Mondays are a big bore. I am sure, all those IT guys out there agree. Not so long ago, I used to look forward to rushing to office on Mondays. Guess, priorities change with time. Talking of time, ever wondered why the third hand of a watch is actually called a seconds hand? Anyways, on … Read more
Why doesn`t Mexico have an Olympic team? Because all Mexicans who can run, jump, or swim are in US of A. + + + Rekha and I are half way through Iqbal – the Nagesh Kuknoor movie. And I would say it is a must watch. Especially, if like me you are also a sportsman. Believe me, … Read more
This post is dedicated to an ardent reader Himani Sahni of Gurgaon who will be celebrating her birthday on January 31 – today. She mailed me yesterday and requested a funny post, so that she can wake up to something funny on her birthday. I am glad Himani happened to be a lady – I … Read more
Last year four teams (including one each from Stanford and Carnegie Mellon University) raced across 131.6 miles in the Mojave Desert to decide the winner. Just that in this race, the cars were robotic, empty and drove themselves. When I read that the winner got a whooping US $ 2 million – I wondered why … Read more
Here are a few interesting answers given by students, during exams. I came across these while preparing for my exam – the Humour Orientation Test Designed for Useless and Deliquescent Entities. Interestingly the abbreviated form for this exam`s name is ‘Hot Dude`. The temptation to pretend that I imagined and came up with these funny … Read more
Girl to her class teacher: “My daddy just got a new car!” “That`s nice,” says the teacher. “So is he all excited?” The girl replies: “Of course yes. He spent the whole night re-painting and changing the number plates.” As always, today also somebody broke into somebody else`s house in Chennai. This has been happening … Read more
What do you call a woman with a bottle-opener in one hand, a knife in the other, a pair of scissors between her toes on right foot and a corkscrew between her toes on left foot? The Answer: A Swiss Army Wife!
This is a post, which can be used against me the day I run for Mayor`s office in Chennai. Or after I become the Indian President. Remember US President George Bush faced trouble over his drug revelations. Or was it Arnold ‘Terminator` Schwarzenegger? When I was young…I said No to drugs. But nobody listened. I … Read more