Here is a representative cross-segment of quotes regarding life at IIM-A

"The day I freerode....."
-8kartikj

"Tired..."
-Lakshmikanth Reddy

"Pls wake me up by 7:45"
-Lakshmisha S K

(Statuatory warning: Impulsively writing a status message, while u r in my friend list can be injurious to your future reputation ;) )

"Analytical Dynamics s drivin me crazy ...."

-Arima Adhiyan (I have no clue what analytical dynamics could be, but having studied a paper of mathematics during my graduation, I fully sympathize)

"i have lost ol numbers!"

-Sonam Gupta (Ahh!! the giddy relief of being cut off from the past...unfulfilled crushes, nosy classmates, pushy colleagues...all wiped off in an instant)

"Nobody really cares if you are miserable, so you might as well be happy! "

-8kartikj (I have no clue who this guy is or how he got onto my chat list, but I take strong exception to this message. Somebody does care for my misery!! I CARE FOR MY F******* MISERY SO PISS OFF A********....sorry about the outburst...such thoughtless globe really pisses me off)

And finally appologies for posting so late....will try to be more prompt in the future....lots more interesting quotes to be archived!! :)

"Love is photogenic. It needs darkness to develop."

-Yogesh ( Yogesh is someone who can genuinely be called a "love-guru". The best part?? all his wisdom comes tried and tested from personal experience)

"I'm not here right now"

-Rahul Jayraman (This one is my current favourite for the most banal, ubiquitous, and irritating status update ever...if ur not there then LOG OUT before going away!! its not rocket science u knw)

"Smallville: First decent episode in decades !!!! "

-Mayur Rustagi (I dunno wht he's talking abt...any episode having Kristin Kruek with tht awesomely cute smile is a decent episode!!)

"the craving just got more specific - pork fried momos at momos point :("

-Emon (What can I say...u gotta love them momos!!!)

"CA VA ???"

-Pranav Jha (Don't ask me to explain....If u get it u get it....if u don't u don't)

"koi chamatkaar ho jaaye"

-Raghav Mathur (You said it Mr Mathur...I wish for a miracle too...don't we all??)

"A n I mated."

-Chetkar Jha (The result of this process is the inimitable C Jha...or KAQA as his friends call him...Chetkar has finally revealed the secret behind the artificiality of his intelligence ;-) )

"Can't say abt status"

-Sunil Kumar (Sunil is a very literal kind of guy!!)

"lights will guide you home...www.rid-flections.blogspot.com"

-Riddhi Sharma (See!!... I'm not the only one advertising my blog from my profile :)...seriously though, reading riddhi's blog might actually make u learn something...she's formally trained in mass communication and geuinely cares abt the world...its a rare combo )

"is happy to be myself again..."

-Komal Dave (hmmm...how can people not be themselves...and then revert back?? I don't know...any answers??)

"narcissism is d road 2 nirvana"

-Ipshita Pal (Ipsi didi is usually very intelligent on things...but here she forgot a simpler way to achieve nirvana.... LOVING ME!!! :-) )

"needs a 2nd hand laptop"

-Raghav Mathur (Raghav Sir is quite an intellectual...this quote might not reflect tht...i include it here more as a marker on the changing nature of e-commerce...gmail is acting like a classifieds' 'wanted' section now.)

"....and this part of my life, this part right here, is called faith"

-Emon Goswami (Being from IIM-L, I think Emon should have more faith than he claims to have...still its lesson all of us can learn)

8.) "Lost in LOST!! "

-Kinjal Basu (Here's to the enduring power of TV Sitcoms. I wonder if watching a "Heroes" Marathon will give me superpowers...any ideas??)

6.) "GOOGLEYED"

-By Deepanker (One more area where Google has positioned itself as a contender. Of course it could just be a reference to cricket.)

1.) "An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field."

- Prachee Jha (I can always depend on her for an interesting take on things.)

2.) "facts are buried, conceptions surfaced. Is it really an honest embrace"

-Vick (I don't understand this but it must be something intelligent. Vick is an IITian you see)

3.) "Finally offline on gmail!!!!"

-Mayur Rustagi (I copied this while mayur's status was being shown as idle online. How he cud be online and offline simultaneously i don't profess to know..But again it might be possible.. Mayur is an IITian too!!)

4.) "waiting in exile or resting in peace???question hindu mythology...."

-Nilakkhya Dutta (Very sweet guy, one of my first friends in college..He's like a brother to me...and the only one who can doubt Ram's good intentions in agreeing to exile)

5.) "sme ppl can jst be jerks.."

-Sonam Gupta (I haven't talked to Sonam since class VI...that says something about the longevity of gmail...I include this here because sometimes the most profound truths can be the simplest)

Purpose..

Hi!! The thing about successful blogging (by which I mean blogs that get updated regularly) is that its an exercise in passion..And Passion seems to be a symptom of focussed purpose. So here's the purpose of this blog... Its an exhibition of quotes by the common person, 'Everyman' (hence the name)...There are enough quotes available from celebrities...I sometimes wonder if saying quotable things was a hobby for Oscar Wilde, Pablo Picasso or the inimitable George W Bush [:)]...but I think common people can and do make some remarkably wise, observant and funny statements... I'll start off with the things my friends have written in their Gtalk profiles...I hope they won't mind...Don't worry about the copyright...I won't attribute your quote to anybody else...or to annonymous (which can be worse, for some people)...of course if you don't want your names published send me an email at ferrariwise@gmail.com and I'll see what can be done....So here's another attempt at successful (read regular) blogging...I Hope you like it!!!