Another whimsical attempt to dawdle on the pointless by yours faithfully.
This time we will together explore use of the word BUS. Also called bottom of the barrel fishing.
As in its phonetic presentation in English and couple of Indian languages.
Therefore the readers with non multi language skillset should quit here.
So on to the Bus. As in boarding the conveyance. You guessed right. I thought of this insanity while traveling on such a device. A Marathi local bus rider offering a seat to me would say 'ye bus'. Whence a Hindi bhai would say 'baas kya?'
Whence I would suspect that the episode is about to become a busketcase with all of the bus ye bus wo bakwas. So to bypass the oncoming insanity I would suggest to my fellow ridership - bas rehne do yaro kuch aur baatein karo.
So we move on to less basi items. When my Hindi friend pipes up - bas ek baat bataa - ye baas tujhe bhi aa rahi hai?
As I contemplate this sudden turn of events I spot an old Bong acquaintance heading our way who says 'Boss, tum ye boss pe ata hai?'
Not knowing if the baas or the Boss comment deserved an answer I decide to play safe and go 'ees baas ke baad to mein ye bus pe nahin aaoonga'.
This autumn the weather gods cooperated as we took a family trip in the northeast to see six states that qualify or makeup what is known colloquially in America as New England. Mass, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island (tiniest state in the union). The outing helped tally up the states we either lived in, visited or have worked in to 47. Guess which three have eluded this intrepid traveling family. Any rate the drive was all in about 1,800 miles and included some memorable geographic wonders or points of interest. Easternmost part of state of Massachusetts being one. Furthest drivable road east in Mass being another. Visit to all Ivy League schools (term harkens to a collegiate athletics conference and generally regarded as elite academic institutes of some repute worldwide) is another random bucket list item of which this trip afforded the chance to knock two more of the list. Dartmouth in Hanover, NH and Brown (and its sister institute the RISD - school f
Aur nahi bus aur nahi, gham ke pyale aur nahi..
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