From: vganesan@reed.edu (The Phoenix)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.indian,soc.culture.tamil,alt.culture.tamil,alt.culture.us.asian-indian
Subject: Re: alt.culture.kerala (r.f.d. kinda thing)
Date: 22 Jul 92 04:01:34 GMT
Article-I.D.: reed.1992Jul22.040134.10936
Followup-To: alt.flame, vganesan@reed.edu, paulchem@tigger.cs.colorado.edu
Organization: Reed College, Portland, Oregon

In article <1992Jul22.002812.14158@colorado.edu> paulchem@tigger.cs.Colorado.EDU (Icarus) writes:
>In article <1992Jul21.222813.24173@reed.edu> vganesan@reed.edu (The Phoenix) writes:
>>In article <1992Jul21.220752.22710@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> gchacko@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (George W Chacko) writes:
>>>In article <1992Jul21.205638.6574@colorado.edu> paulchem@tigger.cs.Colorado.EDU (Icarus) writes:
>>>
>>>>   Furthermore with 100% literacy we can presume that the 
>>>>   level of discussion will be considerably above the norm 
>>>>   for alt groups in general and culture groups in particular. 
>>>
>>>>        a] The developement of the malayalam language.
>>>>        b] The developement of the keralite society.
>>>

>>On a related note, I wonder how you came up with the figure of 
>>100% literacy. From what I know in Ernakulam district all people
>>between 18 and some upper limit are literate, there really has
>>been no study to my knowledge stretching across the whole of
>>the state. 
>>
>
>1] God, cant even smile without being questioned these days.
>   The whole state was declared 100 literate after the missions,

That's the whole point I am a little suspicious of these "100 literate"
claims, there is  a catch or external factor in these calculation.
How will the state be "100 literate" if there are new born children
everyday, so there must be a qualifying factor like a certain age
group for these calculations.

>   sometime last year.
>    
>
>>From personal exp, I can vouch for atleast two illiterate people
>>in palghat ;-)
>
>2] If I was d.c I would say :
>
>			a] Were they your parents ?

If I was G.C I would reply:

		I think your analysis based on the sonicreatobaby-
makingo genes is wrong, it is rather the stupidoactivato genes that
work in these case based on the Aritomo factor not the Paulisomo genes
which are hampered by the Coliosio membrane and stay too cool


>
>   If I was njan I would say :
>
>			b] Yes, northies are making it to the south these days.

   If I was Arindam Ghosh I would say:

	According to Bahuallah in the fortieth verse of the 22nd
	page in the 12th volume of the great classic
	"Do what I say, then you can "mentally harm" athiests"
	Making comparisions between north and south is meaningless
        for north and south is dependant on the relative position.


>
>	But I am niether of these.
>	So:
>
>			c] I am sure they were in good company.


      Unfortunately I again am neither of those nettors
	So:

		Yes it was enjoyable they never made me feel your
		absence.

>
>2] 
>>
>>Maybe Icarus has forgotton Daedulus advice and is trying
>>to fly too high ;-)
>
> 		a] Icarus has not "forgotton" his fathers advice.
>           Flying too high is the whole point.

No flying smart is the point.

>>
>>The Phoenix(back after Five hundred years of slumber)
>>
>
>		a] Looks like ya need some more :-)

Wish my boss thought the same too ;-)



The Phoenix


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