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SlowTimedRapid
2011-10-27 01:47:03 PM
Jai submitter's mom!
 
Shostie [TotalFark]
2011-10-27 02:30:29 PM
Well done, subby.

Well done.
 
CitizenTed [TotalFark]
2011-10-27 04:05:32 PM
FTA: Kumar had clear, if modest, plans for the money. He said he will use some to pay for a preparatory course so he can take India's tough civil service exam, which could lead to a secure and prestigious lifetime job. He said he will also buy a new home for his wife, pay off his parents' debts and give his brothers startup cash so they can set up small businesses. And he plans to build a library in Motihari so the children of his village will have access to the books and knowledge he so desperately craved, he said.

This guy sounds like some kind of socialist.

/derp.
 
Darth_Lukecash [TotalFark]
2011-10-27 04:06:15 PM
He will blow it on curry.
 
sariq [TotalFark]
2011-10-27 04:20:12 PM
Darth_Lukecash: He will blow it on curry.

I think it's more likely he'll curry it on blow.
 
tnpir
2011-10-27 04:32:23 PM
Darth_Lukecash: He will blow it on curry.

*snerk*

sariq: Darth_Lukecash: He will blow it on curry.

I think it's more likely he'll curry it on blow.

*sound of coffee spewing everywhere*
 
Smeggy Smurf
2011-10-27 04:32:27 PM
Still no cure for shiatty movies
 
Churchy LaFemme
2011-10-27 04:33:57 PM
WOW!

$120/mo.??

I'm guessing he's one of those overpaid, elitist teachers.

Probably has a fridge, too...
 
spentmiles
2011-10-27 04:34:59 PM
Maybe he'll open a call center.
 
Kid Lester [TotalFark]
2011-10-27 04:35:11 PM
Who Wants To Be A Dunkin' Donuts And Liquor Store Franchisee!
 
Triaxis
2011-10-27 04:36:37 PM
CitizenTed: This guy sounds like some kind of socialist.

How so? He's not giving away other peoples money.
 
KingoftheCheese [TotalFark]
2011-10-27 04:37:33 PM
spentmiles: Maybe he'll open a call center.

And hire only Americans.
 
Slaxl [TotalFark]
2011-10-27 04:42:12 PM
Sounds like a decent chap, best of luck to him. What I want to know are the questions. I suppose they won't let anyone know until it's aired, but by then I would have forgotten about it and thus will never ever know :(
 
GORDON
2011-10-27 04:47:42 PM
CitizenTed: FTA: Kumar had clear, if modest, plans for the money. He said he will use some to pay for a preparatory course so he can take India's tough civil service exam, which could lead to a secure and prestigious lifetime job. He said he will also buy a new home for his wife, pay off his parents' debts and give his brothers startup cash so they can set up small businesses. And he plans to build a library in Motihari so the children of his village will have access to the books and knowledge he so desperately craved, he said.

This guy sounds like some kind of socialist.

/derp.

Not sure what the point of this is, but private citizens providing for the community with their own money is about the opposite of socialism.

/I always get thrown when someone says "derp" instead of making coherent, lucid statements.
 
chopit
2011-10-27 04:48:12 PM
Poor bastard. Now every reshmi and ajit will be after him with their tandoori-stained hands out, "Oh, I am pleasing to wish for a rupee!"
 
j__z
2011-10-27 04:52:12 PM
Damn, he's been to white castle, escaped from Guantanamo. and won a mil. all while smoking the budda. Busy dude.

/nutin'
 
Cerebral Knievel
2011-10-27 05:03:40 PM
Pretty much sounds like what I would do if I won the lottery. of course, I guess I should actually start plying it to have those fantasies.. Anyways, good on him, sounds like he's paying it back. I just hope they didnt take him back stage and beat the crap out of him.


/was only able to watch that movie once

//ONCE
 
steamingpile
2011-10-27 05:06:39 PM
Well subby, it seems that they may have already done just that.........
 
the_immoral_minority
2011-10-27 05:06:57 PM
wonder if he has a sig other like the movie ? (yum)

www.cinegoer.com
 
kpaxoid
2011-10-27 05:14:38 PM
FTA: "...has transformed him into a role model for millions of aspiring youth yearning to escape from lives of poverty and find a role in India's burgeoning economy."

So millions of aspiring youth will appear on games shows and win big?

/been using the wrong role models
 
SweetSaws
2011-10-27 05:19:41 PM
the_immoral_minority: wonder if he has a sig other like the movie ? (yum)

[www.cinegoer.com image 640x914]

Eww, she needs to shave her boobs.

I read this as Indiana, and was wondering how anyone could possibly only make $120 / month in the US.
 
misterblaine63
2011-10-27 05:21:27 PM
He cheated.
 
Fano
2011-10-27 05:27:33 PM
chopit: Poor bastard. Now every reshmi and ajit will be after him with their tandoori-stained hands out, "Oh, I am pleasing to wish for a rupee!"

He'll have to link them in
 
BigNumber12 [TotalFark]
2011-10-27 05:29:43 PM
GORDON: /I always get thrown when someone says "derp" instead of making coherent, lucid statements.


It's an effective debate tactic when you don't actually have the knowledge required to refute someone's point. Needless to say, it's all over Fark.
 
trerro
2011-10-27 05:32:06 PM
50 million rupees? I thought you can only hold 999 at a time.
 
Mr Rusty Shackleford [TotalFark]
2011-10-27 05:37:02 PM
Most amusing/obvious part of his plan: "He said he will also buy a new home for his wife..."
 
tenpoundsofcheese
2011-10-27 05:41:30 PM
fta: "And he plans to build a library in Motihari so the children of his village will have access to the books and knowledge he so desperately craved, he said"

he is a winner in more ways than one.
awesome.
 
Some Random Fat Guy
2011-10-27 05:41:53 PM
KingoftheCheese: spentmiles: Maybe he'll open a call center.

And hire only Americans.

That speak the native language but sound like Larry the Cable Guy.

/...they shall suffer as we have suffered.
 
Dwedit
2011-10-27 05:43:34 PM
i.imgur.com
50 million rupees? Seriously? That's a lot! A lot! A lot!!!
 
That Guy in the Dos Equis Commercials
2011-10-27 05:45:08 PM
I feel good for the guy. I'm not one of those "America, Fark Yeah" types, but at least a halfway dumbass who works hard can become a millionaire here. That guy never had a chance otherwise.
 
groppet
2011-10-27 05:50:29 PM
Churchy LaFemme: WOW!

$120/mo.??

I'm guessing he's one of those overpaid, elitist teachers.

Probably has a fridge, too...

And he must have a dirt floor, lucky bastard!
 
dericwater
2011-10-27 05:57:37 PM
Damn! We're outsourcing gameshow winners to India too?
 
FunkOut [TotalFark]
2011-10-27 06:00:05 PM
groppet: Churchy LaFemme: WOW!

$120/mo.??

I'm guessing he's one of those overpaid, elitist teachers.

Probably has a fridge, too...

And he must have a dirt floor, lucky bastard!

Far superior to the live cobra floor with molten lava pit.
 
Warriors Warriors Warriors
2011-10-27 06:06:19 PM
This guy will now have better health insurance than 70% of American citizens.
 
sn82 [TotalFark]
2011-10-27 06:10:09 PM
I love that this guy won and has changed his life, but I have a feeling he's going to spend it all and not save some for retirement. Hope he seeks an adviser or somebody to help with that much money.
 
Submitted First With a Better Headline
2011-10-27 06:18:06 PM
Dwedit: i.imgur.com
50 million rupees? Seriously? That's a lot! A lot! A lot!!!

He's going to need to kill a shiatload of golden skulltulas to be able to carry all of that...
 
ThisNameSux
2011-10-27 06:24:54 PM
Nobody hating on Slumdog Millionaire yet? Wow, I'm farking shocked.
 
astralvortex
2011-10-27 06:28:18 PM
I want to see 20,000 rupee pyramid.

Q: It goes on rice.
Q: You can dip your naan in it.
Q It is generally spicy.

A: Curry?

*Ding!*Ding!*Ding!*

YOU WIN 400 US DOLLARS WORTH of CURRY!!!
 
Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener [TotalFark]
2011-10-27 06:37:20 PM
We need the pompadour-sporting host guy from the movie to dance around to this news.

Just because.
 
Rubix^3
2011-10-27 06:39:42 PM
If you currently live on $120/month and win $1 million, you don't need to get another job.

Ever.

He's doing it wrong. /facepalm
 
CitizenTed [TotalFark]
2011-10-27 06:54:57 PM
Triaxis: CitizenTed: This guy sounds like some kind of socialist.

How so? He's not giving away other peoples money.

It's because his career goal is a permanent job in the government bureaucracy. Then he wants to remove the bootstraps from his family, setting up his own private welfare scheme, then build a library to give free books to parasitic children who should be generating profit in the salt mines.

/and a-derp.
 
weapon13
2011-10-27 06:55:34 PM
misterblaine63: He cheated.

*cough cough*
 
abitofbuffalo
2011-10-27 07:06:15 PM
$120/month practically puts in the 1% anyway. This is just another example of the 1%ers hoarding all the money from us sweatshop workers.
 
SmackLT [TotalFark]
2011-10-27 07:15:58 PM
It is written.
 
Tabletop
2011-10-27 07:33:15 PM
I've been googling, trying to find the answer to my burning question: What question did he answer to win?
None of the news stories seem to have this information.
 
El Brujo
2011-10-27 07:40:08 PM
Ever notice the crappier the nation, the more young men rock a mustache? What's with that?
 
TeddyRooseveltsMustache
2011-10-27 07:42:55 PM
Good movie. I liked it. Least favorite part is when the kid fell in shiat. That was just gross.
 
scottyvr6
2011-10-27 07:53:22 PM
Good show, Dwedit.
 
MaritimeGirl
2011-10-27 07:58:43 PM
So all a person there needs to do is take a course and pass a test to get a prestigious job for life? Wow.
 
HotIgneous Intruder
2011-10-27 08:23:42 PM
Gujerat, aint' no dog, we are here to partay!
 
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