Sunday, May 18, 2008

Heard in Passing

A Kannada newspaper has published today a photograph of Mallikarjun Kharge drinking water. The caption said that he was campaigning constantly, it was hot, he was thirsty and he was drinking water.

An old man, reading the paper commented in the local patois, "What kind of reporting is this? Do you call this news? One of these days they will publish a photograph and say that this man was campaigning continuously. He did not have the time to have a bath. On the fourth day it started itching all over. He is scratching himself."

No. I have not bowdlerised the comment. He did not mention unmentionable body parts.

Are the news paper men listening?

6 comments:

  1. Patois - very nice word. Thanks.

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  2. Anonymous4:00 pm

    short and loaded with humour and .....more...
    :-) :-)

    jayashree

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  3. Jayashree:

    I am glad you liked it. :--)

    Shruthi:

    What a quaint (?) comment. My pleasure anyway.

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  4. Anonymous2:09 pm

    check out churmuri blog today for a wonderful contrast on the same pic today

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  5. A really good one.

    http://churumuri.wordpress.com/

    Thanks

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  6. LOL Moment no. 3!!! Funny comment!!

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