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How did your Felicitation function go ? asked
my husband even as he was unwrapping the memento they had given
me.
O.K. I said in a lackluster manner.
You don’t seem to sound very happy .What’s
the matter? He inquired.
Well, there were many surprises , I said.
What were they? He was obviously curious.
First let me talk about the pleasant ones .I
was introduced to the audience as a “specialist” in humour
writing and that the function was got up to felicitating me on
the completion of my 150th. Column on a popular web site (read
Chennaionline).
Then you should be overwhelmed with the label
attached to you and feel flattered that even in these days of
tension filled life, you find there are still some people who
not only appreciate humourous writing but also think of
felicitating the writer , he observed.
It was heartening to hear a few readers say
they enjoy wearing their thinking caps in order to comprehend
what the writer was getting at, I said.
Is that supposed to be a compliment or a
complaint? Teased my husband.
I would rather take it as a compliment, I
averred.
Then there were a few who wanted me to offer
them some tips to appreciate and develop a sense of humour .
They even asked me if I knew of any course which would help them
to do so or suggest some books for them to go through.
Quite a tricky question. I wonder how you
replied it , said my husband.
I had to be frank . I said if the “Funny
bone” happens to be missing in some , it can’t be “ transplanted
.”
They must have laughed at your answer,
quipped my husband laughing.
No, they didn’t see through my sarcasm. On
the other hand they appeared very serious and disappointed, I
chuckled.
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