Another Wrong Speech!
Son: It seems the dignitaries from Karnataka have a tendency to deliver wrong speeches, dad.
Father: How come? Go on, son.
Son: S M Krishna, the former Minister of External Affairs, had read a wrong speech at the United Nations Security Council in February 2011, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: He had read two paragraphs from the speech of his Portuguese counterpart, when he realised his blunder, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Now it was the turn of Girish Karnad, the winner of Jnana Peeth award from Karnataka, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: He had been invited to the Mumbai LitFest to talk about his life as a theatre person, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: But he chose the occasion to launch an attack on V S Naipaul who was not present, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Naipaul had been given the Tata Literature Festival’s Lifetime Achievement award just two days back, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: While it was a case of mix-up for S M Krishna, in case of Karnad it was quite deliberate and intentional, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Robber gets to keep the cash!
Son: There is the saying that crime does not pay. But at least in one country the crime does pay, dad!
Father: Which country you are referring to, son?
Son: I am referring to Austria where a robber has been asked to keep the cash he had stolen, dad!
Father: How come? Go on, son.
Son: According to Daily Mail, Otto Neuman, a bank manager, had hatched a plan to steal 1,50,000 pound sterling as well as gold bars and coins, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: To get over his financial problems, he staged a fake robbery at his own branch, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The gang was rounded up later. But by then only 51,000 pound sterling could be recovered. Neuman was jailed for three and a half years, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The money remained at the Ministry of Justice as nobody seemed to want it. The bank said that it had been refunded in full by the insurance company, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The insurance company had taken the gold bars and coins, the price of which had dramatically appreciated and was worth more than what the insurance company had paid to the bankers, dad!
Father: Wonderful. Go on, son.
Son: The Ministry of Justice asked for the bank account details of Neuman from his lawyer, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: A shocked Neuman provided the details and to his surprise the money has been credited to his account, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
The Hidden Ugliness!
Son: We have read about several hidden beauties in the past. But this was a case of hidden ugliness, dad!
Father: Appears interesting. Go on, son.
Son: When Jian Feng of China saw his new born baby for the first time he was horrified, dad.
Father: How come? Go on, son.
Son: He could not believe that he and his stunning wife could have produced such an ugly child, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: In fact, he accused his partner of having an affair, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: But she told him the terrible truth. Her good looks were due to 62,000 pound sterling of plastic surgery and the baby was indeed theirs, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: A furious Feng took her to court for cheating and the court has agreed, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The court has awarded 75,000 pound sterling to Feng after his wife admitted she had not told him about the surgery, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Ratan Tata and the Saif-Kareena Reception!
Son: The Indian media always has a tendency to jump into conclusions based on assumptions, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: The Bollywood couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor had their marriage reception at Taj Mahal Palace, dad.
Father: Go on, Son.
Son: The media was stunned to see the usually reclusive Ratan Tata entering the hotel, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Several publications carried Tata’s photograph along with other celebrities who attended the function reporting his presence in the reception party, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: However, a day later Tata has tweeted that he never went for the wedding. He was there at the Taj Mahal Palace to attend a private dinner, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: He has added that he wishes the couple all the best, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
A V Krishnamurthy
7th November 2012
1 comment:
How I wish I had been that Austrian Bank Manager!! Nobody can change Ratan Tata!!!
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