Tuesday, September 11, 2012

I Don’t Know, Son! - 53



The Possible Retirement Date for Tendulkar!
Son: While Tendulkar has denied having any retirement plans in the short-term, his supporters are said to be thinking of one possible date for him to retire, dad.
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: The New Zealand seamer Dough Bracewell had clean bowled Tendulkar during India’s first innings on the second day of the second test recently, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Bracewell’s uncle John had also dismissed Tendulkar in a test match exactly 22 and half years ago, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Tendulkar may now wait until a (third generation) nephew of Dough Bracewell, gets an opportunity to dismiss him in a test, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!

The Colgate v/s the Coalgate!
Son: The new generation kids appear to have become too smart for their parents, dad.
Father: How come? Go on, Son.
Son: One young school-going kid is said to have asked his dad what was the difference between Colgate and Coalgate, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: While the perplexed father was scratching his head, the child is said to have told him that he knew the correct answer, dad!
Father: Wonderful. Go on, son.
Son: The kid told him that Colgate is the famous tooth paste brand used to brush our teeth daily, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The kid added that the Coalgate is a scandal the present UPA Government is unable to brush aside easily, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!

The Retrospective Effect!
Son: Now that Pranab Mukherjee has moved out of the Finance Ministry and P Chidambaram (PC) has taken charge, the infamous proposal for retrospective amendment of Income Tax Act, has started haunting those who were the brain behind the scheme, dad.
Father: True, go on son.
Son: A certain section of the Ministry had vociferously drafted the amendment to subvert the decision of the Supreme court in the Vodafone tax case, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: This section is said to be afraid of PC who has decided to keep the amendment in cold storage, dad.
Father: Afraid of what? Go on, son.
Son: They are afraid that PC may transfer them out of the ministry with retrospective effect, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!

Not Interested Anymore!
Son: BJP leader Advani had issued a statement saying that the next Prime Minister of India will be neither from BJP nor from Congress, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: It is reported that the media men in Bangalore had approached H D Deve Gowda for his comments in the matter, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The former PM is said to have told them that he is no more interested in the post, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Finding the journalists in a shocked condition, the former PM is said to have told them that he, however, does not mind his son Kumaraswami entering the ring, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!

A V Krishnamurthy
11th September 2012


1 comment:

Narain said...

Nobody, indeed, can hazard a date for T's retirement. DG can always find a suitable candidate for any post. For kids, Coalgate is LTE.