Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Strange encounters of the same kind - Part I

This happened when I was in school, may be in class 8th or 9th.

I was walking along with my sister on the street. We saw a van with a little buzz around it. On a closer look we saw it was from ZEE TV. And there were few people in uniform who were questioning the passersby.

A girl and a guy approached us. They asked us whether we watch a show called 'Jeena Isika Naam Hai'. And we said 'No'.
Then they explained that celebrities come on this show and... well, they said something about it. They told us Laloo Prasad Yadav is going to be their next guest. So they will ask us something about him and if we answer, we get a gift. Okay. So the question they asked was "Laloo kis ghotala se jude hain?" [What scam is Laloo associated with?]

My sister immediately replied, " Fodder scam."
They looked puzzled, "Nahi. Ek aur try?"
Me : Fodder scam right answer hain.
They : Thank you. Par yeh wrong answer hain.
We : Okay.
And they left. We took a few steps ahead and we met my friend. She was very happy. Holding a cap she said, " Look what I won."
Me : Okay. So, you answered the question correctly and you won a 'Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai' cap! So, what was the answer?
She : Chara Ghotala. [Fodder Scam!]
Me : Chara Ghotala? Thats what we said! They should've mentioned if the answer was supposed to be only in Hindi.

All this just for a cap. Who wants it anyway?

1 comment:

verypreeti said...

Good we never got that cap. So much for a stupid cap.