QUICK GUN MURUGAN... MIND IT!

"First I'll finish the sambar, then I'll finish you!"
"Mind it!"

Shashank Ghosh was the man behind the launch of MTV and Channel [V] in India all those years back. And the iconic characters, Quick Gun Murugan and Uddham Singh (created by Shashank Ghosh as well) found their way in their advertising campaigns. (Gaat eet... wogaaayy??)

Quick Gun Murugan is supposedly a hero in B-grade tamil movies, but he has reached iconic cult status now. He is a cowboy, yet very much a tamilian. Quick Gun Murugan is a trigger happy superhero who is famous for his knock-out punches (poor baddies!) and one-liners. Channel [V] had some advertisements with Quick Gun Murugan. And soon, some private firms (like BLACK KNIGHT beer) started their own versions of Quick Gun Murugan.

Check this out, and it will ring a bell.



There was a witty dialogue inside a bar in one of the advertisements "Pal kudikkara kulanthaigal BLACK KNIGHT kudicha GOOD NIGHT aayiduvaanga... MIND IT!"

With due respect to the purists, I now give a translated version... "If kids who drink milk drink BLACK KNIGHT (beer), they will be put to sleep (good night!)... MIND IT!"

There are some more videos like this one, and I am desperately looking for them.

Apparently, it is understood that Shashank Ghosh is doing a full length movie on QUICK GUN MURUGAN in tamil and telugu. Rajendra Prasad is in the lead role, and since he is a cowboy, he goes about protecting COWS and crusades against beef-eating! It is a total Rajini-inspired genre of "heroic movie" replete with leather boots, guns, villians, and girls.. (Rambha is the lead heroine!!)

A brief portion of the superhit OM SHANTI OM had this hilarious part where Shahrukh Khan plays the role of OMISWAAMI filming for.. you guessed right.. MIND IT! I haven't laughed like this in ages.



Again, the real fun is only understood by the tamil speaking audience who can relate to the humour better. Love it when SRK says "Naa romba... Nellai akki rakki katti patti.. bang bang!" "Thoo.. dai", "Enna vlaai.. Enna daii"

What to do? We are like this only... Enna Rascala? Mind it!

THE LAW IS AN ASS

I recently came across this article in yahoo news, and it makes some hilarious reading. 4000 independent individuals were presented some "laws", and asked to single out the most absurd. So the following are the results of that study. The percentage of people voting for a particular law are given in brackets. Here are Britain's top 10 "ridiculous" laws... ridiculous is just putting it mildly.

Most ridiculous British law:

1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27 percent)

2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down (seven percent)

3. In Liverpool, it is illegal for a woman to be topless except as a clerk in a tropical fish store (six percent)

4. Mince pies cannot be eaten on Christmas Day (five percent)

5. In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door and requires the use of your toilet, you must let them enter (four percent)

6. A pregnant woman can legally relieve herself anywhere she wants, including in a policeman's helmet (four percent)

7. The head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the king, and the tail of the queen (3.5 percent)

8. It is illegal to avoid telling the tax man anything you do not want him to know, but legal not to tell him information you do not mind him knowing (three percent)

9. It is illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour (three percent)

10. In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow (two percent)

The law is an ass, and we very well know it now.

RICHEST DEAD PEOPLE

It is always said that you cannot take the mortal remains with you after you die. All your material possessions, and wealth are of no use once you expire. "A miser is a fool who saves up all his life to die a rich man", people say. You earn during your life time, spend that money and die leaving everything behind. Or is it?

People in certain parts of the world would love to be remembered after they are dead- the size of the tomb signifies their greatness. People do realize that "legacy" stays behind after a person dies- and it inspires a lot others. However, it has been proved that legacy goes beyond just name and fame- A dead man also earns. Would you believe if I told you that Albert Einstein earned $18 million last year? Or that Marilyn Munroe earned $7 million?

Elvis Presley was the king in his times. He still is. Even among the dead people. Elvin Presley "earned" $49 million last year. He is the topper in this year's Forbes.com's list of top-earning dead celebrities. Presley died in 1977. His estate continues to generate millions from music royalties, DVDs, licensing deals and tourism at Graceland, the rocker's mansion in Memphis, USA.

The other rich deceased celebrities are: John Lennon ($44 million), cartoonist Charles M. Schulz ($35 million), Beatle George Harrison ($22 million), scientist Albert Einstein ($18 million), artist Andy Warhol ($15 million), writer Theodore Geisel ($13 million), rapper Tupac Shakur ($9 million), actress Marilyn Munroe ($8 million), actor Steve McQueen ($6 million), musician James Brown ($5 million), musician Bob Marley ($4 million), and actor James Dean ($3.5 million).

Apparently, dead men tell no tales- but they still bring home the bacon... and how! The world is not only more queerer than we think, it is more queerer than we think!
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1994 miss world beauty contest judge: How do you want to live after you die?
Aishwarya Rai: I would like to donate my eyes and provide vision to a blind person.