Great Expressions !!!

I have a great fascination of fancy expressions !

Sometimes just a few words or a short phrase can convey a ton of information/insight that probably  even a page full of script cannot deliver !!

Here are three such examples I gathered last week..

First :  M Karunanidhi describing  Sonia Gandhi in one of his speeches .

Sonia is a   “ Thyaga Tiru-villakku “  meaning  she is   “ a sacred lamp of  selflessness “ !!

A beautiful expression !  (  though Sonia did not quite demonstrate that  when she refused to attend her only nephew  Varun’s wedding last week .. )

Second : Dean Jones summed up Kevin O Brien’s world cup record for fastest century and his match winning knock that ensured Ireland’s win over England .

He said in his classic Australian dreawl - "  Kevin woill never have to pay for his droinks in Ioreland for the rest of his loife  " !!

That’s a great tribute !! 

And both the Ozzies and irish share their love for their drinks – the Oz beer and the Irish ale/scotch !!

And they also share a very healthy hatred for the English as well – both ON and OFF the cricket pitch !!

Third :  Here is how one reviewer of the new ipad2 finally concluded …..

“ No pixie dust !  No unicorn horns either  !!  “

does   not have anything  magical about it !!!..

And in our local lingo – we would say “ No WOW factor !! “

Krish..