Blame it on the genes

While I was riding to work this morning, I had this brilliant topic to blog about. And now when I am sitting here to write, I just can not remember what it was! Crap! But now that I want to write, I might as well do it.

So, we had ordered for a wardrobe recently and it was delivered to our place a few days back. There were four guys who had come along with it, to transport and to set it up in place.

While these guys were moving it into the room, they figured out that the wardrobe was about an inch taller than the door height. And nope, it was not possible to carry it in sideways, because, well, my house is built that way. Anyway, after a few attempts by these guys, one of them came up with a brilliant idea that he shared with my dad.

He: (with a smile of accomplishment!) Sir, I think you should call a carpenter and get the doorframe cut, and then we can move the wardrobe inside!

Dad: When you go to pick up shoes and in case it does not fit you, would you cut your feet, or change the shoes?!

I somehow refrained from clapping!

Moustache Tales!

It has been about a week since I shaved my moustache and it is becoming a topic for a silly conversations ever since. Every second person I come across asks me if I am growing a moustache! I mean, are they blind or something?! Anyway, after politely answering to them with a straight “yes” initially, I decided to stop, well, being polite! Here are a few prized ones!

Guy 1: Hey dude! Are you growing a moustache?
Me: No dude, I just stopped shaving it.

Gal 1: Hey Ashwin! Are you growing a moustache?
Me: Not really, it just grows on its own.

Guy 2: Hey, are you growing a moustache?
Me: How does it look like?
Guy 2: You look gay.
Me: And your problem is?
Guy 2: You look GAY!
Me: That’s the idea! And your problem is?

Gal 2: Hey! You are growing a moustache?
Me: Yeah, I thought of giving you some competition, you know!
(She hasn’t spoken to me since I told her that! And I am not complaining!)

And there was this one which almost brought tears to my eyes.

Guy 3: Hey! Are you trying to copy me?!
Me: Huh?! (I was totally out of words!)
PS: He is by no chance, even close to being a celebrity!

And then after all that nonsense, here is one question which I never expected.

Guy 4: Is this the ‘Rock On’ effect?
Me: What the crap? I don’t even know the morons from that movie or even if they have moustaches!

I mean, doesn’t a guy have the freedom of not shaving his moustache without being subjected to stupid questions?!

The first thing that I did when I got back home is shaved my moustache off! And now when these morons would see me next, they would want to know why?!