{"id":871,"date":"2005-01-03T09:31:24","date_gmt":"2005-01-03T14:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=871"},"modified":"2005-01-14T00:48:29","modified_gmt":"2005-01-14T05:48:29","slug":"gadget_blog_spe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2005\/01\/03\/gadget_blog_spe\/","title":{"rendered":"Gadget blog speaks Hinglish"},"content":{"rendered":"

A popular gadget blog starts a post<\/A> with ‘Jaan pehchaan ho!’ That’s Hindi for ‘recognize!’ If I were drinking a pint of old-skool chocolate milk, it would be spraying out my nose right now. Thank you, Engadget blogger Phillip Torrone.<\/P>\n

Jaan Pehechaan Ho! This week’s show is chock full of goodness.<\/BLOCKQUOTE>\n

Previous posts on Hinglish: 1<\/A>, 2<\/A><\/P>\n

Update:<\/STRONG> As Chaitanya points out in the comments, it may be a reference to a bouncy Mohammed Rafi tune from Gumnaam<\/EM> (Anonymous)<\/EM> which was featured in Ghost World:<\/EM><\/P>\n

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Jaan pehchaan ho,
jeena aasaan ho.
Dil ko churane walon,
aankh na churao–
naam to batao.<\/P><\/TD>\n

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If I knew you,
living would be easy.
All you heart-stealers,
don’t hide your eyes too–
at least tell me your name.<\/P><\/TD><\/TR><\/TABLE><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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