Those who are persistent eventually defeat even the steeliest resolve to procrastinate. I keed. DC’s last meetup was massive and most definitely fun. We descended upon Amma like a Mongol horde, pillaging every bit of delicious Southie food we spied. Oh, wait…the Mongols ate North Indian foo-…never mind.
Amma made like old skool Vanessa and went and saved the best for last— even though he wasn’t there, YoDad arranged dessert for everyone at the meetup. We gobbled gulab jamuns, much to our collective surprise and delight, thanks to his thoughtful planning. New York may have the cool factor, SF may be hipster heaven, but DC has Abhi’s father, a.k.a. the Grandfather of the Mutiny. Take THAT, other cities!
And now, the moment one of you named No Desh has been waiting for: tabla roll, please…the Flickr photoset for D.C.’s seventh meetup has been hurriedly finished (i.e. the pics were split between two cameras, and for the last 20 mins, I was frantically DLing two dozen files, only to immediately upload them to the “official album”).
All evidence which could destroy potential Senate campaigns is available for your amusement via this “public” link. Aw, come on, people…it’s only six weeks late. Unless you’re a girl and in college, that’s never a huge problem. 😉
SM Meetups in DC– hot like your Amma’s meen kari, ya heard?
Okay, so when’s the Maximum City discussion?
I still believe that paneer dosa (bottom left) is an abomination. That is all.
My leg hurts. 🙂 Owwww.
I feel notoriously famous now… I just wanted to see the pics b/c I knew one of the folks who was there there and had a really good time, tis all.
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Mockable metaphor or not, that does seem harsh!
wow, you guys took up 2 tables! impressive!
awful. yet, i’m laughing 😉
Yum!!! Is that Ghee roast or Mysore Masala dosa? (mouth watering…) Is the desi restaurant open yet?
Just to give Anna some grief, the choice of a different language 🙂
Annaji, khana toh bada lazzatdaar dikh raha hai aur jama hui junta badi mazedaar. Vaise un dollaron ka kissa toh hamen nahi samajh aaya. Kaash hum bhi vahan tashreef laa sake hote.
any idea when the next dc subcontinental drift will be?
Subcontinental drift comes back first Sunday of September.
Amazing.
This is why I love the Mutiny.
me:
pingpong:
Paneer dosa the person knows I adore her. Paneer dosa the…um…dosa IS an abomination. I will register an official Lemurian protest against the co-opting of our pure Southern cuisine. 😉
Babu, it’s Mysore Masala Dosa. My fave. 🙂
Apparently it’s all about the Jacksons, baby!
Still not better? It’s amazing how simple tasks become complex with a cast on. Good luck with the healing.
Oye..pictures like this only fan the flame for moving to DC. Been wanting to do it for some time now…ready to spread my wings and meet new and exciting people. =)
Thanks for holding the meetup!
i never liked resturaunt dosas….i tend to stick to either the uttapams or the south indian thalis.
ve are indian. no $ex here.
I can only imagine your take on the Vodka Pani Puri concoction at Earth NYC.
i think the world is going to end soon…
Hahaha! Yes, i know Anna Akka is fond of me, as I am of her:P But, I want to set the record straight: I never declared myself a paneer dosa (I think a certain someone else mentioned it, hehe…) and I actually do think they are quite yucky.
That is all.
P.S. The SMeetup was the usual barrel of dirty jokes and laughs.
Wait wait, what? Vodka Pani Puri? I have got to hear this.
http://www.iacfpa.org/p_news/nit/iacpa-archieve/2005/02/04/under2-04022005.shtml
please register one against abhi’s ketchup and sour cream one, as well. i think of that everytime i see a dosa on SM (which, surprisingly, is very often, due to all those meet-ups at amma’s!) and it grosses me out all over again 🙁
That is more disgusting than my masi’s former fave breakfast food — kix, yogurt, ketchup and paprika. God, makes me feel like throwing up (a little).
i like ketchup with my dosa at home….
Puli, after I give you an inappropriate hug the first time I meet you, I’m going to pinch your ear for that. What an atrocity…you, my fellow Lemurian, should know better.
meh…ill eat anything (veg). im not very picky…
come to think of it….any food tastes good to me…
wtf?! i thought samosas with ketchup was bad enough…i can’t even eat a dosa if i don’t have the right condiments. though i sometimes like to eat my dosas with (desi) honey – reminds me of my childhood – hot fluffy idlis with a hole in the center for nay (ghee) and some honey on the side. sigh…
I used to like that as a kid but now I can’t even think about eating dosa without dahi chutney. Sambar I can take or leave but a creamy chutney is key!
Hey, I love ketchup too, and I’ll admit to eating dosa with it sometimes. Anna, what happened to diversity and freedom of choice? :p 😉
What constitutes an inappropriate hug?
enquiring minds want to know… (i think i just dated myself)
Well, I’m a born-and-raised Californian and so I’m far more touchy-feely than my right coast counterparts. So I tend to hug everyone, even if I’ve never met them before. This results in all sorts of hilarity, especially when I throw my arms around the neck of some staid DBD who respects the vomen and vatnot. 😉
I think I started saying it at one of the DC meetups, when I kept getting up to hug people and one of them was like, “I wasn’t expecting that.”
me: “Too soon?”
him: “Kinda.”
me: “Maybe the second time I had met you, it would’ve been more appropriate?”
him: (pauses) “Yeah. Yeah, why not? Then you’re no longer a stranger, right?”
me: “I am ALWAYS stranger”
(shout out to all the Depeche Mode-heads in the hizzy)
Anyway, after that, I went up to each of the latecomers and announced, “here, have an inappropriate hug”, which made the whole thing a bit funny. And it has stuck. So, if I’ve never met you before, and you’re a somewhat reserved person, and I pounce on you like a puppy, there’s a good chance I’m being inappropriate.
That and it just sounds naughty.
ketchup on your dosa? Ugh, excuse me while I hurl. That is almost — ALMOST — as bad as paneer dosa.
Puli, she might grab your ass. Just saying.
😉
Puli’s not a girl, therefore no such luck with the kundi-grabbing.
no. def not a girl. a slightly stiff guy actually.
See?? TOTALLY inappropriate. 😀
stiff? no..i mean ridged. wait! no…thats not what i meant…errr..
“Ridged” or “RIGID”, ada?
No, not on the dosa – but on the side, next to coconut chutney and sambhar. 😀 Different strokes for different folks!! Looks like puli and moi will have to start a group to put an end to all this discrimination by the majority. 😉 :p
yeah. i dont pay attn to spelling on blogposts. sorry….its amazing how many times ive mis smelled “brown” while typinh it into the comment spam field…
Hugs are good. I will give hugs to people I meet for the first time (e.g. friend of a friend), though also keeping their body-language in mind. People need to give and receive more hugs!!! The only inappropriate hug is the stiff or the inverted V one. 🙂
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I am snickering as per usual 🙂 Ah, poor Puli — the inappropriateness will have to go differently. 🙂
Amit, I’ll try not to judge. It’s not working, though 😉 What is an “inverted V hug?”
im too puritanical to even know what that means…
The half-assed hug, where you’re doing it out of obligation or something and your shoulders may meet but the rest of you is faaaaar apart. Also known as the hug hetero guys give each other, lest they turn gay. I keed, I keed. All hugs are good hugs. 🙂
Camille,
If you and I ever have lunch together it will be pretty interesting;-)
I love ketchup and here are my gross-inducing combos: Idlis and ketchup Not just Dosas but also Uttapam , Adai with ketchup Curd rice and ketchup Marie Biscuits and ketchup