| PremPujari |
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on 30-Mar-03 04:10 PM
I just bumped into this article in "editorial" section of Times of India, and I just couldn't help but laugh out loud. A nice read. Enjoy!!
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Awe and Shucks: Khel Nayak Chats Up Megha Ryan
VINAY KAMAT & VIKAS SINGH
[ MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2003 12:01:30 AM ]
How does one capture the lingo and concerns of the new generation? Intrigued by that question, we stumbled upon an online chat between two feisty, irreverent youngsters. One from Delhi, the other from Bangalore. Their freeflowing talkathon reveals the topics that obsess them and make them what they are. But unlike the lingo they revel in, their lives are more structured; their views on war are clearer than sand storms; their careers are closer to their hearts than hobbies; their growing world is filled with fun, wit, and purpose. Hears the intimate chit chat.
Megha Ryan: yo dilli dude& howz u doin? howz things in yr overgrown gaon?
Khel Nayak: howdy bangalore babe& not so good. v r mourning india's loss in wc.
MR: good mourning dude. kumble ko nahi khilayenge, aisa hi hoga.
KN: wish I were team shrink. wld have shown them video of BIG B hammering goonda in Ghatkopar galli. that wld have psyched them up turning kangoos into rats&
MR: forget it. u cld have shown them all videos u wanted. they'd still hv got whooped whooped. knew what was coming& went to c Chicago instead.
KN: bakwaas pic. u wd ve been better seeing Maid in Manhattan. jlo has more oomph shoomph than zeta and renee put together&
MR: what crap! but yeah& sachmuch Chicago fab flick hai&
KN: n e way, why chica-go when the world is iraq-in? isn't that a movie as well&? it cld bag oscars for screenplay and fx.
MR: well well& both Chicago and bushies have same msg: u can get away with murder provided you do it with lots of DHINGCHAK drama. me&i m appalled by one-sided coverage of embeddos. damn chicken hawks!
KN: r u noticing something? sab sabka band baja rahe hain.
MR: kaise?
KN: bush bolta hai: ley lo iraq mutthi mein. now ketchup is being splashed in hollywood.
MR: r u by any chance referring to Gangs of New York? ahh&grossss. glad it didn't get the big O.
KN: i thought yr dil beat for pretty boy leo caprio.
MR: leo's last week's history. mera latest squeeze: adrian brody. he made such gr8 speech about love & peace at oscars :.
KN: certainly gave halle taste of love & peace ;-0. kiss was berry berry hot. who wants war when u hv hallewood? who wants freedom fries when u hv frenchies? samajh gaye naa?
MR: yuck& u are truly disgusting. was planning to catch u when I came to dilli. now thinking otherwise.
KN: well& doesn't faze me. i live in fast lanes. i see love in rear view mirror. gimme a bmw and i ll renounce luv.
MR: kya bakwaas kar rahe ho?
KN: well, that don't faze me& a tiny bit. i live in nano second world& romance getting pico second attention. mera target of opportunity& academics comes first. career is second. romance, as geeks would say, is on the bench. If that sounds like a compu jock& be prepared. me belongs to free enterprise& open source code& linux-minux generation. here& creativity comes free. all you need to do is wear ur attitude.
MR: don't flatter buddy boy. when I am thru with my mba, and I'm the master of universe at a vc firm& ur boss will come to me begging money& u will find out dat networkin don't just have to do with comps. u'll wish u'd been a little more sociable& life has no replays.
KN: explaining mere yaar mere pyaar.... attitude matters. sabse badkar main. me invincible&
MR: take a hike& neolithic nerd. when i m hotshot mba& just watch. u'll come crawlin for naukri.
KN: that don't impressn me much. no corp jobs 4 me. mite live in dat hippie commune that nicole kidman's planning. meanwhile& boring old u can you go off to yr amreekan campus.
MR: no amreeka 4 me. i prefer old europe. it needs young blood. and i need some multi-cultural masala. amreeka is for tony-and-blare types like u.
KN: goddamned ##@##***.
MR: hello. knock knock. this is supposed to be the linux-minux generation& bound by love and net. don't curse& you cursor... go read a comic& it will improve yr mind.
KN: okie dokie. but first lemme quiz u. what's common betwin sehwag and phantom?
MR: lemme go ask my dad. he's a crick freak just like u. brb&
MR: pheww& u got me into trouble. dad asked me why I m wasting time chatting with guys with stale drivel to offer.
KN: hmmph. remember a philosopher saying& those who don't remember drivel are doomed to shrivel. or something like that.
MR: ok ok& yr fundas are fundoo. but what's common between phantom and sehwag?
KN: simple&they both made their mark in africa.
MR: this is sooo sad. uff& u and yr pathetic FATTAS&better not bring them out when I m in dilli.
KN: cool! come to think of it. we'll meet for first time after year of online chatting&
MR: hope u r young nice & as happenin as u rite. i like people of my sweet age.
KN: i am 47 rich pampered& willing to pamper&tum sochh bhi nahin sakti&
MR: oh no...i've been having text with a pervert. sicko. freako. nutto. morono&.ba###$$$$1%$#@*&^%$
KN: u ve just beaten the records&shot off more than a ak47 wld
MR: panga-baazi math karo& age kya hai kalia?
KN: i can b as old as u want me 2 b. just kidding yaar. i m as old as u. virile member of the messenger gang. hear my mantras: just did it& yeh dil pheke more& awe and shucks. cool talk.
MR: pliss&it's KEWL, not cool. If u wanna date me& don't be so dated. main Chicago dekhnewali hoon&chhudiyan pehnewaali nahin
Times Of India (Awe and Shucks)
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