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He forwarded my e-mail back to me!     &lt;b&gt;Alice&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;: &lt;/b&gt;But why?     &lt;b&gt;Dilbert:&lt;/b&gt; Because he forwards all his work to me &lt;br&gt;**************************************************************** &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;  &lt;b&gt;Dilbert:&lt;/b&gt; I just discovered that Wally and me are working on the same issue. There must be some mistake &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss:&lt;/b&gt; It isn&amp;#39;t. I deliberately made you work on the same issue.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert:&lt;/b&gt; But why?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;I want to claim to the CEO that my team is twice as productive to others.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;  **************************************************************** &lt;br&gt;  &lt;b&gt;Dilbert: &lt;/b&gt;My manager keeps asking me to e-mail all important queries  &lt;b&gt;Alice&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;: &lt;/b&gt;I know he is trying to be e-mail savvy. But does he reply to your queries.  &lt;b&gt;Dilbert:&lt;/b&gt; Yes. In fact he sends me a blank mail as a reply to each     &lt;b&gt;Alice&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;:&lt;/b&gt; He is using botox and is finding it hard to give a blank expression all the time      ****************************************************************    &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss:&lt;/b&gt; Your newly appointed boss will be responsible for quality checks&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert:&lt;/b&gt; But he does not do anything and the quality is just the same.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss:&lt;/b&gt; That&amp;#39;s what I want to do&amp;hellip;.maintain quality &lt;br&gt;**************************************************************** &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guss: &lt;/b&gt;Hi Dilbert. I like Alice and want to impress her. &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert:&lt;/b&gt; First praise her and talk to her about painful things. Girls like to complain&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Guss:&lt;/b&gt; Hi Alice. You have nice eyebrows. Is it painful when you pluck them?     ****************************************************************    &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss:&lt;/b&gt; We are making Wally the new head of the department&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;: &lt;/b&gt;I thought I was the one &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss:&lt;/b&gt; Whatever made you think so&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;: &lt;/b&gt;You said so at my appraisal last year&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss:&lt;/b&gt; Since I dint mention it for a complete year, I figured you got the clue&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;****************************************************************&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;How are new vibrant freshers that we have recruited performing? &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert:&lt;/b&gt; They are all crass and effectively mess up all that I manage to put through&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;That&amp;rsquo;s ok. They have a learning curve&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert:&lt;/b&gt; But they are being paid more than me&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;Thats the corporate policy to ensure better retention. And you are being paid so since the company is very sure that people like you will never quit!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;****************************************************************&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert: &lt;/b&gt;I have heard that the girl has the permission to come to office only twice a week. This is not fair. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;She is more productive than you&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert: &lt;/b&gt;I come to work on Saturdays and work from home on Sundays. How is she is more productive than me?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;She is not in the office three days a week &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;****************************************************************&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;Dilbert comes back from lunch to notice that his computer has vanished.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert: &lt;/b&gt;My computer has been confiscated and the IT department has sent me to talk to you.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;Thereis a shortage of resources in this department. We have given yours to the security guard. We are building a database of the personal visitors that staff has.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;Acircular was passed to take up all the unused machines&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Dilbert: &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But I was working on it &lt;/font&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Boss: &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;Yeah but it was on screensaver mode&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;****************************************************************&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;We are increasing a the number of working days making it six per week&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert: &lt;/b&gt;Why? Is it because the company has got extra projects?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;That&amp;rsquo;s the bestpart.There will be no extra work. This is a part of our cost cutting policy&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert: &lt;/b&gt;How will this cut costs? &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;If you work one day extra day, your average pay per day will go down. We will file that as savings&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;****************************************************************&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;I am appointing Germain as the Assistant Manager. He will execute all my tasks&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert: &lt;/b&gt;But all you do is delegate work&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;Yes I just delegated that as well&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;****************************************************************&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;Narrate a selfless deed&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert: &lt;/b&gt;Iwork day and night for bad pay, mental harassment with no good experience and a bad career ahead&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;That&amp;rsquo;s not selfless enough&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert: &lt;/b&gt;Why?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;You derive happiness by making fun of me &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;****************************************************************&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert:&lt;/b&gt; I plan to write my autobiography&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;Boss: &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;****************************************************************&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;I have a brainwave. I will be conducting a daily meeting everyday with the comple department in attendance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert:&lt;/b&gt; That will take up a lot of time and effort. What are these meetings for anyways?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss:&lt;/b&gt; What do you mean what are they for? For knowledge dissemination, motivation, emotional, quotient!!!!!!!!!!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Dilbert: &lt;/b&gt;Ok! What is the topic for today&amp;rsquo;s meeting?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boss: &lt;/b&gt;The movie I watched last night&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;****************************************************************&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&lt;font size=&quot;+0&quot;&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Times New Roman&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;Nth&quot;&gt;  Boss: I have committed to the project manager that we will deliver the project by tomorrow&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dilbert: But we have not even started working on the project.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Boss: So what? Start right away&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dilbert: That is ridiculous. We don&amp;rsquo;t even know WHAT the project is!!!! You should inform in advance.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Boss: I never committed to informing in advance&lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;clear&quot;&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;div class=&quot;break&quot;&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;  &lt;/h2&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>What Happens Next</title><link>http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.com/page/What+Happens+Next</link><author>jayshu82</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.com/page/What+Happens+Next</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2007 02:17:15 CDT</pubDate><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;arial black&quot; size=&quot;4&quot;&gt;  Well one upon a time in a small unpretentious hamlet lived two sweet, charming and extremely intelligent girls... Katherine and Jenny &lt;br&gt;They spent their time in cheerful bliss-singing and laughing away all the time, making that little village bubble with their enchanting giggles. &lt;br&gt;But if things go on as they were there will be no story................. &lt;br&gt;So as expected by the readers, a catastrophe came plunging down. &lt;br&gt;Two escaped convicts and terroists come to take refuge in the village . &lt;br&gt;Now how can one expect them to stay out of trouble being the criminals that they are &lt;br&gt;The Army come sin searching for them, and as the helicopters came nearer........... &lt;br&gt;Katherine and Jenny just ate the apples they stoke from the best orchard there and were on the way to steal honey................. &lt;br&gt;A gun barrel stuck onto them and a harsh voice said, &amp;quot;Do as we say or see yourselves in heaven......&amp;quot; &lt;br&gt;The girls were baffled &lt;br&gt;They were tied up, blindfolded and made to walk to into a dungeon like place. &lt;br&gt;The girls were too numb and terrified &lt;br&gt;Jenny was gasping for breath and exclaimed &amp;quot;Oh My God, who the hel are you people?&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;One of them answered, &amp;quot;We fight for freedom senorita, but we are called terrorists.&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;Bold Katherine asked,&amp;quot;If you love freedom then why do you imprioson us senor. Is only your fredom that you treasure?&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;The other man obviously enraged, walked upto her and took off her blinds.&lt;br&gt;She was taken aback when she looked at him and thought to herself,&amp;quot; Omigoooooosh! he looks like George Clooney!&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;(...........continued in the next episode )&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Venessa Rogers was a winner all her life. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;When she played a game of chess when she was five, she won. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;When she rode a horse, she won. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;When she ate pie at the carnival, she won. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;When she was asked to prove that women cannot make it in the Army, &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;she made those people loose thought. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;And when she received a wake up call from the &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Spanish Army that morning and asked to nab the two fleeing terrorists, &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;she grinned as she knew that she will win this challenge too. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;But who knows what will happen next......... &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;###&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Oh my God, he looks like George Clooney!&amp;quot; were the last words of &amp;#39;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Katherine before she swooned on to his arms. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Jenny was more disgusted than frustrated with Katherine.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Dumb goose. All she can think of men in any form and colour.....huh cheapo.&amp;quot; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;The shocked terrorists looked at the Almighty&amp;#39;s inscrutable &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;makes...........girls and that too two in number.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Well they knew how to escape the Army, they knew &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;how to smell the enemies but girls.......baah!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;We should have been software engineers, where we &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;could have got the free time to research on girls,&amp;quot; said one.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;The other laughed and said,&amp;quot;Believe me every s/w male in the world would have loved to be in the position we are.&amp;quot; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;###&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;We have surendered you! Disarm and come out or get ready to be blown up,&amp;quot; a harsh female voice yelled &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Oh My God! three women on one day........this is more than we can handle. I am quitting terrorism and getting married . it is easier to deal with one women.&amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Shut up!&amp;quot; said the other, &amp;quot;We are about to get killed.&amp;quot; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;(.........continued next week )&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Terrorists are actually called so as they are always terrified of one dilemma or the other. And this moment our two terrorists were so too. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;He yelled aloud too to Venessa, &amp;quot;Hey woman! We never gave into the police and not this time. Definitely not to a women!&amp;quot; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Venessa Rogers got more annoyed than the terrorists intended her to. And the result came in very fast&amp;hellip;&amp;quot;kaboom!&amp;quot; dropped a bomb on their ramshackle. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Oh My God! Is she trained by my mum or what,&amp;quot; gasped the other terrorist as he ran out of the place. The two terrorists took to their heels but not without their priced possessions and the tickets to their existence, Katherine and Jenny. As these people fled through a tunnel, the big sermon that Venessa gave gratifying the strength of a women on her mike went utter waste&amp;hellip;..or maybe not as the entire village made a solemn promise to themselves that they will never let their womenfolk watch the Oprah&amp;#39;s show EVER. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;###&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Jenny was gasping for breath while trying to keep up with the two fast paced men. But running after boys has never been a difficulty to our Katherine. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Hey how far is this place?&amp;quot; a visibly tired Jenny yelled. &amp;quot;Just shut up. Follow us and dare not wander. &amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;To hell with you guys. Why should we be going with you? Leave us and we will never reveal the direction you went. &amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;They will bomb us from a chopper if you are not there with us. We will release you as soon as we cross the border. Let us rest for a while, at this brook .&amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;They all settled under a tree and the two guys went for a wash in the blue waters of the brook that reflecting an elegant full moon .&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;(contd&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;. )&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;quot;&lt;b&gt;Relax Jenny. Isnt this exciting&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;? I have never been kidnapped. It feels like a trip in the jungle,&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; Katherine whispered as she took her eyes off George Clooney clone for two minutes&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;. &amp;quot;Hey this the first time, I was kidnapped not you&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;Remember, when you were ten, that fool from the next village held you up in that old mansion? &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;And the poor man had to borrow money to pay your dad the ransom. You dad became rich after the deal. No wonder he calls you his fortune&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;heeeee,&amp;quot; Jenny broke into peals of laughter.&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Ok enough of that! This is not the time to brood over the past but look into the future,&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; said Katherine getting back to uninterrupted Clooney watching&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Stop it, you fool. You are embarrassing him&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;. He is demure and seems intelligent but the other one looks like a new monkey species. Look he grins like a chimp&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;..yikes.&amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;###&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;Shane Williams never thought that he would join the FBI&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;. And so did his teachers as he was too good a student to join the police. He always spent his weekends in his room doing assignments when everyone else was partying&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;. He dreamed of becoming a scientist and his room was full of Albert Einstein. He even copied his hairstyle once (for Haloween).&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;But the defining moment came when he had to watch TV one evening after the librarian chased him away with a stick for asking for new titles.&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;That was a Bond movie. As he saw Mr James with those dazzling women in exotic locales, he realised how shallow Einstein&amp;#39;s discoveries and Edison&amp;#39;s inventions were. &amp;quot;After all God has already invented the best creation of the world, I will spend the rest of my life discovering them,&amp;quot; he thought to himself. And there he was now where he is looking for good But his dreams were shattered and he realised his mistake lately after his last girl friend broke up after slapping him for checking her purse and the one before her left him for a &amp;quot;butcher&amp;quot; in the alley saying that he was more sensitive. &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;(contd&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;. )&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Shane was as usually checking the monthly status report of his l ve life and as usual all the slots were empty . &amp;quot;Hmm to hell with all these software engineers. They never leave even one woman on earth alone. They are jobless enough to see more than two women at once&amp;hellip;hmmmph.&amp;quot;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;The phone rang and Shane ran with anticipation if that hooker he met the other day had accepted his invite. But no it was from the office. &amp;quot;To hell with these sick people,&amp;quot; he thought as he got ready to take up the new assignment. &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;After he heard of it, his reaction was, &amp;quot;What, It is a country&amp;#39;s internal matter, what has FBI got to do in this?&amp;quot;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Well&amp;quot; said his chief after clearing his tone, &amp;quot;this is an undercover mission and we chose you as you are the best we have. And you HAVE to find them for reasons only which the best in the world know.&amp;quot;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;###&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Hi girls let me introduce ourselves, I am Warner and my friend is George,&amp;quot; the terrorist introduced himself giggling at Jenny who was all the more embarrassed. &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Katherine was awed to learn that his name was George too. &amp;quot;He is so perfect, he is so right for me, but why did I have to meet him in a situation like this, why didn&amp;#39;t I see him at the Christmas dance. He is my Mr Right and I knew it as soon as I saw him, but why like this?&amp;quot;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;I waited all my life for someone like this and when I met him, I know for sure that I will loose him that too very soooooon. Whatever it is, I am not going to let him go.&amp;quot;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;She was in tears. Jenny knew it but she knew that Katherine was going after something that she will never achieve, so she mutely hugged her.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;###&lt;/b&gt; &lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Miss Venessa Rogers, you are a disgrace to Spanish Army. You have proved that women are good for nothing,&amp;quot; the Army chief yelled as she came back empty handed.&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Spare the chauvinism sir. I could not possibly blast the entire house when I knew for sure that there were two innocent girls held hostage.&amp;quot;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;You could have chased them, if not for your &amp;#39;women are great speech&amp;#39;. You know that all the villagers flocked to listen to your crap and blocked the commandos from followiong them? And I am receiving letters from TV stations asking for eloquent speakers. This is a disgrace. By the way we have decided to give you a new colleague in this operation. He is from America and trained in espionage.&amp;quot; &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;Well now we Spaniards have to learn it from Yankees. Great! Who is he?&amp;quot;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;He is right here. Here is Mr Shane Williams.&amp;quot;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;Hello Venessa,&amp;quot; Shane grabbed her hand for a warm handshake as she stares blankly in recognition and as the moment ended she yelled, &amp;quot; What the hell are YOU doing here.&amp;quot;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;The same job as yours,&amp;quot; Shane said as he gave his best dimpled smile.&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;(contd&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;.tomorrow ) &lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Episode 6&lt;/b&gt; Venessa would have stomped her feet and rolled on the ground if she was twelve like the time she first met Shane, but unfortunately she couldn&amp;#39;t now. She was already having a bad day and guess who comes to make it worse, someone whom she hadn&amp;rsquo;t even dreamt in her wildest dreams. A true to life-blast from the past. To follow this story, one has to go way back to the past into a school in America. There was a geeky Einstein fan and what was thought of them in the school is a general affair. But they get all the pats from the teachers as they say, &amp;quot; Look Shane did it. Now who says it is impossible.&amp;quot; And all the kids would jeer at him in unison. They know no sports, no social life and they cannot even think of getting girls. But there was a Spanish exchange student who had a secret crush on him. She was a pretty blue-eyed blonde. She was naturally the moist loved &amp;quot;Senorita&amp;quot; of the class and all the girls hated her twice as much as all the boys loved her. She was as smart and intelligent as she was beautiful. And the worst part is she knew not what failure is. She refused a date from the quarterback of the football team and the captain of the basket ball team and waited for &amp;ldquo;someone&amp;rdquo; to ask her out. But he was engrossed in his quest for knowledge and never even realised that she was looking at him from the other side of the bookshelf. She waited and waited and realised that he would never ask her out. So one fine day, she dresses up in favourite blue outfit and red lipstick (for the first time) and walked upto him. She bent over him, shoved her blonde hair back from the face and said, &amp;quot;Hello Shane.&amp;quot; He looked up from the big bound book and said, &amp;quot;Yes. What is it?&amp;quot; She was all flushed as she said, &amp;quot; I was expecting you to take me out. I have a small crush on you. The whole class knows it but only you seem to ignore it.&amp;quot; Shane yelled, &amp;quot;Back off lady. I knew you had some conspiracy behind you. You women are so cheap. You know not what knowledge it. All you know is to entice men into committing sins. Actually, it was a woman who committed the first sin, do you know that? Now get out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!&amp;quot; The entire school started laughing at these two. Venessa had never been so embarrassed in her life. But she boldly walked upto him and said, &amp;quot;You know you will realise the importance of women but then it will be too late.&amp;quot; This is the flash back, now coming to the present: Shane amorously looked at Venessa and said, &amp;quot;I am totally surprised then that a pretty girl like you liked me. I don&amp;rsquo;t even know why?&amp;quot; She looked back and growled, &amp;quot;I realised the reason when I read a book called &amp;#39;Smart Women and Foolish Choices.&amp;quot; &lt;b&gt;Episode No7&lt;/b&gt; Keeping up with two girls, one love stung and the other a perfect snob was a full time job for George and Warner. Now these people knew what REAL terror is. They could not even cry being the chauvinistic men that they were&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;.. &amp;quot;YIKES! How do you expect me to eat these fruits. I don&amp;rsquo;t even know their name,&amp;quot; yelled Jenny looking at violet coloured fruit with red coloured skin. &amp;quot;Hello madamoiselle Jenny, all we do not research on the botanical names and taxonomy of all the plants in the forest. All we know is to get anything edible and fill our tummies. Eat it if you want on or throw it away.&amp;quot; Phutttttt!!!!!!! a half-eaten stale fruit hit Warner&amp;rsquo;s face as Jenny threw a fast ball that would have shamed Shane Warne. Katherine was busy watching George taking a bath in the brook. She was shook up by the pandemonium was shocked to see Jenny fist to fist with Warner. George too saw this ran half-naked from the brook to the two warring musketeers. Katherine and George had to use all their strength to pull these people apart. &amp;quot;This is not high-school you fools. And Warner do you realise that we could be caught any moment and that the Army is hunting us all along. How can you even get the time for all this childishness. It is our duty to respect the womenfolk and these ladies are taking the trouble to save you and me. Now go and apologise the lady.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I don&amp;#39;t want an apology, I want something to eat that HUMANS eat,&amp;quot; Jenny screamed jeering at Warner. &amp;quot;Please Jenny, eat something, you know that it is our luck that we got these scraps here,&amp;quot; Katherine said. &amp;quot;Ok I will not let a woman go hungry,&amp;quot; George said and started climbing a big tree, which was full of pears and very big weird insects. Warner never even tried to go anywhere close to it. Katherine was all worried as she saw him escalate what looked more like a danger zone than a tree. Jenny too asked to come back but George never relented. George managed to pluck get fruits. Jenny and Warner started gobbling them up like they haven&amp;#39;t eaten for years. Katherine saw that George&amp;#39;s arm was scraped. She immediately tore a piece of her dress and tied it onto the wound. George was looking at the beautiful fingers that were soothing him. After she was finished, he took out a flower from his pocket and gave it to her. Katherine took it with a pounding heart. &lt;b&gt;Episode 8&lt;/b&gt; Prescilla Jones was a very soft natured person by nature but all the things happening lately are making her more and more fuming with the democratic set up of the country. Being a journalist, she never accepted the supremacy of Armed forces and was moreover a sympathiser of the Spanish freedom movement. She was against the merciless killing of the so-called freedom fighters labelled terrorists by this big bad world. This idea was in her since she saw an officer mercilessly kill a terrorist who surrendered and yet begged for his life. The man was shot in head he was bowing down kneeling on floor pleading to let him go. This gory scene haunted her dreams every night. She writes her every article in her column targeting. There are a pretty few cases on her after she in an article criticised the Army for bad harvest that year saying that they &amp;quot;annoyed Mother Nature with bloodshed&amp;quot;. Now all her eyes are on the two innocent girls who are abducted by two &amp;quot;freedom fighters&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;I will rescue those girls as well as the men from the clutches of this pseudo-socialistic system,&amp;quot; she vowed as she banged her fists on her editor&amp;#39;s table. &amp;quot;What the hell is pseudo-socialism?&amp;quot; her editor wondered as he sat below the table to look into the dictionary (something which he always does when she starts talking on pseudo-secularism). ### &amp;quot;Venessa was too pretty a girl. How come I was blind enough not to recognise that? Hmm I should not be wearing those big Einstein like glasses. Hmm I was just a kid then,&amp;quot; Shane thought when he slept that night. How come I was blind enough not to see only good looks and that geek mind beneath those beautiful blue eyes? Hmm I was just a kid then,&amp;quot; Venessa thought when she slept that night. Well they are kids anymore INDEED&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;. ### &amp;quot;Well Katherine can show up her feelings very well. Why can&amp;#39;t I say that to her? How can I ever fall on love with her, I am a freedom fighter,&amp;quot; thought George for the hundredth time trying to sleep in vain. &amp;quot;I know he likes me very much, why doesn&amp;#39;t he say it. It would make me feel like the queen of the world if he says that. Almighty give him the strength to say it,&amp;quot; Katherine thought as she was saw the moonlight fall over George&amp;#39;s moist eyes. Jenny had her share of prayers too. &amp;quot;Oh God please let a big black bear carry away this dumb Warner. Sheeeeeeeeeeeesh I hate him. But let that be a very very bad bear as I hate to punish ant innocent animal.&amp;quot; Warner was all getting charged up staring at who he thinks is the most stupid girl on earth. He was just wondering why her pretty pretty eyes keep coming back to his mind in spite of her rudeness. &amp;quot;Whatever tomorrow morning, I am going to make her eat a fruit with thorns in them. Stopping her evil tongue is a boon to the environment&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;huh I hate her.&amp;quot; ### A lot of people are waiting for the night to end, what will the dawn bring is a mystery as What happens next??????????????????? &lt;b&gt;Episode 9&lt;/b&gt; Joseph Stalin was an Armyman not by virtue but by birth. He was born an Armyman. Well his father was an Armyman, so was his grandfather and great great grandfather too. He was the starting ancestor of the Army culture and was a second world war veteran. He had a history of concentration camps and communication. Oops! it is just that he was an errand runner for the German Army and used to clean up the concentration camps. This part of the history was carefully undisclosed. His home was an Army camp too. His father used to sleep on the floor on a bedding but it is just that he was soo used to the Army life that he cannot sleep peacefully on the couch. But one point of the time he was bored with his ancestral history. He dared not to think of any other profession for his son but he thought of something different on the same lines. Dictatorship was not a bad ideology after all. No wonder he named his son Joseph Stalin even though his last name was something else. This was what Joseph&amp;#39;s life was all about. Born in an Army camp (his home) he never knew anything else other than this. He missed cartoons for military parades and proms for march pasts. He is one of the most admirable officers of the Spanish Army. But his latest problem was not that, it was this journalist whose articles are derogating the morale of his life i.e. his profession. She has an interview with him today. &amp;quot;Prescilla Jones. Only if it was not a woman, she would have been in the bars and being tried in military court. Huh&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;quot; But the truth is that Joe was damn scared of women. Poor guy, there is no chance for women in his part of the world. He was expecting an old frustrated woman to walk in but Omigooooosh what did he see? A pretty girl and he knew not what beauty is until she said, &amp;quot;Hellow.&amp;quot; God why did you make violins, why did you make guitars, why did you make music&amp;hellip;we need nothing, we need women as this&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hmm for all those who think that&amp;#39;s it, sorry fools there is more in store to harass you all in our never ending love tale. Ok ok George and Katherine are a pair to be watched for but what about our very own hate couple Warner and Jenny . They left no stone unturned in hatred for each other. But like as fate wanted in order to give George and Katherine their space, they had to move along together. Jeers and boos were a major part of their vocabulary.&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;As they were walking towards a way, miles apart of course. Warner tripped over a rock and fell&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;. Jenny was all giggling and as her voice was gifted with dolby digital sound output, it was ringing all over the forest&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. But then when she looked at the Warner, hurt and still lying on the ground trying to get up, she felt ashamed of herself. She slowly knelt down and sat beside him helped him sit up and looked at his wounds. &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Warner was puzzled at this act of compassion from a shrew. He took his wounded arm with grace that befits a queen. &amp;quot;Wow, she has a woman in her and she is beautiful. Where did she manage to hide this poise behind her ugly screams?&amp;quot; At this thought, a smile came over his lips like Summer tempest. &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;He wanted this moment to go on forever but his thoughts were disturbed by Jenny&amp;#39;s scream. &amp;quot;Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!, Yoooooooooooo howwwwwwwww.&amp;quot;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;What is it?&amp;quot; asked a yet again shocked Warner who just came back to earth from the planet of love. &amp;quot;This this this, Oh My God are you Harry?&amp;quot; an anxious Jenny said pointing out to a tattoo on his hand. &lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;A confused Warner said, &amp;quot; Yes but no one calls me that now.&amp;quot;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;Oh you fool, you don&amp;rsquo;t remember me, we were best friends in pre-school and I put this tattoo on to you. Mister Harrison Warner, refresh your memory.&amp;quot;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;external&quot; href=&quot;http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.comhttp://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot;Yes yes of course. Oh Gosh Jenny, its you monkey. Of course I remember . They used to ask to yell go home when our school bell never used to work. You fool you always used to eat my sandwitches and I used to eat the grass on the field out of hunger. But it helped me anyways as of my lifestyle now.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Meeting you after all these years is amazing. IT IS GREAT!!!!!!! ,&amp;quot; yelled Jenny and the nature trembled. A few rocks from a far away mountain fell away. A branch from an old tree fell onto the ground. A lion which was walking towards them in a desire to make a nice meal of human flesh ran far far away and Harrison Warner fainted. (contd&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;) There is a lot to be said about Katherine and George but it is cut by the censor, so readers use all your wild imagination. Heeeeeeee............... Prescilla Jones is totally disgusted at this hard-core army guy . &amp;quot;What a name, Joseph Stalin&amp;hellip;.huh. he looks like a dictator. He talks like a dictator. He walks like a dictator,&amp;quot; she thought as he was drooling all over. His thoughts were running at terrific speed too. But he borrowed Elvis&amp;#39;s lines. &amp;quot;She looks like an angel. She walks like an angel She talks like an angel.&amp;quot; Well the difference between the thoughts of both them is that when Prescilla thought it to herself, the army fool Joe said it aloud in fact he sang it aloud. Everyone in the army cantonment started laughing and that too aloud. She was shocked at this embarrassment and tuned back and walked away in big and hasty steps. Joe understood his folly only after he finished singing completely the four lines he knows of the song. When he opened his eyes he saw everyone laughing and the girl of dreams running away. He ran after her trying to escape all the donkeys that had come running to listen to their favourite voice. He reached her and held her by the hand. His tight clasp had reddened her soft and beautiful skin. When he saw that he slightly left her hand and said, &amp;quot;Sorry miss.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;You had no right to embarrass me like that,&amp;quot; she said bitterly. &amp;quot;I was just being myself madam. I did not even know that I was singing loud. And no doubt it was annoying to you. The only song I ever sang was the national anthem . But it was not my mistake entirely. You mesmerized me so. I beg your pardon Senorita, everyone is not granted a voice as divine as yours.&amp;quot; (cont&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;.) Shane and Venessa are another pair who do not even know if they love or hate each other . But they had to accept the fate or more so the High command to work together. And they set off their mission into the woods to search the terrorists, their prize catch. As they had to take on the trail of the lost men and women, they realised that the two pairs had parted . &amp;quot;Hmm!! did the militants leave off the girls or what? Then howcome these pairs parted?&amp;quot; asked Venessa . &amp;quot;Are they crazy to leave off girls????? Heeeeee&amp;hellip;.. (angry face by Venessa ) Ahem I mean that they cannot leave off their hostages right. They must have parted to confuse us or bifurcate the search party,&amp;quot; said Shane. &amp;quot;But how do they communicate then? Or they will just reach the end of the forest and meet there. They are not that stupid to do that right? They know very well that there is a contingent waiting there for them. Hmmmmm maybe they will meet up at another corner after they think we have lost the trail, so let us take the wrong direction for a while and get back to the right path, so that we can catch them all together.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;That will be fine as even if we catch one, the other will have a hostage and can harm her.&amp;quot; So the two musketeers set off on a road less taken&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip; . ### Prescilla Jones was surprised that a hard-core Armyman can fall for a woman so easily as being the naive and dull journalist that she is, she never realised the power of feminine charms which was noticeable by even Joseph . &amp;quot;Well if he likes me, let me as well make use of it,&amp;quot; she thought of it wickedly. Maybe I can convince him to take me to the forest, so that I can write a diary of my trail of the terrorists and I will win a Pulitzer&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;Yipeeeeeee! &amp;quot; On the other hand, love stung Joseph was thinking of ways to ask out a girl and practising all the pick up lines in front a mirror. &amp;quot;Can we have a cup of coffee&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;..naaaaaaah that&amp;rsquo;s what Software Engineers do and they always get cast off&amp;hellip;huh &lt;b&gt;useless creeks&lt;/b&gt;. Those code systems that these idiots design never work just like them. Anyway let me get back to my practise. &amp;quot; As this stupid session was on, a big cat came leaping on to him, and he tried to shove it off, he fell onto the table which fell onto the floor and the floor could not fell anywhere else, so his head came crashing onto the ground. &amp;quot;Baaaaaaaaaaah!!! Why did make me fall so hard, it hurts!&amp;quot; he yelled at the cat. And a brainwave hit him, maybe this is exactly the line I should use to her. &amp;quot;You make me fall so hard, it hurts! Wow this is greaaaaaat!!!!&amp;quot; After this was he picked up his face wash, face cream and face pack to get ready to meet the girl who gave him a bump, not just on his head. (cont&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;.) Shane Williams was a disgrace to &lt;b&gt;&amp;#39;man&amp;#39;kind&lt;/b&gt;. Everything he does is an issue of mockery to many in this world. His disgusting dressing sense is a case of national shame. Even now, his yellow coloured pants and bright red coloured slacks was a talk of the jungle and all the monkeys came in from all the nooks to have a look at the one who was stealing off the thunder from them. But the smell of his worn out 10-year-old Reebok shoes was the factor that kept them away from going any closer to him. The only soul who was happy with this shameful dressing was Venessa. &amp;quot;Good! This will keep all the wild beasts away. Huh I doubt if anyone will ever marry this ass. Maybe some tribal babe, I guessed,&amp;quot; she grinned incessantly. Shane looked her giggling and thought, &amp;quot;Looks like someone is already having a crush on me.&amp;quot; He was true actually, a male Baboon was having a terrible crush on him and was trying to defy its sense of smell to reach to him. ### George and Katherine were walking in the jungle. Her feet were light, her grace is enchanting&amp;hellip;..every move of hers was making George fall in love with her more and more an d more. Katherine was thinking of something else. She was thinking of her life after they cross the border. &amp;quot;He will get back to the movement. He is my destiny but can he give up his dream just for me? No he would not. I will be all alone and devastated. God!&amp;quot; she cried to herself, &amp;quot;Why did you ever make me fall in love?&amp;quot; George unaware of her apprehensions was in bliss with the new found lady love.&amp;rsquo; ### He was running! He was puffing and panting! He was falling and getting hurt but he was still running! He was determined to save his life from the impending danger&amp;hellip;.. This man is Harrison Warner and the danger is one and only Jenny. After he reached a distance, he stopped for a break near a brook. He was happy that he ran away from her . Some time later he thought, &amp;quot;What the hell have I done? I left her all alone. What will happen to all the wild beasts now?&amp;quot; he grinned in an evil tone. But the smile on his lips died slowwwwwwwwly as he lifted his head up to see JENNY! &amp;quot;When you run, it makes it easier to trail your footsteps, jackass!,&amp;quot; she said in a tone of victory. (contd&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;) &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;   &lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item><item><title>Memories Continued.....</title><link>http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.com/page/Memories+Continued.....</link><author>jayshu82</author><guid isPermaLink="false">http://jayashreeiyer.wetpaint.com/page/Memories+Continued.....</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2007 21:16:51 CDT</pubDate><description>@Time Square, One of my fav Wknd spot in NY. My Family!! Parents 25th Anniversary!   @Spencers with Vans n G3! My Birthday 2006, Dec 21!  &lt;hr size=&quot;1&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>