funny and punny

Row Over Row Funny: What do you make of RaGa watching the Republic Day function from 6 th row? Punny: Pettiness on display from the ruling party F: They wasted an opportunity to treat opposition leader with respect and dignity P:Perhaps it was NaMo’s way of showing RaGa his place! F: It left congressmen fuming P: ‘Ran’ with ‘deep’ concern to press was Randeep Surjewala accusing the ruling party of cheap politics F: Relying solely on protocol, forgetting tradition, the government is in no mood for subtleties P: Allotting front-row seat to RaGa would have earned NaMo lot of goodwill F: By the same logic, Congress could have ignored the dirty trick of the government P: Yes, both parties are equally guilty of childish behavior F: From a pretender RaGa has become a serious contender P:He has shrugged off the tag of a reluctant player to be an enthusiastic one since his elevation F: Such is the power of power, Punny, forgive the pun! Row over ro...

First-among-LOYAls V\s Four Among Equals! Funny: You miss the bus once, you are peeved. You miss the bus twice, you are piqued! Punny: Perhaps peeved, perhaps piqued, perhaps perturbed over missing twice being at the ‘helm’. F: Justice C’helm’eshwar is perhaps ‘jast’ified in being piqued, peeved and perturbed over missing being at the ‘helm’ not once but twice! P: Why bear it when you can bare it. Unable to bear the unbearable thought,   he ‘press’ed the panic button F: Forming a ‘four’midable fo(u)rce, they became ‘four-among-equals’ P: It is the cricketing equivalent of the bygone era of ‘fab-four’ – fearsome force led by Sachin, Sourav, Dravid and Sehwag. F: They put fear of god into opponents sending them on ‘leather-hunt’ frequently P: Now these ‘fearsome fours’ are trying to ‘master’ the art of ‘roasting’ F: The hunt is on for sure P: Being ‘first’ to sense ‘deep’ trouble, the Chief Just goes into his (chambers) shell, trying to tame the host...

Insensitive Premier League   The rich and the super-rich, the famous and the flamboyant flock together yet again to flaunt their wealth in what has now become an irreversible phenomenon called Indian Premier League. With the spectators ‘charmed and charged’ by cheer-girls, it is neither Indian, nor premier, nor in a league of its own as its flood-lit extravaganza blinds the flood-hit, its excellent water management keeps the grass green leaving the villages high and dry, its Mexican waves mock the waves of frustration of the needy and the aspirations of the millions of jobless youth. The precision with which it is organized, the attention it gets, the planning and the myriad strategies to make it a grand show of entertainment year after year, the ninth IPL is all set to go ‘hammer and tongs’. With an army of anchors and the commentators teaming up to describe the event with   a maze of statistics, pre and post match analysis by a team which is   a heady...