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Category Archives: Personal
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
3 Comments
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
6 Comments
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
31 Comments
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
I and others of my kind are causing global warming and climate change!
The Accusation: I am sure you had no inkling that I was the culprit – that it was this despicable me who caused climate change; that I am the guy who’s responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer, the melting … Continue reading
Posted in indian humour, Parody, Personal, Satire, The QSM Magazine
Tagged arvind kejriwal, blogging101, cat woman, climate change, cloud computing, global warming, odd even rule, spiderman, superman, writing101
37 Comments
Fitting a misfit with social-shoes is Impossible – says wifey!
“Why do you have to do it?” she asked, pushing a cup of cardamom tea in front of me, displacing my magic trackpad, so that the Facebook icon that I was adding to the following Facebook header got scaled up … Continue reading
Posted in Caricatures in Indian Dresses, Personal, Uncategorized
Tagged blogging101, Facebook, funny man, indian humour, indian man, parody, the QSM Magazine, twitter
8 Comments
Help Me.
Thank you. For answering my cry for help. There are a hundred things going wrong in my life right now, and I am hanging from a precipice, waiting for someone… anyone, say Mr. Goyal, or Trooplijaah, or even Mom to pull … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Satire
Tagged anandhotep, black humor, blogging101, life, lost, love, motherly love, pain, satire, writing101
25 Comments
Total Paisa Vasool – Getting your money’s worth, the Indian way!
Anandhotep has used some of stinky old bandages to tie me to my desk so that I can work on the next issue of the QSM Magazine. I’ve been barred from posting on my blog, until I’ve painted the cover, … Continue reading
Posted in Parody, Personal, Satire, The QSM Magazine
Tagged blogging101, family humor, fun, funny anecdotes, humor, money, paisa vasool, save money, value for money, writing101
26 Comments
The Harassed Computers Association Strikes Back!
Our Computers are on Strike! The computers in my house are on strike. Until a week ago, I had no idea the guys were members of a union called the Harassed Computers Association or the HCA. In fact, until about a week … Continue reading
Posted in Parody, Personal, Satire
Tagged blogging101, computer humor, computer problems, hieroglyphs, HR humor, indian humor, root cause analysis, writing101
44 Comments
Quirky Anand and those…those…Snarky Grammarians!
Have you ever been publicly castigated for a typographical error, a Grammar issue, or even a spelling error? Have you ever locked horns with a Grammar vigilante? Anand throws caution to the wind, and lets it all out. (Please note … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Personal, Satire
Tagged blogging101, editing, Grammar, nerds, spelling, typos, writer, writing, writing101
6 Comments
Mr. Goyal vs.Tornado the 190lb Dog – who would you choose?
Was there a time in my life when I chose the unpopular over the popular? Just one time? Ok, two?! Then you aren’t talking to me. I am drawn to the unpopular, and the attraction sometimes borders on the fatal. I … Continue reading
Posted in anand's caricatures, indian humour, Parody, Personal, Satire, The QSM Magazine
Tagged blogging101, dog humor, dog-haters, family humor, funny anecdotes, pesky neighbors, writing101
30 Comments
New Year Resolutions of a Mad Indian Artist-Programmer!
Who says that only scientists can be mad. Nobody, hear, nobody can be madder than an Indian artist-programmer being pulled by his mom on one side and his wife on the other. Is it any wonder then that he has … Continue reading
Social Networks? My brain needs a clone…pronto!
This isn’t a propah post. It’s a random collection of random tasks completed at random moments… Starting the right way… Whining! Honestly, my life has been wrenched off its comfortable anchor and thrown into a space odyssey, but that’s beside … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Parody, Personal, Satire, The QSM Magazine, Uncategorized
Tagged blogging101, blogging201, Facebook pages, great humorists, social-networking humor, twitter, writing101
34 Comments
Mom’s VIP Suitcase leads us into Cold War – Anandhotep Mediates.
They are back, and along with them, Anandhotep, the rickety old mummy who masquerades as the editor of The QSM Magazine, is also back. Mom and Dad arrived yesterday. Traveling light isn’t Mom’s forte, and while rest of the world has graduated … Continue reading
Posted in humor, indian humour, Personal, Satire, The QSM Magazine
Tagged blogging101, cold war, indian culture, love, loyalty, marriage, the QSM Magazine, vip suitcases, writing101
24 Comments
Registered for Blogging201 and preparing for Wifey’s Outburst
Friends from Blogging101 and Writing101, I gave the NaNoWriMo a miss but have registered for the Blogging201 course. I am wondering if any of you have too. It’s going to run from December 8th to 17th, and you can register for it … Continue reading
Posted in humor, Indian Family Anecdotes, indian humor, Parody, Personal
Tagged blogging, blogging101, blogging201, cat from hell, family, stress, the QSM Magazine, writing101
23 Comments
Thank you – a thousand times for a thousand likes.
Every once in a while, one must count his blessings and thank those who make his life beautiful. You make my blog beautiful. As this blog has now become a part of my life, by making it beautiful with your … Continue reading
Anand's Parodies & Caricatures. 