11 Oct 2008, 5:42pm
When there is a man...
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Ho Hum. Another orkut login, another friend request.
Disclaimer: I am not implying I am extremely 'popular' on orkut. I have one of the most common first names in India, possibly even the world, which sometimes gets people who are looking for the namesakes to contact me. We should change the phrase, "Every Tom, Dick and Harry" to "Every Tom, Dick, Harry and <my name>".
I believe no one outside the law profession has inserted a disclaimer in the middle of a piece, and that in bold letters. Not that I think very highly of it. No, not the inserting of disclaimers, even though that is an exercise in existential escapism - no one stands for what they believe in anymore. I was referring to the law practice - no offence meant to the fraternity that takes great pride in keeping rapists out of jails, more so since my wife belongs to the brotherhood.
Since I am a man, it is usually a great ego boost to have someone else make the first contact on personal /community sites. For some reason, women never do that. It is almost as if the female of the species (all the feminists out there please note that the word 'female' has not been used as a derogatory reference to the fairer sex) fears that a male appendage will suddenly sprout between her legs if she ever did that. But that is a subject matter for another day. Like that day will ever come!
The matter at hand is me. Or rather someone making first contact with me. That is not a deal big enough to warrant an entire blog post - perhaps a paragraph or two at the most. That the contactee in question called himself 'loveble_man_hyd' is horrifying to say the least. More so because the contact message said, "Did you like my friend?" Most of us with an IQ slightly greater than that of a piranha would know that when a man asks you about his friend without naming the friend then there is only one friend he is asking you about.
Make no mistake. I am not homophobic. Not by a long shot. Given an entirely different environment to grow up in, I could have swung both ways. But that is all water under the bridge. I have never been asked about a 'friend' before. Something tells me, this is not going to be the last of it.
Note: The opening line to this post is a tribute to all the Shakeela movie reviews on this site. They are sorely missed. Perhaps the site admin(s) could throw some light on this.
Current Mood: Gloomy
Current Music: The sound of thunder
Disclaimer: I am not implying I am extremely 'popular' on orkut. I have one of the most common first names in India, possibly even the world, which sometimes gets people who are looking for the namesakes to contact me. We should change the phrase, "Every Tom, Dick and Harry" to "Every Tom, Dick, Harry and <my name>".
I believe no one outside the law profession has inserted a disclaimer in the middle of a piece, and that in bold letters. Not that I think very highly of it. No, not the inserting of disclaimers, even though that is an exercise in existential escapism - no one stands for what they believe in anymore. I was referring to the law practice - no offence meant to the fraternity that takes great pride in keeping rapists out of jails, more so since my wife belongs to the brotherhood.
Since I am a man, it is usually a great ego boost to have someone else make the first contact on personal /community sites. For some reason, women never do that. It is almost as if the female of the species (all the feminists out there please note that the word 'female' has not been used as a derogatory reference to the fairer sex) fears that a male appendage will suddenly sprout between her legs if she ever did that. But that is a subject matter for another day. Like that day will ever come!
The matter at hand is me. Or rather someone making first contact with me. That is not a deal big enough to warrant an entire blog post - perhaps a paragraph or two at the most. That the contactee in question called himself 'loveble_man_hyd' is horrifying to say the least. More so because the contact message said, "Did you like my friend?" Most of us with an IQ slightly greater than that of a piranha would know that when a man asks you about his friend without naming the friend then there is only one friend he is asking you about.
Make no mistake. I am not homophobic. Not by a long shot. Given an entirely different environment to grow up in, I could have swung both ways. But that is all water under the bridge. I have never been asked about a 'friend' before. Something tells me, this is not going to be the last of it.
Note: The opening line to this post is a tribute to all the Shakeela movie reviews on this site. They are sorely missed. Perhaps the site admin(s) could throw some light on this.
Current Mood: Gloomy
Current Music: The sound of thunder
11 Oct 2008, 6:18pm
Would that be inspired from a certain "Ho hum. Another week, another Shakeela movie."?
We wonder where Ajay Sreebhashyam is these days. And how much of his income goes in expensive therapy.
13 Oct 2008, 2:59pm
Right O! They don't write reviews like that anymore.
15 Oct 2008, 5:40pm
This is a nice blog. Where do you live, Rohit? And do you prefer overweight women?
15 Oct 2008, 8:45pm
Thank you.
Are you making a pass at me? I don't believe this has ever happened to me before. You even took the trouble of finding out my name?
16 Oct 2008, 9:40am
It would not take much to find out your name, no? You've given it out on this very page. I may be overweight, but that does not mean I am dense.
As for your other question, we'll let that pass for now.
16 Oct 2008, 6:22pm
That depends on your definition of 'much'. Even clicking on a link is much work for some of us. No, I was in no way implying you were dense. I believe you are quite the opposite.
And why pass up on the question? It could be the most important question in my life.
16 Oct 2008, 7:01pm
Wow, Rohit. Things have started happening for you! First the male number seeker and now Shakeela. Good going...!
16 Oct 2008, 7:12pm
Come to think of it, Aran, I prefer to be in denial over the Male Number Seeker issue. This one, though, is great going. Did you realise Shakeela got to know my first name before you did?
16 Oct 2008, 7:14pm
You can be in denial. I'll keep reminding you.
What? I don't know your first name?
16 Oct 2008, 7:16pm
At least not in this space, you didn't. I realise I am mistaking your courtesy of not revealing it for your ignorance. Then again, it is my blog.
16 Oct 2008, 7:18pm
Yes, it's your blog and your mistaken beliefs. *sigh* I guess I'll live with it. What all I do for you...!