Leave of absence

Dear readers,

I am currently vacationing and waiting to get into college. Have not updated in ages, I know. Will be back. Soon, hopefully.

-The Unnecessary One

Of the Ku Klux Klan, Black people, and terrorism

Onomatopoeia can be a bitch

For the uneducated masses reading this, an onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents. As an uncountable noun, onomatopoeia refers to the property of such words. 

Of CBSE Board Exam results, and awkward things we say

The results for the CBSE Board Exam for Grade XII were declared today. Not very satisfied with my performance. But oh well, at least it's over. Looking forward to life post-high school. Reminded me of a line from The Departed: "With all due respect, Mr. Costello, school's out." - William Costigan (Leo DiCaprio).

Death of an internet addict

Of Salman Khan and Mountain Dew commercials

For all non-Hindi speaking/understanding readers, the tag-line for Mountain Dew commercials in India is "There's victory ahead of fear". The other dude is asking Salman Khan to see what's ahead of his car first. Refer in case you're not sure what I'm talking about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_Khan#Legal_troubles.

Playboy in Braille, and its failures

For the record, Braille editions of Playboy have been published. Read more here: http://www.banterist.com/archivefiles/000305.html.