[This scene is enacted in Dublin, an up-market pub in Chennai where I have never set my foot] Optimist: I would say the glass is half full.Pessimist: If you ask me, it is half empty. But who is going to pay for it?Optimist: We could go Dutch…you pay for the half full part, I will … Read more
[This post is stupid. Proceed at the cost of being laughed at] Wonder if the ‘con` in both the words – Con & Constable – is intentional. Perhaps…William Shakespeare (I say this because the British introduced Constabulary) or whoever coined the word ‘Constable` wanted to pass on a message to us. Something like the Da … Read more
Haven’t seen anything as creative in a while. Makes immense logic… Just because Chennai didn’t get its dose of cricket today…all are behaving odd. Even I have decided to make some sense. OK…before I start making sense…let me make some non-sense…. Question: What would a weatherman sitting in Chepauk give his grandson who just walked … Read more
I wonder what happens when paranoia sets in. Now, don`t you stare at me…I am not that paranoid yet. But think of all those policemen who guard the streets of Delhi. I bet they are scared. OK…this article is a little late to be directed at the Delhi blasts …but better late than never. Remember…a … Read more
What crosses your mind the moment you see a picture? Whatever it is, it portrays your personality. Here is a collection of nine images….with what occured to me the moment I saw them. Try your luck…and see if you can come up with interesting lines!
[Warning: This is a long and boring article and requires holding of your nose at times.] I know this is a touchy subject and we find it obnoxious to talk of our toilet habits. But let us do it today! Indians have always mingled with nature to answer nature`s call. It seems Sher Shah Suri … Read more
This is a joke my father once told me. It seems Winston Churchill was visiting India and Jawahar Lal Nehru took him on an early morning walk around the Teen Murti Bhavan. Midway through the walk, Churchill pointed to a man squatting by the roadside and asked Nehru, “What is that man doing?” “He is … Read more
I was lucky enough to visit my page when the counter showed 1,11,111. Below given is a screenshot. But beware…the number 111 is supposed to be a bad omen. And doesn`t 111111 mean double the trouble? The number 111 is sometimes called a “Nelson”, after Admiral Nelson. It is so called because the person who … Read more