Levity

This post is a collection of anecdotes that i have heard and may seem mad at times. :) But cannot help it, as levity is close to my heart. All references are in Marathi.

$ Ques: How do you use the same word as a proper-noun, common-noun and verb in the same sentence??

Ans: Ask a guy affirmatively if he is the grandson of one Mr. Natu.
ie: Natuncha Natu Na tu?

$ Acharya Atre needs no introduction to Marathi folk. In this true incidence it was his sharp wit and presence of mind that saved him from getting thrashed.
Atre was once riding his bicycle on the Lakdi Pul, right behind a funeral procession (pret-yatra). By a stroke of bad-luck the brakes of his cycle failed and he dashed into the mob so badly that the dead-body fell down with a thud. The enraged mob closed in upon him and started to beat him. His quick wit aided him and he said to them,
"Aho, jo manus khali padla ahe, to ekahi shabda bolat nahiye, mag tumhi ka martay mala?"
The tension wore off in a minute and the irate mob released him.

$ Once a squeamish patient went to an allopathic doctor taking along with him an "ayurvedic pill". He wanted to confirm from the doc whether administering the pill would have any side-effects to the existing allopathic treatment.

Pat: "Doctor, hi goli gheun kahi vait side-effects tar honar nahit na?"

Doc : "Mala actually mahit nahi, karan mala ayurvedattale kahich kalat nahi."

Pat: "Nahi, pan tarihi sanga na .."

Doc: "Aho, kharach mahit nahi mala .."

Pat: "Please, kahitari idea aselach ki .."

The patient was not ready to stop his nagging. The doc got so frustrated that he retorted,

Doc : "Bara, he bagha, ti ayurvedic goli eka table var theva. Ek kaadi gheun ti goli petva. Jar, tya goli madhun 'saap kinva naag' ala nahi tar tumhi ti khushal ghya .."

The patient realised that he was being silly and walked away.


$ This one is a true incident that happened during the live staging of a drama.
The play was about a strong woman who has battled all difficulties and has raised her children alone. But at one point, fate turns its meanest best and the lady loses her courage and breaks down. At this point in the play, one of the woman's sons has the following dialogue,

"Aaai, tuch jar asa Dheer sodlas, tar amhi konachya tonda kade baghayche?"

The play was on. The audience was tense and poignant to see the woman break down. And by slip of tongue, the actor in the role of the son said "Dhoor" instead of "Dheer" and the entire audience forgot everything and laughed till their sides ached.