Name Dropping - Page 5

Pie · 10-23-2006, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

i am impressed. I assume you read the novel that contained this character. did you like the character? how many novels has she written? what does Telugu mean? are any of her books available on audible dot com? is she a celebrity in india? abar.

Sorry for the delay -- I was out of town without Internet access. Actually, I haven't read any of her books.

I know, it's criminal. I don't actually speak Telugu, only English. She has never authorized English translations of her works, though they have been translated to a variety of other languages. I believe she has published 22 novels, along with several books of short stories.

She is a celebrity; she routinely is honored for her work. She got an honarary Ph.D. from Andhra University; not bad for a woman who had to drop out of the fourth grade (because she was married, at the age of nine!) Sometimes, when I look at her life and compare it with what I've done with my own, I hang my head in shame.

Aliantha · 10-23-2006, 12:22 AM

I once bonked Gary Sweet.

DucksNuts · 10-23-2006, 12:38 AM

you so did not

did you?

nah, you didnt, he's heaps older than you

did you?

Aliantha · 10-23-2006, 12:40 AM

I did.

DucksNuts · 10-23-2006, 12:58 AM

Colour me suitably impressed

Aliantha · 10-23-2006, 01:00 AM

lol..trust me, the only reason I remember it is because he's famous. The funny thing is, I had no idea who he was till my mate told me he was an actor (this was in the taxi on the way to his place). I thought he was just some dude in a pub. He had a nice house though...and a very cute house mate.

glatt · 10-23-2006, 04:25 PM

I've seen a few famous people around town etc. but nothing too interesting to tell. Mostly newscasters and politicians.

My wife had a good one, but the story is better when spoken.

She had just boarded a plane, and stood in the aisle putting her bag away, when she heard Darth Vader behind her say "excuse me." She stepped aside to let a smiling James Earl Jones go by.

Pangloss62 · 10-23-2006, 07:12 PM

It was 1988. I was checking out with my groceries at the Stop & Shop on Harvard Avenue in Brookline, MA. I grabbed my bags and started heading for the door when out of the corner of my eye I saw that some dude was about to crash into me. He clearly wasn't looking where he was going, so I blurted out "Hey! Watch it!"

It was Michael Dukakis. He had a bag with one pint of Ben & Jerry's. He had lost the election about two days previous. I felt bad because I had voted for him and here I was being kinda rude.

10-23-2006, 12:22 AM	#62
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I once bonked Gary Sweet. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-23-2006, 12:40 AM	#64
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I did. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-23-2006, 01:00 AM	#66
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	lol..trust me, the only reason I remember it is because he's famous. The funny thing is, I had no idea who he was till my mate told me he was an actor (this was in the taxi on the way to his place). I thought he was just some dude in a pub. He had a nice house though...and a very cute house mate. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-23-2006, 07:12 PM	#68
Pangloss62 Lecturer Join Date: May 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 768	Comfort Food It was 1988. I was checking out with my groceries at the Stop & Shop on Harvard Avenue in Brookline, MA. I grabbed my bags and started heading for the door when out of the corner of my eye I saw that some dude was about to crash into me. He clearly wasn't looking where he was going, so I blurted out "Hey! Watch it!" It was Michael Dukakis. He had a bag with one pint of Ben & Jerry's. He had lost the election about two days previous. I felt bad because I had voted for him and here I was being kinda rude. __________________ Things are never as good, or bad, as they seem.

10-23-2006, 12:38 AM	#63
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	you so did not did you? nah, you didnt, he's heaps older than you did you?

10-23-2006, 12:58 AM	#65
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Colour me suitably impressed

10-23-2006, 04:25 PM	#67
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've seen a few famous people around town etc. but nothing too interesting to tell. Mostly newscasters and politicians. My wife had a good one, but the story is better when spoken. She had just boarded a plane, and stood in the aisle putting her bag away, when she heard Darth Vader behind her say "excuse me." She stepped aside to let a smiling James Earl Jones go by.

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