Grown weak,I tripped and rupeed Daniel P George TNN Chennai: I dont make jokes, said American humourist Will Rogers sometime in 1962.I just watch the government and report the facts. As the Indian government watches helplessly at the rupee hurtling down the 60s against the American dollar,Indian netizens seem to have taken a leaf out of Rogerss book. A science-lover posted this: It has been announced that the concept of free falling in physics will be explained using the Indian rupee as an example.A language enthusiast added : Since the rupee is falling,lets start using it in normal conversations like a verb.Like,I tripped and rupeed. Another one thought the rupee has just become more down to earth than necessary. While the rupee remained the butt of many jokes,the smarter ones couldnt resist the temptation of linking its fall to the neighbours.Pakistan has stopped printing fake 500 INR notes, said a post on a social network.Why Because the overheads of making the notes have increased. China wasnt spared either.I think the Chinese would leave Arunachal Pradesh alone if they knew how bad the rupee is faring. Someone else took a dig at the RBI,saying it has replaced the rupee with onion to regain parity with the US dollar.Another netizen prayed: Dollar on escalator;rupee on ventilator;the nation in ICU;God save India! Not every one was lamentingone had this desi solution to save the currency: Make the rupee tie a rakhi to the dollar and say,Meri raksha karna! Meanwhile,there was this official announcement from Dalal Street that the following terms have been revised: BSE- Bombay Se Exit,NSE- Nation Se Exit,F/O:- Future Over,NIFTY: No Income For This Year,FII- Fraudulent International Investors,HNI- Has No Idea,PMS- Pre Mediated Scam,SIP- Suicide by Investing Patiently,EBITDA:- Exit Before It Tumbles Down Again. And what did the rupee have to say about all these jokes Well,I dont appreciate.
Posted on: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 22:22:07 +0000
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