May 2009 Short Takes

Last heard: Karunanidhi’s fourth wife’s fifth cousin’s brother-in-law’s eldest son has been made Deputy Minister of State for Family Affairs in the Union Cabinet.
May 29

Archie has no choice but to marry the millionaire’s daughter during such a severe economic recession…
May 28

Archie marries Betty/Veronica. Everyone loves the issue, but after that the strip dies a slow death. Then Balaji Telefilms buys the rights and makes “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bhau Thi in America” and gets back its TRP ratings, drawing the youth audience, the oldies and the NRIs. The love triangle continues post-marriage. Archie ko kabhi mukti nahin milegi!
May 28

Dear Mr Mittal, The only thing your customers need is more+better towers and a helpful+polite customer care. It’s been noticed that the more Airtel ‘Grows’, the more the network ‘Groans’. Hope the MTN deal won’t strain+stress the already strained+stressed consumer. Regards, An Average Airtel Customer
May 27

How can a Virgin control the fortunes of a Playboy?
May 27

By the time the Bangalore Metro is finally ready, civilization as we know it would have ceased to exist.
May 25

Bangalore Bangalored in the final! An Aussie lifts the “Indian” Premier League cup yet again.
May 24

6 icon players. Sachin. Dada. Wall. Yuvi. Sehwag. VVS. Two IPLs. Not even one of them could captain their team to a single final! What a con the icon concept was!
May 24

If the Government performs and is stable and steady, won’t the TV channels get bored out of their skulls for the next 5 years?
May 23

Chennai’s Dhon it! Deccan fully charged. Ab “Vijay Kumble” kaho. Trophy se Dilli door nahin. Punjab isn’t sitting Preity. KKR Khan’t do Dadagiri. Warne ka Raj khatam. Mumbai Sachi in nahin hain re!
May 22

There’s no such thing as the Peter Principle. George W Bush rose 20-25 levels above his competency level and stayed there till the US constitution allowed him.
May 20

From Moral Policing in Mangalore Pubs to Midnight Dining in Bangalore Restaurants. Karnataka is finally making progress!
May 20

Sidelines Election 2009: A tiger cub mauled an ageing tiger in Mumbai.
May 19

Rain, rain, don’t go away. And still come again another day.
May 19

Hopes & prays IPL2 isn’t fixed. Too many matches going too close. Too many set batsmen throwing it away. Looks to be following some script.
May 19

Looks like a lot of Indians were secretly, involuntarily and sub-consciously part of the Save The Tiger campaign in Sri Lanka.
May 19

Swine Flew. Tamil Tigers finished. Sensex soared 2000 points. And KKR won!!!
May 19

Bangalore has two seasons. The Rainy Season. The Non-Rainy Season.
May 18

Nowadays many people are Singhing praises, something Missingh in the past.
May 18

In West Bengal, is Mamta the Fast Forward button, or is she the Rewind button?
May 18

The Indian electorate always votes randomly. They get it right once in a while. Maturity is impossible. Remember 200-year-old America elected George W Bush for 2 consecutive terms.
May 17

Spotted in a Museum: Advani’s Dreams, Mayawati’s Ambitions, Laloo’s Pride, Left’s Ego and the Ruins of the Third and Fourth Fronts.
May 17

Suna hain aaj shyam ko Manmohan aur Sonia ne Yechury Khichdi khaaya aur raat ko desserts ke taur par Karat halwa. Burp!
May 16

Released on May 16: The sequel to Singh is King. Expected to run for 5 years.

Jo Jeeta Wohi Singhendar
May 16

CPM: From 24-Karat Gold to Zero-Karat Gold.
May 16

Manmohanomics will counter Recessiononomics
May 16

Centre in Recession. 1984: Rajiv did 5 years with 400+ of his party MPs. 1989: Rao with 245. 1999: Vajpayee with 182. 2004: Manmohan with 145. Good news: At this rate, 2009: 100 seats enough to last 5 years! Jai Ho!
May 16

Driving directions for 2009: Go Left to destroy the country, turn Right for more communal violence, stick to the Centre for the same set of problems you’ve had for the last 5 years
May 16

Hey you’re in the middle of a Great Depression! You’ll recall these moments fondly in 2041 in your retirement home when the 3rd Great Depression will be on :)
May 13

KKR Management: No Seedhi Baat, Only Bakwas
May 13

SRK ke do k..k..kamzoriya… k..k..k.. k kiran aur k..k..k..k.. kolkata k..k..k..k knight riders…
May 12

In 1999 the BJP was in power, in 2004 Congress, in 2009… it doesn’t matter actually, the people are always out of power in India.
May 11

When the people want to punish parliament, they hang it.
May 10

Captain Gopinath for Prime Minister. He’ll start a helicopter charter Air Dhakkan for politicians and we’d be rid of their city traffic jams forever.
May 10

I never knew the Ad in Advani stood for Advertisements: They’re just all over the place!
May 9

PMs in waiting: 2009: Advani, 2014: Rahul, 2019: Modi, 2024: Priyanka, 2029: Arun Jaitley, 2034: Priyanka’s First Kid, 2039: Varun Gandhi, 2044: Priyanka’s 2nd kid… 2069: priyanka’s 2nd grandchild….
May 9

If Obama has his way, then Bangalore will be Bangalored!
May 9

IPL main dher saara Maal laya, phir bhi Vijay nahin ho paya bechara
May 9

Bengal has been leaning Left for decades. Hasn’t it got a crick in the neck and feel like stretching and maybe moving right for a change?
May 9

I hope the Third Front will be Left behind after these polls…
May 8

Aren’t you missing Bush? He loved India and the standard of international cartooning has crashed. No funny quotes and gestures, only goody-goody and boring Obama.
May 7

In 1934, 90% of Germany’s 95% registered voters voted for Hitler in a referendum. So much for high voter turnout being the solution…
May 6

If Cong wins, BJP will be Modified. If BJP wins, Cong will see a Sonrise. If both lose, we’ll all be Left in Front of a Mayajaal.
May 4

Strange Mathematics: The Greatest Indian Captain + The Greatest Australian Coach + The Reigning Bollywood Badshah = The Worst IPL Team
May 4

From now on, the swine shall be referred to as H1N1. Usage examples: This country is ruled by H1N1s! You H1N1! What do you think of yourself? That H1N1, wait till I get him…
May 3

And the Good Big Wolf ran away from the Three Little Bad Pigs because they had Swine Flu…
May 3

Chappell, More, Vengsarkar, Buchanan, SRK… poor ole Sourav can have a “Challengers Against the Royal Prince XI” play against him
May 1

Never enter into a fight with your children. If you lose, you’ll feel bad. But if they lose, you’ll feel worse.
May 1

© Sunil Rajguru

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