Your Refreshments Await! Vol. #1
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Published in India 
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by Kunal Grover
THE REFRESHMENT TIMES
Volume No.1
Date: 8th Feb. 2015
Contents
Page 1: A Word By The Editor
Page 2: Motivating And Inspiring Stories: Potatoes, Eggs and Coffee Beans
Page 3: Jokes: Your Dose Of Laughter!
Page 4: Oh My God! Facts: Weird, Funny And Interesting Facts
Page 5: Test Your Brain! Logical Riddles and Puzzles
Page 6: eIndia News
PAGE 1
A Word By The Editor
Hi guys, thanks for clicking this newspaper and reading this. I truly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. This means a lot to me.
I want you to know what you'll find in this newspaper, what I'll be publishing, etc.. Since a few days, I've been hearing that people in eIndia are getting bored and they need some sort of refreshing news which will help them unwind from daily battles and hard work. Unfortunately, not many newspapers provide such news.
The last thing I want you to know is that I'll publish this newspaper in volumes and in a gap of two-three days regularly. So stay tuned if you want The Refreshment Times!
- Kunal Grover
PAGE 2
Motivating And Inspiring Stories: Potatoes, Eggs and Coffee Beans
Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed.
Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the third pot.
He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing.
After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her he asked. “Daughter, what do you see?”
“Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she hastily replied.
“Look closer,” he said, “and touch the potatoes.” She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face.
“Father, what does this mean?” she asked.
He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same adversity–the boiling water.
However, each one reacted differently.
The potato went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak.
The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard.
However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.
“Which are you,” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean? “
Moral:
In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.
Which one are you?
PAGE 3
Jokes: Your Dose Of Laughter!
1. Wife: "How would you describe me?"
Husban
Wife: "What does that mean?"
Husban
Wife: "Aw, thank you, but what about IJK?"
Husban
2. Teacher: "Kids, what does the chicken give you?"
Student: "Meat!"
Teacher: "Very good! Now what does the pig give you?"
Student: "Bacon!"
Teacher: "Great! And what does the fat cow give you?"
Student: "Homework!"
3. Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Ach.
Ach who?
Bless you! Need a tissue? Tissue Salesman!
4. Two little boys were known troublemakers, stealing everything they could get their hands, even from the church. One day a priest stopped one of the boys and asked, "Where is God?" The boy shrugged and the priest repeated, "Where is God?" The boy ran out of the cathedral crying to his home where he hid in a closet. Eventually his brother found him and asked, "What's wrong?" The crying boy replied, "We're in trouble now! God's gone missing and they think we took him!"
5. A child asked his father, "How were people born?" So his father said, "Adam and Eve made babies, then their babies became adults and made babies, and so on." The child then went to his mother, asked her the same question and she told him, "We were monkeys then we evolved to become like we are now." The child ran back to his father and said, "You lied to me!" His father replied, "No, your mom was talking about her side of the family."
PAGE 4
Oh My God! Facts: Weird, Funny And Interesting Facts
1. A research shows that babies over a year old are capable of understanding complex social interactions, friendship and worrying.
2. A study shows that teenagers who spend a cumulative amount of time throughout the day on electronic devices tend to have more problems sleeping at night.
3. A study shows that people who have ring fingers that are longer than their index fingers are more likely to be more interested in casual sex.
4. 'Murder for a jar of red rum' spelled backwards is 'Murder for a jar of red rum'.
5. The original meaning of the word 'silly' means 'blessed' or 'happy'.
PAGE 5
Test Your Brain! Logical Riddles and Puzzles
Riddles
1. What is greater than God,
more evil than the devil,
the poor have it,
the rich need it,
and if you eat it, you'll die?
2. I am a document,
I totally belong to you,
but your signature on me makes me invalid,
what am I?
Puzzling Questions
1. The day before yesterday, I was 25 years old, and next year I will turn 28. How is it possible?
Note: All the Answers for these Riddles and Puzzles will be answered in the next volume published.
PAGE 6
eIndia News
Military
1. Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala was conquered by The Resistance Force Of India in a war against Croatia yesterday.
2. We need support of 1000 INR to start a Resistance War against Croatia for Bihar. So please, donate. We need more regions. We need to defeat our natural enemy Croatia which has most of our regions under control. Support generously.
Alliances
1. India recently said YES to become a part of the BANANA Alliance. Find more information in the News section of your Homepage.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. I, Kunal Grover, The Editor In-Chief of The Refreshment Times need someone to trade information or eIndia News with. In short, I need someone to help me to get to know about the latest events which are not easily visible to general citizens. So, if anyone of you is interested, contact me. I can even pay you if you do a good job.
2. Secondly, I'll be posting a guest section in the next issue. If you guys want any article, story, jokes, poems, etc. or anything you made printed, contact me through Private Message detailing me the data positively by 10th Feb. 2015.
Anyways, thanks for reading.
Signing off,
Kunal.
Volume No.1
Date: 8th Feb. 2015
Contents
Page 1: A Word By The Editor
Page 2: Motivating And Inspiring Stories: Potatoes, Eggs and Coffee Beans
Page 3: Jokes: Your Dose Of Laughter!
Page 4: Oh My God! Facts: Weird, Funny And Interesting Facts
Page 5: Test Your Brain! Logical Riddles and Puzzles
Page 6: eIndia News
PAGE 1
A Word By The Editor
Hi guys, thanks for clicking this newspaper and reading this. I truly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart. This means a lot to me.
🙂I mean, having your OWN newspaper or being The Editor In Chief of a newspaper that people read, voicing your inner thoughts to an amazing eWorld out there, IS a big deal. At least, I consider it a big deal. Since my childhood, I always wanted to have my own newspaper which people like reading or subscribe to. And today, my dream's coming true as I am laying the foundation of a refreshing newspaper called "The Refreshment Times" by writing it's first article.
I want you to know what you'll find in this newspaper, what I'll be publishing, etc.. Since a few days, I've been hearing that people in eIndia are getting bored and they need some sort of refreshing news which will help them unwind from daily battles and hard work. Unfortunately, not many newspapers provide such news.
🙁So, I gave it a thought and published my first newspaper, "The Refreshment Times". Here you'll find a lot of stuff to unwind from daily battles and hard work as it'll test your brain through riddles, puzzling questions, Sudoku, Crossword, Kakuro, etc.. and give you information in a fun way like stories, jokes, fun facts, etc.. It'll even have information on real-life topics. I am also planning to have a guest section, where the reviews of a guest, or a subscriber are put. The guest can even submit his stories, jokes, poems or anything creative which can be displayed for other people to read. Don't worry, the guest will get the full credit for what he submitted!
😃And the last section will carry my special announcements, or if there aren't any, there'll be news on eIndia, I'll write what's hot news in our country (basically it'll be a summary of all news articles latest found on media). So that's it, there'll be many sections.
The last thing I want you to know is that I'll publish this newspaper in volumes and in a gap of two-three days regularly. So stay tuned if you want The Refreshment Times!
🙂And finally, I want you all to have fun and enjoy this game. Use this newspaper as a refresher!
😃
- Kunal Grover
PAGE 2
Motivating And Inspiring Stories: Potatoes, Eggs and Coffee Beans
Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed.
Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the third pot.
He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing.
After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl.
He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her he asked. “Daughter, what do you see?”
“Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she hastily replied.
“Look closer,” he said, “and touch the potatoes.” She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face.
“Father, what does this mean?” she asked.
He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same adversity–the boiling water.
However, each one reacted differently.
The potato went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak.
The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard.
However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.
“Which are you,” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean? “
Moral:
In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.
Which one are you?
PAGE 3
Jokes: Your Dose Of Laughter!
1. Wife: "How would you describe me?"
Husban
😛"ABCDEFGHIJK."
Wife: "What does that mean?"
Husban
😛"Adorable, beautiful, cute, delightful, elegant, fashionable, gorgeous, and hot."
Wife: "Aw, thank you, but what about IJK?"
Husban
😛"I'm just kidding!"
2. Teacher: "Kids, what does the chicken give you?"
Student: "Meat!"
Teacher: "Very good! Now what does the pig give you?"
Student: "Bacon!"
Teacher: "Great! And what does the fat cow give you?"
Student: "Homework!"
3. Knock, knock.
Who's there?
Ach.
Ach who?
Bless you! Need a tissue? Tissue Salesman!
4. Two little boys were known troublemakers, stealing everything they could get their hands, even from the church. One day a priest stopped one of the boys and asked, "Where is God?" The boy shrugged and the priest repeated, "Where is God?" The boy ran out of the cathedral crying to his home where he hid in a closet. Eventually his brother found him and asked, "What's wrong?" The crying boy replied, "We're in trouble now! God's gone missing and they think we took him!"
5. A child asked his father, "How were people born?" So his father said, "Adam and Eve made babies, then their babies became adults and made babies, and so on." The child then went to his mother, asked her the same question and she told him, "We were monkeys then we evolved to become like we are now." The child ran back to his father and said, "You lied to me!" His father replied, "No, your mom was talking about her side of the family."
PAGE 4
Oh My God! Facts: Weird, Funny And Interesting Facts
1. A research shows that babies over a year old are capable of understanding complex social interactions, friendship and worrying.
2. A study shows that teenagers who spend a cumulative amount of time throughout the day on electronic devices tend to have more problems sleeping at night.
3. A study shows that people who have ring fingers that are longer than their index fingers are more likely to be more interested in casual sex.
4. 'Murder for a jar of red rum' spelled backwards is 'Murder for a jar of red rum'.
5. The original meaning of the word 'silly' means 'blessed' or 'happy'.
PAGE 5
Test Your Brain! Logical Riddles and Puzzles
Riddles
1. What is greater than God,
more evil than the devil,
the poor have it,
the rich need it,
and if you eat it, you'll die?
2. I am a document,
I totally belong to you,
but your signature on me makes me invalid,
what am I?
Puzzling Questions
1. The day before yesterday, I was 25 years old, and next year I will turn 28. How is it possible?
Note: All the Answers for these Riddles and Puzzles will be answered in the next volume published.
PAGE 6
eIndia News
Military
1. Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala was conquered by The Resistance Force Of India in a war against Croatia yesterday.
2. We need support of 1000 INR to start a Resistance War against Croatia for Bihar. So please, donate. We need more regions. We need to defeat our natural enemy Croatia which has most of our regions under control. Support generously.
Alliances
1. India recently said YES to become a part of the BANANA Alliance. Find more information in the News section of your Homepage.
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. I, Kunal Grover, The Editor In-Chief of The Refreshment Times need someone to trade information or eIndia News with. In short, I need someone to help me to get to know about the latest events which are not easily visible to general citizens. So, if anyone of you is interested, contact me. I can even pay you if you do a good job.
2. Secondly, I'll be posting a guest section in the next issue. If you guys want any article, story, jokes, poems, etc. or anything you made printed, contact me through Private Message detailing me the data positively by 10th Feb. 2015.
Anyways, thanks for reading.
Signing off,
Kunal.
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Wonderful!!! 😃
Another writing talent of eIndia :
I am your first subscriber!!!
Successfully transferred 10 item(s) to Kunal Grover.
Join IAF you'll meet lot of people there and make new friends
http://www.erepublik.com/en/main/group-show/1121?page=1
bigtb the recent trend which i see is newbies joining Dark warrior gods MU is because IAF is set to "invite only" recruitment! Newbies dont know whom to contact to get in!!
Yeah, that's true. I too joined Dark Warrior Gods because IAF is set to invite by Commander.
Opps, sorry, it will be changed back soon 🙂
I would msg the MU commander if that's the case.
for a newbie you wrote amazing article XD
december 30 --> 25 yr old
december 31 --> 26 - today is ur birthday
january 1 --> this is today
next year december 31 --> 27 yr old
after the next yr december 31 --> 28 yr old
give me reward 😛 golds q7 weps everything!!!!4!44!!4fourfourfour!!4!
Yeah, I can do something like that, if you or anyone answers all the riddles until 10th Feb. 2015, I can give you food and weapons.
Great to see a promising writer in India! Keep up the good work and do not hesitate to ask me for any help! 😃
o7
Yeah, certainly Ashwamaedh. Thanks! 🙂
Nice. Please add some pictures next time.
Good one, use better formatting n separators in-between (Lines) o/
07...
awesome article.
P.S. Actually I also would like to pay somebody who can keep me up with the news regarding the events in erepublik. Please contact me.
Answers to riddles
1. "Nothing"
2. "Your Death Certificate"
3. Your birthday is on 31/12
---suppose today is 1/1/2015, the day before yesterday i.e 30/12/2014 you were 25 years old
---on 31/12/2014 you are 26 years old
---this year i.e 31/12/2015 you will be 27 years old
---and next year i.e.31/12/2016 you will be 28 years old!
I answered all your riddles, now send me the food and weapons you were talking about!
Sure, Bombay Bomb, I'll send you the food and weapons soon. Now that you have answered the questions, no one else will get the reward.
!Btw I forgot to congratulate you on the Refreshment Times!
Hatsoff Bro!
o7
Thanks, successfully transferred 30 Q3 food and 10 Q3 weapons. Enjoy!
o/
KHoA...
Real Steel sent me here. xD
Endorsed
😛
xD