Sunday, November 27, 2011

I Don’t Know, Son!-26

Nothing to do With MBA!
Son: A headline in Times of India (ToI) dated 23rd November reads -“Management Graduate held for threatening man to part with Re1 crore”, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The article says that an MBA was arrested for allegedly demanding Rs1 crore from his former employer, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: It is not clear as to why the ToI correspondent highlighted the MBA qualification of the culprit in the article, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The police who laid the trap confirmed the arrest of the extortionist in New Delhi, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: However they have said that his MBA qualification had nothing to do with his crime, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Shahid Afridi and his Retirement!
Son: The former India batsman Vinod Kambli had announced his retirement several years after he had stopped playing, dad!
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: But the famous and controversial Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi has been going the other way round, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: He had announced his retirement several times. But he continued to play all forms of cricket, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: But now he has issued a clarification. He says he had not retired at all, dad!
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: He has also assured that the next time he announces the retirement, it will be the last time, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Mallya in Real Trouble!
Son: Vijay Mallya, The King of Good Times, appears to be really in Bad Times nowadays, dad.
Father: How come? Go on, son.
Son: The troubles of his Kingfisher Airlines have virtually reached a crisis stage, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Mallya is now worried about the call given by the anti corruption crusader and the Gandhian Anna Hazare to flog the drunkards, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Mallya has tweeted that he is in double trouble, dad. He says he not only drinks but also produces the beverage, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
The New Gandhigiri!
Son: The definition of Gandhigiri appears to be set for a change, dad.
Father: How come? Go on, son.
Son:  So far the people were under the impression that Gandhigiri means offering the other cheek if a person is slapped by somebody on one cheek, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: But the present day Gandhian Anna Hazare’s reaction to the slapping incident of Sharad Pawar tells a different story, dad.
Father: Go on, Son.
Son: According to him the person who slapped Pawar should not have limited it to a single slap, Dad!
Father: Go on, Son.
Son: That leaves no scope for the person who is slapped to offer the other cheek, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Burgler Blames the House Owner!
Son: If you thought that the burglar who stole your household goods is responsible for his crime, you may have to think twice, dad!
Father: How come? Go on, son.
Son: A burglar who stole the goods from a house in London has blamed the house owner for his crime, dad!
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: He has left behind a letter stating that the householder himself was responsible for the burglary as he had made many dumb mistakes, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The mistakes listed include leaving curtains and windows open, dad! The burglar signed off saying he felt absolutely no remorse, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Justice at Your (Jail) Doors!
Son: The trial in the telecom scandal will now be held inside the Tihar jail where all the accused are lodged, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The order to shift the trial is said to have come from the Delhi High Court, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The decision appears to have been taken following the attack on the former telecom minister Sukh Ram, dad.
Father: I don’t know, son!
A V Krishnamurthy
27th November 2011


1 comment:

Kiran A K said...

Loved the one on the "New Gandhigiri".