The Idea-smithy

“And this is Kunal.”
“Are you on Twitter?”
“Yes, I’m @c00nal.”
“I don’t think I FOLLOW you.”
“I don’t follow you either.”
Kunal frowns as he turns to the Hot Dog stand.
“I think I hurt his ego a bit.”
“You just met!”
“Social boo-boo, telling someone you don’t follow them on Twitter.”
“What rubbish, nobody cares about these things.”
“Some people do. Maybe he’s [...]

Mum’s been looking for a whiteboard to replace the one that fell off her fridge door for awhile. I bought her one of those write-and-wipe boards that they sell on trains for kids, thinking it would serve the purpose. Apparently it let out dad’s inner child as well as he took the scribbling to [...]

Last night I was trying to sleep but a stupid mosquito kept buzzing in my ear. This despite the fact that the mosquito repellent is plugged in just above my head. WTF happened to MMR (Mosquito Mortality Rate…I kid you not)??!! So I switched on the light to swat it. Of course the bloody (and [...]

Come join the charity drive in honour of @tbitch
who suffers deeply from a lack of a sense of humour and originality.

Share a funny joke (not a mean one)
or an original idea with her at @tbitch.

This is Kenneth Lobo. Apart from the fact that he organizes a really cool event or two each week (Movies! Poetry! Music!) as a part of The Bombay Elektrik Projekt, he looks just like a regular guy.
Ah, but appearances can be deceptive. Does this look like the face of a man who waltzes off to [...]

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Based on a true story!
Okay, only a part of it…my words, that is. Mercifully the guy (unlike the cartoon dude) is smart enough to get the point and wise enough to guffaw. But for those specimens that are not and who guile you with their malintentions, here’s putting pretentious linguistics [...]

When the weather is dreary and my mood matches it, bright colours are the first thing I turn to, to cheer me up. Mumbai is normally sunny (barring those dull monsoon months) but the last few days have been a weird canvas of colourless insipidity. You can’t get too bright on a day like this.
I [...]