tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9286932.post115518417079895462..comments2023-10-24T08:08:44.274-05:00Comments on the opinion box: The "tag"Raphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11749238964003017949noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9286932.post-1158143063030252172006-09-13T05:24:00.000-05:002006-09-13T05:24:00.000-05:00hi...am an IIT alumnus too...even have a similar n...hi...am an IIT alumnus too...even have a similar name (Akhil)...just came across your blog...wanted to let you know that Jerry Seinfeld has written a book...it's called 'Seinlanguage'. The only downside is that some of the material is straight from the stand-up bits that we saw on Seinfeld, but overall a very entertaining read. Try it out sometime.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9286932.post-1155913036398473872006-08-18T09:57:00.000-05:002006-08-18T09:57:00.000-05:00My sentiments, exactly. I think tags are fun.... I...My sentiments, exactly. <BR/>I think tags are fun.... I don't think there's anything "childish" or artificial about talking of what books one likes! <BR/>Reading is a dying hobby amongst most of us. Anything is keep the hobby alive is most welcome. <BR/>And it gets my blog off its consistent , offensive stilted state. Even I was getting tired of the opinionated bilge I was churning out.Raphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749238964003017949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9286932.post-1155882844898974612006-08-18T01:34:00.000-05:002006-08-18T01:34:00.000-05:00Akilesh, thanks for responding to my tag. Tags ARE...Akilesh, thanks for responding to my tag. Tags ARE childish, if not artificial I agree. But I think it is ok do no-brainers now and then..why do all of us have to think profound thoughts and do what comes "naturally" to us all the time? Of course, that is merely my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9286932.post-1155654712817944732006-08-15T10:11:00.000-05:002006-08-15T10:11:00.000-05:00Animal farm was nice - more of a direct satire tha...Animal farm was nice - more of a direct satire than anything else. An amusing read, lighter than 1984.<BR/><BR/>1984 is not a satire. It is a dystopian novel. A sort of terror and depression builds within you when you read it.<BR/><BR/>Its basis, according to me at least is fairly well reasoned out and robust. The society it envisages is realistic, and in many ways is already in place. Orwell had it right when he talked of war and propaganda.<BR/><BR/>I found "doublethink" to be of particular interest. My host nation's take on nuclear issues reeks of doublethink. Reading it, for me, was like the Douglas Adamsian pan-galactic-gargle-blaster. An eye opener, to say the least.Raphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749238964003017949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9286932.post-1155551631177961892006-08-14T05:33:00.000-05:002006-08-14T05:33:00.000-05:00Well,I will try filling some space on my blog,but...Well,I will try filling some space on my blog,but I am not sure how many of you would have ever heard of these books.<BR/>Agree with you on Orwell's 1984.Did you try his Animal farm?<BR/>I guess no onw read's Ramjee's book anymore here.Good news for you.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290391474988433304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9286932.post-1155341403164283972006-08-11T19:10:00.000-05:002006-08-11T19:10:00.000-05:00Polly:Tags, for me are as artificial as blogs! At ...Polly:<BR/><BR/>Tags, for me are as artificial as blogs! At least this tag. <BR/>I like this tagging business because it lets me spin infinite guiltless yarn. "Shag" would be the technical term used back at IIT.<BR/>I did not read many books either. As a matter of fact, I think I more or less mentioned all the books that I have read in the post!!! (Getting maximum mileage .... you know).Raphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749238964003017949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9286932.post-1155264195927272302006-08-10T21:43:00.000-05:002006-08-10T21:43:00.000-05:00Rap,Thanks for tagging me. I'm sorry, though, as I...Rap,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for tagging me. I'm sorry, though, as I won't keep the tag chain going, because I personally think tags are a bit too artificial for me. And honestly, I havent read enough books to talk about in the first place. ..but, I am totally with you on Wodehouse - he has probably written the funniest ever lines in English prose.Sriharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17565542670453504087noreply@blogger.com