Peppercorns in Condom's.....

steven_ber · Dec 12th, 2003, 15:51

I was invited into a 'house' a km or so away from Kovalam to have a look around, I saw loads of peppercorns being stored in a condom

(not a comfortable image for a man).

Brings a whole new meaning to 'firing blanks'.

What is the strangest or most ingenious use of everyday items you have seen in India?

LuAnnandJawahar · Dec 12th, 2003, 21:55

That's hilarious. BTW empty 35mm film cannisters are excellent for delivering stool samples to the doctor!

Merchant · Dec 12th, 2003, 22:11

I have seen an US Air Force survival manual that says that downed pilots should carry condoms (presumably unlubricated) for collecting and carrying water.

rickshawwallah · Dec 13th, 2003, 05:28

Funny, I have used condoms (yes, unlubed!) to collect and carry water on lightweight expeditions in the Himalaya. I've also used film canisters to deliver stool samples to a Doctor in Leh. (tested positive for silver)

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In Ladakh, tin cans and mineral water bottles (cut in half) are often used to protect seedlings and line walkways (at both permanent homes and nomadic tentsites). Army camps often use beer and liquor bottles to demarcate walkways.

SHIMLA · Dec 13th, 2003, 14:02

Ludicrous though this may sound, Refrigerators are switched off and used as cupboards in Winter in some areas!!!

bijapuri · Dec 17th, 2003, 15:06

well, this is close . . .

One winter outside Katmandu, some of our gas lanterns were pretty worn out. I volunteered to take them down to the metalworking shops to see what could be done, and ended spending the whole day there getting various replacement parts created from scrap metal. Came home and no one seemed to get it how much I dug it hangin out with the tinkers.
But then, I eventually gave up onthe whole Bodinath scene with the HHDL hangers on. They meditated, I tinkered. I think they gave up on me after I once recited a Sufi quatrain. Oh my!

Dec 12th, 2003, 15:51	#1
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: London, England. Posts: 9,655	Peppercorns in Condom's..... I was invited into a 'house' a km or so away from Kovalam to have a look around, I saw loads of peppercorns being stored in a condom (not a comfortable image for a man). Brings a whole new meaning to 'firing blanks'. What is the strangest or most ingenious use of everyday items you have seen in India?

Dec 12th, 2003, 21:55	#2
LuAnnandJawahar Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Delhi/U.S. Posts: 664	That's hilarious. BTW empty 35mm film cannisters are excellent for delivering stool samples to the doctor! __________________ Reject violence.

Dec 13th, 2003, 14:02	#5
SHIMLA Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Yangon, MYANMAR Posts: 4,125	Ludicrous though this may sound, Refrigerators are switched off and used as cupboards in Winter in some areas!!! __________________ Whoever said money can't buy happiness didn't know where to shop !

Dec 17th, 2003, 15:06	#6
bijapuri laid traps for troubadours Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Priustan Posts: 2,601	well, this is close . . . One winter outside Katmandu, some of our gas lanterns were pretty worn out. I volunteered to take them down to the metalworking shops to see what could be done, and ended spending the whole day there getting various replacement parts created from scrap metal. Came home and no one seemed to get it how much I dug it hangin out with the tinkers. But then, I eventually gave up onthe whole Bodinath scene with the HHDL hangers on. They meditated, I tinkered. I think they gave up on me after I once recited a Sufi quatrain. Oh my! __________________ Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential. Barack Obama lookit me!!!: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bijapuri/ Utube fuzzy logic: http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=bijapuri&p =r

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Dec 12th, 2003, 22:11	#3
Merchant Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: New York Posts: 2,096	I have seen an US Air Force survival manual that says that downed pilots should carry condoms (presumably unlubricated) for collecting and carrying water.

Dec 13th, 2003, 05:28	#4
rickshawwallah I know cheap and best! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New York City, USA Posts: 204	Funny, I have used condoms (yes, unlubed!) to collect and carry water on lightweight expeditions in the Himalaya. I've also used film canisters to deliver stool samples to a Doctor in Leh. (tested positive for silver) . In Ladakh, tin cans and mineral water bottles (cut in half) are often used to protect seedlings and line walkways (at both permanent homes and nomadic tentsites). Army camps often use beer and liquor bottles to demarcate walkways.

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