“My sympathies are all with the Jews. I have known them intimately in South Africa. The parallel between their treatment by Christians and the treatment of untouchables by Hindus is very close. But my sympathy does not blind me to the requirements of justice. The cry for the national home for the Jews does not make much appeal to me. Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England belongs to the English or France to the French. It is wrong and inhuman to impose the Jews on the Arabs.

Germany is showing to the world how efficiently violence can be worked when it is not hampered by any hypocrisy or weakness masquerading as humanitarianism. If there ever could be a justifiable war in the name of and for humanity, a war against Germany, to prevent the wanton persecution of a whole race, would be completely justified.

“At Google, after you consume all the Google Food you can eat, you will enjoy Rear Cleansing, Front Cleansing, Dryer, and Oscillating options.

At Meetup, there are no options when flushing the toilet.

“Three-quarters of all train travellers in the Netherlands are curious about the person sitting next to them on the train. More than 60 percent even say they would like to strike up a conversation sometime but find it awkward to do so.

“In Venezuela, Johnny Walker Black Label occupies a similar place to champagne in Britain: it is served at the best parties and smartest weddings, usually over ice in a tall glass, for some reason always wrapped in a paper napkin.

“India have now put together 73 century stands for the second wicket in Tests. Dravid has been involved in the last 24.

“The exact origins of the mango are unknown, but most believe that it is native to Southern and Southeast Asia.. Reference to mangoes as the “food of the gods” can be found in the Vedas..

“..if Dravid is serious about a five batsman team in the long run, the current series has entrenched a batsman who is dodgy against the short ball at the expense of perhaps the best player of fast bowling in the Indian team.

“To Westerners, “The Great Wave” seems to be the quintessential Japanese painting, yet it’s quite un-Japanese. Traditional Japanese would have never painted fishermen (one of the lowest and most despised of Japanese classes at the time); Japanese ignored nature; they would not have used perspective; they wouldn’t have paid much attention to the subtle shading of the sky. We like the woodblock print because it is familiar to us. The Giant Wave is a Western painting, seen through Japanese eyes.

“Pot and lame type systems like in C/C++ do not mix.