Name dropping, from being a somewhat refined pastime in the past, has evolved into a crass habit that seems to pervade every conversation these days. Whenever I visit Punjab I am surprised at how pervasive this habit has become. People are always trying to find out who knows who, making a mental note of these connections so that they can be used in the right place at the right time. Doors, otherwise firmly shut, will fling wide open when the right name is dropped at the right moment. This phenomenon is beautifully caricatured in this encounter our very own Santa Singh has with the cops:
Santa Singh is caught cutting a red light and is stopped by the traffic police. Asked to show his papers, Santa twirls his mustache and says “I know your IG traffic very well”. As expected, the police immediately let him go. As he drives off, from a safe distance, he yells to the police, “But your IG does not know me!”
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Milkha Singh may have been a great athlete but jokes on his intellect are in abundance. Here's one:
Passer-by sees Milkha sitting on a bench in the garden and says: "Relaxing."
Milkha curtly relpies: "No, I'm not Relax Singh, I'm Milkha Singh."
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