On our prolonged absence

Our Inkspot ain't finding the time
To serve you those verses sublime,
But dear reader, don't grouse,
For the Chief's moving house;
Don't despair, soon you'll get your rhyme!!


We promise to be back by early June, take care - see you soon!

:)

The Great Indian Middle Class and global food prices

Prez George Bush, it has come to pass,
Has laid blame on our Middle Class.
It seems we have hurled,
The rest of the world,
Into crisis by not chewing grass!

ET 3/5/08: US President George Bush has joined his top diplomat in suggesting that the growing prosperity of India's large middle class is contributing to rising food prices around the world. Get the story here

A hair-splitting tale

When in Saudi a young man was hauled
Up for flirting, the Gov. was appalled;
One glance at the guy
And I realized why -
The young flirt was entirely bald!

:D

Yahoo News 29/04/08: Saudi governor orders haircuts for men who hit on women. Get the story here

Move over cricket, the IPL is here!

At the opening match of IPL,
I suddenly heard somebody yell:
"Oh King Khan, your team,
Is playing like a dream-
They're giving the Challengers hell!"

And in the end, what do we find?
The Challengers peeled off like rind.
The dashing Knight Riders,
Just squashed them like spiders-
It's a league that is one of its kind!

The Hindu, 19/04/08: Kolkata Knight Riders humble Bangalore Royal Challengers. Get the story here

For Charlton Heston (1923-2008)

The Baptist and Moses was he,
Michaelangelo and El Cid too, see,
But for sure, down the ages,
In film history's pages,
As Ben Hur, remembered he'll be!


The New York Times 06/04/08: Charlton Heston, Epic Film Star and Voice of N.R.A., Dies at 84. Read about it here

For you, Scrabulous!

This Facebook game is simply fabulous.
The players find it smooth and not sabulous.
And though bigwig Mattel,
Has entered the battle,
I don't think I'll give up playing Scrabulous!


Washingtonpost.com 06/04/08: RealNetworks , which has previously professed its supposedly neutral position in the copyright controversy over the popular Facebook application Scrabulous, is now sneaking itself into the mix: it is quietly introducing a version of Scrabble on Facebook, called " Scrabble by Mattel". Get the story here

Birthday greens

His mummy asked, "My darling Jake,
It's your birthday dear, what shall I make?"
Poor Jake scratched his head
And then gloomily said -
"Make salad, mom, ain't allowed cake!"


Yahoo News 3/4/08: Children in a New Zealand school have been banned from bringing cakes to share on their birthdays, due to new government healthy eating guidelines. Get the story here

When the penny pinches

"Now the biggest threat facing our Nation,"
Said the Minister, with slight hesitation,
Isn't border onslaughts,
Nor vile terror plots."
"Then what's it?" I asked, "It's inflation!"

Sify Business 31/03/08: Alarm bells are ringing loud for Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The inflation figures released last week have put the financial authority at the central bank in dilemma. For the week ending March 15, the inflation stood at 6.68%, a whooping 76 basis points increase over the previous week figure. Not only is the figure way above the target set by the RBI, but also at 13-month high. Read about it here

Excuse me your Honor, dead men tell no tales!

In the court, when the statement was read,
"There's something amiss Sir," he said;
"The victim has claimed
That I am to be blamed?
How the hell could he do so, being dead?"

MSN News 30/03/08: Ever heard of a dead person's statement being recorded? Well, that's exactly what Delhi Police did to solve an accident case! Eager to show that they were on top of things, police cited in court a statement of Sheikh Azibul Khan that was curiously recorded a year after he died in the accident. Get the story here

Congratulations Sehwag!

Sehwag played some of his best
Strokes with the bat in this test.
A sizzling triple-ton,
In the hot Chennai sun -
Now surely his critics will rest?

Mid-Day 29/03/08: Sehwag has managed to silence his critics after his herculean innings yesterday.

(Photo credit: ABC.net.au)

RIP Sir Arthur C. Clarke

RIP dear Sir Arthur C. Clarke.
Writing sci-fi you had made your mark.
May you now find your place
In that great outer space,
As on new odyssey you embark.


AFP 19/03/08: Sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke dies in Sri Lanka aged 90. Read about him here