Power cuts

Since our college is situated outside the city's limits, it was subjected to the long power cuts recommended by our so-called 'farmer friendly' government. This was especially a problem right through the months of March and April cos that was when students of the 2nd and 3rd years were having their lab internals, and 4th year students had their seminars. And not to mention the scorching summer. You're not allowed to leave the labs though theres no power for hours together. The lab incharge can wander off to the canteen or staff room, but the rest of us have to be baked in that AC-less pigeon hole!

Anyone with half a brain can come up with the idea to buy a generator so that the power cuts doesn't cause any inconvenience to anyone. But then that's CVSR. No generators, few UPS. That gives the wicked and the cunning a field day. They decide that the lab marks will be based on the student's performance in Viva voce. Which indirectly means, they'll add marks to their favorites and screw the rest! Its just the chance that the vultures were looking for all through the semester.

Considering that the college just has one LCD projector, which they guard with their lives (and store in a locker?? Cos the previous one was stolen??), its not that hard to believe that we dont have a generator. (to be continued..)

Kosha Murka

An anagram of this spineless, pathetic loser's name. Was supposed to be Homer's chela. Which is why, as incompetent as he was, he still managed to stay on as a lecturer, until a semester ago.

It was like a free hour whenever he was in class. People would do everything from taking a nap, reading a novel/newspaper, solving word puzzles, listening to FM/mp3 players to just plain gossipping. I must confess to doing one or all of the above mentioned in every class of his. That's how it was with everyone.

There was this one time when my classmate brought a digicam to the class to take his picture and mock his pitiful excuse for a frame, later. Anyways she actually took a pic, with flash no less, when he was facing the class! (Quite gutsy, dont you think?) He was so shocked that he turned back to the board and continued scribbling! Couldn't utter a word. It probably occurred to him a minute or two later, that he ought to say something. So, he comes to her and says "What're you doing?". Doesn't get an answer, so repeats it. Still no answer. So he goes back to the dais and resumes the lecture!! =))
Of course, the little boy did go back and complain to 'Mommy' (read Homer). The girl, fortunately got off easily.

I've yelled 'Loser' whenever he passed by, many times. He's seen me throwing paper balls at someone during his class but couldn't muster enough courage to say anything :D

This other time, he saw some guys talking. Said "change your benches". Some people start laughing and someone said "What?? Change benches aa?". He hears it, corrects himself and says "Change your positions". Of course that made people laugh harder!

I have to apologise for this very limited collection of quotes, cos I never did listen to him in class. Nobody did. Anyways, here goes..

If you know the concept, the algorithm very easier
They become very fundamentals
Why are you always shouting? Why are you always murmuring? : I didnt know you could do both at once..
This is a status of your standard : Look who's talking about standards!
Again you are going to study in MMS, so pay interest: We never had a subject with that name. So what he meant, is beyond me.

Homer Obituary contd...

A conclusion to the Homer-chapter of CVSR..:

Draw roughly so as to avoid the time
Today is absent for you: Has a philosophical ring to it, doesn't it??
Within a permitted permisses....
In your exams, your selection of questions is very peculiar: So is your choice of words..
The number of networks we are able to have more number of networks
Explain a detailed information about...
In the yesterday only we saw the algorithm...: Who are we going to see today?
There may be fair chances of crash may occur in the system
There might be some error which has detected: The error detects stuff?
In order to rectify from this crash
In an affective manner
Which is basically relevanted

The George Bush-like word/phrase inventions:
mis-utilising
permisses: There is no such word..!
Fash your wace: He was trying to indicate someone was feeling sleepy. Himself??

We will sorely miss you(??)

D'OH-III : Obituary/Innovation

Don't worry.. our beloved homer isn't dead. He has just taken his pea-size intellect and his ornate vocabulary to a different college. So, this two part post is dedicated to his memory.. He's been replaced by a telugu poetry-writing, B.tech-pass scumbag who teaches you that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. The other side might have no grass or is actually not cultivable...!!! More on him later.

Now that the post is going over and above the reader's head, I better get back to the anecdote that I was gonna narrate...

This one time, Homer gave us a problem to solve. Not surprisingly, noone was able to solve it. He says that as future-engineers, we should not solve all problems in the traditional way but should come up with innovative ideas ourselves to try and solve them. To illustrate this, he comes up with the following example:

(In order to retain the humour, the writer had to stick to the original language. A translation is of course provided for those who find it difficult to understand)

Meeru eppudaina LG ad chusara? (Have you ever seen the LG ad?)


LG ad chudaleda?? TV lo eppudu vesthu vuntadu kada... (Never seen the ad?? They keep showing it on TV)

Adey, football aduthu vuntaru. Oka car velthundi... (They play football, a car passes by..)


Adeynayya, varsham paduthu vuntundi... Aa abbayi ki sarigga kanipinchadu (Its raining and the boy cant see clearly..)


Appudu emavuthundi?? ( What happens then?)

A car ni chusi, aa abbayi ki oka idea vasthundi.. (The boy gets an idea by looking at the car)

Car ki emi vuntundi?? (What does a car have??)

<"Wipers" say everybody in unison>

And then Homer says...

Diapers


Then he repeats it..
Cars have diapers.. so, daanini chusi, this boy gets an idea. And he puts diapers on his glasses to see clearly.

Imagine everybody's condition.. They had to shut up and keep a straight face when someone kept saying "Cars have diapers" Or they would have been thrown out of the class. Should have seen the confidence with which he said it. As if he knew exactly what he was saying, like always.
All that the example taught us was that not only does Homer not know what diapers are, he doesn't know what wipers are, either... If cars have diapers, then do babies wear wipers???
Alright, nobody's perfect. Everybody makes mistakes.. But c'mon! How many people cant tell the difference between a wiper and a diaper? And how many of them get to boss others around and keep pointing their mistakes out?? Think about it..