Comments on Known Turf: Speaking of speaking

You raise an interesting point. My teacher's teac...

2009-10-16T20:22:16.519+05:30

You raise an interesting point. My teacher's teacher played mridangam nonstop for 26 hours, which went to the G book. When I asked him about the experience he said very little about the other musicians who took turns etc. but almost straightaway said he had to be hospitalized soon after he stopped for not taking bathroom breaks.

btw, according to wikipedia, the longest speech in the US Senate was Storm Thurmond's filibuster for 24 hours and 18 minutes in length, nonstop.

Actually, I'm curious. What did he actually say in...

2009-10-05T21:54:01.298+05:30

Actually, I'm curious. What did he actually say in those 8 hours? Any video of that marathon ramble available somewhere? Youtube, perhaps? Methinks in today's era of 24/7 news channels, it's unlikely any politician will ever risk speaking for that long unless he's assured of 'commercial sponsorship' :)

For the record, Menon's speech did more harm than ...

2009-09-26T11:42:25.980+05:30

For the record, Menon's speech did more harm than good to India's cause ( Source - Khushwant Singh)

And when did a valid argument over ownership require 8 hours rambling ? More a case of the "the lady protests too much" .......?

There are lotsa people who can talk non-stop...whe...

2009-09-25T10:47:57.021+05:30

There are lotsa people who can talk non-stop...when was that ever a problem????