Drivers as a breed are incorrigible raconteurs, with authentic, hearty accents, collected from the days of long off-duty periods of days at a time, when all drivers sit spinning yarns around endless cups of tea and rounds of beedi. Here are some pearls of wisdom from one who has been my companion for many a ride:
Chutkule ….
The editor of a daily storms “The government is the biggest thief of them all” !
Next day, the police lands at his doorstep to arrest him.
“Of what crime, pray, am I accused of ?!” enquires the scribe.
“Thou accused the Indian Government of theft!” Quoths the inspector.
“But that is not true, for I wrote ‘government’ only .. nowhere have I mentioned which government.. it might have been the American or the Pakistani government that I was referring to !"
“Do you take me for a fool, sir?! Do I not know which government is the thief ?!!?”
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