tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097195868777567079.post5725090054373083338..comments2024-03-12T11:24:12.660+08:00Comments on The World According to Sroyon: The DHRSroyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05905534994302363111noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097195868777567079.post-45091103155434022832010-01-06T04:21:46.781+08:002010-01-06T04:21:46.781+08:00I never read these DHR posts before.
Can you beli...I never read these DHR posts before. <br />Can you believe it, I've never been on one of those trains?! And I just HATE those big smelly cars I am force me into instead.Pratitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639911695213823439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097195868777567079.post-74085985695938548302009-01-05T22:28:00.000+08:002009-01-05T22:28:00.000+08:00I always wave, too. Trains do this queer trick whe...I always wave, too. <BR/>Trains do this queer trick where they strip you of your self-importance. But I don't like AC compartments (and Feluda in them-strike one for Tintoretto).<BR/><BR/>Pinka-isn't it Night Train At Deoli?new age scheherazadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261149207708986137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097195868777567079.post-76665403102179693622009-01-05T16:26:00.000+08:002009-01-05T16:26:00.000+08:00Aww :-)Aww :-)Shrabasti Banerjeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715094838862042175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097195868777567079.post-47289029797257371592009-01-05T06:35:00.000+08:002009-01-05T06:35:00.000+08:00No, unfortunately you can't but trains in the west...No, unfortunately you can't but trains in the west weren't always so impersonal and its the old trains people obsess over.The Reluctant Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408663191253344571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097195868777567079.post-14805859887775750142009-01-05T01:04:00.000+08:002009-01-05T01:04:00.000+08:00i like the wave bit like mad....so true, that, and...i like the wave bit like mad....<BR/>so true, that, and now that i think about it....i think most o the kids just plain do it cos of something their parents taught them to do....trying with each wave to figure out y they thought pointing to the train and waving to it would be such a revolutionary idea....<BR/>much like the most of u in our own waysTimshelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201410115652231462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097195868777567079.post-18699616520344582042009-01-04T21:28:00.000+08:002009-01-04T21:28:00.000+08:00You're welcome. Just let me know in advance so I'l...You're welcome. Just let me know in advance so I'll make sure I'm at home and not in hostel. It's a pleasure to watch kids enjoying themselves.Sroyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905534994302363111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097195868777567079.post-29592585556387884752009-01-04T21:07:00.000+08:002009-01-04T21:07:00.000+08:00you have no idea how seriously i'm going to take t...you have no idea how seriously i'm going to take that invitation.Doubletake, Doublethink.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09600185883998918369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097195868777567079.post-72029547542118013712009-01-04T20:33:00.000+08:002009-01-04T20:33:00.000+08:00@Doubletake: I still have the train set, in fact. ...@Doubletake: I still have the train set, in fact. It's an ancient Hornby-Dublow. Manufactured in 1958 I think. You're welcome to come play with it anytime, if you want. :D<BR/><BR/>@Lahiri: Aarey dhur why would it be "The Eyes Have It"? Just because there's a train involved? The story is otherwise not remotely related to my post.<BR/><BR/>@Saha: But you can't do that on air-conditioned European trains, can you?Sroyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905534994302363111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097195868777567079.post-26260729328319230032009-01-02T20:44:00.000+08:002009-01-02T20:44:00.000+08:00I think its the ability to pop your head out of th...I think its the ability to pop your head out of the window/let self hang by the door which gives trains the edge over planes and, to an extent, cars. Only JD Cooper would disagree.The Reluctant Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408663191253344571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097195868777567079.post-77127681327905484672009-01-02T12:42:00.000+08:002009-01-02T12:42:00.000+08:00"The Eyes Have it"? by any chance? Its the story a..."The Eyes Have it"? by any chance? Its the story about how two strangers meet up on a train from Dehra to Delhi, both of whom are blind, and dont know it.<BR/><BR/>I concur heartily that we shall never get over our obsession with trains. Think Pather Panchali, the Great Train Robbery, even the Little Prince has a little passage about trains..... <BR/><BR/>Mankind is just a little too much in loven with trains.Abhiroophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17049966887148759270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097195868777567079.post-9919294584761863102009-01-02T12:17:00.000+08:002009-01-02T12:17:00.000+08:00aaargh, you had one of those toy train sets? i've ...aaargh, you had one of those toy train sets? i've always wanted one.<BR/><BR/>this post reminds me of a ruskin bond story, i can't remember which.Doubletake, Doublethink.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09600185883998918369noreply@blogger.com