CULTURAL QA 02-2024-17A All the below QA arefrom Quora DIGEST to me on 17-02-2024.
Selected quora answers generallyinteresting are included .Still they need not be 100%correct answers. Compiled and posted by R. Gopala Krishnan, 80, formerITS 7024 on 17-02-2024. Q1 Can you tell some extremely interestingfacts? A1 Alessandro13,13h Winslow, Arizona is an anonymous town in Navajo County, inhabited by approximately 9000 people, withan area of approximately 30 km² Between the end of the 60s and the beginning of the 70s itsuffered from a tourist and economic collapse, due to the replacement of the famous Route66, which crossed it, with the much more modern and functionalInterstate 40, which instead bypassed it. It happens that in 1972, the Eagles, a band that later became famous for its masterpiece "HotelCalifornia", released their debut album, which included the song"Take It Easy", written by Jackson Browne, which reads in the secondverse: "Well, I'm standin' on a corner in Winslow Arizona, it's such a fun sight to see. It's a girl, mylord, in a flatbed Ford Slowin' down to take a look at me." The success of the song and the band caused interest inWinslow to return. The citizens, seizing the opportunity, founded the "Standin' on a cornerfoundation", inaugurated the "Standin' on a corner park" (in thephoto), simply a mural and a bronze statue that reproduce the verse of thesong. The town was literally reborn and today remains one of the most popular destinations included in theold Route 66 tour. The park's latest "upgrade" is the addition of a second statue, a tribute to Glenn Frey, guitarist ofthe recently deceased group. Q2 What are some interesting facts? A2 Tushar Ahir, Writer at Quora (product)(2016–present)5y Do you know thisman? Mir Osman Ali Khan, Nizam of Hyderabad. During independence of India in 1947, when Lord Mountbatten offered all the 565 princely states thechoice of either acceding to India or Pakistan, the Nizam ofHyderabad, Osman Ali Khan wanted to choose neither, and was adamant onremaining as an independent state ruled by own Government. He had a militant head KasimRazvi. When Sardar Patel invited Kasim Razvi to work out on afeasible & practical solution, Razvi was ruthless& arrogant throughout his meeting with Sardar. He wanted nothing less than an independent nation forHyderabad, and he even hinted at Patel that if Government of Indiatried to intervene in this matter, he would order his Razakars to “get rid of”all Hindus of Hyderabad. Source : HowSardar Patel prevented Hyderabad from becoming another Pakistan - OperationPolo - Guruprasad's Portal Then Patel went to Hyderabad and finally the answer of Sardar Patel to Osman Ali Khan and KasimRazvi, Which changed the history and geography of India, “Do you wantHyderabad to be seen on the map of India or Do not want Hyderabad to be seen inthe map?” Footnote : HowSardar Patel forced the Nizam to merge Hyderabad with the Indian Union Q3 What's the funniest joke you know?Please I need to laugh. No seriously I am on the verge of crying my soul out ofmy eyes. A3 Allan Grady, Sergeant Major, U.S. Army,Retired11h A bunch of old retired guys were sitting and talking over coffee this morning when Joe announced that he had a newgirlfriend. Everyone was interested in her and one guy asked, “Is she agood cook.” Joe’s response, “No, she can’t even boil water.” The next man asked“Is she rich?” Joe answered “Definitely not.” He was asked ifshe was beautiful ? He responded “No, not really.” Someone else said,“Is she good in bed?” Joe simply answered “No!” Almost in unisoneveryone asked “Well, what is it that you see in her.” Joe smiled and said, “She can drive at night.” Q4 What are some good Irish jokes thatwon't offend anyone? A4 Robert Price,Lives in 'Murica(1962–present)20h A man was walkingalong in Dublin, when helooked on a tall building and saw a man about to jump. “Don’t do it man! Think of your family! Whatwould this do to your family?” “I have no family! I’m alone in the world! I’mjumping!” “Well think of your friends. Remember all ofyour wonderful friends!” “I haven’t a friend in the world! No one likesme! Here I go!” “Well think of Saint Patrick! Remember what Saint Patrick saidabout times like these!” “Saint Patrick? Who’s SaintPatrick?” “Ah, jump ya bloody Protestant. JUMP!” Q5 What was the oddest question you wereever asked by airport security? A5 Vijaya Lakshmi, Have experience in lifefor 68 years.4y “Do you drink this or eat this?” asked the security personnel. It took some timefor me to understand his American accent. By the time I was ready to answer, heshot another question. “Is it Indian alcohol?” For the first timeon that trip I cursed myself for keeping that pickle bottle in my suitcase, instead of my husband’s. Husband, standingbeside me was watching the fun. That was year 2006 and our first visit to USA. At immigration check, the officer somehow spotted thisbottle in my suitcase in the scanner. He opened thesuitcase and took out the mango pickle bottle which I had very carefully sealedwith lot of cellotape. After examining itunder a light, his first question was “Do you drink this or eat this?” Yes, the mangopieces were less and juice was more in that pickle. The mango pieces were barely visible in the bottle. His secondquestion was “Is it Indian alcohol?” To this I managedto answer “No that isIndian pickle” He lookedperplexed and examined it more carefully by rotating it in his hand. While rotating he could see themango pieces. “So this is Indian pickle!” he said with asmile. My anxiety vanished. “Yes it is” I said. “Ok, you can takethis” he said. I heaved a sigh ofrelief. Later that night my son and daughter in law enjoyed the pickle withcurd rice while we narrated the incident at the immigration security check. I enjoyed the two humours told in this incident. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1588213007.2042893.1708174551496%40mail.yahoo.com.
