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Funnycontrol | e-Rupi pilot, meme wisdom and Indian parents
e-Rupi is like the handkerchief with which you can block a seat on the bus or claim ownership of the Qutub Minar in a literal translation of that old joke.
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Funnycontrol: (Foot)notes on the (in)glorious (un)certainties of FIFA World Cup (Qatar) 2022
Some of the rules for spectators have been more confounding than trying to understand the off-side rule.
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Funnycontrol | FTX updates: Crypto trumps comedy
When fact is funnier than fiction
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Funnycontrol | Twitter headquarters or Big Boss ka ghar? Time for an audience poll
What percentage of employees will opt-in to work at "extremely hardcore" Twitter 2.0? Take our Twitter poll on Twitter
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Funnycontrol | FTX: F** the exchange. No Stern Bears to see here. Keep it moving
At the time of going to press, there is equal uncertainty on how both the T20 World Cup final and the story of FTX will play out.
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Funnycontrol | All you need to know about CBDC: Central Blank Denial Currency
Central Blank Denial Currency is the new digital currency issued by Rehearsed Bank of India.
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Elon Musk demands $8 to make Trump Great Again, Funnycontrol investigates
Funnycontrol investigates why people are going blue in the face over a blue tick.
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Funnycontrol | An open letter to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak’s Halloween costume and the UK's cost of living in these times.
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Funnycontrol | Somewhat 2079
Plus, why Virat is well and truly the complete share package, and only a fool would sell him on the dip.
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Funnycontrol | Where to invest Rs 1 lakh if you’re not a motivational speaker
Tip 5: Stay away from crypto till Bitcoin falls lower than the current popularity ratings of Joe Biden. At that level, even an NFT of Kamala Harris saying “We did it Joe” would be a multi-bagger.
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Funnycontrol: Some noble, some prized observations
Understanding Nobel Prize-winning work in medicine, chemistry and physics, through a uniquely Indian lens and within the framework of the Maa ki Mamta principle.
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Funnycontrol presents 'Bai weekly': Newsy takeaways from the fortnight that was
A coup that wasn't a coup, a space science experiment gone wrong, quantitative easing in the middle of a quantitative tightening program and other tickling events from the past fortnight.
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Funnycontrol | He was dancing in the moonlight before he was fired
Statutory disclosure: I also moonlight as a spiritual guru apart from writing these columns.
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Funnycontrol | When you just can’t quite seem to quit quietly
A social experiment in quiet quitting in all spheres of life.
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Funnycontrol | How to be a billion-dollar swimmer in India's Sillycon Valley
It’s hard to engage in quiet quitting in the middle of a torrential downpour.
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Funnycontrol | Close shave with 18-hour days
“Eat well and stay fit, but put in the 18 hour days for at least 4-5 years,” said the CEO.
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Funnycontrol | One nation, one charger
in the 1990s, India had a similar Universal Charging Device. It’s name was Sachin Tendulkar. All you had to do was chant “Sachin, Sachin”, and the whole nation would get charged up.
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Funnycontrol | Financial markets and the original pyramid scheme
Why you need to watch out for any post that begins with “7 lessons from Warren Buffet: Thread”, and other tips to side-step bad markets advice.
FEATURES
RIP Rakesh Jhunjhunwala: A giant from my childhood home
Remembering Rakesh Jhunjhunwala ( July 5, 1960 - August 14, 2022)
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Loving my selfies with the James Webb Space Telescope, says Ganesha
Funnycontrol explores the astrological, astronomical and nonsensical significance of the James Webb telescope.
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Funnycontrol | Open letter to the Rupee
Dear Rupee, every time you go down, my blood pressure goes up. Unfortunately unlike forex, there is no hedging product for cardiac arrest.
POLITICS
Funnycontrol | Entertainment Directorate raids Someday Rot
Funnycontrol explores the difference between crash test and floor test.
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Funnycontrol | The markets will rise unless they fall, says Ganesha
Funnycontrol explores the best places to study astrology and make a killing post-retirement
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Funnycontrol | International Yoga Day 2022: Market crash asanas
Remember, just because the market is crashing, doesn’t mean your paunch must also hit the floor.
