HUMOUR UNLEASHED -- 27
(Compiled by Subbaram Danda)
Life with a dash of humour is like a
bed of flowers, colourful and fragrant
Thief Catcher
As the capital city of a state in the United States witnessed a spate of burglaries without any sign of abatement, the worried Governor announced a million dollar reward to anyone, who would help the baffled Police track down the criminals. A resourceful Non-Resident Indian, a brilliant techie, spent sleepless nights and came out with a machine that would catch the thieves.
It was such an awesome gadget that in a week it caught seven burglars. They all confessed to their crime. It was tested in other countries for its effectiveness and it fared even better there. In England it nabbed ten robbers in a week and in Zambia it detected 15 cases in a similar time-frame.
Soon the NRI became a super hero, hogging the media limelight.
He presented one gadget to India free of cost out of love for his motherland. He eagerly waited for its performance evaluation report. It came sooner than expected – “it was stolen on the very first day of its operation!”
Smart Move
The young woman did not like her mother-in-law. Not a day passed without a tug of war between the two. The daughter-in-law was not cut out for adjustments on her part. She tried all the tricks in the book to subdue the oldie but they produced no tangible results. Fed up, she wanted to employ a new weapon -- curry the elder’s favour and gradually win her over!
The New Year was fast approaching. The youngster went shopping and purchased two silk saris, one for Rs.10,000 and the other for Rs.8,000. She wanted to retain the expensive one for herself. But she knew that her mother-in-law would be dead angry at this. So she interchanged the price tags and took the two saris home.
The daughter-in-law showed both the saris to her mother-in-law and offered her the one with the price tag of Rs.10,000 saying, “Hi dear, this is for you.” The old woman was surprised. She, however, smelt a rat. Taking a close look, she found out the truth.
The mother-in-law told the youngster, “Oh my dear, it is very kind of you to have purchased a costlier sari for me. But, as you know, you are the one going out more often than me to meet friends and relatives. I am almost always stuck at home. So, I would like to have the one with the lowest price tag of Rs.8,000.”
Kid's Prayer
A man and his five-year-old son went to a temple. As the man stood in front of the sanctum sanctorum with folded hands letting out soft whispers, the boy watched him closely. While walking back, the kid asked him, “Dad, what did you do?” The man replied, “I prayed to God, my son.”
The boy asked his father to teach him how to pray, as he would also like to do so. “It is very simple, my dear. Close your eyes, say a word of thanks to God for being kind to you and your family and then make a wish for yourself, your family members, friends or for that matter anyone else you may like.”
The kid moved back to the sanctum and started praying. “God, thank you for your overall kindness. I have several wishes. Please grant them all without fail. My younger sister should not steal pencils from me. My next-door pal should not quarrel with me while playing. My mother should prepare really tasty dishes like the ones served in the restaurant. Please provide nice dresses to the two young women seen without clothes on my father’s iPhone.”
December 14, 2013
