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Zwingli’s Zurich

Banjaara July 15, 2004

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#20 Posted by nb on July 17, 2004 8:15:55 pm
wow, harimau, you`re soooo lucky. did you eat a lot of choccies and cheese?
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#19 Posted by Banjaara on July 17, 2004 7:16:30 pm
nooralain#18

James Joyce lived in Zurich during the first world war and again came back to Zurich in 1941 where he died shortly. He is buried in Friedhof Fluntern (Fluntern Cemetry) which is located on one of the highest hills in the Zurichberg district,wherefrom you get an excellent view of Zurich city. It is not close to Grossmunster or the other Cathedrals, but is situated at a distance of about ten kilometers.Even though Joyce is a literary giant and an important personality, I did not deem it necessary to discuss him in a travelogue which was concentrating on the architectural aspect of the old city.


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#18 Posted by nooralain on July 17, 2004 6:12:12 pm
banjaara,

interesting travelogue. . .i wonder, with your mention of swiss banks, top name designer companies, and what not, did you have a chance to visit the site where the irish author james joyce is buried. . .that is at the highest vantage point in zurich is it not, and not too far away from one of the cathedrals you describe? perhaps you missed that particular highlight of your travels? or perhaps it just wasn`t so important to mention?!

and those of you who consider yourselves to be gentlemen. . .this is a travelogue about europe. there was no need to either bring up or respond to anything regarding islam and hinduism. honestly. . . .*sigh*.
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#17 Posted by khamkhwa. on July 17, 2004 5:10:44 pm
Gentlemen!
Could you please take it elsewhere. Much obliged. Harimau, I expect some feedback from you since you have travelled extensively in that area.
Regards.
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#16 Posted by harimau on July 17, 2004 4:31:16 pm
Ref ali_1 #14

[Here is a nice humorous verse from bhagawad gita, enjoy.

``Of the many headed non-poisonous serpents, I am the divine anantha. I forbid thou from patting thy holy cow on the rump, `cause thy holy cow will get mad and kick thee in thine divine nuts, and then refuse to service thy widower pitaji, who`ll then have to go after other farm animals like arjuna and krishna. And I will appear in this world in my original trancendental form by my internal potency.`` Chapter 6 Verse 10]

Sounds more like a verse from the chapter titled ``The Cow`` (Al-Baqara) in the Koran!

Chapter 2 Verse 222 onwards starts talking about wives. Is that a subtle reference to what a woman in a burqa looks like underneath?
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#15 Posted by Banjaara on July 17, 2004 3:00:52 pm
Jang: I did not see any film crew during my sojourns in Switzerland. They usually arrive in summer, whereas, I was there in March which is still cold by Bombay and Madras standard.

Zwingli and James Joyce would be turning in their graves, watching a cyber war on Zurich by the followers of Mohammad and Shiva.The dog-fights over Zurich have provided me with an idea to write about Ayodhya, concentrating on Babri Masjid and Hanuman GaRhi. I am sure the followers of the two faith would have enough cannon-fodder to destroy each other and in the process I might cross hundred interacts for the first time;)
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#14 Posted by ali_1 on July 17, 2004 1:13:46 pm
#13 by harimau
[``Well, how about a nice humorous verse from the Koran? You think you can manage one? How about something about hitting an idolater on the head?``]

Here is a nice humorous verse from bhagawad gita, enjoy.

``Of the many headed non-poisonous serpents, I am the divine anantha. I forbid thou from patting thy holy cow on the rump, `cause thy holy cow will get mad and kick thee in thine divine nuts, and then refuse to service thy widower pitaji, who`ll then have to go after other farm animals like arjuna and krishna. And I will appear in this world in my original trancendental form by my internal potency.`` Chapter 6 Verse 10
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#13 Posted by harimau on July 17, 2004 10:28:09 am
Ref Mullah32 #12

[harimau: you wouldnt know humor if it hit you on your head.]

Well, how about a nice humorous verse from the Koran? You think you can manage one? How about something about hitting an idolater on the head?
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#12 Posted by tahmed32 on July 17, 2004 9:22:35 am
harimau: you wouldnt know humor if it hit you on your head.
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#11 Posted by harimau on July 17, 2004 6:44:08 am
Ref nb #9

[...yes, harimau where were you??]

On the ``Sanatana Dharma`` board? Don`t have anything to contribute on the religion. Too lazy to post other than intermittently for the last month or so.

If you meant Switzerland, you must be a mind reader! On top of Jungfraujoch where the restaurant is named ``Bollywood`` and serves Indian food and the commonest language I heard at the visitor center was Tamil!
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#10 Posted by harimau on July 17, 2004 6:44:08 am
Ref jang #6

[Banjara

Did you see any hindi or tamil movie shoots taking place in front of a tram or something? It seems that if stay for more than 2 hrs on zurich airport, you tend to hit at least one crew or some starlets (you can tell them by the way they seem to have only a makeup-kit as hand-baggage)]

I am told that in some of the more common locales for movie shoots, there are signs in Hindi!
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#9 Posted by nb on July 16, 2004 9:01:31 pm
sounds just beautiful-i`m going back to europe next year!
yes, harimau where were you??
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#8 Posted by harimau on July 16, 2004 2:24:26 pm
Ref ali_1 #5

Trolling for gay dates on yet another board?
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#7 Posted by harimau on July 16, 2004 2:24:26 pm
Ref Mullah32 #4

At least Banjaara has a sense of humor! He caught on even though I left out the smiley.
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#6 Posted by jang on July 16, 2004 2:24:25 pm
Banjara

Did you see any hindi or tamil movie shoots taking place in front of a tram or something? It seems that if stay for more than 2 hrs on zurich airport, you tend to hit at least one crew or some starlets (you can tell them by the way they seem to have only a makeup-kit as hand-baggage)
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#5 Posted by ali_1 on July 16, 2004 12:00:51 pm
#4 One of the advantages of having barachota around was that harimau, who fancies himself as the pit-bull/attack dog of hindutva brigade was purring like a pussycat.... read his interacts on the santa ana dharma board.
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