rate as when
deadline force is applied.

Law 3 . For every Use Case Manifestation there is an equal but opposite
Software Implementation.

Bonus :-) Law 4.
Bugs can neither be created nor be removed from software by a developer. It
can only be converted from one form to another. The total number of bugs in

The below article was written by my manager for an internal
newsletter. Hope you like this article..

Healing Touch
--Praveen Gupta

"First break all the rules", "Challenge the stereotypes", "Live for
the moment", "Resolutions are for lesser mortals", "What the hell" are
some of the thoughts that reverberate my mind towards the end of every
year. Even though I guess this is just another lame attempt at
emphasizing my individuality, but my heart swells with immense pride
at the thought of me being weird. After all the fad of being different

FISHERMAN
Wife wanted, must be able to dig, clean, cook worms and clean fish.
Must have own boat with motor. Please send photograph of motorboat.

SALESMAN
Once in a lifetime offer, to get yourself the original, genuine
article. One of the most handsome and smartest bachelor's around is
now looking for a wife. And you could be the lucky one he chooses! Has
own house, car and successful career!

ECONOMIST
I am in demand of a wife. Supply is great though my requirements are
high. However the Elasticity of my demands should not bear too heavy a
burden upon the national interest.

Cyber Age Movie Story

Hero is a software engineer. He does not have a life worth speaking
of. He spends eighteen hours a day in the office working and browsing
the net.

Heroine is a software engineer in the same company. She does not have
a life either. She spends eight hours in front of her PC, thirteen
hours in front of the TV and the remaining, sleeping.

One day, Hero meets Heroine in a staff meeting. They argue endlessly
about the insanity of Microsoft applications.. especially Outlook
2003.

Couple of such fights later, Heroine is found drinking coffee with

Understanding Engineers - Take One

To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the
pessimist, the glass Is half empty.
To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it
needs to be.

Understanding Engineers - Take Two

An engineer was crossing a road one day when a frog
called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a
beautiful princess." He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in
his pocket.

The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back
into a beautiful princess, I will stay with you for one week." The
engineer took the

Chandrababuism

You have two cows in Vijayawada. You hook them to internet and milk them
from Hyderabad.

Jayalalithaism

You have two cows. You teach them to cry,"Ammaaaaaaa..." and fall at
your feet.

Karunanidhiism

You have two cows. You give one to your son and the other to your
nephew.

Gandhism

You have two cows. But you drink goat's milk.

Indiraism

You have two bulls. You adamantly consider them as cows.

Lalooism

You have two cows. You buy Rs. 900 Crore worth of cattlefeed for them.

Rajnikantism

In the wake of the Tsunami and the multiple earthquakes following it, the
following article may be quite helpful to read ... and pass on.

EXTRACT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON THE "TRIANGLE OF LIFE",
Edited by Larry Linn for MAA Safety Committee brief on 4/13/04.

My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the
American Rescue Team
International (ARTI), the world's most experienced rescue team. The
information in this article will save lives in an earthquake. I have
crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue teams from 60