The year-end comments list

In keeping with seasonal tradition, here’s a lovingly compiled selection of the most flattering comments this blog received in the past year.

From review posts

Anonymous said:
yes, there are books like this. yes, there are. see how smart we all are? see how we all know there are OTHER books like these? see how we desperately need to talk about the newest title first? it's because none of us has ever been to college outside delhi. yes, that's true.

Dtacsfw said:
Pitiful, really! This love fest of the mediocres.

Surabjit said:
your post personifies the problem with people who attempt book reviews in india these days: terms like 'surrealism' are thrown around as if they were terms you came across in a book called 'idiot's guide to literature'. you have clearly studied that book by heart….
please understand, this is NOT an attempt to malign you in any way.

Sunny said:
You give yourself FAR too much importance, my stupid Punjabi friend

Diet4free said:
I just came across your blog about weight loss and wanted to say how fascinating your information is. Know a good site when I see one. Keep up the good work

[The post was a review of Upamanyu Chatterjee’s Weight Loss]

Rashi Jain said:
First of all I would like to remind you that Penguin team is wise enough to decide about Which works it should publish. And secondly Please let me know what actually has sounded “Drab” to you?? Was it Mrs. Puri’s hilarious take on Punjabi “desi ghee” or her mock-heroism { she talks of The hand which had a language of its own as if it was the god’s Hand} or her dexterous comparison where the burden of Family jewels become “the burden of inheritance” . I think You could understand the universal appeal of the novel.

[Beavis-and-Butthead laugh at “family jewels”]

Khozema said:
sorry no time to read the matter. Anyways keep it up…

[The most honest comment I’ve received on any of my rambling film posts]

Anonymous said:
mr jai arjun,all those gimmics which u found interesting work only when there's a good story line around which they are woven.. here the story line is wafer thin.. almost non existent and full of loopholes..
i used to be a regular visitor to ur blog but now i have doubts..
i think u were more impressed by the film coz rangan found it excellent..

Anonymous said:
Well, I am even wondering why I am commenting on this post. In any case I think people who are historians/literature experts...are really losing focus on what the epic wants to convey. The epic was written to appeal to the sensibilities of the people existing then and convey some meaningful lessons as it goes along. If nitpicking is what gives these folks the big "kick" in their lives then they are not adding too much value except for cheap thrills.

[Um yes, I can see how stories about rishis ejaculating in pots would appeal to the sensibilities of people and convey meaningful lessons]

I Luvv my Indiaaa

Anonymous said:
Just happened to got to this site somehow.. man you guys do live in a world of your own, where is it ? Seems to be on a different planet then my India.

[Oops, I inadvertently expanded someone’s horizons!]

Balaji said:
It is "because of gods" by then and in future india would lead the Human race.
I object to the title inspite of Gods !!!
She has a age-old tradition,culture & sprituality which graces the whole human race… we cannot tolerate such ridiculous writing in the name of "Journalism" .
Even the very title is hurting the feelings of we indians.
I would post a long list of objections against this book some time later(may be couple of days).

[My favourite sentence in the whole world: “this is hurting the feelings of we Indians”]

Ganesh said:
Yes, scorn away to glory guys.. The same things if you see in an english movie and you would gawk in surprise and would even recommend it to your friends.. I have observed one thing is that they wouldn't mind recommending a shady english movie to friends instead of a hindi movie.. wonder why??

Candid corner

Neelangela said:
Can I marry you? Anyone but anyone who stands up for the delectable Zidane deserves at least a proposal of marriage.

Umesh Patil said:
I won't ever send a smiley with my message it is so awfull. Thank you

Anonymous said:
I'm not going to bother with my details but lets just say - as a customs officer from Bihar - I've seen Mr Sinha's passport up close and his official DOB is 9th Dec 1946 so please stop worrying about his age and worry more about your dad's.....or your moms if you please. Yeah thats sounds about right.
Thanks

[From a post where I dared to cast aspersions on Shatrughan Sinha’s age]

Life in Transit said:
At the risk of sounding cliche, I would say nothing is permanent. Anyway, it was an interesting post.

The Introvert said:
First time i read about Karna in that light.. today i lost admiration for the only character in mahabharata i ever liked.

[or: How I change people's worldviews just by clicking "Publish post"]

Anonymous said:
Dharmendra is indeed an actor blaised with artistic skills who has almost done every kind of roll. I therefore credit Garam Dharam higher than Big B. The media has just not being fair and just towards Dharam Singh Deol, our he-man hero of the Indian Celluloid.

[mutton roll, roomali roll, egg roll, rock ’n roll?]

Deepak said:
I smell a wannabe spirit in your writing. Trying to show that you're a learned man now & the norms don't apply to you anymore?..But this one's been employed by wannabes earlier too and I'll bet my bottom athanni that you're an atheist too...Keep it coming. Just make sure you don't lose your mind overdoing it..

4WD said:
You put used toothpicks in your pocket?

[Yes, that's why I’ve stopped going to fancy book-launches. Laundry bill gets too high]

And of course the anti-Julia Roberts post I wrote more than two years ago in a fit of puerile stream-of-consciousness (and which I’m quite embarrassed about now) continues to draw comments from people who take Julia Roberts (and me) very, very seriously.

Anonymous said:
i love julia roberts. how a man can hate that girl?.. i think u need help. i think u have a bad brain. well thats it.

Anonymous said:
hey i got on this site searching about julia roberts and i think u guys r soooo gay! wat the hell is ur problem and u really dont have a life. who ever made this site is such a loser and probably has no friends and no life !

Julia Roberts said:
I hate Jai Arjun Singh

Last list here, and happy 2007 etc, especially to the trolls who have enlivened the past year beyond measure.