Tuesday, 21 August 2007

At The Zoo

1:30 p.m.

DM: (while certain rowdy raucous specimens are playing with VB’s and her hair-thingys) “We are not chicks! What are you people — cocks?”

There is inane raucous laughter from all around.


1:55 p.m.

DM: (to LD) “I finally realised how you speak! You speak like you’ve got chewing gum stuck to your teeth.”

LD: (mutters) “Right …”

DM: “I’m not saying it’s bad … and *insert DM’s parody/imitation of LD’s manner of speaking here* and it’s cute, but yes …”

LD: “…”

LD stares blankly with one eyebrow raised.


2:50 p.m.

Professor: (while explaining a certain part of the lecture-thingy) “If one of these RNA primers fall off we may no longer be humans but donkeys …”

LD starts laughing like a donkey. VB and DM look away. LD scribbles into the note-book in which she has been jotting down bits and pieces of all the conversation that she has heard during the afternoon. LD then shows VB the note-book.

VB: (after reading it) “I read it. You’re crazy.”

DM: “You’re weird.”

VB: “Both of us … (she sees LD scribbling some more) OOF!”

VB blinks. Twice.

LD: (thinking) “That coffee is actually working!”


3:00 p.m.

Professor: “When did we start?”

Class: (in monosyllables) “1:50”

Professor: “And how long do we go on?”

Class: (in a dull and monotonous manner) “3:40”

Professor: “Then I will give you a break.”

And she leaves. (For a short while). Cheers erupt, albeit muted ones.

LD: (mentally) “YAYNESS!”


3:10 p.m.

LD: (to VB) “I like your initials.”

VB: (sharply) “I don’t. Imagine a Bengali saying it — Bhee Bhee!”

LD snorts most ungraciously and breaks into a laughing fit, scribbling all the while.

VB: “And you’re going to write that down. I’m not going to speak to you.”


3:20 p.m.

The professor is discussing palindromic DNA sequences. There is palpable excitement in the air.

Somebody from the class: (jumping up) “MALAYALAM! MALAYALAM!”

DM blinks repeatedly. VB blinks too. DM, VB and LD smile foolishly at each other. LD looks about sneakily.

VB: (catching LD’s eye) “You can’t write that.”

LD: “Oh no?”

LD starts writing promptly. VB stares at the screen. LD shows what she has written to VB. VB shakes her head. LD’s eyes twinkle mischievously.

VB: (exasperatedly) “Shakes head?”

LD nods. LD writes.

VB: “…”

LD chuckles.


3:28 p.m.

LD looks at the note-book.

LD: “This is fun!”

DM: “You’ve become quote crazy today.”

LD: “Quote crazy?”

DM: “Quote crazy. And you can quote that.”


3:35 p.m.

LD finally reads what’s on the screen.

LD: (snorting) “Hoogsteen pairing! Ahahahahahahahaha!”

VB: (bemused) “You just read it? She’s been saying it all along.”

LD keeps on sniggering stupidly.


3:40 p.m.

The class ends. DM, VB and LD are the first three to run out. LD is still snickering at the silly sounding name she read.

VB: “…”

DM: “…”

LD keeps laughing hysterically. DM and VB shake their heads in exasperation and walk on.


PS: Yes. I was bored. And I think that writer’s block sucks. So, I have been seeking inspiration elsewhere. Still, it was rather amusing! :P

4 comments:

storyteller said...

i simply loveth your writing..and i loooooooove this post

*throws cheesecakes at bricks way*

on a more serious note,the issue that you took up is very important,i strongly feel about it too,something seriously needs to be done with these eve teasers to bring them to book..as long as we all dare to speak out,the problem will be at bay...

Prince K. said...

WHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHA

That was hilabloodyarosi...

You're friend VB is crazy.

Lucifer said...

(ROTFL)

Bloody funny. My my.

:P

Harshawardhan said...

well as i told you....
pearls at swine...

how i wish that such wit was abundant in my company...