The Mandatory (sincere) Mourning!
Son: The North Korean Authorities have cracked down on people who failed to exhibit sincere sadness and despair after the death of Kim Jong II on December 17, dad.
Father: Go on son.
Son: The authorities are handing down a minimum of six months in a labour-training camp to all those who did not participate in the official mourning, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: But they are said to be more severe in handing punishments to another category of people, dad.
Father: Who were they? Go on, son.
Son: Those were the people who did participate in the official mourning but did not cry, dad!
Father: Oh my goodness! Go on, son.
Son: But the worst punishment was handed out to altogether a different category of people, dad.
Father: Who were those? Go on, son.
Son: Those were certain people who participated in the official mourning and also cried, dad!
Father: How come? What was their fault? Go on, son.
Son: Their crying did not appear to be genuine to the authorities who monitored them closely, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Indian Monkey on a Pakistan Visit!
Son: An Indian monkey has reportedly trespassed into Pakistan by entering the Cholistan area in Bahawalpur district, dad!
Father: Go on, Son.
Son: The monkey appeared to be very clever and was able to dodge the locals who tried to catch it, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Ultimately it was caught by the wildlife authorities who have handed over the same to the Bahawalpur Zoo, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Some of the elderly people in the locality reportedly had some apprehensions about the arrival of the monkey from India, dad.
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: They told the youngsters that the legendary Ramayana War in Sri Lanka was preceded by the visit of a monkey (Hanuman), dad!
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: But the curator of the Bahawalpur Zoo has told them that the monkey was not a trained spy and he did not suspect that it has been deliberately sent to Pakistan, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Indian Students 2nd Last in International Test!
Son: India has been ranked second last among the 73 countries that participated in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: PISA is conducted annually to evaluate education systems worldwide, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The Indian Education Ministry officials are said to be busy sending message of thanks to the Government of Kyrgystan, a tiny country and a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), dad!
Father: What for? Go on, son.
Son: The country stood last in the ranking, dad!
Father: So what? Go on, son.
Son: The officials say but for the existence of this tiny country, India would have been placed last in the ranking, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
BCCI’s New Test Match Format for Australia!
Son: Considering the dismal performance of the Indian cricket team in Australia, the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) is said to be thinking of a new test match format for future Australia tours, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: BCCI is aware that the team has performed miserably inspite of the presence of stalwarts like Tendulkar, Dravid and Laxman in the team, dad. All the three stalwarts know that this is their last test series in Australia, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: The proposed format will have only three days for a test match, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The Indians will play both their innings one after another, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The Australians will start their batting after the two innings of the Indians and will limit their batting to cover the total runs scored by the Indians, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The Indian team may go-carting immediately after the Australians finish the formality, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
A V Krishnamurthy
15th January 2012
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