You may say I am a cynic, but I am not the only one…

October 28, 2008

Just feeling in the mood for some pseudo random numbers.

78% of the world’s population doesn’t have wealth, strength, intelligence nor character.

9% have only strength. half of which toils and labours for the rich, the other half works as goons.

4% have wealth and intelligence. Well, of course, these are the lucky few in this world. These are the ones that drive the economy. Much like the dancers in front of the groom’s horse. And much like the dancers, they rarely actually care about the horse (or the groom; but then no one cares about the groom anyway).

5% have only wealth. These are the even more luckier ones. They don’t drive anything. They just gawp and/or hire the con-men. (see above)

3% have only intelligence. They are usually the ones who light up a beedi sitting under the mango tree, sip some tea, and feed the mosquitoes.

1% have character. Alone. Character never comes with other freebies like wealth, intelligence or strength. These fellows suffer. But some soon learn that suffering is futile. So they spend their lives trying to get some wealth, intelligence or strength instead. In the process they lose their character and also the suffering. Some simply don’t get it. They persist and sometimes make great speeches or deeds. They change the world. They then die. (Some linger on to decorate photo frames).

0% have nothing better to do on a foggy winter night and thus wear purple glasses with essential pulverisation to give exquisite fragrances of servile safety and marble synchronisation.. gah…. have to … turn off.. the random number .. generator


Short. But not sweet.

October 20, 2008

You might have read Hemingway’s short story (in 6 words):

For sale: baby shoes, never worn.

I saw a couple of other good ones.

Kirby had never eaten toes before.
- Kevin Smith

Computer, did we bring batteries? Computer?
- Eileen Gunn

For more of these, check this.

Here’s mine:

When shall I open the parach…