Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Daisy Bell

Daisy, Daisy,
Give me your answer, do!
I'm half crazy,
All for the love of you!
It won't be a stylish marriage,
I can't afford a carriage,
But you'll look sweet on the seat
Of a bicycle built for two!

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

gallows humor

Definition of gallows humor
: humor that makes fun of a life-threatening, disastrous, or terrifying situation

Definition of old school tie

: an attitude of conservatism, aplomb, and upper-class solidarity associated with English public school graduates

a necktie displaying the colors of an English public school

clannishness among members of an established clique

black humor

Definition of black humor
: humor marked by the use of usually morbid, ironic, grotesquely comic episodes

Sunday, July 28, 2019

been-there done-that

an exclamation expressing familiarity and boredom with a situation, experience, etc

has-been

informal : a person who is no longer popular or successful

dinosaur / dinosaurian / dinosauric

one that is impractically large, out-of-date, or obsolete
The factory is now a rusting dinosaur

Saturday, July 27, 2019

Definition of sahib

: sir, master —used especially among the native inhabitants of colonial India when addressing or speaking of a European of some social or official status

Bildungsroman

: a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

OMG

OMG is the written abbreviation for 'Oh my God!', used especially in emails and text messages.

omg

written abbreviation for Oh my God: used when someone is surprised or excited about something:
And then, omg, I saw Johnny Depp in Starbucks!

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

How much do we spend on mosqitoes yearly? Now that's a nail-biting question! LOL

I got the refill today for 72 or 74 rupees
Let's say we consume 1 refill per month
So 12 months x 74
It's 888 rupees annually
Let's say 1k

Mosquito menace -- My comments:

My million dollars question is: How much do we spend on mosquito repellents annually?

Mosquito menace: Check out these facts please

Mosquito borne diseases are prevalent in more than 100 countries, infecting 300-500 million people and causing about 1 million deaths every year. In India, more than 40 million people suffer from mosquito diseases annually. There are a number of diseases borne by mosquitoes.

In India, malaria, filaria and dengue are the most prevalent diseases spread by mosquitoes. Over two million cases of malaria alone are reported. Even more astonishing is the fact that India spends 100 million dollars on malaria.

https://www.medindia.net/articles/mosquito_diseases.htm

Rat Zapper


Pest control is at least as old as agriculture, as there has always been a need to keep crops free from pests. As long ago as 3000 BC in Egypt, cats were used to control pests of grain stores such as rodents.[1][2] Ferrets were domesticated by 500 AD in Europe for use as mousers. Mongooses were introduced into homes to control rodents and snakes, probably by the ancient Egyptians.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pest_control

Mosquitofish -- Biocontrol -- Figure out the gender LOL

On 24 February 2014, Chennai Corporation in India introduced western mosquitofish in 660 ponds to control the mosquito population in freshwater bodies.




Sunday, July 14, 2019

Movie script

Everything -- from start to finish happens on the train.

Writing...

Note: Please let me know if there're any movies like that already?

Saturday, July 13, 2019

Definition of troll

: a person who intentionally antagonizes others online by posting inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive comments or other disruptive content
Internet trolls
In the late 1980s, Internet users adopted the word "troll" to denote someone who intentionally disrupts online communities.
— Mattathias Schwartz

Thursday, July 11, 2019

How to deal with sihr (magic/witchcraft)

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/11290/how-to-deal-with-sihr-magicwitchcraft

Ruling on seeking help from the qareen on the part of some of those who treat sickness with ruqyah

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/121234/ruling-on-seeking-help-from-the-qareen-on-the-part-of-some-of-those-who-treat-sickness-with-ruqyah

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Ways of Treating Magic

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/12918/ways-of-treating-magic

Saturday, July 6, 2019

Every person has a constant companion from among the jinn

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/26226/every-person-has-a-constant-companion-from-among-the-jinn

Thursday, July 4, 2019

201120 - Who are Banu Qurayzah? What happened to them?

When the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) returned from the battle of the Trench, and laid down his weapon and did ghusl – as narrated by al-Bukhaari (4117) – Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to him and said: Have you laid down your arms? For by Allah, we (angels) have not laid down ours; go out to them. He said: “Where to?” He said: Over there – and he pointed in the direction of Banu Qurayzah. 

https://islamqa.info/

What conditions should be met by a “raaqi”*?

Praise be to Allaah.
The correct view is that it is permissible for every reader who can recite the Qur’aan well and who understands its meanings, has a sound belief, does righteous deeds and is of upright conduct to use ruqyah. It is not essential for him to have knowledge of minor matters or to have studied all branches of knowledge in depth. This is because of the story of Abu Sa’eed and the man who had been stung by a scorpion, “… and we did not know that he ever did ruqyah before that incident”, as is stated in the hadeeth.
(Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2276; Muslim, 2201). The raaqi must have a good intention and want to benefit the Muslim; he should not be concerned with money or payment, so that his reading will be more beneficial.
And Allaah knows best.

https://islamqa.info/en/answers/7874/what-conditions-should-be-met-by-a-raaqi

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Example of a QR code

A QR code (quick response code) is a type of 2D bar code that is used to provide easy access to information through a smartphone.


https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/QR-code-quick-response-code