Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Conversation Partner

So, I decided to get rid of my offensive "About Me" on Orkut, the one where I said that people with moronic selves and spellings should not get in touch with me. This was two days ago. I promptly got rewarded for my efforts last night when Dharmesh requested for my friendship. This is his introductory message, "Hi, I am from Kanpur India, like to have conversation with u on any topic,u like.in Business."
I am considering accepting the offer since he will have conversation with me on any topic I like. I think I will start with existentialism in Kafka's Metamorphosis. Other suggestions?

25 reactions:

Aarbee said...

It's the same old shit, man! I removed the psycho picture and I started getting the requests again too.
But yes, your idea sounds cool. Tell me how it goes, and how much he manages to impress you.

Reeta Skeeter said...

uffff shoootttt :( MS!
Anyway...
Heeeeeee nicey nicey idea you got...me has no suggestions...but can guarantee inna pad ke hi bhaag jayega!
Besties for the conversations with the Conversation Partner! ;)
Happy Diwali!

Jeff Moss said...

Here are some more topics that you could discuss with Dharmesh. Of course, he will be happy to have conversation with u about any of them (or maybe only the ones "in Business"?). All of these are actual dissertation titles that I found online.

- Successful income generating activities of public library authorities and the extent to which these are transferable

- The impact of organizational change on midlevel healthcare managers

- A psychohistorical investigation of the personality and leadership of General George Custer (1839-1876)

- The relationship among the selection of being a coach in the future of female high school basketball players in rural schools in the State of Washington

- Mennonite Fundamentalism: Shaping An Identity For An American Context

- Professional and cultural competencies of overseas-employed special education/resource specialists as perceived by overseas-employed specialists and international school administrators

- A study of corporate fitness programs in Fortune 500 companies: A description of program goals and measures used to evaluate program effectiveness

- The Neuroendocrine Regulation of Reproduction

- Essays on Environmental Tax Policy Analysis: Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Approaches Applied to China

- The Taxonomic and Systematic Relationships of Serval Salt Marsh Fucus Taxa (Heterokontophyta, Phaeophyceae) within the Gulf of Maine and Ireland Examined Using Microsatellite Markers


Happy conversing!

Richa said...

Hey, you know I too am from Kanpur and coincidentally, I read Kafkas' Metamorphosis only yesterday and have been wanting to discuss it with someone :D :D ....

I hope I will get preference over Dharmesh in that case....hahaha :D :P

Richa

Jayant said...

Awww...you're being mean to poor Dharmesh. :D

Btw, how about deconstruction theory, objectivism or the life-cycle of cotton, maybe? Try these out for starters. :P

Swetank said...

Yep yep, Kafka's existentialism, Derrida's decontructionalism, Marquez's magic realism, Vandana Shiva's ecofeminism are a few things that come to mind from your post.

To get technical, you could discuss the commercial viability of nanoscale SiC or the sputtering of nickel on gold nanotubes!

But c'mon, treat that guy with some respect, please, he's from Kanpur! As long as I'm here, I should stand up for them, shouldn't I?

Oh and when you are at it, do mention that my personal favourite is poststructuralism. Willya?

Prats said...

**Kafkas' Metamorphosis
lol.....i'm sure he will accshept the invite.....u might consider discussing, Medha patkar, darvin's theory, aryan invasion too if u like ;)

Have fun orkutting...
Happy Diwali

B. said...

Jaan mat le lena uski...lol

~ Deeps ~ said...

arey happy ho jao....dec is not far away....maaf karo bacho ko :)

Butterfly said...

New template...hmmm....
Good, good, but the previous one was better. Ur picture is good though.:-)
Start discussing about Rizwanur and Priyanka's love story with Dharmesh.

dhrubo jyoti said...

I don't know you,so perhaps it is wrong of me to say anything,but I think,sometimes people may surprize you!I mean,this Dharmesh,whom you're trying to get rid of,might turn out to be a thoughtful,intelligent person,even if he isn't conversant with kafka.
I just think you need to give him a chance.
I apologize again;since I don't know you,I shouldn't judge or say anything.But then,I know nothing about kafka too!

Chitrangada said...

what abt discussing "how to start a conversation on orkut "

i really think this an interesting to to discuss :P


Happy DIwali sayan hope u had fun :)

Titash RC said...

Try telling him, business is going well since festive time is around..I believe you atleast owe him a thanks for inspiring this post!

Minerva said...

Yippeeeee! finally i can post a comment on your blog...after a loooong time..yeey yeeey yeey! these requests are really bugging! how about discussing some basic grammar! probably the guy needs it [:)] Though I liked the old template am happy with this one as i can leave my comments :)

Rohit Talwar said...

Sister, what's with the look of your page? Er, yeah, I am glad you wrote and I have some thoughts - but before anything - WHY!

Karan Dixit said...

Nah.. this refined all nicey image doesnt suit it... bring on the nasty "I am gonna skin you and then grill you .. why.. cause I am empowered by god to get rid of the likes of you" attitude back... That my sayan.. So what else is happening sweets.. long time..

Project 71 said...

Hi! My name is Project 71. Weird name I know, but my masters are weird too. My masters apologize for such an out-of-context comment and they know how painful such spamlike comments are. But, say masters, how else are we to present something good to the world. By that they mean me :D. Kindly see what I am about. Won't take you more than 22s to read... http://www.project71.com/readme Enjoyy!

Reeta Skeeter said...

Ye lo...busy woody...comments ke reply bhi ni kiye abhi tak :|
Happy Blogging!
God Bless!

Woodsmoke said...

@ Aarbee
Sure. Will keep you posted.

@ Reeta
Happy Diwali to you too...thoda belated ho gaya.

@ Jeff
You cracked me up, my friend.I loved the research you put in for making this list. :) I am grateful indeed. I think I will start with Mennonite Fundamentalism.

@ Richa
Welcome to this blog. Thanks for stopping by. How soon can I visit Kanpur to have this conversation with you face to face? :)

@ Jayant
Tera life-cycle of cotton ka idea achha hain. Amal karoongi.

@ Swetank
Wonderful. We have two Kanpurias standing up for Dharmesh. I doubt if he has received this much support anywhere else in his life.

@ Prats
Aryan invasion...he still might have some idea. Happy Diwali to you too...again, thoda belated ho gaya.

@ B
Koshish karoongi na lene ki. :)

@ D
Ji. :) Jaisa aap kahein.

@ Butterfly
Good idea. Maybe he will have some interesting take on this subject.

@ Dhrubojyoti
Of course...people surprise us all the time. And you are right, Dharmesh might be an excellent conversationalist. Would you like me to pass on his contact information to you so that you can find out?

@ Deepti
Belated happy Diwali. Yes, I had fun. Hope you did too! :)

@ Titash
True. Dharmesh certainly tugged at the blogger inside me.

@ Minerva
So good to have you back. My blog was on the verge of dying out in your absence. It's fantastic to see you here, and thanks for your grammar wala suggestion. Might just work!

@ Rohit
Because I like it.

Woodsmoke said...

@ Karan
Oye. Wonderful to see you here. Yeah, it's been a long time. Earlier, I used to be at least an avid blogger. Now even this isn't as big a passion as it used to be.
Oh and btw, that special Sayan treatment is only for chosen ones like you. :) Take care.

@ Project 71
I went through the site...looks interesting on first glance. Will revisit to form a more thorough opinion. Thanks for sharing though.

@ Reeta
Sorry! :) (sheepish grin)
AM back and have commented too. New post will be up soon.

Swetank said...

I am NOT a Kanpuriya. Hmphh.

Woodsmoke said...

@ Swetank
Nahin nahin...tu to Gurgaonite hain.

Swetank said...

Yep, yep!

Reeta Skeeter said...

Sahi! Looking forward :)

Keka said...

hi! long time no see
been a little busy lately with stuff at ofc and home - have some time off now and here i am! how's dharmesh doing?? what 'conversation' did u guys eventually have?
why isnt there a post after this one??
i'm gonna read all the old ones now!!
ps... maybe dharmesh looks like george clooney and kafka (er... ummm translated in hindi, might be his fave bedtime reading!!)

luv n hugs