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Quoraanswers need not be 100% correct answers .Compiled andposted by R. Gopala krishnan, on 25-04-2024 Q1 What is the funniest joke you've beentold that you still think about to this day? A1 Richard Garde,8h My father’sfavourite Irish joke: PatrickO'Rourke was lyin’ on his death bed and sitting next to him was his childhoodbest friend, Michael Murphy. Michaellooks down at Patrick and asks, “Ough, Patty, is there anything I can do forya, ‘t ease your passin’?” Patricklooks up at his best friend and says, “Aye, Michael, it would be grand if youspoke to me dear mother in Ireland and tell her how I died.” Michaelanswers, “Tink nothin’ of it, of course I will.” Patrickthinks a minute and continues, “And over there in me dresser, in the topdrawer, way in the back, is a bottle of 30-year-old Irish whiskey that I’vebeen savin’. Would you be a good lad and pore it over me grave after I’m gone?” Michaelpauses a moment and then responds, “I’ll do that for ya, Patty – But would youmind if I passed it through me kidneys first?” Q2 What is the most convincing case ofreincarnation in history? A2 Ghost Girl, Feb 12 Withoutmentioning the most famous case, that of Dorothy Eady who claimed to have livedin ancient Egypt, there is the case of Shanti Devi, an Indian woman born in1926 in Delhi, India, and died in 1987. Already atthe age of four, she began to speak of her past life, her husband, and her twochildren; she had lived with her husband in the city of Mathura where he owneda clothing shop, that her past name was Chaudine and she had died giving birthto her third child. Her parentslet her be, convinced that these were only the fantasies of a child. It was onlywhen her statements about her past life became more persistent that they beganto worry. Shanti often spoke of the foods she cooked for her family, thestreets of Mathura, etc. The older she grew, the more Shanti told stories ofher past life, insisting with her parents to take her to Mathura. One day herteacher, intrigued, sent a letter to the address of her supposed husbanddescribing the situation and, to his surprise, the man confirmed everything,from the wife's name to that of the children, the address and his relatives;everything said by Shanti corresponded, even the color of the house. Theteacher asked Shanti's "husband," Pandit Kedarnath Chaube, to come toDelhi to meet her but the man, fearing a scam, sent his cousin asking topresent himself with his name. When the man arrived at the station, Shanti wasnot deceived, recognizing her husband's cousin immediately and revealingfurther details of the house, her children, and her "husband." Shocked, theman returned home and told everything to the cousin, convincing him to go toDelhi to meet her but Pandit was not yet fully convinced, so when the cousinknocked on Shanti's house door, he introduced him as his brother. This timetoo, the girl was not deceived and pointed out Pandit as her husband in the otherlife. At dinner,she had Pandit's favorite dishes prepared and as proof of her reincarnation,she described the house and the place where she had hidden her personal jewelsand a sum of money. When Panditand his cousin took the train to Mathura, the girl wanted to go with them butwas not allowed. Later, she was invited by Pandit to visit his house with herparents and the girl made the journey without getting lost, proving she knewthose streets well although it was the first time she visited that city. Uponarrival, she recognized all her "neighbors" by name, although she hadnever seen them before, describing their houses and children, scolding Panditbecause he had painted the house a different color, leaving the man once againastonished. During themeeting, she recognized her children, including the one she had never known,telling things that only Pandit's deceased wife could know and describing thetransition period between one body and another. When it wastime to say goodbye, she cried at the thought of having to leave her childrenagain but always stayed in touch with her previous family. The girlbecame very famous in India to the point of being introduced to Mahatma Gandhiand many members of the Indian Parliament. In 1935, a special commission ofinquiry was established on her case, concluding that Shanti Devi was a truecase of reincarnation. This is themost documented past life case in history, not only for the investigations thathave been done but because the subject did not describe a life in distantepochs but the one immediately preceding, providing at the same timetestimonies and direct evidence. Q3 What are some simple things many maynot know? A3 Ashish Chavan, Former Senior UnitManager at Bajaj Finserv (company) (2021–2022)Updated 3y 1. The roundcylinder shaped thing present at the end of the shoelace is called Aglet. 2. A peacockis a male while the female is called a peahen. Their offspring is called apeachick/peafowl. 3. A weddingis a ceremony whereas marriage is a long term relationship between twoindividuals. 4. The onlything where light cannot escape is from a black hole. 5. The frontside of the bank note (INR) contains only two languages which are in Englishand Hindi. The backside contains 15 languages which are Assamese, Bengali,Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia,Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu. 6. The airpressure released when you sneeze is 150 km/hour or more 7. Hiccupsoften come after eating or drinking too much or too quickly. 8. The shapeof the Earth as an oblate spheroid i.e. it is like a sphere squashed from thetop so the circumference around the poles is less than the circumference aroundthe equator. Shapes of this type are called ellipsoids. Q4 What are some interesting lesser knowntales from Hindu religion? A4 Seema Bharti, Author of Mahabharat'sStories4h Sage Brighuhad a lovely wife Puloma. She was an epitome of beauty. Both of them were onway to parenthood. In Brighu’s absence, the evil Puloman came to their humbledwelling. Puloma served the guest well”. Unfortunatelyfor Brighu’s wife, the demon was filled with lust on seeing her beauty. In thepresence of purifying Fire, Puloma had to confess, that she was the same woman,who was betrothed to him, before she married Brighu. On seeing Puloman’s evilways, her father had changed his decision and given her hand to the ascetic. “Since, I was to marry this beautiful womanand Brighu deceitfully took her away, she is mine!”, justified the demon. Hecarried Puloma forcibly with him. With theforce and violence around her, the son in her womb, began to writhe in pain andso did she. Puloman almost died in grief, leaving them behind. She was not thesame woman he was once betrothed to but someone’s wife and mother. In spite ofthe odds, the sage’s strong son Chyavana came to life. Brighu’sheart burst with anger. His wife and son had suffered because of Fire’srighteousness. In future, it shall be a mute witness to both good and evil inthis world, he fumed. It shall be the mouth to the food served to the departedancestors, and at the same time mute witness to lies. Chyavana,had a son Pramati. Pramati had two sons Ruru and Shounaka. Pramadvara, was thedaughter of great beauty Menaka and King Vishvavasm who had refused to owe upthe child. Sage Sthulakesha’ mesermised by the girl's angelic innocence, hadadopted her as his own and named him Pramadvara. Ruru,happened to see the divine beauty and fell in love with her. Pramati and SageSthulakesha, anointed a day for their marriage. But one day, the maiden out inthe forest with her friends, accidentally placed her foot on a sleeping Naga onthe ground. She was hit hard with the Naga’s venom and anger that she nearlydied. In agonyRuru promised to give up, half of his life working for the welfare of the lessprivileged. MiraculouslyPramadvara came back to life. Shortly afterwards both were married. HenceforthRuru’s heart hardened towards all Nagas. He killed them mindlessly. After awhile his conscience commanded him to stop the mindless killing since all werenot evil, like the non poisonous snake dunduba. It was a sin. Moreover he was ateacher and not a warrior. A teacher was someone who was non violent, truthful,forgiving, peaceful and learned. In the past a lot of nagas were sacrificed byJanemajaya. Later, Astika, who was a scholar, brave and strong had came totheir rescue. Q5 What are the top rules of your life? A5 Yahiya Ali,5h Never washhands on the plate I eat. I have seen people in my family washing their handsafter lunch and dinner on same plate. I absolutely hate it. I never getangry. Never means never. I don't know whether it is a good or bad trait, buteven when someone hits me, I don't lose my equanimity. Readsomething daily. Be it anything, few pages of book, Quora answers, newspaperarticle or magazine, I make sure to read daily. Start everyday by drinking a glass of water and finish the day by writing a few lines. Never smoke.Till now, I never smoked and would never do in future. Never arguewith the boss. Boss is always right. If I don't agree, I will discuss andexpress my opinion but won't argue. Never callor text someone more than two times. If he / she is not picking up the calleven for the 2nd time, then simply, you are not their priority. Never makesomeone wait, if they are coming to pick me. Respect others time. Always savefirst and then spend. Never buysomething just because it is available on offer. Personallife and professional life are different. Never mix them. Never hurtyour parents. They are the reason what I am today. I always avoid doing the thingswhich will hurt my parents. -- 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/1724373716.2395457.1714054412374%40mail.yahoo.com.
