Desi Olympics 2000

To Lubna,

It is so sad to see your indignation. Where were you when your beloved t-bhai was posting about the rape of handicapped in kerala which had no relevance what so ever. Ask t-bhai about the meaning of integrity. By the way, the spitting contest that is posted here by your t-bhai is word for word from a post by hamidm a year or so ago.

I remeber hamid posted it as a tribute to some region of pakistan. It was humourous, poetic, I wish hamid has the original and he posts it here to contrast the sterile copying.

Take it easy, dont make me a topic.

ras siddiqui #29:

[...And by the way Canada earned 15 total medals in the last winter Olympics and is sure to win some
more in the next one. Will South Asia do better?...]

south asia in WINTER olympics? OK.

[...(Notice that I did not say India here but was
sure tempted)...]

hey, resist everything but temptation. as the ad goes - whatever calamities you can think of...bring it on.

Jay #33:

Why are you dragging others into this? Or are you not man enough to fight me on a one-to-one basis? But since you`ve asked, let me answer. You asked me where I was at the time - right here. If my memory serves me correctly, (hell, I`ll just repost it for you here), the post about the rape of the handicapped was a plea to you to clean up the mess in your own backyard before pointing your dirty little finger at other people`s messes. And as far as its relevance is concerned, it was just as relevant as YOUR posts on that board (or anywhere else for that matter).

Now, compare t`s post to your own re the incident in Kuwait (also reposted below so you won`t have to go around looking for it - oh i`m so helpful :)). Now... which one should one be offended by? Hope this cheers you up - you seemed to have been somewhat saddened by my earlier actions.

And since I`m feeling too lazy to travel aaaaaaall the way to the other message board to reply to your other post - taking it easy like you told me to - I`ll just do it here. Save time for both of us. So, to answer your question, again, I was right here. You could have continued the gutter talk for as long as you`d wanted to without referring to the deaths - wouldn`t have minded at all. In fact, you have been pointing our gutters out to us for a very long time - never made me sick. This time you did - sorry to puke all over you - only gutter I could find at the time - am not familiar with our gutters you see. Maybe you can help?

Oh and one more thing - I wasn`t supporting any brothers - don`t have any - was just disgusted by your total disregard for the loss of four human lives. And btw, who said women are excluded from jihad - do you even know what jihad really is?

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Re: Lube or Lubna or whatever

``And btw, who said women are excluded from jihad - do you even know what jihad really is?``

What Jihad ``really is`` hardly matters. What it has been surfacing as lately is a call and rallying point for Islamic terror....all over the world from Chechnya to Phillipines to Israel to India to US.

ahmadb#32

Just for the records:

Abdul Khaliq 100 meters sprint

Mohammad Talib 110 meters hurdles

ps: snafu in transmission.Pls read on....

Abdul Khaliq 100 meters sprint

Mohd. Talib 110 meters hurdles

Nawaz Khan Javelin

Mohd. Iqbal Hammer

Mubarak Shah 3000 meters Steeplechase

Allak Rakha Pole Vault.

All of them held asian records in their respective

items and won gold medals in 1954,1958 and 1962

Asian Games held in Manila,Tokyo and Jakarta

respectively.However,none of them could win a

medal at any of the Olympics.

Regards.

In response to Banjaara (Reply # 37)

Dear Banjaara:

You are right about Abdul Khaliq. He was a sprinter only (as far as I remember). I have seem Mohammad Talib doing both (by the way, I was a very active osbservor/participant in the track and field athletics). However, I started reacting on this board when I noticed some confusion regarding Pakistan`s Olympic victories. I need not, however, remind of those days when Pakistan replaced India as the prime winner in Field Hockey (though both teams outperfomed the rest of the world, of course once upon a time).

Sincerely, Bilal Ahmad

ALL CHOWKWALLA:

Let us talk about the Olympics, not gutter Olympics.

Sincerely, Bilal Ahmad

P.S. Lubna, please leave Jay alone. Let him release some of his tensions on the Chowk. I must, however, accept that Jay has great potential to play a positive role on the Chowk as well as in reducing unnecessary bickering between India and Pakistan. Jay, I miss your positive posts. Please consider.

BAhmed #32

I think matter is clarified by another person. I did not remember the event. But it was I think 1960 Olympics.

I can call Mr. Talib to confirm it:-)

I dont want to comment on the sports part of the article because I have full faith in the Pakistani nation that given the proper infrastructure they will rise above these odds and claim glory.

I wish however to comment on your insistence on the US being your country ... Adopted hee sahi...

I want you to comment on how you feel about Lazio, Hilary, Guliani, Corzine, Bob Franks .. G W

and Gore ... and about the comments that they made in the on going election campaign.

If I were an American I would be ashamed!!!!!!!!!

krashid #30 Thanks for mentioning Talib whom I did not know about.

Mr Ahmed #40:

As much as I respect you and your contributions to the discussions on Chowk (find them very informative) - I have to say this:

Hey, I wasn`t the one who started the gutter talk! And I HAD been leaving Jay alone until he started all that about the deaths. Don`t want to bother with Jay - my energy resources are too precious to be wasted on him - but he asked me something to which I replied.

As far as his potential to play a ``positive`` role on Chowk is concerned: we all have the potential to do a lot - good and bad - it`s only a matter of choosing which direction to take. He obviously has made the choice to use his potential energy negatively. I admit I haven`t been here long - but I have yet to come across a post by Jay that can be considered as a positive contribution. And why does he have to spoil it for the rest of us by releasing his tensions HERE?

Re Mr T-Rex or whatever your name is #36:

(L-U-B-N-A = LUBNA - is that too difficult for you?)

[[What Jihad ``really is`` hardly matters. What it has been surfacing as lately is a call and rallying point for Islamic terror....all over the world from Chechnya to Phillipines to Israel to India to US.]]

Well, what can I say? There are people like Mr Jay (oh I respect him so much) in every country, found in every religion, including Islam.

Mr Siddiqui:

I`m so sorry to take up so much space on your board. I hope you understand and can forgive me. By the way, entertaining article - I share your disappointment with the performance of the South Asian teams at the Olympics. Serious question - weren`t they thinking about introducing cricket into the Games as well some years back?

In response to krashid (Reply # 42)

Dear Rashid:

In 1960 Olympics, it was Lee Calhoun (not Talib)who won the 110 meter hurdles. This is what I found in the ``Encyclopedia Britannica``:

``Calhoun was suspended from amateur athletics in 1958 for receiving gifts on a television game show. In 1960 he tied Martin Lauer`s world record of 13.2 seconds for the 110-metre hurdles. At the 1960 Olympics in Rome he won another gold medal in the 110-metre hurdles; in an even closer race, he and American Willie May were officially clocked at 13.8 seconds, and the automatic timer showed Calhoun winning by only 0.01 second.``

Sincerely, Bilal Ahmad

Dear Rashid:

To further avoid any ambiguity. Here is a list of 110 meters hurdle OLympic winners (1896-1996).

Year Winner Nation Result

1896 Thomas Curtis USA 17.6

1900 Alvin Kraenzlein USA 15.4

1904 Frederick Schule USA 16.0

1908 Forrest Smithson USA 15.0

1912 Frederick Kelly USA 15.1

1920 Earl Thomson Canada 14.8

1924 Daniel Kinsey USA 15.0

1928 Sydney Atkinson South Africa 14.8

1932 George Saling USA 14.6

1936 Forrest Towns USA 14.2

1948 William Porter USA 13.9

1952 Harrison Dillard USA 13.7

1956 Lee Calhoun USA 13.5

1960 Lee Calhoun USA 13.8

1964 Hayes Jones USA 13.6

1968 Willie Davenport USA 13.3

1972 Rod Milburn USA 13.24

1976 Guy Drut France 13.30

1980 Thomas Munkelt East Germany 13.39

1984 Roger Kingdom USA 13.20

1988 Roger Kingdom USA 12.98

1992 Mark McKoy Canada 13.12

1996 Allen Johnson USA 12.95

Sincerely, Bilal Ahmad

P.S. Are you sure that you are not confusing the World Olympics with some other games?

dear Ras,

a pleasure to read.

shandana

KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Four Pakistani workers died after inhaling toxic gases in a sewage manhole in a private farm west of Kuwait City, newspapers reported Thursday.

//some people seek gutters wherever they go, kuwait or even on the internet. cheers.

Such warped reasoning - truly amazing.

At the risk/peril of encouraging you i have to add - the bit about the beggars union in Kerela was amusing. are you an analyst by any chance??