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MRK's avatar

Many congratulations on completing yet another milestone!! 150 articles done and yet you made it look so easy!! You are becoming a RK Laxman in your own right!!

I guess all of its husband's are straw men pretty much everyday!!

Incidentally in the corporate world we also use the term straw man for a draft presentation or proposal. Something that can be built upon or fine tuned into a full presentation.

Here's to many more straws as you approach a double hundred!!

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M R Prasanna's avatar

Thank you Buddu. I wrote about straw when I was clutching at the straws as to what to write!! Ironical!

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Krupa Murthy's avatar

I am baffled as to what levels of scholarship you reach to make your writings reach the summit and make it interesting to the ordinary and the intellectual, the stray and the strawlwart(pun intended!)

Have a pun weekend 🤪

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M R Prasanna's avatar

Thank you Krupa. I wrote this post when I was clutching at the straws as to what to write :)

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Tarun Kunzru's avatar

Interesting and entertaining Pras! Over the past 38 years of married life I have got better at making universal, all encompassing statements minimizing the strawman argument exposure. Success rate up from 0 to 1...I am clutching on to straws!!

One thing is for sure, plastic straws need to be banned!

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Rita Kapur's avatar

Nice article....informative, funny and started my day with a smile!

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M R Prasanna's avatar

Thank you Rita. Much appreciate your comment.

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