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The Collage of Modern Life

Ahmad Bilal June 17, 2004

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#14 Posted by AhmadBilal on June 21, 2004 6:38:31 pm
Thanks everyone for your comments (especially the negative ones). The allegations of some parts being stereotypical were particularly interesting. I agree that if you read it as news analysis (which it wasn’t intended to be) as opposed to an abstract piece of writing, then some parts of it may seem stereotypical. But then stereotypes are also part of the collage of modern life, so I remain open to all interpretations. :) Peace.
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#13 Posted by nikki7777 on June 20, 2004 10:12:52 am
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#11 Posted by labyrinth1 on June 19, 2004 7:47:52 am
Ahh old college days .. nothin could replace those memories --
good work Bilal --
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#10 Posted by M.B.Z.Isphahani on June 18, 2004 7:52:07 pm
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#9 Posted by sri on June 18, 2004 1:42:14 pm

Bwaaah..... Bwwaaaahhhhh...... Bwaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh....


this is very good..... the rhyming whining is so melodious.... touched my soul.... bwaaahhhhhh.
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#8 Posted by takhta_ginnee on June 18, 2004 9:08:36 am
#6 by soundmeister

- E-F-B and back to E is a horrible sequence.

You obviously not a musician, Bilal, so stop purrtending to be one.


The author talks of playing out of tune...
Only a musician would know what is and what is not a horrible sequence.
d-uh!
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#7 Posted by ballukhan on June 18, 2004 7:33:01 am
``Jews high on holocaust’s memory. Continued blackmail of humanity``

Nothing can be more revulsive than the above steroetype!!!!
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#6 Posted by soundmeister on June 18, 2004 7:32:48 am
Coupla dampeners to this lovefest:
- Playing out of tune IS a crime
- E-F-B and back to E is a horrible sequence.

You obviously not a musician, Bilal, so stop purrtending to be one.

Disgustedly yours
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#5 Posted by veeresh on June 18, 2004 2:17:01 am
What you say required eyes to be bright,
And open in the first case, right?

But here is the small flaw in your romp,
If your eyes are shut then you sink in a swamp?

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#4 Posted by takhta_ginnee on June 18, 2004 2:07:55 am
Well worded and brilliantly weaved.

``Chants of crusade and jihad. March of armed Hindu maniacs under a peaceful façade. Jews high on holocaust’s memory.``

I thought I was the only one who thought jews were over-whining about the holocaust. Though it has spurned a whole Hollywood sub-industry (Schindler`s list, La dolce vita, Saving Pvt. Ryan, Band of Brothers etc)

#1 by Lord_Dirtier_2
Your university must have been one sad place friend Ahmed Bilal.

Heheh, 4 years at a place like that can make or break you. Though one thing is for sure, situated at such a great distance from decent civilization, the university ensures everyone stays inside. Resulting in a psycho-analyst`s paradise. A range of human emotions expressed in a variety of intensities are displayed there. Viva giki.



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#3 Posted by aggressivesoul on June 17, 2004 9:46:15 pm
this is good! plus the rhyming adds a nice touch to it..

watch GEO News and drink Mountain Dews :p
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#2 Posted by rozaiba on June 17, 2004 6:15:28 pm
Good stuff Ahmed. Keep playing out of tune!

Cheers!
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#1 Posted by Lord_Dirtier_2 on June 17, 2004 1:33:04 pm
Your university must have been one sad place friend Ahmed Bilal.
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    #14 AhmadBilal
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    #11 labyrinth1
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    #8 takhta_ginnee
    #7 ballukhan
    #6 soundmeister
    #5 veeresh
    #4 takhta_ginnee
    #3 aggressivesoul
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