Saturday, 17 October 2026

SOS syndrome -Slower, Older and Smarter!


Gem shared by my friend Salil Dutt 
( A like minded gent ) 
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A  777 was lumbering along when a cocky F-16 flashed by. 
The jet pilot decided to show off. The fighter jock told the 777 pilot, “Watch this!”  And promptly went into a barrel roll followed by a steep climb. He then finished with a sonic boom as he broke the sound barrier.
The F-16 pilot asked the 777 pilot what he thought of that?  
The 777 pilot said, “That was impressive, but watch this!”
The 777 droned along for about 5 minutes and then the 777 pilot came back on and said, “What did you think of that?”

Puzzled, the F-16 pilot asked, “What the heck did you do?” 

The 777 pilot chuckled and said,
“I stood up, stretched my legs, walked  to the back, used the toilet, then got a cup of coffee and a cinnamon roll n secured a date for the next 3 nights in a five star hotel paid for by the company"

When you are young & foolish - speed & flash may seem like a good thing! 

When you get older & smarter - comfort & dullness is not such a bad thing! 
It's called S.O.S. -
Slower, Older and Smarter!

Dedicated to all my friends approaching  the S.O.S. category. 😊

Power

The Sun has this dramatic habit of leaving the stage with a grand flourish almost as if to  say " this is the last spurt but I shall be back ! "

Friday, 16 October 2026

Daily Soap Episodes

Dear Mr Playwright 
Thank You For creating the Daily Episodes with such variety of creative content and for giving each one of us the best positions on stage and the best lines ( it's nice to know that You are in the wings to prompt in case we muff them ! )
May this Serial run for  long !

Tuesday, 13 October 2026

Renewal or Revival ?

This is so true . We have to shed old skin from time to time .
When we reappear renewed we may become alive to some to whom we were dead and some others may renew the contract 
Am going to re - incarnate after some days and to those that it may matter see you then . 
For those for whom I don't exist even now it won't make any difference any way 😀😀😀😀😀 
It's me who is laughing as they are not wise to me anyway !

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Life in general


#The #Catalyst 
If  you agree , our entire existence qualifies as a Miracle but it does not suit our Ego to accept this easily .

I think of this World as we know it as a Gigantic Laser Show very intricately designed and executed .

One of the most endearing facts about the Universe (or God )  is that it operates with immaculate precision . The Planets and Galaxies and , I dare say , our lives ,have charted movements and trajectories , in  several planes of existence , with split second timing .

For this , the structure is built on certain Laws of Physics , Chemistry and Biology which are being unfolded to mankind with diplomatic skill of making them believe that they are the pioneers and discoverers .

To my mind , the most remarkable thing is that even though it is possible for the Creator to by pass some laws He seems to be governed by severe discipline and is always compelled to remain within the frame-work of laid down rules.
No deviation . What He wants us to follow remains for Him too.

Except when it suits His design to provide a #Miracle  ........but Even that has to be explained in retrospect !

Sunday, 4 October 2026

Laughing Together 5

😀😀😀😀😀😀
For your leisure time reading 
Read carefully and laugh without restraint 

Yes, it's that time of year again when the *Darwin Awards* are bestowed, honoring the *least evolved*. 

Here is the glorious *WINNER*:

1. When his 38 caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach, California, would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked.

 And now, the *HONORABLE MENTIONS*:

 2. The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine and after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef's claim was approved.

3. A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find that a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her.

 4. After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.

5. An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.

6. A man walked into Circle-K, Luisiana, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer... $15. [If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?]

7. Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape.

8. As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from."

9. The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan, at 5 a.m., flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked away. [A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER].

10. When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street by sucking on a hose, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline, but he plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had.

Note : In the interest of bettering mankind, please share these with friends and family...😀

Sunday, 27 September 2026

A memorable event from 2017 ( Archives of The Mind )


Must share this before I sleep - a beautiful though small experience .
I fell in love again ............!!

With that bond I share with animals ( and with humans who respond) .

Was part of an event At DLF's CYBERHUB in Gurgaon 
For those of you who may not know CYBERHUB is a place full of eating joints and cafeterias. Now , most of such places , attract our connoisseur friends , the stray dogs and cats , who love the tit bits and left overs that come out of these places and make it their habitat . 
One such stray came and made himself comfortable at the entrance of the event site as he had time to kill between the hours of breakfast and lunch . 
He was sitting there peacefully minding his own business . Unknown to him he was causing agitation in the humans around who wanted him out . They called the security guard to get him removed only to be informed that DLF has rule not to chase away and traumatise these squatters . (Salute DLF ) 
So yours truly , offered to help with his gentle persuasion techniques and the following conversation ensued (actually ) : 
Me: " Hello Buddy ! 
Dog: ( Tail wag ) - Look : Yes ? ! 
Me : You know you are not wanted here ( Puch Puch ) so please to avoid problems shift to that place . Come I will show you ! Please come " 

That dog just got up and followed me to the place indicated much to the surprise of the onlookers .
Unbelievable but true ! 
( That it saved my self esteem and didn't make me a laughing stock was a bonus ) 
Had it been a human there could have been argument / justification / resistance .
To me this was another incident to valdate my beliefs