Comments on: Throwing Away Food http://www.ipatrix.com/1925/throwing-away-food/ Crossing Borders Crossing Cultures Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:20:00 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CInamonhttp://www.ipatrix.com/1925/throwing-away-food/#comment-9352 CInamon Fri, 09 Mar 2007 04:56:30 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/2007/03/06/throwing-away-food/#comment-9352 @ Vijay: i am so sorry. I know how irritating these curses can be. @santosh: Yes i know. May be the meaniing was lost... what i meant is that we waste so much food in our daily lives and we have never bothered about it. And Vjay... to tell you a piece of news.... i am was not allowed to enter my family temple when i was single and my brother could. HOw sick can that be. @ Vijay: i am so sorry. I know how irritating these curses can be.

@santosh: Yes i know.

May be the meaniing was lost… what i meant is that we waste so much food in our daily lives and we have never bothered about it.

And Vjay… to tell you a piece of news…. i am was not allowed to enter my family temple when i was single and my brother could. HOw sick can that be.

]]> By: Santoshhttp://www.ipatrix.com/1925/throwing-away-food/#comment-9343 Santosh Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:49:05 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/2007/03/06/throwing-away-food/#comment-9343 <blockquote>Reason: this is a piece of news and we all want to indulge in intellectual masturbation over it.</blockquote> News flash, most ideas and opinions on the blogosphere fit that criteria.

Reason: this is a piece of news and we all want to indulge in intellectual masturbation over it.

News flash, most ideas and opinions on the blogosphere fit that criteria.

]]> By: vijayhttp://www.ipatrix.com/1925/throwing-away-food/#comment-9341 vijay Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:13:12 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/2007/03/06/throwing-away-food/#comment-9341 <b>Cinamon</b>: Whoever said anything about intellectual masturbation? I am just mad coz they cursed me for ten bucks. Cinamon: Whoever said anything about intellectual masturbation? I am just mad coz they cursed me for ten bucks.

]]> By: Priyank.com [Priyank Thatte] » Benchmarking against Ethiopia?http://www.ipatrix.com/1925/throwing-away-food/#comment-9339 Priyank.com [Priyank Thatte] » Benchmarking against Ethiopia? Thu, 08 Mar 2007 03:50:00 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/2007/03/06/throwing-away-food/#comment-9339 [...] Patrix has some creative ideas I couldn’t agree more- If the temple authorities feared associating themselves with the ‘defiled’ food then they could have ‘conducted a yagna to disassociate’ (bear with me, trying to be a lil creative here) themselves from it and leave the food alone in a lonely corner outside the temple complex. I’m sure the ‘defiled’ food would find plenty of takers even in the most religious of towns. [...] [...] Patrix has some creative ideas I couldn’t agree more- If the temple authorities feared associating themselves with the ‘defiled’ food then they could have ‘conducted a yagna to disassociate’ (bear with me, trying to be a lil creative here) themselves from it and leave the food alone in a lonely corner outside the temple complex. I’m sure the ‘defiled’ food would find plenty of takers even in the most religious of towns. [...]

]]> By: Patrixhttp://www.ipatrix.com/1925/throwing-away-food/#comment-9336 Patrix Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:03:28 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/2007/03/06/throwing-away-food/#comment-9336 <strong>Cinnamon</strong>, I agree that the issue of wasting food goes beyond this temple issue. I highlighted the temple case because it sets an example for its followers. <strong>Shreya</strong>, I would love to see your NY photos when you get back. NYC is a wonderfully photogenic city and I can never tire of capturing it many times over even when I have visited it thrice now. I fixed the <em>Contact</em> link. Thanks for letting me know. Cinnamon, I agree that the issue of wasting food goes beyond this temple issue. I highlighted the temple case because it sets an example for its followers.

Shreya, I would love to see your NY photos when you get back. NYC is a wonderfully photogenic city and I can never tire of capturing it many times over even when I have visited it thrice now.

I fixed the Contact link. Thanks for letting me know.

]]> By: Shreyahttp://www.ipatrix.com/1925/throwing-away-food/#comment-9333 Shreya Wed, 07 Mar 2007 05:21:07 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/2007/03/06/throwing-away-food/#comment-9333 Hi...this is on a totally different subject. Actually clicked on your Flickr photostream and saw the pics shot you have shot in NY. Have jsut returned from a trip to NY, so it was nice to see how you saw the city thru your camera. You must have visited during summer/spring...because the city looks so different in winter, specially Central Park...it looked so 'grey'! Will send you the link to pics taken by hubby once I have uploaded them. I think you would be interested...the styles are quite similar. Btw, your 'Contact' link isnt working. Hi…this is on a totally different subject.
Actually clicked on your Flickr photostream and saw the pics shot you have shot in NY. Have jsut returned from a trip to NY, so it was nice to see how you saw the city thru your camera. You must have visited during summer/spring…because the city looks so different in winter, specially Central Park…it looked so ‘grey’! Will send you the link to pics taken by hubby once I have uploaded them. I think you would be interested…the styles are quite similar.

Btw, your ‘Contact’ link isnt working.

]]> By: Cinamonhttp://www.ipatrix.com/1925/throwing-away-food/#comment-9332 Cinamon Wed, 07 Mar 2007 04:31:14 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/2007/03/06/throwing-away-food/#comment-9332 Every religion comes with its set of stupid and crazy ideas. Wasting such quantities of food is neither funny nor should be acceptabel..someone shud throw these pandits in some starving country. Having said that, we people across the world waste so much food that its not even funny. Everytime we leave uneaten food at a restaurant... have you ever bothered to get it packed and give it to some starving person. Not many of us do that. All food establishment across the country must be junking similar qtys allmost daily... then why are we not talking about them? Reason: this is a piece of news and we all want to indulge in intellectual masturbation over it. Every religion comes with its set of stupid and crazy ideas. Wasting such quantities of food is neither funny nor should be acceptabel..someone shud throw these pandits in some starving country.

Having said that, we people across the world waste so much food that its not even funny.

Everytime we leave uneaten food at a restaurant… have you ever bothered to get it packed and give it to some starving person. Not many of us do that.

All food establishment across the country must be junking similar qtys allmost daily… then why are we not talking about them?

Reason: this is a piece of news and we all want to indulge in intellectual masturbation over it.

]]> By: Patrixhttp://www.ipatrix.com/1925/throwing-away-food/#comment-9330 Patrix Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:32:07 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/2007/03/06/throwing-away-food/#comment-9330 <strong>Kiran</strong>, I can understand how difficult it must be for your wife. Sadly, we still refuse to be more inclusive and continue to tout the supremacy of our culture. <strong>Sqrl</strong>, I bet the number is higher but I was thinking of food bought by households. The wastage is definitely more in commercial places. However, I cannot understand why they cannot give away leftovers. Liability issues probably. Kiran, I can understand how difficult it must be for your wife. Sadly, we still refuse to be more inclusive and continue to tout the supremacy of our culture.

Sqrl, I bet the number is higher but I was thinking of food bought by households. The wastage is definitely more in commercial places. However, I cannot understand why they cannot give away leftovers. Liability issues probably.

]]> By: sqrltahttp://www.ipatrix.com/1925/throwing-away-food/#comment-9329 sqrlta Tue, 06 Mar 2007 22:46:40 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/2007/03/06/throwing-away-food/#comment-9329 25% I think is an underestimate. One of my friends used to work at the food court, and used to tell me that her heart used to break everytime she had to throw out gigantic pizzas at the end of the day. Apparently they weren't even allowed to take them home. 95% of temple priests are lunatics, anyway. I am suprised how they didn't find a loophole rite and exploit it...probably because there weren't any personal gains involved 25% I think is an underestimate. One of my friends used to work at the food court, and used to tell me that her heart used to break everytime she had to throw out gigantic pizzas at the end of the day. Apparently they weren’t even allowed to take them home.

95% of temple priests are lunatics, anyway. I am suprised how they didn’t find a loophole rite and exploit it…probably because there weren’t any personal gains involved

]]> By: Kiranhttp://www.ipatrix.com/1925/throwing-away-food/#comment-9328 Kiran Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:24:48 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/2007/03/06/throwing-away-food/#comment-9328 My better half is a devout Hindu and she performs puja everyday. But because of her advanced leucoderma she looks like a regular white-skinned person and often has a tough time getting into some temples in India. Unfortunately this has not advanced my own atheist agendas in the household yet :( My better half is a devout Hindu and she performs puja everyday. But because of her advanced leucoderma she looks like a regular white-skinned person and often has a tough time getting into some temples in India.

Unfortunately this has not advanced my own atheist agendas in the household yet :(

]]> By: Patrixhttp://www.ipatrix.com/1925/throwing-away-food/#comment-9323 Patrix Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:13:41 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/2007/03/06/throwing-away-food/#comment-9323 <strong>Vijay</strong>, I agree. Priests usually in marquee temples tend to be extremely corrupt and orthodox and impose ridiculous rules even if the traditions or religion says no such thing. As <strong>Ash</strong> said, Jagannath temple is particularly infamous. <strong>Santosh</strong>, such hijackings are irrespective of religion, right? Makes you wonder on the need for religion. Vijay, I agree. Priests usually in marquee temples tend to be extremely corrupt and orthodox and impose ridiculous rules even if the traditions or religion says no such thing. As Ash said, Jagannath temple is particularly infamous.

Santosh, such hijackings are irrespective of religion, right? Makes you wonder on the need for religion.

]]> By: Santoshhttp://www.ipatrix.com/1925/throwing-away-food/#comment-9322 Santosh Tue, 06 Mar 2007 18:38:03 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/2007/03/06/throwing-away-food/#comment-9322 Another hijack of religion by the clergy. Another hijack of religion by the clergy.

]]> By: uber desi dot com » Blog Archive » Xenophobic God or Racist Templeshttp://www.ipatrix.com/1925/throwing-away-food/#comment-9321 uber desi dot com » Blog Archive » Xenophobic God or Racist Temples Tue, 06 Mar 2007 18:25:40 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/2007/03/06/throwing-away-food/#comment-9321 [...] now the blogosphere is buzzing (1,2) with the news of the Jagannath Temple destroying, literally, enough food to feed an army. The [...] [...] now the blogosphere is buzzing (1,2) with the news of the Jagannath Temple destroying, literally, enough food to feed an army. The [...]

]]> By: Ashhttp://www.ipatrix.com/1925/throwing-away-food/#comment-9319 Ash Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:34:01 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/2007/03/06/throwing-away-food/#comment-9319 Vijay, yeah, and the <em>pondas</em> at the Puri Jagannatha temple are some of the worst. They've really soured my Puri temple experience. I'd like to take my husband and in-laws there after our wedding but I'm really wary of what our experience will be like. Vijay, yeah, and the pondas at the Puri Jagannatha temple are some of the worst. They’ve really soured my Puri temple experience.

I’d like to take my husband and in-laws there after our wedding but I’m really wary of what our experience will be like.

]]> By: vijayhttp://www.ipatrix.com/1925/throwing-away-food/#comment-9318 vijay Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:27:09 +0000 http://www.ipatrix.com/2007/03/06/throwing-away-food/#comment-9318 I do not mean to sound vicious but this could only have come from the sick minds of what passes for preisthood in the temple. They are, for all practical puposes, brats. To boot, they find it unpalatable that people find it hard to respect them. One of them once cursed me and my entire clan with extinction when I didn't give him ten bucks. :) They live in reasonable plenty and appear blind to the outside world. I do not mean to sound vicious but this could only have come from the sick minds of what passes for preisthood in the temple.

They are, for all practical puposes, brats. To boot, they find it unpalatable that people find it hard to respect them.

One of them once cursed me and my entire clan with extinction when I didn’t give him ten bucks. :)

They live in reasonable plenty and appear blind to the outside world.

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