All the king’s horses and all the king’s men What was your most prized purchase once you started earning? Well I can tell you that amongst young naval officers it was a vehicle – which in our case in the late 1980s was a ‘two wheeler’. Aah the freedom that…
Month: February 2024
Thoughtful Life Reflections. Why do we Laugh when Someone Falls?
Heard this joke? Kid goes to his mom crying. Kid – “Papa was hanging a painting on the wall and hit his thumb with a hammer.” Mom – “That’s not something to cry about. I would have just laughed. Why didn’t you?” Kid – “I did.” The Youtube is full…
Observations on Life. All this ‘Wokeness’ is Big Drag
Remember our childhood days? Where each group of friends had one ‘fatty fatty boombalatty’? A ‘kanjoos’, a ‘stinky’, or a ‘takloo’? Remember how jokes about a friend’s prodigious girth or a problematic digestive system, were staple and would have us all rolling on the floor with mirth? No pretentions of…
Indian Societal Satire. Who has the Toughest Job in the World?
A cursory Google search tells me that there is no unanimity amongst ‘experts’ on which jobs are the toughest/worst. But most lists would include the following (some tough, some worst):- But while there may be no unanimity about the toughest or the worst jobs, there in near unanimity on the…