Why the name?

Ever since I have published my blog, a lot of people have questioned me about the URL of the blog – “bovina-sancta”. What does it mean and why did I choose it.

The answer to the first part is – “bovina-sancta” is Latin for “Holy Cow!”. Like the exclamation. Do you get the intended subtle **Humor** ? If you do, then your sense of humor is as bad as mine. And if you don’t, well, then you must be dumb or something.

The answer to the second part is – it’s a lame attempt on my part to be **witty**. I could have chosen a name like “Mythoughts” or something like that, but come on, that’s just plain boring. And people always prefer the ‘witty’, ‘humorous’, ‘attractive’ to the ‘plain’, ’simple’, ’boring’.

Imagine me having a conversation with a hot chick. It goes something like this-

Hot chick: So what are your hobbies?
Me: Well other than spending time in orphanages and slums, playing with terminally ill children, working with several NGOs, I also like writing. I even have a blog. You should check it out sometime. www.mythoughts.com.

Hot chick: Nice. I’ll check it out sometime.
Me: Okay.

End of conversation. Now the pressure will be on me to come up with another topic.

On the other hand, imagine this alternative-

Hot chick: So what are your hobbies?
Me: Well other than spending time in orphanages and slums, playing with terminally ill children, working with several NGOs, I also like writing. I even have a blog. You should check it out sometime. www.bovina-sancta.com.

Hot chick: Oh. What does that mean?
Me: It’s Latin for “Holy Cow”! Like the exclamation.

Hot chick: (impressed) So you know Latin?
Me: Yeah. A little. I picked it up from the internet.

Hot chick: (in a suggestive manner) You must teach me too.
Me: (giving the “I got your hint” look) Definitely.

And then I ask her for a dance. In Latin of course.

So then. I think I have proven my point here. I rest my case. In case you still haven’t understood, you must be dumb or something.