The Pawar Slap that Resonated

There once lived a young Indian chap,
Whose nerves, one November, went 'snap'.
The outcome? As hitter,
He trended on Twitter;
The talk of town -- His Pawar slap!

India: Youth Slaps Minister Over Price Rise & Corruption

Newsmericks is back!

There lived a young man who talked straight,
And his words pushed me to reinstate
My daily news rhyme.
He said, "It is time
You realized - NEWS cannot wait!"

Yes, we are back! Thank you Rezwan for tipping the scale :-)

On the passing of Steve Jobs on 5th October, 2011

Cried an Apple fan, "Lord, it's appalling,
That it's Jobs, whom you ended up calling".
Said the Lord, "My dear lad,
I need him pretty bad--
You see, my iPad needs overhauling!"

True, It's been a long long time...

It dawned on me, this afternoon,
My last newsmerick was in June!
Chief Inkspot took stock,
And declared, "writer's block --
But don't worry, we'll be back soon!"

On Why Gandhiji Needs His Glasses

An UPA leader praying at Rajghat:
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"Dear Gandhiji, see how your masses

Are up in arms, fighting the brasses

This business of fasting,

(Which you started) is casting

More trouble in our paths as time passes".

And Gandhiji replied:
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"I must admit, even as we speak,

That I can't see a thing - vision's weak.

Let me go get my glasses,

While you sit and count grasses--

And fast - it's real good for physique!"

Indian Express 13/06/2011: Mahatma Gandhi's spectacles go missing from the Sevagram Ashram. Get the story here.

On SMS Literature - An Old One

An SMS poet was found telling
Readers why his poetry is selling.
Smiling (with a dimple)
He said, “It is simple,
Who the hell today knows the real spelling?”

:-D

Losing after a 34yr rule, the Reds introspect

A comrade asked, wiping his tears,
"We've been ruling for 34years;
From whence came this strange
Bong craving for change --
That landed this kick in our rears?"

His friend answered him with a shrug,
His arrogance intact, looking smug.
"When people want clean,
They somehow think GREEN --
I'm sure it's that 'climate change' bug!"
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DNA India 17/05/2011, Vineeta Pandey:After the drubbing in West Bengal, the Left wants to do the right thing, with its major component, the Communist Party of India-(Marxist) [CPI(M)], deciding to do some “reality check” and take corrective steps to make a comeback.Read the story here

The Hindu 15/05/2011, K.V.Prasad: A day after electoral debacle in West Bengal, the Communist Party of India felt that arrogance and corruption among the cadre and leaders at certain levels resulted in the Left Front becoming isolated from the people, and it was time to analyse the situation threadbare instead of finding ‘scapegoats'. “The leadership got isolated from the people. At certain levels, arrogance and even corruption crept in among the cadres and leaders. They took the people for granted not realising that people are not passive and mere objects of politics but active makers of political destiny and the future,” CPI general secretary A.B. Bardhan told The Hindu here on Saturday. Read the story here

For the Men in Blue

Collage created by Flickr user Eustaquio Santimano, used under CC BY 2.0

Our men in blue came, showed their grit,

They refused to be cowed down, or quit.

They chased a neat score

Of 274*--

Emerged champions-- and history was writ!

(*Two-seventy-four)

Snake Tales

There once lived a model who kissed  
A boa. It tried to resist,
Then to show it's disgust,
Sunk it's teeth in her bust,
"Oh God, I am dead - silicone!" it hissed.

TOI 16/03/2011: Snake dies after biting model's bust. Get the story here

**Link via Annie Zaidi

Handling protests - the medieval way

A queen asked her king, "How come sire,
These protestors don't seem to tire?"
The king, sounding bitter,
Blamed Facebook and Twitter,
Then ordered his men -- "Open fire!"