Monkey wrench
As I write this, Harbhajan Singh, Andrew Symonds, and co. are probably arguing the allegedly racist comments. It's fair to say that most Indians don't think too much of being called a "monkey" but obviously it touches a raw nerve for other cultures. However, the argument that Indians worship a monkey-god and hence it can't be a racist-word is hilarious - tell that to people who get called a rat or a buffalo. Perhaps a better line of reasoning is a Darwinian one.Assuming the Turbanator (who has a long history of run-ins with the likes of Ponting, right from the days of Sharjah) didn't use that m-word, what could he have said? A few guesses that appeal to another mon-word, that of "the mondegreen":
1. "Mai.n kyaa, yeh kyaa bol rahe ho jii?" - He's Punjaabbee, so "mai.n kyaa" is quite possible.
2. "Man kiyaa to kuch bhii bolegaa kyaa?"
3. Or the entirely possible "maa ki" ki roti or the unlikely invitation to partake of "makki di roti"
4. Perhaps Harbhajan was trying to sledge Symonds' Hindustani classical knowledge by finding out if he knew all about "mia.n ki todii".
5. Or, given the tough situation, he was singing that famous "Guddi" prayer song: "humko manki shakti denaa".
If you think the above was farcical, in my defence, was just trying to mirror some of the events of the 2nd Test.
3 comments:
Ha Ha! Hilarious :-)
BTW, Bhajji has been handed a 3 test ban. Completely incredulous in my opinion if there was no audio or video evidence against him. Even if he called him a big monkey, is it racial in any way?? Only the stupid aussies could think so. And Ponting really comes across as rude and a ruffian.
See- that's what they are going to use as defence. I tell you, they are following all that you write. Although you use labels well, I think you should mention Faux News Bulletin in the title itself....
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