Another one bites the dust

Making sense of the good, bad and often strange trending topics online

Another one bites the dust

Making sense of the good, bad and often strange trending topics online

'First Shamita Shetty, now Uday Chopra? If KRK quits next, Earth will be swallowed by a black hole created through the sheer vacuum of jokes.'
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That admittedly confusing tweet from a certain 'Satan Bhagat' no lesscame in the wake of actor Uday Chopra revealing that he was set to give up his career after Dhoom 3.
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Shakti Shetty commented: 'It's difficult to believe he has quit, considering he never really got started.'

A tweeter with the handle Burrp added: 'Who's next, Mallika Sherawat? Is Bollywood really getting better?' Palak Agrawal was optimistic though: 'I agree he couldn't do much in cinema, but he has set a new record by trending for two consecutive days.'

All in a day's work
Someone called Anish was outraged: 'Uday Chopra is trending above VVS Laxman. People are busier insulting someone rather than praising someone; typical Indian behaviour.' The praise he had in mind was for cricketer VVS Laxman, who played a crucial role in India's recovery in the second Test against West Indies. A certain Deepak came up with this: 'Whenever the Indian team becomes Draupadi, Laxman becomes Lord Krishna.' And there was this, from 9XM: 'Laxman is ideal for a Test match, because it takes five days to spell his name right: Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman.'

Another Facebook?
The world's largest search company formally made its pitch to become a force in social networking. Naturally, Google Plus began to trend. Given its unimpressive track record in this department though, not all comments were complimentary. Henry Blodget, for instance, tweeted: 'The launch is, once again, deeply embarrassing. Facebook must be rolling its eyes.' Jan Rezab added: 'Google Plus exactly like Facebook, but without the friends being there, and with video chat!'

The last word
Anupam Kher's advice for today: 'If you can't be thankful for what you receive, be thankful for what you escape.'

Lindsay Pereira is Editor, MiD DAY Online