Sunday, May 15, 2011

Fish for a veggie


For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack, wrote Rudyard Kipling.
Good team is a blessing, just like neighbours. Also, team work involves fun.
I remember a story in a children’s magazine. A man hunting for a job meets a circus manager. “A popular gorilla in my circus has died. I will put on a gorilla costume for you. Act typically and cheer the crowd,” the manager said. The man took up the challenge and soon became popular. One day, the “gorilla” leaped, but unfortunately landed in the next cage where a ferocious lion roared. The “gorilla” screamed as the lion jumped. Then it happened. The lion caught the gorilla and whispered, “Idiot, quietly escape to your cage or both of us will lose our jobs.”
I had a personal experience too. It was a seminar in Delhi organised by my earlier newspaper in Mumbai. When I was merrily gulping food during lunchtime, a famous but mischievous chief reporter SB rushed towards me, hurriedly put something on my plate and said: “Excellent potato bhajiya, try.” I should have thought twice about his sudden affection, but did not do so and paid a price. It was actually a fish dish and I am a veggie. It was too late to react; I had already digested a tiny piece.

22 comments:

  1. i m being here like after ages..lol
    the kid's story was great as usual and bout the fish dish, ah , it an all time favourite prank of my frnds... reminds of way to many memories...

    Gud nyt !! :))

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  2. Loved the story as well as the fish dish tale...wondering how you tackled your friend after the episode:)

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  3. Nice write up. Such a stunt has never been pulled on me. Guess they knew what would happen if they did. Although recently, on 1st Jan in fact, we went out for a buffet lunch. The hotel mixed up the name cards of the food items. So the better half ended up with something suspicious on his plate. Confirmed to be chicken when it went inside his mouth. Net effect? Lunch was on the house!

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  4. wow..! what coincidence. check my last post.

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  5. Me a veggie too so I understand. I liked the circus story! New blog design? Looks neat.

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  6. ha ha..I was never a veggie.. but recently turned one, much to the dismay of friends and family.. somehow sometimes couldn't prevent people or elders whom we respect ,who try to persuade me..and ultimately resulted in me telling, "vera vazhiyillama thattila vizhunda saappiduven" and my colleagues pull this trick often..

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  7. I enjoyed the stories, Ramesh. So happens the only flesh I consume is fish. But I don't know what I would do if somebody tricked me into eating pork or another land animal. I would get so sick, I wouldn't have the energy for retaliation! haha Thank you so much for visiting my blog today. Hugs, peace, and love to you, friend. :)

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  8. Nice write up, it seems your are not posting regularly or I do not know whether I am missing your posts due to my travel . Feeling good to be here. Have a nice day.

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  9. Nice story and interesting fish episode. did you kill the guy after the event..?

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  10. I remember this hilarious incident where a couple of Jain friends in college had by mistake ingested meat at the newly opened McDonald's. All hell broke lose. The manager apologized, but they felt purged after puking and visiting the temple :).

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  11. Nice story!

    What did he say when you confronted him for feeding you fish?!

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  12. EEks! how did it taste by the way?

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  13. Tcch ...these kind of people are everywhere .One of my non-vegetarian friend was served soya nuggets curry which was served as boneless chicken curry.Btw ,you liked the taste or not ??

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  14. Good funny read. Kids' story is great and sorry about your 'fish' bhajiyaaaa

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  15. welcome to the Non Veg wagon.....next time u r in India i know what to put in your plate

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  16. I love the wonderful examples you use to get your point across - keep up the good work.

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  17. Actually the coincidence was in my previous post. it was about some guys who were made to eat cookies made of powdered fish.

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  18. Actually the coincidence was in my previous post. it was about some guys who were made to eat cookies made of powdered fish.

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  19. hmm....good one...and very true...

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  20. ..that was bad experience!
    any ways..it was not intentionally!

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  21. ROFL !!! loved the story ... so how was the fish :P

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