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Bittu wrote:http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/life-begins-at-forty.html

Life begins at forty

Meaning

Life begins to be better in one's middle age.

Have a happy birthday Vidya. Mitti pao the past, take stock of the present and enhance your future.

xoxo, B

PS: Since your BDAY coincides with Rakhi this year, here's a Happy Rakhi Day video for you:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:couple of females in our joint are lesbo lovers.

Bittu wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:couple of females in our joint are lesbo lovers.

what joint?

"The first forty years of life give us the text: the next thirty supply the commentary."

"The average woman does not know how to breathe, sit, stand or walk. Now I want women to train for the special duties which may devolve upon them in war time. Death begins at thirty, that is, deterioration of the muscle cells sets in. Attention to diet and exercise would enable men and women to live a great deal longer than they do today. The best part of a woman's life begins at forty."

Idéfix wrote:Happy birthday, Vidya!

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

Bittu wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:couple of females in our joint are lesbo lovers.

what joint?

My work place is my joint.

Bittu wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:

Bittu wrote:

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:couple of females in our joint are lesbo lovers.

what joint?

My work place is my joint.

In that case, totally irrelevant to CHers.

Vidya Bagchi wrote:lol @ bhaizoned video. And thanks for the link. Loved all the quotes in it.

Well, let's hope so :)Was too dazed in the 20s, too confused in the 30s, let's see what the 40s bring.

1. "That's what I love about these high school girls, man. I get older and they stay the same age." by David Wooderson . One of the best, and most memorable "Dazed and Confused" quotes is this one by David, who is played by Matthew McConaughey . David says this quote while outside a pool hall. He is leaning up against the wall, and watching the hot high school girls walk past. He has been out of high school for a while, and delivers the quote in a smooth yet creepy manner.
   
   
2. "I did it when I was a freshman, and you'll do it when you're seniors. but you're doing great. Now fry like bacon, you little freshman piggies . Fry!" by Simone. This "Dazed and Confused" quote was said during the female freshman hazing scene. In the movie all the cool incoming freshman girls are hazed in the high school parking lot. The seniors to-be have the incoming freshman lay on the cement while condiments are poured on them. Simone says the first part of the quote in a nice, sweet voice and then quickly changes to a mean authoritative voice when telling them to fry like bacon.
   
   
3. "Hear that, he was 'getting there'. Son, you wouldn't even know what to do if you got there." by Tommy Houston. During the movie Tommy pulled John away from a girl he was making out with at a school dance. Tommy said this "Dazed and Confused" quote after John said he was getting somewhere with the girl sexually. It is a funny quote because Tommy had no care about John scoring with a girl, and is so sure he will wind up no where with her.
   
   
4. "You ought to ditch the two geeks you're in the car with now and get in with us. But that's alright, we'll worry about that later. I will see you there. All right?" by David Wooderson . David says this quote to the shy, but cute senior to-be Cynthia Dunn. She is the redhead who is good friends with the two nerds Tony and Mike. While Cynthia is in the car with Tony and Mike, David spots her and immediately thinks she is hot because he loves redheads. The way David says this "Dazed and Confused" quote is in his sly, yet calm manner which makes it funny.
   
   
5. "Now, see, what's fascinating is the way, not only the school, but the entire community, seems to be supporting this or, at least, turn their heads. I mean, they apparently have permission to use the parking lot. No parents seem to mind, you know. They're selling concessions. You, know." by Mike Newhouse . During the incoming freshman hazing scene in "Dazed and Confused" Mike says this quote. He is astounded at how the school turns a blind eye and lets the hazing take place on school property. The hazing is nothing hardcore, but the senior girls are verbally abusing the incoming freshman. Mike delivers the quote in a sarcastic manner, and it is great to hear him say what the audience is probably thinking.
   

Nila wrote:
40 is new 20.

Petrichor wrote:Have a randy, risque, rowdy, roaring 40's!

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:

Petrichor wrote:Have a randy, risque, rowdy, roaring 40's!

you forgot to add cranky which i think is the essence of 40's.

Nila wrote:Hi Vidya,

Have a wonderful birthyday! Happy birthday!!

40 is new 20. 35 is new 15....

Bittu wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:

Petrichor wrote:Have a randy, risque, rowdy, roaring 40's!

you forgot to add cranky which i think is the essence of 40's.

Max, that's 40s. Not 40's.

First it was hyphens. Now apostrophes. You SIs got a problem with punctuation?

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

Bittu wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:

Petrichor wrote:Have a randy, risque, rowdy, roaring 40's!

you forgot to add cranky which i think is the essence of 40's.

Max, that's 40s. Not 40's.

First it was hyphens. Now apostrophes. You SIs got a problem with punctuation?

bittu sir,

using an apostrophe s to indicate plural form, to avoid confusion, is quite acceptable. say i have several screen shots of our chat. i might write, "i have several ss's of our chat." or, "i have several sses of our chat."

Kris wrote:

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

Bittu wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:

Petrichor wrote:Have a randy, risque, rowdy, roaring 40's!

you forgot to add cranky which i think is the essence of 40's.

Max, that's 40s. Not 40's.

First it was hyphens. Now apostrophes. You SIs got a problem with punctuation?

bittu sir,

using an apostrophe s to indicate plural form, to avoid confusion, is quite acceptable. say i have several screen shots of our chat. i might write, "i have several ss's of our chat." or, "i have several sses of our chat."

>>>> I thought that was a peculiarity of American English and usually refrain from pluralizing terms like MBA's when dealing with non-americans. I didn't know it was more widely accepted than that.  Good to know.

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

Kris wrote:

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

Bittu wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:you forgot to add cranky which i think is the essence of 40's.

Max, that's 40s. Not 40's.

First it was hyphens. Now apostrophes. You SIs got a problem with punctuation?

bittu sir,

using an apostrophe s to indicate plural form, to avoid confusion, is quite acceptable. say i have several screen shots of our chat. i might write, "i have several ss's of our chat." or, "i have several sses of our chat."

>>>> I thought that was a peculiarity of American English and usually refrain from pluralizing terms like MBA's when dealing with non-americans. I didn't know it was more widely accepted than that.  Good to know.

i'm not sure if it is american or brit. or universal or if i picked it up in USA but if it's american, heck, it is universally acceptable.

Bittu wrote:Kris avoid herd mentality. It's MBAs, not MBA's.

Huzefa:

If you wrote "I have several ss's of our chat" nobody knows wtf ss's means, so it would be f'n stupid to write that.

Bittu wrote:Hi Kin, how are you? Meet any old flames yet? Get lots of pix and juicy gossip

I'm off to bed.

Captain Bhankas wrote:
"40s" it is.

Bittu wrote:Kris avoid herd mentality. It's MBAs, not MBA's.


"40's smaller than 50"

Likewise, MBAs is the plural of MBA. If you wrote it in lower case, then mba's would have to do, but why the ef would you write that in lower case? HTH

Can't believe it takes a barely educated jat to teach english to all you IIT/IIM type lund brains.

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

Captain Bhankas wrote:
"40s" it is.

nobody is denying that 40s is correct. i am denying 40's is incorrect. both are acceptable. you are being a stickler for usage.

Captain Bhankas wrote:

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

Captain Bhankas wrote:
"40s" it is.

nobody is denying that 40s is correct. i am denying 40's is incorrect. both are acceptable. you are being a stickler for usage.

to be frank, i hadn't noticed it when i read it in the original text. i agree that both the usages are common in the US (although i can't bring myself to using an apostrophe in that fashion). i liked bittusingh's detailed post hence the scorecard!

Kris wrote:>>>One of the benefits of American English, if enough people use it, it becomes right. It took me awhile to come to terms with this apostrophe plural thing.

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:an apostrophe has many uses, one of which is to show the possessive case. another is to show contraction, as in couldn't for could not. it is in this sense that i use 40's. the apostrophe stands for the missing letters ie.

Bittu wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:an apostrophe has many uses, one of which is to show the possessive case. another is to show contraction, as in couldn't for could not. it is in this sense that i use 40's. the apostrophe stands for the missing letters ie.

In your usage of 40's, neither condition applies. It's possible that your brain function is starting to degrade with age.

Yes, an apostrophe can be used to indicate plurality but not like 40's or MBA's.

Let's say there are four boys who are all playing with green marbles. You can show plurality by positioning the apostrophe like this: The boys' marbles are green.

In MBAs, the 's' is already indicating plurality. Why you gotta jam an apostrophe in there? The plural of car is cars. The plural of MBA is MBAs. What's the f'n problem?

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

Captain Bhankas wrote:
"40s" it is.

nobody is denying that 40s is correct. i am denying 40's is incorrect. both are acceptable. you are being a stickler for usage.

Bittu wrote:Conclusion: They don't do a good job of teaching punctuation in SI schools.

Bittu wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:an apostrophe has many uses, one of which is to show the possessive case. another is to show contraction, as in couldn't for could not. it is in this sense that i use 40's. the apostrophe stands for the missing letters ie.

In your usage of 40's, neither condition applies. It's possible that your brain function is starting to degrade with age.

Yes, an apostrophe can be used to indicate plurality but not like 40's or MBA's.

Let's say there are four boys who are all playing with green marbles. You can show plurality by positioning the apostrophe like this: The boys' marbles are green.

In MBAs, the 's' is already indicating plurality. Why you gotta jam an apostrophe in there? The plural of car is cars. The plural of MBA is MBAs. What's the f'n problem?

goodcitizn wrote:

Bittu wrote:

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:an apostrophe has many uses, one of which is to show the possessive case. another is to show contraction, as in couldn't for could not. it is in this sense that i use 40's. the apostrophe stands for the missing letters ie.

In your usage of 40's, neither condition applies. It's possible that your brain function is starting to degrade with age.

Yes, an apostrophe can be used to indicate plurality but not like 40's or MBA's.

Let's say there are four boys who are all playing with green marbles. You can show plurality by positioning the apostrophe like this: The boys' marbles are green.

In MBAs, the 's' is already indicating plurality. Why you gotta jam an apostrophe in there? The plural of car is cars. The plural of MBA is MBAs. What's the f'n problem?

There are always exceptions. For example, I can say, "Since the number zero looks like the letter O, be careful when you type 0's and O's." Here, using 0s and Os without the apostrophe would be wrong. The f'n problems with apostrophe is that it could appear in the middle of f'n or at the end of fuckin'. In other words, English is one fucked up language.

Rekz wrote:Belated B'day Wishes VB....how is it going for u?