19th May  2002, Volume 8, Issue 44
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NUTSHELL

 

SPILLING THE BEANS

POOR Satellite seems to be in a blue funk over whether her pee es dee blue eyed boy Nihal Karoo will do a jump and then spill the beans.

So she despatched the sis with the beautiful eyes to approach a mutual pal of Karoo and herself to find out whether he will do a pole vault. The friend however reassured her that no such thing will happen and that Satellite should rest easy.

Satellite it seems has a lot to worry her pretty head about if Karoo opens his big gab. After all, he’s the keeper of her dark secrets and a little bird whispers that even in the petrol shed deal, it is to Karoo Satellite turned when she wanted a reliable signatory as a director and so it came to be Karoo’s mama-in-law who did the honours.

Hmm.... the skeletons it seems are threatening to spill out fast and furious!!!! 

 

DOUBLE TALK

AND Satellite was in such a state of panic that she even called Karoo’s wife to Prez House before leaving the shores of paradise and had a two hour chat with the gal. And just to show wifey how concerned she was for hubby’s well being, she hopped on the line with the pee em who was in the hills of Senkadagala and spoke earnestly on behalf of Karoo. No sooner the chat ended Ra-kneel turned to party boss Malik and remarked he was sure Karoo’s family would have been within earshot. After all, said he, Satellite had sung a different tune to what she had been telling him earlier about Karoo. And guess what pee em. You were dead right!

 

THE REPORT

THE emirs landed in paradise to re-negotiate the Monara deal with the greens and initially put up a grand presentation of what a wonderful job they had done with the Monara, with Tim Clarke leading the way. Later during chow time, the greens were asked what they thought of the presentation and in reply, the defensive and aviating one passed a document which had the emirs quite red in the face. It was a report and survey by Org Marg which had been hired by SriLankan itself on their performance, and the report was a damning indictment on the running of the airline. Hmm...so much for the presentation!

 

RUFFLED FEATHERS

LEGAL EAGLE Aitch El de Silva who was nominated to the constitutional council by Satellite has ruffled quite a few feathers and raised more than a few eyebrows by appearing in the court that is supreme last week.The understanding was that no practising eagle will be appointed to the CC since they have to decide on the appointments to the supreme and appeal courts. And if they accept the posting they should not practise, but with Aitch El appearing in court last week the union in the opposing side sent off a letter to the cee jay protesting citing a question of ethics. And with Aitch El  calling for the cee jay’s ouster citing ethics of all things, Sarath no doubt is having a mighty laugh. Tch! Tch!      

 

 ROAD SHOW

AND so the opposing leader put up a big show proving to the country he is still a man of action who can bring the crowds to the roads. And to prove his point and taking a swipe at the detractors from his own camp, the man said the pee a does not need to hold anyone else’s ears to stand up. It was a shot on the rathu sahodarayas and the likes of AB and Mangy, who were looking to the jay vee pee to organise the protest campaigns. And as a punishment, despite a show by AB, the man was not even given a speech. Boo Hoo...    

 

MANGY’S SEARCH

THE pee a has hit hard times and cannot even find a homegrown ed to run the new English paper which a bird whispers is on the pipeline. Not even Loo -shun is good enough for Mangy anymore and he had to ask their newest advisor, Paul Harris of Telegraph fame to do the honours.The man however declined stating he would be a con-sultant instead. Oh well Mangy, we are told Ari the rubber singhe is prepared to give a helping hand just like in the old days if you ask ever so sweetly. Hmm......

 

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