CULTURAL QA 01-2024-16 All the BELOW QA are from Quora digest to me on 16-01-2024.
Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers .Compiled and posted by R. Gopalakrishnan, on 16-01-2024 Q1 Why is"Horn OK Please" painted on the back of almost every truck in India? A1 AvinashKumar Mehta, IIT B (PhD), IIT Kgp (M.Tech.), AIR 60(GATE'17), BIT sindri Dec 20 Have you ever wonderedwhy every truck have Horn OK Please written behind the truck?. Have you tried findingsuch unique words and their meaning? What does it really mean, and where doesit come from? Well, there are various theories that are being consideredover time. But each theory is unique and interesting in its own way. Marketing Campaign: As perone theory, 'OK' was used as a part of a marketing campaign. Tata trucks were used to promote a washing soap called 'OK', which wasthen produced by one of the Tata Group subsidiaries. To validate this theoryeven further, the lotus flower we commonly see on the trucks was part of thelogo for the soap. On Kerosene (OK): Thistheory dates back to WWII, when kerosene had to be used in trucks due to dieselshortages. Therefore, OK (stands for On Kerosene) was used to warn other drivers to keeptheir distance due to the unstable fuel in its engine. Signaling: Mosthighways in India were single-lane. Which meant there was always a risk of runninginto an incoming vehicle while attempting an overtaking maneuver. The "OK" wasaccompanied by a bulb over it, which the driver of the truck would switch on tosignal the vehicle behind it if there was no oncoming traffic, and hence it was OK to overtake. With the development ofmulti-lane highways and the non-maintenance of bulbs, this practice faded away. Whatever the true origin may be, the phrase has grown frombeing painted at the back of trucks to inspiring numerous blogs, videos, themedrestaurants, and even a full-scale food festival in Delhi. Q2 Whatwere the blessings given by thegoddesses to Lord Vishnu during his Venkateshwar avatar? A2 AashishKumar Dimri, One who loves India Nov 4 Sapthagiri : It isbelieved sapthagiri- seven hills- prayed to Lord Narayan for well being of his true devotees. God happily accepted it. Seven : Theseseven hills are Vrushabhadri ; Anjanadri; Neeladri ; Garuradri ; Sheshadri ;Naradri ; Venkadri. Devotees : Vrushabha(a demon -devotee) ; Anjana devi (mother of Hanuman ji) ; Devarishi Garuda ji( mount of Narayana) ; Sheshji ( couch of Lord Vishnu) ; Narada ji ( celestial sage) and Venkadri ( Bhudevi). Blessing : LordVenkateshwara vowed that he would take care of his true devotees in dark ages.His vow was endorsedby Goddess Mahalakshmi and Goddess Bhumi devi. He gave a word that hewould always remove three ills -paranormal ; physical and mundane- of his true devotee. Well : Lord Bala ji issource of all true blessings. Prayer : Govinda Govinda Govinda ! Note : Indian cultural history is not figment of imagination. Q3 Sincethere is no wind or atmosphere on the Moon, how can the US flag be flapping inpictures of the first Moon landing? A3 AmitShriqui, Updated 6mo Good question! The US flag in the pictures of the first Moon landingappears to be flapping, but it's not due to wind or atmospheresince the Moon doesn't have those. The flag actually appears to be waving because of themovement astronauts made while planting it. Thiscaused the flag to ripple briefly and give you the illusion of motion. Q4 Whattype of lion is the most dangerous? A4 TheAnimal Guy,Studied animals and read books about them. 6mo The Tsavo Man-eaters are your answer. A pair of thesespecies are said to kill and eat 135 people. It is really not normal for lions to eat humans.They would murder someone, drag them into their cave, and eat them. These lions were extremely dangerous. Col. John Henry Pattersoneventually shot these animals to their end. They now are in a museum forvisitors to observe Q5 Do youknow a joke about a priest? A5 Andras Lu,Aug 31 A woman sits next to a priest on a plane. "Father,"she says, "may I ask you a favor?" He replies: "Gladly, if Ican, my daughter." "So you know Ibought a very expensive and particularly good lady's razor, but it's brand newand now I'm afraid I'll have to pay a lot of duty on it at customs. Could you maybehide it under your robe?" "I can, my daughter, but I must warn you: Icannot lie!" "Well," the woman thinks, "it'll work outsomehow," and she hands him the razor. At the airport, thecustoms officer asks the priest if he has anything to declare. "Nothing from the head to the middle!", assuresthe priest. Somewhat amazed, the customs officer asks: "And from the middle down?""Down there," says the priest, "I have a device for ladies that has never beenused." The customs officer laughsout loud and calls out: "The next one, please." Q6 Whatjoke will make one burst into laughter for at least 30 seconds? Tanay Nayak, B.Tech in Computer Science, Manipal Institute OfTechnology (MIT) (Graduated 2021)7y Paddy goes to college to sign up and meets the head ofadmissions, who signs him up for the four basic subjects:- English, Maths, History andLogic.” Logic? What’s that?” Paddyasks. The head says “I’ll give you an example. Do you own a lawnmower?”“Yeah.” “Then logicallyspeaking, I would say you have a garden.”“Yes, I do have a garden.” Paddyreplies. The head continues, “Because you have a garden, I saylogically you would have a house.”“Yes, I have a house.” “And because you havea house, I would say you have a family.”“Yeah I have a family.” “Because you have afamily, then logically you must have a wife.“Yeah i have a wife.” And because you have a wife, you must be heterosexual.Paddyreplies “I am heterosexual. That’s amazing; you can tellall that because I have a lawnmower. “Later that day, Paddyis excited to tell his mate Mick. He tells Mick that he’s signed up for Maths, English, Historyand Logic. “Logic?” Mick says “What’sthat?” Paddy says “I’ll give you an example.Do you have alawnmower?” “No, i don’t have alawnmower.”???? Q7 Whatare your favorite church or pastor-related jokes? A7Christine Hennig, Ask a silly question; get a silly answerfrom me! Aug 1 A pastor dies andgoes to heaven. He has to stand in a long, slow-moving line in front ofheaven’s gates, where each person is welcomed to heaven by St. Peterindividually. He startschatting with the man in front of him, who tells him he was a New York Citytaxi driver when he was alive. After a long while of the line slowly moving forward, thepastor notices that each person, when they get to the front of the line, getswelcomed by St. Peter, and then St. Peter gives each one a robe, a set of wings,a staff, and a brand new car. But he also notices that the quality of theseitems varies from person to person. Finally, the man in frontof him reaches the front of the line. “Welcome to heaven,” St. Peter tells him.“Here’s your silk robe, your satin wings, your platinum staff, and your brandnew Lexus!” The man drives away happily with his new items. Then the pastor reachesthe front of the line. “Welcome to heaven,” says St. Peter. “Here’s your burlaprobe, your cotton wings, your wooden staff, and your brand new VW!” The pastor says, “Wait a minute! I spent my life servingthe Lord, but I don’t get as good a reward as a New York taxi driver?” St. Peter says, “ Youdon’t understand. Up here, we judge people by results only.” The paster replies, “Results only?? What’s that supposed tomean?” St. Peter replies, “While youpreached, people slept.” Then he points to the taxi driver and says, “While he drove, people prayed!” -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. 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