Tabloid November

Dr Roshan Radhakrishnan
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Some times, in all the rush, we tend to miss the weird tales that pop up in the newsprint. This, thus, is my tribute - pretty much some of the stuff that I came across in November that I thought deserve a second mention before they disappear into oblivion..
  1. DRUNK DRIVING PANEL!! : News channels went wild over the teens drunk & driving who ran over poor road side dwellers. Teens drunk and driving. Three words that should never have to placed in the same sentence. I agree. But I was confused by news channels who promptly brought out their "voice your opinion" shows to talk on it with an ELITE EXPERT PANEL. Huh ? I can understand how Ajay Jadega, Sidhu and Imran Khan qualify as the ELITE EXPERT PANEL for a cricket show. But for drunk and driving ? Who do you have to run over to become President of that Board ? And how do you gain experience ? 8 hour night shifts at the bar followed by the National Highway at 120 mph ? It's true, I guess. There's a committee for everything these days.
“THE DONKEYS WIN !!” : I don’t think anyone has ever prayed so much for donkeys to win as the World did during this year’s US polls for the Houses. I often wonder how they’ve never considered a change of symbol over these decades. The Donkeys !! Really ? What's the catch phrase - "Come on, we are the best donkeys in the world!! Yeaaah !!" Anyway, the arrival of these less trigger happy Democrats may just allow the rest of us homo sapiens inferiorous to breathe in peace now. And while it’s still awhile away, I’m guessing they will be back in the WHITE HOUSE again pretty soon too. My advice ? Give the next guy as many hot interns as he asks for. Anything to keep his mind out of war !! Let the conquests stay in the White House this time. I think , by now, the whole world would unanimously prefer a horny President to a trillion dollar gun toting cowboy. Scary though, isn’t it – The world’s largest super power nation is in the hands of Donkeys. Then again, many say it’s been in the hands of asses for the last 6 years at any rate !!

OOPS ! I DID IT AGAIN ! : Kevin Federline ( twice his name now springs up in the last 3 posts.. how have I stooped so low ? Recap – soon to be ex-Britney Spears ‘wife’, no other significant contributions ) is now running around trying to sell his alleged wedding sex video with Brits to the highest bidder. Really, how low can you stoop ? More importantly, how dumb are these blondes ( Pamela Anderson, Paris and Spears ) that they agree to do the hony tonky with the camera rolling, even after all the previous fiascos that have come out ? Even more importantly, isn’t there any law in USA against peddling porn against the performer’s wishes ? If not, then the most important question – when does it release in India and will it be dubbed in 3 different regional languages for the public’s sake ?
After thought- both parents are fighting for sole custody of their two kids. Hmmm. The new kid is probably 2 months old, but the first child may yet be old enough to understand the phrase - between the devil and the deep sea.

GIMME YOUR RIGHT ARM. : Who has come to India ? Sorry, I mean, Hu has come to India. President Hu. Chinese dude. And even before his arrival, his diplomats raised the topic of having Arunachal Pradesh as their own, no compromises . Hmmm.. and they call themselves diplomats too, mind you. Gee whiz, I’m surprised the defenders of India haven’t started waging war on all the Chinese restaurants. That would have been their usual form of protest at this point of time. ATTACK !! FLEE, EVIL GREAT TASTY FOOD GIVERS !! THE LAND OF THE INSIPID IDLIS WILL NOT BE RUN OVER BY KUNG-POW CHICKEN. Let’s see how it works out – the peacock vs the dragon. Kalam vs Hu. Dude with shiny mane vs dude with shiny head. Interesting though : Pakistan wants Kashmir, China wants Arunachal – that’s our head and right arm over there. I wonder if the Maldives want a piece of us too ?

HOW TO DO IT !! :Recap – Former Sports Star O.J. Simpson allegedly killed his ex- wife and her friend in 1994, but was acquitted of the charges after a widely viewed court room drama in 1995. He was subsequently found “liable for the killings” in a civil case in 1997 and paid nearly 34 million dollars to the victims families. Not many believed him to be innocent then, not many are convinced today either, though he protests his innocence. And then along comes this gem – O. J. Simpson was due to release ( before public outrage took over ) a book this month end titled “If I did it” in which he would describe how “he would have committed the murders if he had done it.” What can you say to this, really ?

AIR POLLUTION TO THE RESCUE : The latest surveys ( I always enjoy the latest survey findings – they’re so insane !! ) show that air pollution is good for health. It seems by forming a layer in the sky, they actually aid the ozone layer by clogging up it’s crevices, thus preventing the harmful Ultraviolet rays from getting at us. All right !! I knew those oil, chemical and car companies were thinking of my well being but nobody believed me ! Fuel efficiency, my ass. Release the smoking tanks . I wanna do my bit for the environment. Prepare to be saved, Earthlings.

THE BALD AND THE UNDYING. :All new episodes of the Bold and the Beautiful" proclaims Star World. Doesn’t this soap ever end ? Don’t these characters ever die ? Don’t these actors get any other role to play ? Is it a family legacy where the son and daughter also get signed up to star in this soap ? Hasn't it outlasted every Duracell bunny in the world put together by going on and on and on ? Man, this thing was there when I was a kid, it’s still there now, I suspect it will last long after I’m gone. In fact, if aliens ever do come and visit , this is probably the show to give them as a DVD collection for the long ride home. Hey, as long as they don’t drink and drive, right ?

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  1. oh iam so glad brit is getting rid of that fed ex guy!! high time she did it. i donno why they married in the first place :S:S weird!

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