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When Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft came to Sri Lanka, he had Signed on an
agreement with Minister of posts and telecommunications Mangala Samaraweera
to release the Sihaleese Version of JANNEL 98 (WINDOWS' 98) by end of this
year 1999 Subsequently, they gave a demo on Sinhaleese Version of
WINDOWS'98 (SIN98) to the PRESS people.
The following interesting things (commands & messages) have been observed
from Sinhaleese Version of WINDOWS'98 demo.
File = Pile
Save = Beragannda
Save as = Mehama Beraganada
Save All = Okkoma Beraganada
Help = udhauv
Find = Hoyanda
Find Again = Ayith Hoyanda
Move = Aying venda
Mail = Thapal
Mailer = Piyum Mahaththaya
Zoom = loku koranda
Zoom Out = podi Karanda
Open = Arinda
Close = Whanda
New = aluuth
Old = Parana
Replace = Meka aran araka danada
Run = more...
A general store owner hires a young female clerk who likes to wear very short skirts and thong panties. One day a young man enters the store, glances at the clerk, and glances at the loaves of bread behind the counter. Noticing the length of her skirt (or general lack thereof) and the location of the raisin bread he has a brilliant idea.
"I'd like some raisin bread, please," the man says politely. The clerk nods and climbs up a ladder to reach the raisin bread, which is located on the very top shelf. The young man, standing almost directly beneath her, is provided with an excellent view, just as he had surmised he would be. Once she descends the ladder he muses that he really should get 2 loaves as he is having company for dinner.
As the clerk retrieves the 2nd loaf of bread, one of the other male customers notices what is going on. Thinking quickly, he requests his own loaf of raisin bread so he can continue to enjoy the view. With each trip up the more...
Meredith Vieira says that when she told Time that "The View" had become "a joke" she was referring to the media circus surrounding "The View." The show itself, she explained, is "just unwatchable."
A man was driving home late one afternoon, and he was driving above the speed limit. He notices a police car with its red lights on in his rear view mirror. He thinks "I can outrun this guy," so he floors it and the race is on. The cars are racing down the highway -- 60, 70, 80, 90 miles an hour.
Finally, as his speedometer passes 100, the guy figures "what the heck," and gives up. He pulls over to the curb.
The police officer gets out of his cruiser and approaches the car. He leans down and says "Listen mister, I`ve had a really lousy day, and I just want to go home. Give me a good excuse and I`ll let you go."
The man thought for a moment and said... "Three weeks ago, my wife ran off with a police officer. When I saw your cruiser in my rear view mirror, I thought that you were the officer and that you were trying to give her back to me!"
Some cows view each day as the last roundup, others, merely as another opportunity to stampede. Most cows view the new day as an exciting new opportunityto eat grass and point in the same direction as the other cows.
Art: Given one eight-count box of crayons and three sheets of notebook paper, recreate the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Skin tones should be true to life.
Biology: Create life. Estimate the differences in subsequent human culture if this form of life had developed 500 million years earlier, with special attention to its probable effect on the English Parliamentary System circa 1750. Prove your thesis.
Chemistry: You must identify a poison sample which you will find at your lab table. All necessary equipment has been provided. There are two beakers at your desk, one of which holds the antidote. If the wrong substance is used, it causes instant death. You may begin as soon as the professor injects you with a sample of the poison. (We feel this will give you an incentive to find the correct answer.)
Civil Engineering: This is a practical test of your design and building skills. With the boxes of toothpicks and glue present, build a platform that will wupport your weight more...