Monday, November 24, 2008

Page 56 MEME

Sometime  seemingly  pointless act give you a kick and show that there are so many interesting things around if only you look  around.

Today someone posted a funny riddle of his facebook profile  . It was named "Page 56" . It was a game where user need to do some actitivty and spread the word in his friend list . some of the comments i got were truly amazing .  Idea hit chord with many users its seems . so much so that its spreading  like a meme . 

see for your self 



Rules:

* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.

* Turn to page 56.

* Find the fifth sentence.

* Post that sentence along with these instructions in a note to your wall.

* Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST.


* Publish the sentence ,with the name of book and abuthor .

* spread the word 

Curious about what I  was my finding ?? Read on .. 


"It is a work ethic that has seen him become India's biggest endorsement machine,with 15 brands at the last count ,each earning him a pay cheque of Rs 5 crore ."

India Today ( May 2008 ), cover story KHAN Power . Page No. 56  

My Brother's Finding .

Regular expressions can be complex and confusing

Some more listed below 

"Memories, Harry, are somewhat like pencils." 

Mobius Dick, by Andrew Crumey  (Via  Nikhil Verma )

With religion and family being so highly revered, don't' be surprised if you're constantly grilled about these subjects and receive curious(possibly disapprovingly) looks if you don't 'fit the mould'.
Lonely Planet, India (via Sundeep Maithan)


So there it was - midnight.

Julie & Julia, by Julie Powell (via Vivek


Oversize menus and large tables with room to run around between them strengthen its family appeal.

Time out Magazine, Nov 14-27 Issue. Review of Route 04 (via Indira Bisht  ) 


When the times come, they are critical

Founders at work - Jessica Livingston (via Mayank )
 

Do share your finding in comments . If you are on facebook. you can see some of the responses on my facebook page  .for more details see the google search  here . Have Fun !

1 comment:

Shikha said...

Though I am in office and had no book/magazine near my desk. I do have few ebooks of my interest, which I have thought of reading in leisure time. (I hope ebooks can be counted).

I opened the one "in progress", and here's the 5th line from Page 56

लेकिन जीवन क्या हैं, इसका उसे कोई ओर-छोर नहीं मिल सकता हैं

Book - Neti Neti (from Oshoworld)