Webmaster: Hello Santaji. Today I would like to discuss the secrets of your 'flamboyant persona'.
Santa: Good to hear that but why would anyone like to listen to what goes behind making a healthy, wealthy Santa.
Webmaster: Actually, recently, Lalooji has aired his views about what keeps him going? And that makes us inquisitive about you.
Santa: What's Lalooji's secret?
Webmaster: Lalooji said, “Yoga is the secret of my energy like the secret of Sachin's energy is Boost.” Swami Ramdev is Lalooji's Yoga Guru.
Santa: There are many other factors behind his good health too.
Webmaster: Like?
Santa: His eating habits. He still prefers natural food. Remember the infamous fodder scam? Actually cattle were needlessly made the scapegoats in the whole affair; it was Lalooji and his coterie, who ate the cake (read fodder).
Webmaster: You look convincing this time. Anyway, what is your secret in that respect?
Santa: Well! I too, am fond of natural products—’Apple' is the secret of my energy.
Webmaster: Which apple? Apple Computers, the apple fruit or the forb…?
Santa: Yeah! You got it right the third time—The Forbidden Apple keeps my machinery in tip-top condition. Didn't someone say that an apple a day keeps the…?
Webmaster: Keeps the senility away?
Santa: Shut up. Don't you call me senile! I have still got good twenty years of youth at hand.
Webmaster: Twenty years…that's time enough to see your grandchildren married Santaji.
Santa: Hey, Webmaster, you are not supposed to transgress your domain!
Webmaster: Oh! Santaji, but for your kind self, I do not venture out of my cyber domain. I can least afford to annoy your gracious self.
Santa: That's good. By the way, we were talking of health and fitness tips.
Webmaster: Yes, Santaji talking of that controversy of the alleged bones in Swami Ramdev's Ayurvedic medicines, whom do you side with—Brinda Karat or Swami Ramdev?
Santa: You know my preferences, Webmaster; I only like to side with women—on whichever side of the fence they may be.
Webmaster: It must be problematic to choose when women are on the both sides of the fence?
Santa: For great people nothing is problematic. They always go with the younger of the two.
Webmaster: But I am talking about you...
Santa: Yes, it holds true for me too as I fall in the category of all time greats of the world.
Webmaster: Oh! Yes! Yes! Knowing your ways well, it was only foolish of me to have asked you the question.
Santa: This humble admission of yours saves you from losing your job once again.
Webmaster: Forgiveness also signifies greatness!
Santa: Yeah, it does. But don't stoop to sycophancy to please me.
Webmaster: I am a true well-wisher of yours. I pray Santaji that you live long enough to enjoy all the apples of the world.
Santa: Amen!
Fence and Offence
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Saturday, March 25, 2006