Comments on: Samir Patel lost out, but Sameer Mishra wins!

By: Sandeep R.

Sandeep R. — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:02:32 +0000

Whew.. that samir patel guy is supposedly incredible.. and the odds are very high in his favor.. have seen him crack really tough ones.. but has lost out quite a few times now…

By: Candadai Tirumalai

Candadai Tirumalai — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:43:33 +0000

I think Norman Tebbit, though described by come as a racist skinhead, felt quite comfortable with “assimilated” people of “foreign” background. An influential member of Margaret Thatcher’s Cabinet, he and his wife were seriously wounded in the Brighton bombings of 20 or so years ago, when the Northern Ireland question affected life on the mainland.

By: lekhni

lekhni — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:37:09 +0000

maxdavinci: Told you I was a Spelling Bee addict Or a Spelling Nazi as DP said it

By: maxdavinci

maxdavinci — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:33:49 +0000

the only person I know who religiously covers the spelling bee. I remm yor prev post last year on the same..

By: lekhni

lekhni — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:04:55 +0000

Candadai Tirumalai: Thanks for elaborating on the Tebbit test for readers I wonder how Tebbit would have reacted to people having dual citizenship?

By: Candadai Tirumalai

Candadai Tirumalai — Sat, 31 May 2008 13:21:16 +0000

I lived in England during the years when the Tebbit test would emege into the news from time to time. That was nearly 20 years ago.
For those not familiar with it, Norman Tebbit, who had his views on immigration, asked which team fans of Indian or West Indian or Pakistani origin in England supported when “their” team played England in Test cricket. To be fair to Tebbit he made it quite clear to a young man of South Asian origin whose speech could not be distinguished from that of the “locals” that he strongly condemned any abuse shouted at him at sports events.