{"id":987,"date":"2009-06-04T09:12:42","date_gmt":"2009-06-04T04:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/?p=987"},"modified":"2009-06-04T09:12:42","modified_gmt":"2009-06-04T04:12:42","slug":"unexplained-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2009\/06\/04\/unexplained-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Unexplained Stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>stuff i have no answers to &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>a) what is it about the male of the species and their fascination for nose snort, ear wax and other assorted stuff &#8230; a few days ago i overheard two building boys having an animated conversation about how much goo they sneezed out&#8230; JD tells me that it tastes salty &#8230;SR pointed me out a kid in a rick who was eating the damn thing .. i sometimes have very suzy like reactions to some very calvin like behavior from the men in my life!<\/p>\n<p>b) are there less people in restaurants because of the smoking ban or because of the recession?<\/p>\n<p>c) when will the market realise that credit card companies have too many &#8216;sub prime&#8217; outstandings ?<\/p>\n<p>d) if people vote for a famous name, is it still dynasty ?<\/p>\n<p>e) are Hindi news channels, regional news channels ?<\/p>\n<p>f) Is Hindi a regional language ?<\/p>\n<p>g) Do <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Libertarians\">Libertarians <\/a><\/strong>grow up to live in a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Positivism\">Positive <\/a><\/strong>world? or would they be for ever stuck in their <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Normative\">Normative <\/a><\/strong>universe.<\/p>\n<p>h) If Communists took themselves less seriously, would they get more work done ? Starting point, sirs, the 1800&#8217;s are over, please move to the 1900&#8217;s. the next step would be to slowly move you to the current period \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>i) Is the Pakistani Government <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hindu.com\/2009\/06\/04\/stories\/2009060457890100.htm\">Retarded <\/a><\/strong>? someone needs to tell them about letting out a rabid viper into their midst. We will survive him, will they ?<\/p>\n<p>if you know the answers to this, do reply. would love a civil conversation about these and other mysteries in my universe \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>And Finally, if you are going to write in to tell me that the headline should read inexplicable \ud83d\ude42 don&#8217;t bother \ud83d\ude42 i changed it to unexplained for ease of understanding:)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>stuff i have no answers to &#8230; a) what is it about the male of the species and their fascination for nose snort, ear wax and other assorted stuff &#8230; a few days ago i overheard two building boys having an animated&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9,12,13,23],"tags":[374,446,936,1209],"class_list":["post-987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-and-finally","category-desi-pundit","category-diary","category-india","tag-communists","tag-desi-pundit","tag-libertarian","tag-pakistani"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Unexplained Stuff - A PoV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2009\/06\/04\/unexplained-stuff\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Unexplained Stuff - A PoV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"stuff i have no answers to &#8230; a) what is it about the male of the species and their fascination for nose snort, ear wax and other assorted stuff &#8230; a few days ago i overheard two building boys having an animated...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2009\/06\/04\/unexplained-stuff\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"A PoV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-06-04T04:12:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@calamur\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@calamur\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/2009\\\/06\\\/04\\\/unexplained-stuff\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/2009\\\/06\\\/04\\\/unexplained-stuff\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"Unexplained Stuff\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-06-04T04:12:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/2009\\\/06\\\/04\\\/unexplained-stuff\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":288,\"commentCount\":16,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/60c3e7f79ef3b4745dac9f8dc29d3938\"},\"keywords\":[\"Communists\",\"Desi Pundit\",\"libertarian\",\"pakistani\"],\"articleSection\":[\"And Finally ...\",\"Desi Pundit\",\"Diary\",\"India\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/2009\\\/06\\\/04\\\/unexplained-stuff\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/2009\\\/06\\\/04\\\/unexplained-stuff\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/2009\\\/06\\\/04\\\/unexplained-stuff\\\/\",\"name\":\"Unexplained Stuff - A PoV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-06-04T04:12:42+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/2009\\\/06\\\/04\\\/unexplained-stuff\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/2009\\\/06\\\/04\\\/unexplained-stuff\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/2009\\\/06\\\/04\\\/unexplained-stuff\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Unexplained Stuff\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/\",\"name\":\"A PoV\",\"description\":\"Harini Calamur&#039;s Writings\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/60c3e7f79ef3b4745dac9f8dc29d3938\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/calamur.org\\\/gargi\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/60c3e7f79ef3b4745dac9f8dc29d3938\",\"name\":\"calamur\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f8df2f7268afd0d54952b80930a504251ec3e1609cb7cd609351520060f6006e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f8df2f7268afd0d54952b80930a504251ec3e1609cb7cd609351520060f6006e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f8df2f7268afd0d54952b80930a504251ec3e1609cb7cd609351520060f6006e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"calamur\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/f8df2f7268afd0d54952b80930a504251ec3e1609cb7cd609351520060f6006e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Unexplained Stuff - A PoV","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2009\/06\/04\/unexplained-stuff\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Unexplained Stuff - A PoV","og_description":"stuff i have no answers to &#8230; a) what is it about the male of the species and their fascination for nose snort, ear wax and other assorted stuff &#8230; a few days ago i overheard two building boys having an animated...","og_url":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2009\/06\/04\/unexplained-stuff\/","og_site_name":"A PoV","article_published_time":"2009-06-04T04:12:42+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@calamur","twitter_site":"@calamur","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2009\/06\/04\/unexplained-stuff\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2009\/06\/04\/unexplained-stuff\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"Unexplained Stuff","datePublished":"2009-06-04T04:12:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2009\/06\/04\/unexplained-stuff\/"},"wordCount":288,"commentCount":16,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/#\/schema\/person\/60c3e7f79ef3b4745dac9f8dc29d3938"},"keywords":["Communists","Desi Pundit","libertarian","pakistani"],"articleSection":["And Finally ...","Desi Pundit","Diary","India"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2009\/06\/04\/unexplained-stuff\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2009\/06\/04\/unexplained-stuff\/","url":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2009\/06\/04\/unexplained-stuff\/","name":"Unexplained Stuff - A PoV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/#website"},"datePublished":"2009-06-04T04:12:42+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2009\/06\/04\/unexplained-stuff\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2009\/06\/04\/unexplained-stuff\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/2009\/06\/04\/unexplained-stuff\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Unexplained Stuff"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/#website","url":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/","name":"A PoV","description":"Harini Calamur&#039;s Writings","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/#\/schema\/person\/60c3e7f79ef3b4745dac9f8dc29d3938"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/#\/schema\/person\/60c3e7f79ef3b4745dac9f8dc29d3938","name":"calamur","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8df2f7268afd0d54952b80930a504251ec3e1609cb7cd609351520060f6006e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8df2f7268afd0d54952b80930a504251ec3e1609cb7cd609351520060f6006e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8df2f7268afd0d54952b80930a504251ec3e1609cb7cd609351520060f6006e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"calamur"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8df2f7268afd0d54952b80930a504251ec3e1609cb7cd609351520060f6006e?s=96&d=mm&r=g"}}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p22F9v-fV","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calamur.org\/gargi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}