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Few Men Never Get Girl Friends!

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The often repeated topic. It seems to be a mystery until you really start thinking. Why some men can never fall in love or never get girl friends. Many of us just keep complaining, without  thinking on what the inherent problem is. Thankfully, I did it as a case study and found out some important issues which might concur with a majority of people who are rocking the same boat as mine. 1)  You always sit in the last bench with the other class comrades who feel that its possible to get marks sitting in last row. In case of workplace, no girls are there in your project and you have like minded  people l ike you as colleagues and wherein your entertainment oscillates between the bars and cinema theaters. 2)  You obviously cant groove and dance, and dance around in a group in a disc by just shaking your head or grooving your hip. Desi music directors are your favorites. You can't wait for a bangra number to crop up.  Unfortunately, you are too adept at dancing ...

Challenging Environment - A Japanese Story

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The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring in the fish. If the return trip took more than a few days, the fish were not fresh. The Japanese did not like the taste.  To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen and they did not like frozen fish. The frozen fish brought a lower price. So fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little thrashing around, the fish stopped moving. They were tired and dull, but alive.  Unfortunately, the Japanese could still taste the difference. Because th...