Tales of the Unexpected, anyone?

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whats wrong about a mallu admiring another mallu?

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Walrus! sollaththaan ninaiththEn vaayirunthum vaarthaiillaamal thaviththEn. mallutta namakkethukkuppA loLLunu paarthEn. aanaal, nAn ninaiththathaiyE, nIngaL "azhagaa" sollivittIrgaL. Walrus vaayukku sucrose (allathu aspartame) thaan pOdanum.

See, now, the poor Walrus become my "bullet-proof" to save me from the mallu-queen NS. :roll: ithu eppadi irukku? :roll: :lol:

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Originally Posted by hehehewalrus

While I have never ascribed anything to hallucination, prefering to wait and watch for first hand evidence, I wonder if Shakti and other "snakophobes" are just over-reacting due to a morbid dread of snakes.

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If I am included among the Snakophobes,I am seeing a lot of snakes from my childhood.I have great interest in them and have travelled more than 300 kms many times to see live King Cobras.One of my friends keep cobras in his real estate office.Imagine the shock of clients when they see what is under their seat. :D

I can be sure that snakes do not remember past atrocities and chase people from one part of the world to another with vengeance in mind. :D There is another misconception that there is a species called 'Chera moorkhan'[cross breed of a rat snake and a cobra].Arthur Conan Doyle has made a blunder when he narrated how Dr.Roylett has trained an Indian Viper to come back when it hears his whistle.Snakes can only sense someone through the sensors under their belly and not actually hear them :) .Snakes do not attack people on purpose.

So much for the snakes.An innocent beast portrayed villain by all mankind along with their holy books. :roll:

mellon,
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Originally Posted by blahblah

There is another misconception that there is a species called 'Chera moorkhan'[cross breed of a rat snake and a cobra].Arthur Conan Doyle has made a blunder when he narrated how Dr.Roylett has trained an Indian Viper to come back when it hears his whistle.

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Dude your recollection is amazing :) Are you referring to the The Speckled Band case in the case book of Sherlock Holmes?? Thats my favorite Holmes story of all time!!!!!! Must have narrated it to atleast half a dozen people :)

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Originally Posted by hehehewalrus

Dude your recollection is amazing :) Are you referring to the The Speckled Band case in the case book of Sherlock Holmes?? Thats my favorite Holmes story of all time!!!!!! Must have narrated it to atleast half a dozen people :)

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Walrus,You don't easily forget something you have read atleast 20 times,specially when its a Sherlock Holmes Story :wink: .

Well, I do concur with Walrus on your erudite knowledge of Snakes, Blah-Blah!! I am most impressed!! But nevertheless, I remain serpent-phobic for as long as I can remember. To make matters worse, my phobia has also landed me in plantation life, where they roam ever so freely and it is us, who have to tread carefully!!

Anyway, considering which thread I am right now, I am reminded that it's time to complete my "Under the God Tree" soon!! :)

I too liked that story :D

I meant "The Speckled Band" :!: (Simultaneous posting reveals the lack of precision in my previous posting :( )

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Originally Posted by blahblah

Walrus,You don't easily forget something you have read atleast 20 times,specially when its a Sherlock Holmes Story :wink: .

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alrite, now go ahead and add 1 to the scoreboard :D
http://www.bakerstreet221b.de/canon/spec.htm

Coincidentally, the post on speckled band was your 221st and your initials are b.b - 221B?? :twisted:

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Originally Posted by nirosha sen

Under the God Tree

In our compound, is a humongous mango tree that stands like a silent sentinel to greet and guard all that is within its presence. It is a towering 10 meters in height, perched on a high mound of earth, a stone's throw from the bungalow we lived in.

This is a tree that holds one in fear and awe for it has its own dark history!! The magnificence of its wide, stretched out canopy, with its dark green foliage, holds any onlooker spellbound!! For beyond its towering presence, was something far more sinister. In the paleness of a moonlit night, the shadows it casts itself, leaves one breathless with apprehension!

The story of the tree was told to us in hushed tones and whispers only, for none dared to raise their voices for fear of being heard by the unseen resident who lives in it!! But the full story of this tree only came to light when Kitchan, the old timer who came to do some odd jobs around the compound, came by one morning.

Kitchan had lived in the same estate for as long as he can remember!! Right from the old colonial days when it was the British planters who had occupied the bungalow where we now lived. Kitchan used to be house-boy, when he witnessed the old gardener planting the new mango sapling in the foreground of the compound. That was nearly some 40 years ago ..........

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Continuing the God Tree .....

Unknown to many, Muniandy the gardener, was a practitioner of the Occult!! He desperately needed to control the White Manager's household so as to create a dependance on him as old age was catching up with him! With his retirement in sight within the next few years, Muniandy needed to act fast. So, he devised this plan of conjuring a spirit which had been roaming the fringes of the estate land and infiltrated the bungalow with its presence!!


Soon, strange happenings began to take place in the White Manager's household!! Things were moving on their own, pots and pans started rattling in the kitchen and the worst was of course, the disturbance to the occupants of the house itself!! Adults and children were pulled and thrown out of their beds as they slept, in the middle of the night!! Strange apparations were also seen that left everyone fearful! Even in broad daylight, things were flying in mid-air that left everyone just way too terrified to continue living in the house!!

In desperation, the Manager sought the help of the Kanggani to resolve this problem!! And on the pretext of helping out, Muniandy wormed his way in ..........