Path: Lehigh.EDU!netnews.upenn.edu!news.cc.swarthmore.edu!news.cse.psu.edu!uwm.edu!newsfeed.internetmci.com!zdc!zippo!drn From: Vandana Newsgroups: rec.music.indian.misc Subject: Nuts' Amazing Frustometer Revisited! Date: 25 Jun 1996 15:17:41 -0700 Organization: Intel Corp. Lines: 109 Message-ID: <4qpoi5$osb@doc.zippo.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: proxy.fm.intel.com Most of us have a love-hate relationship with RMIM. It intrigues, interests, and informs us, well, atleast most of the time, but sometimes, it befuddles, angers and frustrates us. A couple of years back, the "I love Sanjay Dutt/I hate Sanjay Dutt" threads were rampant on RMIM and Nuts came up with this hilarious device called "The Amazing Frustometer" which can be found in Sami's homepage under the funny articles section : http://www.lehigh.edu/sm0e/public/www-data/sami.html Here's an adaptation of the frustometer to reflect more recent times. If there is something here which reminds you of yourself or someone you know, let me assure you that no offence was intended. ============================================================================== Nuts' Amazing Frustometer Revisited ----------------------------------- Let's make a list of .... Ok, here's my list of top 20 Lata songs by RDB. How can there just be 20? How can there be TWENTY!! YOU have excellent taste, I love every song in your list. Surely you jest, I don't have any of these in MY collection. Teasing songs of RDB. RDB has class. I agree. LP doesn't have class. But, LP was popular. Was LP popular? Yes, because "Saagar" was a flop. Was "Saagar" a flop? Yes, because RD said so. Has the latest Chitrahaar been posted? I did not see it. My Top 20 Kishore songs sung by Kishore. Pardon me, but who is Kishore? Don't flaunt your ignorance on this group. Kishore is the singer who married Madhubala and changed his name. Let's make a list of popular lists on RMIM. Is anyone saving all this? P-Stats and Lyrics please. I don't know this song because it is too new. I don't know this song because it is too old. It is Song #56 in ITRANS. hi! Just wanted to make sure my name was on RMIM today. I am shocked this song is not in ITRANS. Why don't you contribute to ITRANS? I don't know Hindi, infact I rarely listen to Hindi songs. List of songs NOT in ITRANS. List of Rain songs NOT in ITRANS. Does anyone know the P-stats of this song: ....? I think it is from XYZ. I don't think it is from XYZ, but I don't know where it is from. I don't know. I don't know either, but I have heard the song, if that helps. It might be an RD composition. I AM POSITIVE THAT IT IS FROM ABC. My HMV cassette says it is from PQR, here are the P-stats. (They may be wrong.) See it is not by RDB, it is by Bappi. Bappi was good. Your taste is pathetic. Your attitude is disgusting, let's discuss the larger cosmic truths instead. RMIMeet on the East Coast - Details! How come you did not invite me? I did too! Rain songs by RDB. The train on the rain is merely a pain. Pain songs by RDB. Has the latest RJGK been posted yet? RDB is the BEST. We bow before you, O omniscient being! Enlighten us! I will not respond to such language. Calm down, I am sure he was kidding.(Was he not?) Let's keep the spirit of RMIM. But I am sure he was kidding (I think so). RMIMeet on the West Coast - Details! Lyrics Request for a Talat song. It is Song #20 in the ITRANS. Talat was a sad man. Yes, but Salil made him happy. RDB was better than anyone before. But how can you compare RDB to his illustrious predecessors? He is not in the same class as SJ, Naushad and SC.He may be on par with S.N.Tripathi and Chitragupta. What do you mean by implying S.N.Tripathi was not good? No no, What I meant was he was not popular. What do mean by placing ShankyJ on par with Naushad? No no, What I meant was Naushad was good and SJ were popular. List of songs with "MaraThi" words. Does anyone know the meaning of these Bhojpuri(?) words in this song? It is Mythili, not Bhojpuri. (I know both Mythili and Bhojpuri.) Let's make another list of "Madrasi" songs. I don't know any, so everyone please contribute. I know one song. I know one more. Did anyone mention this ? Can anyone please post the lyrics of this song? It's in the ITRANS database, Song #102. Connect up and go crazy. Let's keep the spirit of RMIM and refrain from such language. He REALLY was kidding! Train songs of RDB. Actually SDB was better. Gulzar was even better. What about Salil? Finally someone mentions Salil. RMIM is a friendly place again. Let's make a list of .... And so the wheel comes a full circle... ============================================================================== All said and done, despite all the bickerings, anger and frustration, there is something which unites all of us. A passion for music! Vandana. Thanks to Preetham, Prince and Sami for some pretty cute feedback.