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Anyone saying he does not have time on hand is lying. I have not seen an anklet watch, have you? Google CEO has lost his voice ... this is his quiet way of saying he does not like SIRI, the new voice assistant that Apple introduced in its iphone; As soon as the internet was born there were online sites selling shoes; There are more sites selling shoes online than there are toes on the human feet; There are no sites selling shoes in Sub Saharan Africa where shoes are most needed; BTW what exactly is Sub Saharan Africa? Is it a collection of suburbs? Is there a subway that goes there from Jakarta? Or is it some made up term from an overpaid IMF official or Harvard graduate? Why is there no Sub Nullarboran Australia (For those with intimate knowledge of our continents this would be a good tease)? GM has now recalled all the cars its made for a variety of reasons. Hence global warming suddenly dropped. Make that all car companies have recalled everything they have made - that would cause riots. Not because there are no cars but because it would lead to massive traffic jams around the dealerships. Speaking of which who called these idiotic enterprises SHIPS? There is nothing remotely like a ship where your car is sold is there? I mean the stewards do not come out and sell cars? Lastly there is no sense in having a Rewind button on a DVD player. What are you re-winding? Your brain?
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  1. RajendraJune 24, 2012 at 9:13 PM

    It could be the only place in Africa that you can buy a 'sub'- maybe after you have exited the Sahara- how's that for directions?

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  2. Diamond HeadJune 24, 2012 at 10:37 PM

    Subko Sahare Ki jaroorat hoti hai.. So that makes sense I thinks

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