Both my family & my in-laws are from small towns. Reason enough for them & their actions to be funny. Here I exaggerate their ignorance and bliss and come up with funny incidents for city-dwellers like you to laugh at!
Believe it or not, this is quite a ritual. It is not as easy as picking up the phone and calling them over for lunch. I wanted to call a NCC mate of mine home and this is what happened. “Rekha we need to call Derek Lesley home,” I said casually even as I changed … Read more
A few of my fans were upset that I was being a MCP by only showcasing my photograph on this Blog. I really can’t carry Rekha’s photo in the top mast because if I do, I will start looking handsome! OK fine…I relent. Here is a photograph of my wife as can be seen in … Read more
Even for one moment, I don`t want you to believe that the Vacancy Available advertisement I gave in The Hindu dated September 30, had any sexual intension. Here is what the advertisement said: A handsome young man (I am 31 years old) is looking for an understanding, compassionate lady partner to be his mistress. The … Read more
One of the Ouchmytoe.com readers mailed this short piece and asked me to upload it on the blog. Not willing to disappoint her, here goes – A married man left from work early one Friday afternoon. Instead of going home, however, he squandered the weekend (and his salary) partying with the boys.When he finally returned … Read more
I can now say that I am a much married man. I say ‘much married` because we crossed our second wedding anniversary on 8th September. Despite the body and mind willing (actually, more of the body) I haven`t married many times. Have you notices that the word “Harried” rhymes with the word “Married”? Now you … Read more
Gone are the days when my “I love you” would evoke an echo from my wife. I say echo because she would give me that romantic look and say “I love you.” It is a totally unrelated thing that as an afterthought, she would add “too”…meaning “I love you too”. Now, that we have been … Read more
A colleague of mine is leaving our company, which happens to be an IT major. If you have noticed, everybody always talks “Major.” Why don’t we hear somebody say: “My husband works for an IT minor.” Anyway, that’s besides the point. Thanks to this colleague of mine, who called it quits…Rekha and I landed at … Read more
– I like you in those tight-fitting jeans. – Looks like you didn`t wax your hands. – I just called up your father. – May I do the dishes? – Why don`t you call me at work? – Everybody liked the lunch I carried with me today. – My mother wasn`t as good a cook … Read more