Muse
Bombs From Above
Corruption has become an integral part of out life. A gentleman, after matrimonial advertisement for the proposed marriage of his daughter, went on to visit four applicants for better match-making. The first one he visited was a young lad working as a clerk in the Customs department. His parents told the visiting guest that their body drew a salary of Rs. 1600 per month and an additional income of Rs. 2000 from 'above'. The other boy visited was a clerk working in Excise and Taxation department. The boy got Rs. 1650 as salary and Rs. 2500 per month from 'above'.
A similar explanation came from a boy's parents who was working as a clerk in B & R department: "Rs. 1600 as salary and Rs. 2000 from 'above'. "Last came the turn of an Army sepoy. "The boy is in the Army and gets Rs. 1500 as salary per month plus ration and leave travel free", was the reply of his parents. "What about the income from "above"?" the visiting guest asked. "Upper sey to bomb hi aatey hain" (from above only bombs are showered), the Army boy, who was present on the occasion, replied.
Steal Or Not To Steal
A mother was reprimanding her son for having stolen a pencil from school. The father of the family intervened, "Beta, you must not steal at school; if you need anything in the way of stationery, I can always get it for you from the office."
Mighty Mouse
Anand turned up one morning at the office with a big plaster cast stuck across his face.
"What happened?" asked his friend.
"I had an argument with my wife and she beat me up!" replied Anand.
"Beat you up?" his friend exclaimed in shocked tones.
"What are you yaar, a man or a mouse?'
"I am a man!" asserted Anand.
"And how do you say that?" asked his friend.
"Because," Anand replied, "my wife is afraid of mice."
Sir C. R. Reddy
The following anecdote illustrates the ready wit of Cuttamanchi Ramalinga Reddy, Founder Vice-Chancellor of the Andhra University. Professor K. Seshadri writes to say that Reddy remained a bachelor. When asked why, he replied, "There is no need to own a cow when there is plenty of milk available."
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