It was a Busy Day so the Updates comes rather late..

Almost 20 Hours late…

My Name appeared in The Telegraph, Kolkata Yesterday, 12th August Quoting my Fast and Furious Tweeter Updates about the Earth Quake that Kolkata saw (and I felt last the previous night) and the Huge Power of Social Media that the Whole World is witnessing for last few Years.. Abhishek Sir updated me in morning itself.. I haven’t even seen it yet…

EDIT

The Article can be seen at The Telegraph Website:

Quake response primitive: Minister
- Government agencies left unshaken by tremors in the city; Twitter users on the button

Here is what they Quoted.. (My Username (rungss) was spelled incorrectly(Rungs) though, they left one s at the end)

While the men who matter were in the dark during an emergency, Calcuttans on Twitter were exchanging updates on the button. “… the sofa’s shaking! EARTHQUAKE!!,” twitted Burbleon almost in real time. Rungs quipped: “It was like Waves, not what I thought earthquakes were. As if I was on a vessel at Sea.”

There was another Twitter User @Burbleon who was Quoted.

My name used to feature during 1996-98 when I was doing my 11th and 12th and taking Coaching for Engineering Exams.
Back then there was a Supplement every Monday named Know How with a Section on Brainstorming with Mathematical Puzzles…

I was always Good in Maths and the Puzzles so It used to be fairly easy for me to Crack the Puzzles almost every Monday. Apparently, Brainstorming Team even used to write my name even if I didn;t answer for certain Mondays’ Paper..

Here is the Timeline with Comment by all..

1. RE: @OldmonkMGM, @rungss they misprinted it as rungs <= Aah Mujhe maloom tha… mere saath kabhi achha ho hi naheen Sakta.. #Murphy about 7 hours ago from twhirl
2. RE: @OldmonkMGM, @rungss they put your and @burbleon s tweet… check it out somtimes! <= They included my Full Name??about 16 hours ago from twhirl
3. RE: @OldmonkMGM, saw being quoted in the #Telegraph <= But @AbhishekRungta informed Twitted about it so got to know from him in the Morning.about 16 hours ago from twhirl
4. RE: @OldmonkMGM, @rungss u saw being quoted in the #Telegraph today? #Kolkata #EarthQuake #tweet <= not yet buddy too buddy..about 16 hours ago from twhirl
5. It’s been a while since my name last appeared in #Telegraph.. 11 Years, when my name was a common feature in every Mondays’ #Brainstormingabout 21 hours ago from TweetDeck
6. RE @abhishekrungta: @rungss was quoted by the telegraph today on the #kolkata #earthquake. The #power of #social #media <= Wow..about 21 hours ago from TweetDeck

On the Day of Earth Quake below..

1. Good Night Tweeple… Have a Good Time… cya…3:40 AM Aug 11th from twhirl
2. RE: @ramnath, @rungss I atfirst thought it was my sleepiness but then @iMBA confirmed #EarthQuake <= same here, happens..3:40 AM Aug 11th from twhirl
3. @burbleon Thanks for the RT. I came across various Profiles of your in the Web. Following you. you there on last.fm?? @blipfm3:36 AM Aug 11th from twhirl
4. RE @indradg: I have experienced #EarthQuake before once in #Kolkata, once or twice in #Pune but noticed the #wave thing only Today..2:52 AM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
5. It was like Waves, not what I thought #EarthQuakes were. As If I was in a vessel in a Sea. #EarthQuake #Kolkata1:55 AM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
6. RE @OldmonkMGM: @rungss dude @danishctc felt it in Cuttack! #EartQuake Tremors #Kolkata @BreakingNews <= Any info on Casuality??1:44 AM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
7. RT: @rahulrungta, think we just had a minor #earthquake in #Kolkata. was reading, before going to sleep left the #tremors for atleast 5 secs1:42 AM Aug 11th from TweetDeck
8. @OldmonkMGM @PallavN @IndraDG @NomadWanderer @rahulrungta and me @rungss confirmed within 20 secs..#EartQuake Tremors #Kolkata @BreakingNews1:39 AM Aug 11th from twhirl
9. RE: @JaagteRaho, RT @ninadsp: @JaagteRaho saare ullu kya kar rahe hai? <= EarthQuake Experience kar rahe hein… #EarthQuake in #Kolkata1:37 AM Aug 11th from twhirl
10. @pallavn @rungss Yes – I did as well. Shook for like 5-10 seconds. @OldmonkMGM, @rungss me! <= #EarthQuake in #Kolkata @BreakingNews1:36 AM Aug 11th from twhirl
11. RE: @OldmonkMGM, @rungss me! Anyone experiencing Earth Quake??? in Kolkata Salt Lake??? <= Man Don;t Scare me. your not kidding??1:33 AM Aug 11th from twhirl
12. Anyone experiencing Earth Quake??? in Kolkata Salt Lake???1:30 AM Aug 11th from twhirl

References

I had to do a Dictionary for the Word as I don;t know the meaning of it…
I am a small Town Guy from a Hindia Medium School so … Here you go…
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bijay@bijay:$ dict quip
6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

Quip \Quip\ (kw[i^]p), n. [Cf. W. chwip a quick flirt or turn,
chwipio to whip, to move briskly, and E. whip. Cf. {Quib},
{Quibble}.]
1. A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort;
a gibe.
[1913 Webster]

Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. –Milton.
[1913 Webster]

He was full of joke and jest,
But all his merry quips are o’er. –Tennyson.
[1913 Webster]

2. A short humorous or witty comment or observation, usually
spontaneously formed in response to a prior comment.
[PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

Quip \Quip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quipped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Quipping}.]
To taunt; to treat with quips.
[1913 Webster]

The more he laughs, and does her closely quip.
–Spenser.
[1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

Quip \Quip\, v. i.
To scoff; to use taunts. –Sir H. Sidney.
[1913 Webster]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thesaurus]:

104 Moby Thesaurus words for “quip”:
Parthian shot, ad lib, aphorism, apophthegm, apothegm, back answer,
barb, be merry with, bon mot, boutade, bright idea, bright thought,
brilliant idea, caustic remark, cavil, chestnut, comeback, conceit,
crack, crack a joke, crack wise, cut, cutting remark, dig, dodge,
double entendre, drollery, dump, epigram, equivoque, facetiae,
flash of wit, fleer, fleer at, flight of wit, flout, foolery, fun,
gag, gibe, gibe at, gibing retort, happy thought, jab, jape, jeer,
jest, jesuitism, joke, josh, kid, kid around, leg-pull,
make a funny, make fun, make fun of, mock, mot, nasty crack,
parting shot, persiflage, play of wit, play on words, pleasantry,
poke fun at, pun, put-down, put-on, quibble, quiddity, quillet,
quips and cranks, quirk, quodlibet, repartee, retort, ridicule,
riposte, rude reproach, sally, scintillate, scintillation, scoff,
scoff at, scurrility, short answer, shuffle, slam, slap,
smart crack, smart saying, snappy comeback, sparkle, stroke of wit,
swipe, taunt, turn of thought, twit, utter a mot, verbal thrust,
wheeze, wisecrack, witticism, yak

From English-Hindi Freedict Dictionary [fd-eng-hin]:

quip

1. चटकला
“His speech was concluded with a quip.”

From English-Hindi Freedict Dictionary [fd-eng-hin]:

quip

1. चटकला~कहना
“‘Chicago is not a good town’,quipped Taylor.”
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