Good (sarcastic) joke on Asianet

Last Sunday night, I was watching a Mimicry program on Asianet. I found one particular joke so good that I thought I would share it here -

Scene: Three terrorists planning a strike in Trivandrum

Leader: Boys, I have details of the next mission. Our target is Thampanoor bus stand. The objective is to bomb and destroy the place. So get ready for the action.

Apprentice terrorist: Boss that is not possible

Leader: What do you mean, it is not possible? I have told you details of the target and what is to be done, I will also give you enough ammunition.

Apprentice terrorist: Boss, that is not possible because they have already reduced it to rubble.

Leader: Do you mean to say that another terrorist group has beat us to it?

Apprentice terrorist: No boss, the Government has done this!!

(The mimicry artist is alluding to the delayed plans for rebuilding the Thampanoor bus stand)

:-)

Kochi gets an IPL team

Good news - a consortium of 5 partners (the Rendezvous group, Parini developers, Anand Shah Estate, Anchor Earth Private Limited and Film Waves) have bid for and won an IPL franchise to be based out of Kochi.

Now, the promised stadium from KCA is still a few years away. So, though it will be Kochi based team, the home matches will probably be played elsewhere in India for the first couple of years.

Another detail of the auction that caught my eye was the fact that the combined bid value of the two new teams is more than the combined cost of the original eight teams in 2008! So the appreciation of perceived value has definitely been very good for the existing teams. The money making machine under Lalit Modi continues its forward march.

Kerala budget - an aside

Yesterday was when the Kerala finance minister presented the budget. My wife caught on to something funny while watching the news ticker on TV.

Announcement 1) Rice @ Rs 2 for 35 Lakh families

Announcement 2) Comprehensive heath insurance for the 35 lakh people who will get rice @ Rs 2

Putting two and two together -> do the 'powers that be' feel that once they consume the rice provided through the PDS (Public Distribution System), folks would need to be hospitalised ??!!!??

Good bye dear Indica

After nearly six years of companionship, we finally bid goodbye to our dear Indica. Nandu initially thought that our relative (who purchased it from us) would return the car after a few days. When informed of the decision she was upset and I heard her telling her mother "Pavam Indica alle, why do we need to give it away ?"

When I spoke to my father over the phone this morning, he was telling me that he was also a shade unahppy whenever he sold/upgraded a vehicle.

The Indica was our first car and we had a lot of interesting memories around it.

Extending Nandu's thought, it feels like giving away a part of yourself.