Taking Him As He Is..!
A couple was celebrating their golden wedding anniversary. Their domestic tranquility had long been the talk of the town. “What a peaceful and loving couple they are,” everybody said. A local newspaper reporter was inquiring as to the secret of their long and happy marriage. “Well, it dates back to…
The Royal Ghost and The Governor..!
With all the skirmishes going on between the governors of the different states, especially those ruled by the opposition and the elected representatives, it wasn’t too much of a surprise when one of them received a call, late at night. “Hello!” said the Governor, weary with a battle he had…
Unavailable Policeman..!
I love watching Hollywood movies, especially the police action scenes when a desperate hero or his wife picks up the phone and calls the police, “Officer there’s a homicide!” And before you can say Jack Robinson or whatever the American equivalent is, squad cars with sirens screaming and lights flashing…
Believing Our Politicians..!
As I see people applauding, believing wholeheartedly in what our present politicians promise I remembered a joke my late mother had sent me, called ‘The Vote for Heaven or Hell!’ A powerful senator dies after a prolonged illness. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at…
Our Guestrooms..!
“I hope I’m not going to put you and your family to any inconvenience,” I tell my friend as I enter his house. “No problems,” for any of us, “We have a guestroom waiting for you!” I shudder when I hear those words. I’ve never been particularly lucky with guestrooms,…
Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.