Excuse me Sir, did you just swat a fly?

The President swatted a fly,
Thus causing a huge hue and cry.
Some folks called it slaying,
But others are saying,
"Great swipe!He's athletic, this guy!"

June 18th, 2009: PETA miffed at President Obama's fly "execution". Get the story here.

In West Bengal, it has been said many a time by great Bengali men and women, that we generally sit around swatting flies when we either have nothing to do or are doing nothing. "Maachhi mara kerani" (or fly swatting clerk/babu) is an oft used phrase, referring to the babus working in various government departments, who idle away their working hours. So now those very same fly swatting babus are feeling very proud that none other than the POTUS has joined their ranks. Am sure that they are now planning to cite this case and ask for promotions - a heftier paycheck and additional fly swatters as perk. Now this surely calls for some verse :-)

We the government babus, my dears,
Have been swatting flies for many years.
To Obama, our thanks,
For joining our ranks;
His swatting skills moved us to tears!

Here so often we hear people say,
That we babus sit idle all day.
But I think, they now will,
Appreciate our skill --
We're demanding a hike in our pay!

On Protectionism, Free Trade & Outsourcing

The US, has now indicated,
That Free trade is way over-rated.
With threats of enforcing,
A curb on outsourcing,
Protection is being reinstated!

Washington, May 5 (PTI) 'Say no to Bangalore and yes to Buffalo,' seems to be the latest mantra of US President Barack Obama as he struggles to bring the ailing American economy back on track. Get the story here

Gassing at your own risk!

There are those that will stab you (I swear)
For leaving a stink in the air.
So if you wanna gas,
My advice, move your ass,
To a place where there's nobody there!

Yahoo News/ AP: 08/04/09: Texas - A man was stabbed after causing a stink — literally — in a motel room while eating with a friend, police said. Five men from the Houston area were sharing a Waco motel room Tuesday night, and two were inside the room eating when one had a flatulence problem, Waco police Officer Steve Anderson said. One man was so upset about the gas that he threw a large knife at him, cutting his leg, and then stabbed him in the chest, Anderson said. Get the story here

:D

Sole searching in Iraq

Inspired by Limerick Savant's delightful limerick on the issue
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Bush admitted, he didn't have a clue
That his trip to bid Iraq adieu
Would leave them so broken
That as farewell token
They'd gift him that not-so-new shoe!
~**~

After ducking that number 10 sole,
Bush laughed off the event as droll.
But the message was clear
From the flying souvenir --
He'd pissed off Iraq beyond control!
~**~

Said George Bush, I didn't know, I swear,
That I'd messed up the Iraq affair.
But the truth sort of bloomed,
When in front of me loomed,
That journalist's stinking footwear!
~**~

The size number 10 left him frowning;
He recalled an old pal from Downing.
How unfair, he rued,
That Blair didn't get shoed -
He jumped ship in time, left me drowning!
~**~

BBC News 15/12/08: Shoes thrown on Bush during Iraq trip. Get the story here

Congratulations, President Obama!

All over the world, it is clear,
This victory has brought in great cheer.
As for mum, she's a fan,
Of his creed, "Yes, we can!"
And his bold claim that change is now here!

Sex on TV and the big OO

Too much sex on your TV may sire,
In your young teen a carnal desire.
Is the US election,
Then, a safer selection?
No way! That's from frying pan to fire!


Am wondering how many OO addicts will enroll for the 12-step recovery program!

:D

Honey I dumped the kids!

"I'm tired of your pranks, my dear lad."
Thus berated an exhausted dad.
"Its true, you I've sired,
But now I am tired,
Wish we lived in Nebraska - my bad!"

26/09/08: Chicago Tribune: Father leaves nine children at Nebraska hospital. Parents are abandoning teenagers at Nebraska hospitals, in a case of a well intentioned law inspiring unintended results. Over the last two weeks, moms or dads have dropped off seven teens at hospitals in the Cornhusker state, indicating they didn’t want to care for them any more. “They were tired of their parenting role,” according to Todd Landry of Nebraska’s Department of Human and Human Services, quoted in USA Today.

Under a newly implemented law, Nebraska is the only state in the nation to allow parents to leave children of any age at hospitals and request they be taken care of, USA Today notes. So-called “safe haven laws” in other states were designed to protect babies and infants from parental abandonment.

Read more about the story here

Imagine, what if Dennis the Menace lived in Nebraska?

Pervez Musharraf: President no longer

The reporters asked President Bush,
"Will you still remain friendly with Mush?"
"No, he lost his use, see,
When the new powers that be,
Got together and gave him the push!"

PakTribune 20/08/08:Musharraf forgotten, Bush to call new bosses in Pakistan. Get the story here

Name Games

In India
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Renaming of Lucknow airport
At a time like this, is of import.
Will Ajit Singh,with his trine
MPs, now fall in line
And promise the government support?

The Hindu, 18/07/08: NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the renaming of Lucknow airport as Chaudhury Charan Singh Airport by way of paying tributes to the former Prime Minister. Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram denied that the decision was to woo Charan Singh’s son and Rashtriya Lok Dal president Ajit Singh in view of the trust vote in Parliament. The RLD has three Lok Sabha members, including Mr. Singh and the party is now not aligned with any of the three groupings — the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance or the Left front. Get the story here

In the US
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To keep alive George Bush's name,
(In keeping with his world-wide fame)
San Fransico votes,
Says recent reports,
For a sewage plant bearing his name!

Yahoo News 17/07/08: SAN FRANCISCO - A measure seeking to commemorate President Bush's years in office by slapping his name on a San Francisco sewage plant has qualified for the November ballot. Get the story here

The Great Indian Middle Class and global food prices

Prez George Bush, it has come to pass,
Has laid blame on our Middle Class.
It seems we have hurled,
The rest of the world,
Into crisis by not chewing grass!

ET 3/5/08: US President George Bush has joined his top diplomat in suggesting that the growing prosperity of India's large middle class is contributing to rising food prices around the world. Get the story here

As terror grows

A diplomat cried in dismay,
"Al-Qaeda is blazing away;
It's the war-hungry Bush,
And the weakness of Mush,
That helps them grow strong by the day!"


The Age 18/07/07: Bin Laden growing stronger, says US. Get the story here