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Author Archives: Anand
Quirky Snarky Malarkey is way better than Murky Snarky Malarkey!
2018 was murky. Wifey agrees. Mom doesn’t. As always, they continue to exist in the delicately balanced state of perfect disagreement. Things’ve been happening, but I had been too busy looking over my shoulder to observe and appreciate – until … Continue reading
“They won’t Remember you,” said Wifey.
“They won’t remember you,” quipped wifey when she saw me login to Facebook. “Who?” I asked, pretending that I hadn’t understood. Of course, I had. I’ve known her for close to fifteen years now, and for twelve of those, I’ve woken … Continue reading
Posted in humor, indian humor, indian humour, Parody, Personal, Satire
Tagged blogging101, Facebook, Indian family, jokes, qsm magazine
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O’ Cockroaches of Shatabdi, Thank you!
We were sitting at the right side of the coach, where there are three seats to a row. We had a window seat, which was grabbed by wifey the moment we boarded, and a middle-seat. I too love the window-seat, … Continue reading
Posted in indian humor, indian humour, Satire
Tagged entomophobia, family humor, funny anecdotes, husband wife jokes, shatabdi, the QSM Magazine, train humor
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From Godliness to Worldiness and back in 15 Minutes!
As a rule, I don’t eavesdrop. As a rule, I am not judgmental. But this morning, I broke my rules! The First Round I was in the park, walking the well-trodden track around it, cogitating over the age-old question – … Continue reading
Posted in indian humour, Parody
Tagged funny, hypocrisy, indian humor, irony, park jokes, qsm magazine, satire
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The Great Indian Pothole through a Quirky Indian’s Lenses.
In the life of an Indian, a pothole isn’t just a hole in the road – it is a traditional concept that dreams are woven around. How? Read Pothole, Pothole, thank you for saving me! to appreciate the positive influence of potholes … Continue reading
Posted in humor, indian humour, Parody, Satire
Tagged delhi roads, indian roads, love in india, monsoons, pakoda recipe, potholes, ROFLwithQSM
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Diaper-changing Dads or Mansplainers?
When Snapdeal published their advertisement lauding diaper-changing dads, I am sure they had no intention of reigniting the mansplaining debate in my house. I don’t blame them, for in all probability their advertisement was visualized by a mansplaining ignorant man… … Continue reading
Mansplaining Defined and Purposefully Explained.
Just posted: Mansplaining? Let me tell you what it is, to share my recent learning experience under wifey’s tutelage. It’s on my new blog – and if you aren’t following it, you are missing out on all the Quirky Snarky … Continue reading
Posted in Parody, Personal
Tagged feminism, funny, gender bias, humor, Mansplaining, ROFLwithQSM, the QSM Magazine
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My Dear Blog-Followers…please follow the New Blog.
because the Quirky (Anand) Snarky (the crow) Malarkey (Anandhotep) of this blog, is now moving to my new blog. Please go to my New Blog and click the blue Follow button at the top of the right side bar, because … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Anand, anandhotep, bloggers, friends, new blog, ROFLwithQSM
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We Men are just a Hygiene Factor in Their Lives!
“Hum saale bas ek hygiene factor hain, inki lives mein! (We fools, we are just a hygiene factor in their lives!)” Rohan griped, brushing his hand over the balding patch on his head for the umpteenth time, making me wonder if his … Continue reading
Posted in humor, indian humour, The QSM Magazine
Tagged anand's parodies, comedy, Hygiene factor, indian police, marriage jokes, parody, police humor, ROFLwithQSM
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Mushrooms, Dog-pee, and Mrs. Chaddha!
Some people don’t like mushrooms. Some people don’t like dogs. Some people who don’t like dogs, also don’t like mushrooms. Mrs. Chaddha, our next floor neighbor falls in the last category, and I discovered it this morning… Dear Blog-followers, please … Continue reading
Posted in Parody, Satire
Tagged blogging101, indian humor, Kukurmutta, Mrs. Chaddha, Mushrooms and dogs, ROFLwithQSM, the QSM Magazine
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No Thank You, No Sorry, Hain ji?
That’s what Indians say…that between friends, there’s no Thank You, no Sorry, but I’m going to change myself. I’m sorry that I must send you to my other blog to read my posts, and in advance, I am thanking you … Continue reading
Posted in indian humor, Parody, Personal, The QSM Magazine
Tagged bloggers, self-hosted blog, thank you, the QSM blog
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Anand’s Parodies and Humor – now on a new blog!
Wifey wants a house that she can call her home. All these years of moving from one rented place to another has taken its toll on everything in our house. The fridge lost its leg on our third move and has … Continue reading
Posted in humor, indian humour, Parody, Satire
Tagged blogging101, cricket humor, crow, family, funny, new blog, ROFLwithQSM, the QSM blog
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Issue #4 of The QSM Magazine is now on Stands!
The Subscribers of the QSM Magazine have received its PDF in their inboxes, and those fond of reading it online can now read it here. I apologize for giving you the fright. Please don’t fall off your chair. Yes, I’m still … Continue reading
A Special post for my Blogging Friends
My Blogger Friends, This post is for you. As you must’ve noticed, my posting schedule has gone haywire recently, and my visiting behavior is even worse. Let me explain. For the last 3 weeks, I’ve been working on publishing the … Continue reading
Posted in Indian Family Anecdotes, indian humor, The QSM Magazine
Tagged bloggers, blogging, blogging101, humor magazine, Personal, qsm magazine
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497 marks out of 500! What lies ahead?
Delhi girl Sukirti Gupta has set a new standard for examinees India-wide. Now parents have a new bench-mark for their kids, and those prepping up for taking the board exams next year now have a new kind of nightmare – … Continue reading
Posted in indian humor, Parody, Satire, The QSM Magazine
Tagged 497 out of 100, blogging, blogging101, CBSE topper, delhi girl topped CBSE, fevicol se, piyusha vir, sukirti gupta, writing101
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The QSM Magazine – Anandhotep makes a Splash in the Rajma Bowl.
The May-June issue is still not on stands, and trust me when I tell you that the blame lies squarely on the shoulders of that twit Anandhotep. I sent him the air-tickets; I emptied my cupboard so that he could store … Continue reading
Posted in Parody, Personal, Satire, The QSM Magazine
Tagged anandhotep, blogging101, egyptian, funny magazines, hieroglyphics, humor magazines of india, indian humor, qsm magazine
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Stroll…Stroller…Road-roller!
Stroll? Hmmm. Stroll? I think I’m getting an idea. Stroll?…wait, I’ve got to switch on my computer! “Kya stroll te stroller da siyappa laga rakha hai?” (Why are you raising such a hue and cry about stroll and stroller?) Mom’s booming voice … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Parody, Personal, Satire
Tagged blogging101, family, Indian family, indian humor, indian mothers, stroller, writing101
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Beached!
“If the word “beach” makes you think of “beached”, you must get your head examined!” exclaimed the lady who in the first place was responsible for my thinking up the word “beached” when I saw the daily post prompt “beach.” The … Continue reading
The Comment Issue on the ROFLwithQSM blog is now resolved!
The comments issue is resolved! 😀 I figured out that it was because the too-good-to-be-true Zero Spam plugin was interfering with the processing of comments. The reason was that it doesn’t work with the Jetpack engine, which takes care of … Continue reading →