Indian Wins Spelling Bee, Again; Telugu Gal Snigdha Nandipati is 2012 Bee Champion

Snigdha Nandipati won the 2012 Spelling Bee Championship at the Gaylord Hotel in Washington DC this evening. The winning word was GUETAPENS. Snigdha Nandipati Age 14, 8th grade School: Francis Parker School Hometown: San Diego, California At the end, the battle was between the three Indian kids Snigdha Nandipati, Arvind Mahankali and Stuti Mishra. Then […]

Obama Declares War on 54,000 Poor People, Massively Screws Cheap Chinatown Buses

In an effective declaration of war on on tens of thousands of poor Americans, the Obama administration today shut down 26 low-cost Chinatown buses alleging safety violations. The U.S. Department of Transportation boasted that it was “the largest single safety crackdown in the agency’s history.” Besides shutting down the 26 Chinatown buses, the Federal Motor […]

3 Indian Kids Reach Spelling Bee 2012 Finals

Indian Kid Snigdha Nandipati is 2012 Bee Champion Of the 20 Indian-Americans who participated in the 2012 Spelling Bee semifinals in Washington DC today, only three were left standing at the end. The three desi kids who will vie for the top honors in the finals this evening are: Stuti Mishra Arvind Mahankali Snigdha Nandipati […]

Quote of the Day – A Famous Bihari

One cannot judge the value of an opinion simply by the amount of courage that is required in holding it. – A famous Bihari in an unfinished essay on writer Evelyn Waugh, 1949 Do you schmucks know the identity of this famous Bihari? Since God has not bestowed Indians with enough gray matter, my innate […]

Largo Winch – Nice French Action Thriller

My bosom pals on SI know I greatly relished French director Jérôme Salle’s Anthony Zimmer (Sophie Marceau, Yvan Attal). Anthony Zimmer is a classy film, far superior to the crude Hollywood remake The Tourist featuring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. Between Sophie Marceau and Angelina Jolie, I’d take Sophie in a heartbeat. Sophie oozes class […]

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