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The situation in Mysore is completely out of control.
Key Quote: What more, this litter was witnessed by none other than IGP Kempaiah and Rural Development Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, who went to Karanji Lake for a fresh morning walk un-aware of the fact that all the hype of lake being neat and tidy is only on paper.
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The horror! Those damned cricket hooligans!
Posted by: MKJ | April 27, 2005 at 04:48 AM
The horror! Those damned cricket hooligans!
Posted by: MKJ | April 27, 2005 at 04:50 AM
Sounds like the way some of our high-school students speak.
I mean the non-English-as-a-second-language students.
Posted by: rita | April 27, 2005 at 05:00 AM
I'm glad to know that those who witnessed the litter spoke out instead of only, in their hurt, standing around and crying.
Posted by: ceeg22 | April 27, 2005 at 05:02 AM
The whole thing is a bit confusing, but "Morning Walker and the Party Makers" wbagnfarb.
Posted by: Reddsuss | April 27, 2005 at 05:04 AM
It will be no wonder if some party buffs venture out to make merry at the lake, knowing the management itself is partying out!
Man, Mysore is just going to hell in a picnic basket, isn't it.
Posted by: D'Artagnan | April 27, 2005 at 05:07 AM
"The party, which went on till 8 pm on Monday, came to light only yesterday morning, when the nature loving walkers noticed to their horror the litter thrown around. Deeply hurt by what they saw, they immediately called up Star of Mysore office to express their anguish.
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I see that the USA is outsourcing more than tech jobs overseas.
Posted by: igloo | April 27, 2005 at 05:15 AM
If you want a real gut-laugh, be sure to check out Babu's Banter under the Cartoons heading.
WTF?
Posted by: GDogg | April 27, 2005 at 05:22 AM
"Thank you for calling Mysore, how may I direct your call?"
"I was calling to express my anguish."
"Oh, we've had a lot of that today. In fact, Carole just went into the bathroom and hung herself, she was so overcome with anguish calls. Luckily, the toilet paper didn't hold, and she only fell and broke a hip. However, the anguish hold times are now over five minutes, since she has to take a lot of breaks to scream in pain."
"I'll call back later."
"Okay then."
Posted by: Christobol | April 27, 2005 at 05:22 AM
They partied until 8 PM?! Man, that's hard-core! And on a Monday, no less - what are we coming to?
Also, I loved the verbatim quote of the man responsible:
The morning walkers said the member, who organised the party, was hard pressed for words to answer the Minister's question. "No sir... I only.... gave a tea... snacks party to advocates cricket team...," the member explained.
Can't you just hear him?
Posted by: penny | April 27, 2005 at 05:46 AM
and, of co-urse, left overs!
Posted by: MOTW | April 27, 2005 at 05:56 AM
and, of co-urse, left overs!
Posted by: MOTW | April 27, 2005 at 05:56 AM
Ok Where did these people learn to speak like that???...
Posted by: julietine | April 27, 2005 at 06:03 AM
As sensitive and culturally-aware Americans, we must be very careful not to poke fun at the strange names given to places by people who obviously never attended a course in basic international marketing. I mean, come on, "Mysore"? What's next, "Yourbrokenhip" or "Hishalitosis"?
Posted by: Alex | April 27, 2005 at 06:14 AM
The headline indicates that the revelers were "party-birds."
The potograph that accompanies the article features a large, white, menacing bird in the foreground.
So my natural conclusion was that Karanji Lake and its environs were covered in bird doo doo.
Posted by: stacy | April 27, 2005 at 06:34 AM
*forms a committee to clean up Mysore*
Where is Mysore anyway????
*crosses Mysore off her vacation list*
*hopes she doesn't go there accidentally, mistaking it for Paris*
Posted by: Eleanor | April 27, 2005 at 07:05 AM
MeThinks they need to change the name from Mysore to MyEYEsore.
Mybad!
Posted by: kibby F5™ | April 27, 2005 at 07:59 AM
*crosses Mysore off her vacation list*
I guess everybody crossed it off everything. As a matter of fact, I have heard from reliable unnamed anonymous but top official sources that -Mysore no longer exists!!!!!!
Posted by: Eleanor | April 27, 2005 at 10:54 AM
The story has been replaced with "No Updates Today." A high-level cover-up to preserve the hype of lake being neat and tidy? We'll never know...
Posted by: GDogg | April 27, 2005 at 11:28 AM
Rightly so, the concerned civic bodies are leaving no stone unturned ...
Reminds me of the story I read once about the Public Information officer at the Chicago Zoo (Avian Building) ... he was resigning, said he was getting tired of answering all those phone calls, and then having to track down the bird recipient ...
Said he was tired of paging terns ...
Posted by: U.O | April 27, 2005 at 01:32 PM
That's easy for you to say, Star of Mysore.
Posted by: Dartful Codger | April 27, 2005 at 06:01 PM
That's easy for you to say, Star of Mysore.
Posted by: Dartful Codger | April 27, 2005 at 06:02 PM