My colleague was not exactly in his best of humour when I greeted: “Hi lion, how you doing?”“Why did you call me lion?” he snapped back.
“Boss, the King of Jungle is a symbol of power and courage.” I replied.
“It is a miserable beast man. Even a family dog stays in AC rooms and sleeps on sofa sets. Will your king ever have the guts to come out of the jungle and enter that sprawling mall on the opposite road? He will be captured and made to salute audiences in a circus.”
I stood stunned. He continued.
“While dogs at home are fed high quality meat, your king is busy looking for a buffalo to slap from behind and grab as grub. You call this bravery?
I struggled to control my laughter.
But the beast does have some self-respect, he said as a matter of consolation.
How?
“A man slapped a lion with a shoe and the animal died instantly.”
“My God. Was it such a powerful shot?”
“No, his false ego that he’s king of jungle and now slapped with a shoe. The animal died of shame.”
Ha ha ha....Now thats really funny!!! You have very smart friends. :-)
ReplyDeleteSounds like your friend was in need of a hug. I would hesitate to hug someone in such a hostile state, however. ha! Hope you're having a wonderful Wednesday, dear friend. :) Peace.
ReplyDeleteMan, the title "Jungle king to circus clown" and the funny picture add to the humourous flavour of this post :)
ReplyDeleteWell, your colleague could have easily taken your greeting in a much better and a positive way but he might have been in a really bad mood...
Good one :) That was imaginative!
ReplyDeleteRamesh...fun to read post as always...but i totally love this animal...even in a zoo or in a circus you can't deny the power this king has...chained or unchained lion exudes an undeniable power....and i watched too much of ANIMAL PLANET today(kiddin)
ReplyDeleteYou have such inspiring friends Ramesh! Lions are such magnificent creatures. It is sad that they are living a dog's life where as the man's best friend is ruling the animal kingdom. Tragic.
ReplyDeleteLOL! That was how I wanted to end my day - By reading something like this! :)
ReplyDelete“No, his false ego that he’s king of jungle and now slapped with a shoe. The animal died of shame.” --reminds me of my boss, while reading this i was picturing the lion as my boss.:)))))))
ReplyDeleteThat was a funny post and very imaginative. The man had real guts though to hit a lion with a shoe!!
ReplyDeletehey chaetta..nice short story with an element for thinking.... :-p.
ReplyDeleteWhoa I am holding my cheeks! This is funny! False pride!
ReplyDeletehaha, this is so funny. I like this kind of humor.
ReplyDeleteyou have a quirky sense of humor which is really cool! one interesting outlook on life urs is! :)
ReplyDeleteremember georgie bush?? btw, which shoe brand was it?
ReplyDeletedied of shame? haha... nice... we have a parallel eco system going on in office too.. i am grass (still to complete a year or work), the guy i work with is a goat (3 years), our lead is a tiger (7 years) while people in between are panthers, hyenas, etc... i hope you get the context. my manager is a man, whereas the boss in america is popularly known as 'woman on top'
ReplyDeletehahahahahha... would ur friend be happy if u called him a dog rather than a lion???
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