$240 million spent and the result ------ a flop show

  Ronaldo had a largely frustrating night at the Bernabau

Florentino Pérez and Real Madrid spent $240 million in the summer hoping that Real Madrid can be at the Bernabau on the big day when the champions league final happens at Bernabau. But all their hopes were shattered by their bogey team Lyon. For the past few seasons Lyon have been a thorn in Real's european dream. If i remember correctly last season Real were battered by Lyon in the knockout stage. Atleast this season it was not the battering.

Its been 6 years since Real got past the first knock-out stage of the champions league.And all this time they looked absoultely irrestible on the attack and absoultely hopeless in defence, the trend continued this year too. They bought some world class talents in the attacking front but none in the defensive front and that has eventually led to their downfall in europe this season.
$240 million spent and what do they have to show to the world and their fans: well i would say nothing.
A humiliating loss to third tier side Alcorn in th King's cup, expected defeat in Europe in the first Knockout stage and a stumbling stroll to the first place in La liga after numerous slips from Barcelona. So there is no wrong in saying them as a flop show this season.

For me Real are never the same after Zidane's departure. From then they have lacked the Charisma at the Big stage and Yesterday's night proved to be another sad chapter in Real's history.

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Today's Tamil Nadu by an Angry Tamilian

Here is an interesting piece of article by some bloke which i received in mail from one of my friends.




 


 

P.S: This post is not intended to hurt or to provoke any one and rather conveyed as a message from an angry Tamilian.

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Ten Amazing Coincidences

A very Interesting piece of Info:

Ten Amazing Coincidences

by Suzanne Hayes


What's in a Name?

A computer error gave two women in America called Patricia the same social security number. When the two women were brought together in an office to rectify the blunder they discovered that

  • They had both been born with the names Patricia Ann Campbell
  • Both of their fathers were called Robert Campbell
  • Their birthdays were on 13th March 1941
  • They had both married military men in the year 1959 (within eleven days of each other)
  • They each had two children aged 19 and 21
  • They both had an interest in oil painting
  • Both had studied cosmetics
  • Both had worked as book-keepers

Bullet With Your Name on It

In 1893, Henry Ziegland ended a relationship with his girlfriend.

Tragically, his girlfriend took the news very badly, became distraught and took her own life.

Her distressed brother blamed his sister's death upon Henry, he went round to Henry's house, saw him out in the garden and tried to shoot him.

Luckily, the bullet only grazed Henry's face and embedded itself in a nearby tree.

In 1913, twenty years after this incident, Henry decided to use dynamite to uproot a tree in his garden. The explosion propelled the embedded bullet from the tree straight into Henry Ziegland's head - killing him immediately.


Lucky Hughs?

On December 5th 1660, a ship sank in the straights of Dover - the only survivor was noted to be Hugh Williams.

On 5th December 1767, another ship sank in the same waters - 127 lost their lives, the only survivor was noted to be Hugh Williams

On 8th August 1820, a picnic boat capsized on the Thames - there was one survivor - Hugh Williams.

On 10th July 1940, a British trawler was destroyed by a German mine - only two men survived, one man and his nephew - they were both called Hugh Williams.


With a Quack Quack Here

Mr McDonald was a farmer who lived in Canada - nothing extra-ordinary in that - until you learn that his postcode contained the letter sequence EIEIO.


'Til Death Did Them Part

In 1996, Paris police set out to investigate a late night, high speed car crash, both drivers had been killed instantly.

Investigations revealed that the deceased were in fact man and wife.

Police initially suspected some kind of murder or suicide pact but it became apparent that the pair had been separated for several months - neither could have known that the other would have been out driving that night - it was just a terrible coincidence.


She's Behind You!

Michael Dick had been travelling around the UK with his family to track down his daughter, Lisa - who he had lost contact with ten years earlier.

After a long fruitless search, he approached the Suffolk Free Press, who agreed to help him by putting an appeal in their newspaper.

Fortunately, his long lost daughter saw the appeal and the pair were reunited. The odd thing was, his daughter had been right behind him when the free paper took the photograph - shown in the photograph above. What are the chances of that!


Licensed To Thrill

A fifteen year old pupil at Argoed High School in North Wales was to sit his GCSE examinations in 1990.

His name was James Bond - his examination paper reference was 007.


What Goes Around….

In 1965, at the age of four, Roger Lausier was swimming off a beach in Salem - he got into difficulties and was saved from drowning by a woman called Alice Blaise.

In 1974, on the same beach, Roger was out on a raft when he pulled a drowning man from the water - amazingly, the man he saved was Alice Blaise's husband.


Lightning Never Strikes Twice?


British cavalry officer Major Summerford was fighting in the fields of Flanders in the last year of WW1, a flash of lightning knocked him off his horse and paralysed him from his waist down.

He moved to Vancouver, Canada, six years later, whilst out fishing, Major Summerfield was struck by lightning again and the right side of his body became paralysed.

After two years of recovery, it was a summers day and he was out in a local park, a summer storm blew up and Major Summerfield was struck by lightning again - permanently paralysing him.

He died two years after this incident.

However, four years after his death, his stone tomb was destroyed - it was struck by lightning!


Practice What You Preach

Businessman Danie de Toit made a speech to an audience in South Africa - the topic of his speech was - watch out because death can strike you down at any time.

At the end of his speech, he put a peppermint in his mouth, and choked to death on it!

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The birth of Paid Leave

Have u ever seen the calendar for September 1752???


If you are working in Unix, try this out.
At $ prompt, type: cal 9 1752


Surprised????

not only in unix, u can also search it in google




















Explanation for what you see:


Isn't the output queer? A month with whole of eleven days missing. This was the time England shifted from Roman Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar, and the king of England ordered those 11 days to be wiped off the face of the month of September of 1752. (What couldn't a King do in those days?!) And yes, the workers worked for 11 days less, but got paid for the entire 30 days. And that's how "Paid Leave" was born.Hail the King!!!

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HIstoric Info

Here is an pretty interesting piece of information that we might not know.


Akhil Babu’s letter to INDIAN RAILWAYS!!!!

Akhil Chandra Sen wrote this letter to the Sahibganj divisional railway office in 1909. It is on display at the Railway Museum in New Delhi. It was also reproduced under the caption Travelers’ Tales” in the Far Eastern Economic Review.



“I am arrive by passenger train Ahmedpur station and my belly is too much swelling with jackfruit. I am therefore went to privy. Just I doing the nuisance that guard making whistle blow for train to go off and I am running with lotah in one hand and dhoti in the next when I am fall over and expose all my shocking to man and female women on platform. I am got leaved at Ahmedpur station.

This too much bad, if passenger go to make dung that dam guard not wait train five minutes for him. I am therefore pray your honor to make big fine on that guard for public sake. Otherwise I am making big report to papers.”

Any guesses why this letter was of historic value?………………………….It apparently led to introduction of toilets in trains.


Language is no barrier when it comes to expressing thoughts….



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