There was once a father, Who had three sons. On his deathbed, the father gave his sons $100 and asked them to buy something which will fill up the entire room. The first son bought some wool, but he was only able to fill a part of the room.The second, bought hay, but he still fell short of the objective. Finally, the third son spent 1$ … Continue reading A Dollar’s worth.
It is that time of the year when your throat starts to pain a bit, your activities and movement speed slow down, the nose becomes itchy and you start feeling as if you are Shiva, the Hindu God which brought a river into the world to take care of a drought, from his head. Although in this case, you will be bringing a river into … Continue reading Viruses, Viruses everywhere
Have you ever wondered if the pilots on the airplane need to insert keys to start a plane ? I have often thought about it. I always imagine that the pilot will always have to insert the key into the ignition and twist it to the right side to start the plane’s engines. That makes me wonder, what would happen if the pilot forgot his … Continue reading Keys… to flying
Have you noticed how expensive the purses are getting ? I saw a price tag of $ 13,000 for a woman’s purse. I so pity the husband, who has to buy this purse for his wife. Maybe he got a heart surgery free with the purse. Buy one, get the other free. He might think, ” You know, judging by the mails that I keep getting, … Continue reading Women and their Purses
She was sitting at the hospital, looking at her stomach, gently moving her hand over it. While doing so, she kept going back to her trip to Africa. She cursed the day she entered that place. She never thought, that her one decision would cause her this much pain. But she knew she had no choice. She had to get rid of the life inside … Continue reading Life is sacred…a satire
A formerly depressed friend of mine once said to me, “you known, back in the day when i was feeling depressed, I always thought of giving up on life. But then, one day I got a good suggestion from someone. She told me to listen to the ticking of the clock. The ticking used to calm me down.” I always wondered what would have happened … Continue reading Tick tick…
Look at the teens today. They will do anything to attract attention to themselves. Makeup, dress up in weird clothing( mostly like ladies of negotiable virtue [for girls]or pants that reach only up to the thighs and are held up by sheer magic [for boys]), changes to the natural body, etc I blame it on the celebrities, whose names I will not mention now. … Continue reading Attention seekers
That time , When you place a call for some official work, and the other person does not have an answer to your questions, But instead of actually saying the customary “I will get back to you on this”, this person tries to sound as if the telephone line is breaking up… But you can clearly hear the guy sitting next to this person, … Continue reading Bad telephone line
When all you wanted was to become a rickshaw But parents force you to be a car. Result : This is called Parental pressure. Stop abusing your kids, let them live their own lives… Continue reading Parental Pressure
Take a random song. Ensure the song has a beat. Search for a remote ,uninhabited place. A beach would be an added advantage. Get a young girl. ( optional : the girl should be above 18 years of age to avoid being prosecuted as a pedophile ) Tell the girl to wear skimpy, provocative cloths. Position the camera on the beach and ask the girl … Continue reading Recipe for a music video
I was asked a question recently – “Why was Bombay changed to Mumbai ? ” Well, I certainly have no idea why the name was changed. Perhaps because the terrorists confused Bombay, with Bomb-bay ? One can only wonder… Continue reading Why change the name…
I hear a lot of What ifs these days. I will try to answer these what ifs as and when I can. One of the what ifs is : What if Women ran this world rather than Men ? Well, this question is mostly asked by women. Why they think so, I have no idea because I think they already run the show, albeit … Continue reading What if…
Due to technology, this has become the morning ritual of most of us : Reposition yourself from a prone position to a seating position on your bed Take your mobile in hand with sleepy eyes. Let your eyes adjust to the bright screen. Rub them vigorously till they adjust. Check whatsapp. Reply with as little words as possible on whatsapp. If reply can be a … Continue reading Morning Ritual
I don’t know why people are scared of skulls. I mean look at them : They are always smiling. They are basically harmless,in the sense that they can not cause any physical harm themselves;without any external help. They can be used for a lot of things like storage of candles, warding off black magic (not sure if black magic exists, but skulls are mostly used … Continue reading Happy skull
I am a foodie, so I like to visit plenty of eating places. During the sorties, I observed a few things which might differentiate pricey fancy restaurants from cheap budget restaurants. Fancy : If you have to stay in a queue and have to be quiet, it is bound to be a fancy place. Budget :You can be in a queue and shout to your … Continue reading Poor Restaurant, Rich Restaurant
People always ask how fast my interest transfer speed is. I need to answer this once and for all. The speed of the data transfer is directly proportional to the speed of flight of the pigeon with a strapped on Pen drive . *Disclaimer : No pigeons were harmed while writing this post. Continue reading Internet speed vows
Everyone gets jitters when they are getting married. Especially in arranged marriages when traditionally, the bride and groom hardly see each other, although times are changing. I was day dreaming about marriage ,the other day, when a thought struck me. Believe me, it is like getting hit with a frying pan on your head. The thoughts, i meant. Not the marriage. Domestic violence is usually … Continue reading Marriage Jitters and poundings
I was at the ATM recently, withdrawing some cash,when a boy asked for my help to check his balance. I don’t know why he was so cross when I pushed him and he fell down. I did tell gim he had a very poor balance. Continue reading ATM humor
I have a cousin who is of the age when he plays cricket at any conceivable spot of open ground. This includes main roads, (stopping cars is a very important function in this case) , 10ft x 12ft balconies (increases the patience level, it is said), open grounds ( which are notoriously close to glass buildings) and cemeteries. Now, I gave a lot of though … Continue reading Death spot of cricket
I work in the IT sector in India. Which just means that I tend to work in the night shift most of the times in a month rather than be normal and puke due to excessive intake of alcohol during a party arranged by a friend of the friend. Now, most of the people think that, if you don’t sleep at night, you yend to … Continue reading I. T. night life…
