Short stories

Thieves at TIFR:

At around 3:35 today there was some noise outside the colony gate. According to witnesses some armed Navy personnel ran towards the TIFR main gate (leading to the auditorium) chasing some people. The TIFR colony guards came out being curious. No one seemed to have any idea what exactly happened. People (read gossip-mongers) smiling at each other joking saying that there must some one with AK 47 seen going inside .. On being asked the colony guards were heard saying what we could do if the navy people could not stop 'them' from entering this protected area .. as if a school children returning home after an exam, in order to defend himself, saying "What can I do papa, even the first boy of the class could not solve the problem!"

Inquisitive faces kept on gathering there .. in front the colony gate. After half an hour two armed navy guards were seen (with machine guns) coming back from the auditorim premises .. mercury raised its highest .. only to hear .. "Kuch nahi! kuch log nariyel churane aye the Navy temple se, aur bhag rahe the TIFR seashore se Gitanagar ke taraf..!" (Some people stole coconuts from the trees in that Navy Nagar temple and were using TIFR seashore to run away!)

What an anti-climax!!

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Heard from a friend - similar story

A similar took place at one of the primier institutes some four years back. There was a rumour at the institute that a leopard had been seen in the campus. Armed police were apponited and three jips full with security people went inside the jungle near by. After hours of extensive and exhaustive efforts they were able to find a buffalow !
Poor thing!

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Sex and the city!

This is also a story heard from a friend. This person by mistake goes to place in that nice city and some girl comes to him and asks him for something in french and our poor fellow does not understand and asks her to repeat the question. Being unable to make out even in the second attempt the poor fellow directs that girl to another aged lady and thinks that he has done the best he could have done. Then on second thought he turns back and sees that girl standing at the same place as if awaiting someone! He smells something wrong, enters a new lane to find some restaurant well decorated and sound of dance and music coming from inside. He looks up and sees it's written "Sex City" in above all the shops. The poor fellow feels very bad for realising that, though unknowingly, he has entered some place which he is not supposed to! At thesame time he feels surprised to find out how different the culture in abroad is. They take this business as lightly as any other profession. And they do not feel shy about it.

Our fellow learns a lesson and comes back home.

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