GOSSIP

A couple was driving down a country lane on their way to visit some friends. They came to a muddy patch in the road and the car became bogged. After a few minutes of trying to get the car out by themselves, they saw a young farmer coming down the lane, driving some oxen before…

Once, an old man was sitting on a bench of a garden with his 25yrs old son. There was a tree beside the bench. Old man saw a bird sitting on the tree. He asked the son- what’s this? Son replied- it’s a crow. The old… man again asked what’s this? Son said- I already…

Mom and her little daughter Maxine are in the kitchen, preparing lunch. Mom is trying hard to get the ketchup to come out of the bottle. During her struggle the phone rings so she asks Maxine to answer the phone. “It’s the minister, mommy,” announces Maxine to her mother. Then she turns again to the…

Once at a crossroad, Nasreddin Hodja saw a portly nobleman riding towards him. “I say, Hodja,” said the man. “Which is the way to the palace?” “How did you know I was a Hodja?” asked Hodja. The nobleman had a habit of addressing every scholarly-looking man as “Hodja,” which was a title given to learned…

A duck walks into a pub and orders a pint of beer and a ham sandwich. The barman looks at him and says, “Hang on! You’re a duck.” “I see your eyes are working,” replies the duck. “And you can talk!” exclaims the barman. “I see your ears are working, too,” says the duck. “Now…

One Sunday morning George burst into the living room with a huge grin on his face. “Dad! Mom! I have some great news for you! I am getting married to the most beautiful girl in town. She lives only a block away and her name is Susan!” After dinner, George’s dad took him aside, “Son,…

Walking through Chinatown, a tourist is fascinated with all the Chinese restaurants, shops, signs and banners. He turns a corner and sees a building with the sign, “Hans Olaffsen’s Laundry.” “Hans Olaffsen?” he muses. “How the heck does that fit in here?” So he walks into the shop and sees an old Chinese gentleman behind…

There was once a hard-working and generous farmer who had several idle and greedy sons. On his deathbed he told them that they would find his treasure if they were to dig in a certain field. As soon as the old man was dead, the sons hurried to the fields, which they dug up from…

I have this tree analogy when I think of people in my life, be it friends, family, acquaintances, employees, co-workers, whomever…They­ are all placed inside what I call my tree test. It goes like this: Leaf People Some people come into your life and they are like leaves on a tree. They are only there…

A horrific explosion occurs in a gunpowder factory in Mumbai. Once all the mess has been cleared up, an inquiry begins. One of the few survivors is pulled up to make a statement. “Okay Ramul,” says the investigator, “you were near the scene, what happened?” “Well, it’s like this. Old Suraj was in the mixing…