The Pizza Discount Turns Costly!
Son: A report in Times of India says that the Pizza discount scheme turned costly for a customer in Kolkata, dad.
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: He had ordered four Pizzas for Rs278 and thought that it was under “30 minutes-nahin-to-free” scheme, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: He gave the order at 8.53 pm and the Pizza was delivered at 9.50 pm, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: He started eating the Pizzas happily along with his friend thanking his stars for the delay! But he was shocked to see the delivery boy insisting for the payment, dad.
Father: Go on, Son.
Son: The boy told him that the scheme was applicable for only orders in excess of Rs350, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The customer flatly refused payment. The boy left the place; but came back with other delivery boys, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The boys together gave additional deliveries, dad! But this time the delivery was through blows, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
The Pizza Divorce!
Son: According to Bangalore Mirror, a techie in Pune has filed a divorce petition against his wife due to her unreasonable demands, dad.
Father: Like what? Go on, son.
Son: He says she is forcing him to order Pizzas frequently, dad.
Father: The demand appears quite normal. Go on, son.
Son: Not exactly, dad. She demands Pizzas by waking him up during the midnight, dad!
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: She asks him to bring her the Pizzas immediately or make it himself for her, dad!
Father: Oh! My God! Go on, son.
Son: The techie says theirs was a love marriage. But now she loves Pizzas more than him, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
The Legends and the IPL (The Money Game)!
Son: Tendulkar, the legendary cricketer from Mumbai, has said that one or two problems don’t make the tournament (IPL-5) bad, dad.
Father: True. Go on son.
Son: He remained silent on his under-performance in the tournament, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: It seems he thinks his performance is still better compared to the disastrous performance of another legend from Kolkata called Saurav Ganguly, dad!
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Meanwhile, another legend from Karnataka called Rahul Dravid has shown interest in a mentor role in the Rajasthan Team, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: It is obvious that all the three legends are not fit for the 20:20 game, but they are still bent upon sticking to it, dad!
Son: While all the three are not admitting the reasons for hanging on to the IPL even though it is meant for young and dynamic players, the two Sri Lankan senior players have said it, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Dilshan and Murali have admitted that IPL means good money and they don’t mind playing for the sake, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Pranab Mukherjee and another Retrospective Amendment (Announcement)!
Son: It is no more a secret that Pranab Mukherjee is eager to get out from the burden of being the Finance Minister of the country in the present difficult situation, dad.
Father: Appears to be true. Go on, son.
Son: He is in fact eager to occupy the Presidential post to relax and forget the mounting economic crisis, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: But the Congress Party leadership is playing a hide & seek game with him without revealing the name of the person it wants to nominate, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Pranab continues to be on tenterhooks with the party now authorizing Sonia Gandhi to nominate a suitable candidate, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Unable to hold himself anymore, Pranab is said to have spoken to Sonia directly, dad. He is said to have expressed his strong feelings in the matter for keeping him guessing so long, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Sonia is said to have assured him that his name is on the top, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: As regards keeping him waiting for so long, she is said to have consoled him by telling him that his candidature will be announced ‘with retrospective effect’, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
A V Krishnamurthy
5th June 2012
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