13/07/2010
The fear of long words:
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
In a real world situation if someone with this affliction is ever asked the question…
“Do you have any phobias?”
The likely answer would be…
“I have…. well, sir, I’m afraid to say.
Now that’s just cruel
12/07/2010
The Seven Blunders of the World is a list that Mahatma Gandhi gave to his grandson Arun Gandhi, written on a piece of paper, on their final day together, not too long before his assassination. The seven blunders are:
- Wealth without work
- Pleasure without conscience
- Knowledge without character
- Commerce without morality
- Science without humanity
- Worship without sacrifice
- Politics without principle
Source: Wikipedia