We tend to use these but if you ponder you see the cracks -
Vanish without a trace (if there was one - trace that is - then it won't be vanishing would it?);
What's up? Never really got that one - Sky, heavens (for the believers perhaps), actually its relative since it depends on what UP is, blood pressure or a certain body part at certain times of day (or night) but otherwise what a meaningless expression;
What goes around comes around - Seriously? If its going around you want to get away from it and not wait for the proof - influenza, hanta, H1N1 or its cousins.. btw why around - why not zig or zag? or sometimes straight like a drunk snake? Can someone not go straight up and come down? Like in an elevator? Not sure why around got someone tickled pink?
Cool cat the Japanese are Tokyo at dusk My second visit to this land of the rising sun after almost a decade. Back then clearly I was wet behind the ears product manager and likely didn’t pay attention to all (efficient) things Japanese. But today I did and of course continue to be impressed. It is as much the obvious stuff like on time travel that is both clean and comfortable and all that which makes it possible. The impressive landmark and landscapes that these humans have put together despite their cramped (or because of it) surroundings and precarious geological conditions could amaze a novice architect among us. But it’s also the little things that someone had to think about which have a phenomenal impact on day to day lives that make the Japanese stand apart. Below are few random examples- 1. Providing a very fine machined wooden toothpick in every packet of wooden chopsticks. The said chapsticks are simply set on the To Go counter of any food vendor/ convenience store wher...
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