"I've tagged you to pour on your head
A bucket of ice," my pal said.
I thought she was teasing,
But --SPLASH-- I was freezing,
And now I am laid up in bed!
For the uninitiated (if there are any), read more about the 'gone madly viral' Ice Bucket Challenge here
August 26, 2014
February 17, 2014
On Sweet Talking
A fellow would frequently knock,
On a woman's door trying to sweet talk.
On a fine day they wed,
And since then, it is said,
He's gone mum -- she yaps round the clock!
:-) :-)
On a woman's door trying to sweet talk.
On a fine day they wed,
And since then, it is said,
He's gone mum -- she yaps round the clock!
:-) :-)
January 28, 2014
Literary woes
A gal who was very well-read,
Liked to talk about Dante in bed.
A move most unwise,
For it scared off the guys;
"It's like going through Hell" -- they all said.
Liked to talk about Dante in bed.
A move most unwise,
For it scared off the guys;
"It's like going through Hell" -- they all said.
January 5, 2014
Happy New Year!
...and the first limerick of the year comes in the wake of Madkane's Limerick-Off, where she provides the first line and others write the limerick(s):
This week, one of the lines she provided was
A woman was throwing things out…*
...and here is my entry
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A woman was throwing things out,
Belongings, her boyfriend's (a lout)
"Am decluttering", said she,
"Getting rid of debris,
And that includes him, without doubt."
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Enjoy :D :D
This week, one of the lines she provided was
A woman was throwing things out…*
...and here is my entry
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A woman was throwing things out,
Belongings, her boyfriend's (a lout)
"Am decluttering", said she,
"Getting rid of debris,
And that includes him, without doubt."
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Enjoy :D :D
July 17, 2013
When Mid-Day Meals Take Lives
They sat with their friends and they ate
Their mid-day meal, but on that date,
The government's mission
Against malnutrition
Went awry -- served up DEATH on their plate.
NDTV 17/07/2013: Twenty-one children are now dead after eating a free mid-day meal at their school in Bihar's Chhapra district, many of them below ten years of age. More than 30 others are in hospital. Read about it here
Their mid-day meal, but on that date,
The government's mission
Against malnutrition
Went awry -- served up DEATH on their plate.
NDTV 17/07/2013: Twenty-one children are now dead after eating a free mid-day meal at their school in Bihar's Chhapra district, many of them below ten years of age. More than 30 others are in hospital. Read about it here
January 21, 2013
The Thief Who Forgot to Steal
There once lived a thief, burly-built,
Who went to loot house (without guilt).
But the night was so cold,
That he put work on hold,
And went to sleep wrapped in a quilt!
Jan 21, 2013, One India News: A thief in Madhyamgram, West Bengal was found sleeping comfortably under a blanket in the house he had gone to rob at night. Get the story here
January 3, 2013
Chief Inkspot Wishes Readers a Very Happy 2013!
Dear readers, said Inkspot, am keen,
To wish you a year that's serene.
It's time now to shelve,
That two-thousand-twelve --
And welcome two-thousand-thirteen!
Here's wishing you all a safe, peaceful and contented New Year ahead!
To wish you a year that's serene.
It's time now to shelve,
That two-thousand-twelve --
And welcome two-thousand-thirteen!
Here's wishing you all a safe, peaceful and contented New Year ahead!
December 27, 2012
A Painted-Dented Lass Protests
"Protesters they aren't", the son vented,
"Those women so painted and dented."
Cried a spirited lass,
"My dear Sir, you're an ass!
You should keep your lips sealed and cemented!"
"Those women so painted and dented."
Cried a spirited lass,
"My dear Sir, you're an ass!
You should keep your lips sealed and cemented!"
27/12/2012: Abhijit Mukherjee, the son of President Pranab Mukherjee, kicked up a storm when he said it was fashionable for women to take part in protests.
Mr. Mukherjee said that ‘highly dented and painted’ women first go to discotheques and then turn up for protests against the Delhi gang-rape.Get the story here
December 11, 2012
Redefining Normal - The Katju Way
An idiot looked very upbeat.
The reason, he said (via tweet)
The 'normal', I find,
Is now redefined --
We are 90 percent --- ain't that sweet?
So those of you who'd like to vent,
Am assuming that you're 10percent.
But idiots like me,
Are chortling in glee,
As you wonder where your numbers went.
You may force him to apologize,
And dismiss his statement, as lies.
You may get all uptight,
To his door take the fight --
Which proves you're a dolt, in disguise!
Hindustan Times 11/12/2012: Apparently 2 students have sent a legal notice to Press Council of India chairperson Justice Markandey Katju for his comment at a seminar last week that "90% of Indians were idiots."Get the story here
The reason, he said (via tweet)
The 'normal', I find,
Is now redefined --
We are 90 percent --- ain't that sweet?
So those of you who'd like to vent,
Am assuming that you're 10percent.
But idiots like me,
Are chortling in glee,
As you wonder where your numbers went.
You may force him to apologize,
And dismiss his statement, as lies.
You may get all uptight,
To his door take the fight --
Which proves you're a dolt, in disguise!
Hindustan Times 11/12/2012: Apparently 2 students have sent a legal notice to Press Council of India chairperson Justice Markandey Katju for his comment at a seminar last week that "90% of Indians were idiots."Get the story here
November 27, 2012
Declassify Netaji Files --- The Nation Wants to Know
His kin have approached the ministry:
Unveil secret files, reveal history.
Put an end to the nation's
Vague and wild speculations,
About Netaji's fate -- end the mystery.
26/11/2012: From a report in the TOI:
Get the entire story here.
Unveil secret files, reveal history.
Put an end to the nation's
Vague and wild speculations,
About Netaji's fate -- end the mystery.
26/11/2012: From a report in the TOI:
Did he die in the air crash? Or was the crash merely a decoy to facilitate an escape to Russia? Was he imprisoned in the erstwhile Soviet Union and die there? Did he go to China? Or did he return to India and live a hermit's life on the outskirts of Delhi and die there? Sixty-seven years after the last confirmed record of Subhas Chandra Bose boarding a plane for Saigon on August 17, 1945, what happened to Netaji thereafter remains an enigma.
Now, his nephews, nieces and their children want the questions answered and close the chapter on one of Independent India's most enduring mysteries. They got together on Sunday to demand that secret files with various ministries and intelligence organizations be declassified and made public.
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