Even as Viswanathan Anand cements his place in the pantheon of Indian sporting greats and the debates simmer about whether India crashed out of the Super 8 match because of too much party after play, this columnist is wondering...
Even as Viswanathan Anand cements his place in the pantheon of Indian sporting greats and the debates simmer about whether India crashed out of the Super 8 match because of too much party after play, this columnist is wondering:
Whether cricket experts who were commentators will not blame the IPL for India's T20 World Cup debacle considering that they were commentators for the cash-rich league.
u00a0Why so many Mumbaikar's morning breakfasts comprise bread, butter and traffic jam?
u00a0Whether world chess champion Viswanathan Anand did the Michael Jackson's inspired moonwalk on the number, It don't matter if you are black or white after winning the crown in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Whether a traffic policeman's whistle ever needs to go in for a ceetee scan.
u00a0Why India is weeping about cricketers crashing out of the T20 when we have so much to celebrate, India doing well in the Azlan Shah Cup beating world champs Australia in the round robin stage, Vishy Anand becomes world champ, the Indian men and women's team entering the badminton Uber and Thomas Cup quarters.u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0u00a0
u00a0Whether one wine bottle says to the other, "We have committed no crime but we are locked up in the cellar, where are all those human rights activists?"
u00a0Why parents of children on television song and dance shows, sob hysterically or pray fervently, as if their world would collapse if their child did not win the round?u00a0
Whether one horse in a stable will say to the other, "Well you know, what they say, Love Thy Neigh-bour.'
u00a0Why Mumbaikars take the car to commute to a distance 10 minutes away but wait for half an hour for a free treadmill at the gym, asking huffing and puffing exercisers, "Have you finished?"
Whether one garment tells another, "I had no choice but to come out of the closet."
Whether we will, one day, have the Giant Book of Underworld Names with names like Taplu, Chhappan Tikli, Dhaknya, Lambu Sultan or whatever, just like we have the Book of Baby Names these days.
Why one candle whispers to another, "There goes my ex-flame."
Whether you heard of this one, a police officer sees a blonde woman knitting behind the wheel of her car. Pullover he shouts furiously, to which she replies, "No. Scarf."
u00a0Why a flying kiss is not asked for a passport and a visa to be cleared to fly?
Why are you reading this tripe, anyway?u00a0
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