Monday, February 19, 2007

Random Facts from the News Headlines

Question of the day (answer at end):
What is the business of a store whose sign reads "Your Last Stop Shop?"

A few things on everyone's minds these days - India has qualified for the World Cricket Championship in the Caribbean in March - apparently the team wasn't expected to qualify and there may be a national holiday if they win. There are 600 million cell phone users in India! The government announced a plan to adopt and care for girl babies to prevent the continuing practice of foeticide, as there are only 821 girl babies for each 1,000 boy babies in Delhi and the practice is continuing. There aren't enough brides to go around. That means the families have to be creative - I met a woman in Bangalore who is bride-shopping on the internet for her two sons (and they live in Detroit and Rochester). The pop-ups on the websites here have a wild variety of match-making services.

Answer - it's a mortuary and embalming salon (this from a street sign in Mumbai).

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