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Ishan Kolhatkar

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Website: ishankolhatkar.com Global Evangelist in the Ed Tech Industry Cooks a bit Former Academic. FHEA Former Barrister. Pun positive / Pun forward Dad to 9 & 18

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · Jul 30

Three years ago today.

Sound on, watch to the end.

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Charlie Feldman @parlcharlie.bsky.social · 2d

Not to tell anyone how to run parliamentary business during playoff season, but Canadian senators did once suggest modifying the schedule to accommodate broadcasts ⚾🇨🇦

WORLD SERIES
RADIO BROADCASTS

On the Orders of the Day:
Hon. W. M. Aseltine: Honourable senators, before the Orders of the Day are called, I should like to draw the attention of the honourable leader of the government to the fact that the World Series baseball games are now in progress, and that they are being broadcast over the air each afternoon. Many of us who follow these games throughout the season would like to hear these broadcasts, and I would therefore suggest that future sittings of the Senate be called for 4 o’clock in the afternoon instead of 3 o’clock. We would be glad to sit an hour later, in order to make that arrangement possible.

Some Hon. Senators: Oh, oh.

Hon. Mr. Euler: Are the games over by 4 o’clock?

Hon. Mr. Leger: Let us amend the rules.

Hon. Mr. Robertson: The best I can say in answer to my friend is that I will take the matter under consideration.

Some Hon. Senators: Oh, oh.

Hon. Mr. Haig: That means it is a dead issue.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 3d

Noooo. I’m an absolutists on this 😂

Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 3d

Quite!

Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 3d

I’m just not willing to accept this.

It’s WHSmith and that’s that.

Feels like I’ve woken up after travelling back in time and it’s the butterfly effect in action.

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 5d

[Scene is ANCIENT GREECE - where SOCRATES and PLATO and others are sitting round, thinking]

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SOCRATES:
Plato..

PLATO:
Yes Socrates?

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SOCRATES:
Can you tell me, are you human?

PLATO:
Why… yes, Socrates

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SOCRATES:
And would you agree, Plato, that a human knows what a chariot is?

PLATO:
Um, yep

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SOCRATES:
So you can tell me, then

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[Socrates produces a papyrus, showing a drawing of the corner of a chariot wheel]

SOCRATES:
*Is that a chariot*?

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PLATO:
Well
that’s more just a bit of wheel

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SOCRATES:
So not a *chariot*.

PLATO:
No.

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SOCRATES:
[Producing another papyrus with the full drawing of the chariot, chopped into boxes]

So if a man were challenged to “tap the boxes containing chariots to prove you’re human” when he was just trying to check his ClubCard points... *where could he tap*?

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PLATO:
Well you can’t tap any of them really

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SOCRATES:
So are we not human?

PLATO:
‘Spose not.

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[Bleak pause]

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PLATO:
I’ll get the hemlock

SOCRATES:
Yeah

[ends]

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 5d

A British Airways flight and they’ve run out of tonic water. I would have assumed tonic was on the MEL and would make this aircraft inoperable. I was offered gin and lemonade. A raised eyebrow from me and wine and Diet Coke were dispensed.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 5d

Took longer than normal for the inflight wifi to be switched on. I was getting jittery.

(My colleague Simon likes to regale the tale of flying to Chicago with me when they announced 30 mins in flight that they wifi was inoperable. He claims I ‘just checked’ every 20 mins. I maintain it was hourly)

a cartoon character sitting in a bed with the words " it 's fine everything 's fine "

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 5d

Reminded myself that South African Nando’s hot, is hotter than UK extra hot.

Just over 20 years ago I tried SA Extra Hot without knowing the consequences and it literally ended in tears.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 5d

100% Would also like to see reviews along the lines of “You’ll see impact if you have an iPhone Z or older”

Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 6d

Kolhatkar. Ishan Kolhatkar. Licensed to wear red trainers.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 7d

Best of the three for sure.

Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 7d

Another day, another steak. Bone in Sirloin Last one of the trip. Tomorrow night is a Gala Dinner. Then Friday night it’s 12 hours in the air to head home.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 7d

TWO STEAK TUESDAY
After a miserably delayed and uncomfortable journey, I have basked in the glory of well priced steak and wine in South Africa. Lunch was a 700g T Bone and dinner was a 700g Tomahawk. Both with a glass of Pinotage. Total bill for both was well below just one meal in London.

Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 8d

53 days since the last flight.
Next stop, Johannesburg.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 8d

Every little helps.

I’m 5’6”

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 9d

Steady on. I haven't read it yet.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 9d

11 hours of discomfort ahead of me. Plus an overnight flight to South Africa down the back of the bus.

Just doing my bit to help book sales @barristersecret.bsky.social

2/2

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 9d

11 hours of discomfort ahead of me. Plus an overnight flight to South Africa down the back of the bus.

Just doing my bit to help book sales @barristersecret.bsky.social

1/2

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 9d

Not previously concerned that my ear holes were different sizes. But it turns out I know nothing.

(My favourite acoustic seal was: Crazy)

Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 10d

22 years ago

Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 10d

If you tipped non freshly ground pepper into amoxicillin

Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 10d

My best mate / Former Belgian Prime Minister, Charles Michel

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 11d

Where’s the drip tray?

Out. The machine is having a time out and the drip tray is in a safe space.

Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 11d

The neediest of all my children by far.

“MY DRIP TRAY IS NOT FITTED. NO IT ISN’T. NO YOU’RE NOT TELLING THE TRUTH. NO YOU HAVEN’T JUST CLEANED IT AND REFITTED IT. SO UNFAIR”

Still, makes delicious coffee.

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Ishan Kolhatkar @ishankolhatkar.com · 14d

Woah! Outrageous. How are cream and white wine missing from the list. Or peas if you’re @xerrij13.bsky.social

snoopy is sitting at a table with his eyes closed and his hand on his face .

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