Full stops please
Published by Yazad Jal June 10th, 2004 in HumourSomehow “I was wrong. Period.” always reminds me of a woman with PMS.
Update by MadMan: But it’s not half as funny as “Unfortunately most men are dickheads. The sooner we realise this, the better.”
And yes, I’m in a snarky mood. Should get better tomorrow.
See, that’s the problem with growing old. When you were younger you could simply miss periods in school and get along with the normal life.
Did you not overgrow the humour behind such obvious double-meaning words in class X?
And I think Ravikiran will be expecting me to say “Yazad, it is politically incorrect to make gender-specific jokes”, so I say to you, “Yazad, it is politically incorrect to make gender-specific jokes”
The Cartel never cares for political correctness. :))
But I’ve always found it amusing (and irritating) how Indian media just apes the American style of writing when we in India don’t use “periods” but “full stops”.
I agree with you MadMan(about the “full stops” comment). Another word the media and junta in general have effectively decimated is the word “gay”. I cannot say “I am so gay and cheerful today” without raising eyebrows. Actually I don’t think this word is used for its original meaning anymore! W.Wordsworth and W.Blake must be turning over in their graves!
Quick answer to Jivha: no.
There’s a lot more that the obvious. One aspect of aping Americanisms was touched upon by MadMan. The other is a gentle jibe at women during PMS.
And no, I don’t much care for political correctness. And in the same coin, I don’t care if someone cracks a male specific joke. No. That’s not true. I do care. If someone cracks a good male specific joke, I’ll publish it on my blog!
Yazad, here’s one that meets your criteria, ‘Laloo Prasad Yadav”.
to follow on from Jivha’s example…
tsk tsk quizman, it’s politically incorrect to make a caste specific joke. And I always thought that he was a Joker, rather a joke in himself, I mean winning 3/4s of the seats from a state is hardly a joke.
Cartel open?
am I in?
Excuse me, but the fartel has always consisted of extremely inwards looking, clique-ish, very politically correct and essentially humourless individuals. Arguing endlessly ad nauseum does not make one politically in-correct.
My (purported)PMS will get over someday, but your snarkiness will not. Heh! As WC told some catty old-bag, “Madam, but tomorrow I shall be sober.” I assume you know what I am talking of. Non?
Aaah Whome, you touched upon one of my favourite Churchill jokes.
Whome, your psychiatrist called. He wants to know why you haven’t been coming for your weekly sessions.
Zeus, nice to know that you have been going for yours. Extremely saddened to observe that regularity hasnt made much of a difference in your case. My sympathies.
Just for the record: Zeus and all you unimaginative lemmings, try a new angle, the psychiatrist one has been flogged to death…