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15th August, 2004  Volume 11, Issue 5

First with the news and free with its views                                     First with the news and free with its views                             First with the news and free with its views                                    

Nutshell

Custom made man

New Village, the loud mouth from the hills, was in for a rude shock recently at the airport. He arrived after a short trip and pronto bought a big TV for 120,000 smackers at the shop that is free of duty. At the counter where the customs kind keep watch he was told by a deputy called White Lion that his very short stay overseas did not allow him such luxuries. When loud mouth inquired as to what he should do, the deputy White Lion replied that he better return the gadget fast. Loud mouth beat a hasty retreat and return the TV he did.

When a colleague later asked White Lion why he was so stern, the man said that to the guy who ran away with the Mace, he had no leniency. Gotcha!

 

The Casanova

Merv the big mouth, yet another loud mouth has been waiting for a chance to make amends with the monks. What with his squeezing antics at the House by the Diyawanna that left one robed type bed ridden and under the knife as well. After some effort he got the desired meeting and went to meet the monk at the Asapuwa to patch up matters one on one. He went armed with Ata Pirikara and spent quite a bit of time on all forms making a point that he was a changed man now. He went as far as getting on all fours and worshipping.

After a long chat, Merv got up to go but had one caveat. He told the venerable monk that he could follow all his advice but cannot follow the strictures on the sura mera and the kamay sumitchchara done... The shocked monk told associates later that it was all ok to do but the man should not have such cheek to tell so to a monk. Oh well, if ole Lucida does not mind, why should we, eh!

 

star gazer

Satellite is hell bent having the reigns to herself as long as she can. And nothing is beyond her. Schemes and plans have been hatched to get Ma-hinder the Prime one out of office so that she could get in.

And being quite the believer of stars, she recently got down two star gazers to the abode , one a poosari type and the other a very manly female and gave the two all the details on the time and date Ma-hinder the Prime one had taken oaths. The gazers have now cruised the ocean to Injun land with the details and what they are up to with the details only the stars will tell. Sin no! 

 

riding home

Dust has begun to settle on the controversy involving the Cee-jay and a lady lawyer who were reportedly discovered in some compromising position down Diyawanna way during twilight hours recently.

But the incident, the veracity of the allegations and counter allegations apart, had a young opposition politician, Sag the rat leader from the deep south thoroughly amused. The politico, known for his great wit was in high spirits as he hosted some friends to a sumptuous dinner at an upmarket restaurant in Colombo where he queried them in all innocence, whether they knew what the similarity between the cee-jay and the Car-gills Food Cities was.  As all shook their heads collectively came the gleeful reply - "Well, it is all about doing things gedara yana gaman" (On the way home) Ouch my boy, ouch!!!

 



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