“It’s not cricket!”
“If you wear more than one hat then be prepared for some confusion – don’t look so dumb. I mean it’s possible you pick up the wrong letterhead pad…”
“I seriously don’t know what you are referring to.”
“Well take the case of Ishaq Dar sahib – he is the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM), the Foreign Minister and….why are you laughing?”
“Sometimes he forgets that he is not the finance minister anymore.”
“Don’t be facetious. He does know that because he wanted finance rather than foreign office but as DPM he has them both and a lot more if you know what I mean.”
“I heard he isn’t too keen on the health portfolio!”
“Shut up, it’s no joking matter – 14 newborn died because….”
“Sorry you are right. But our ministers don’t resign come what may? So many rail accidents and not a single rail minister resigned.”
“Let it go, anyway for your information when I said it’s not cricket I was not referring to the game of cricket. The problem with you is that you were educated in an Urdu medium school and…”
“I wear that as a badge of honour for your information.”
“I again stand corrected. Anyway the phrase it’s not cricket has nothing to do with cricket – it means that a behaviour or situation or even action is unfair, or downright dishonest and certainly not acceptable.”
“You referring to the registrar of the Supreme Court clarifying that the hearing of the contempt proceedings filed by the supporters of the Man Who Must Remain Faceless, Nameless, and Voiceless would be heard after the earlier 70 plus contempt filings that have yet to be heard are heard…”
“Good heavens no. I am a bunny rabbit scared as it is an easy the prey of all predators, I am certainly no tiger.”
“Mian sahib epitomizes a tiger…..…”
“Let me qualify it, tiger’s can become pets as well….I know many in Punjab who have tigers as pets.”
“Dear Lord. Anyway when I said it is not cricket I was referring to the Spare and His Wife and two kids moving back to the UK.”
“The Spare that was not the Spare that is.”
“Right. And moving back when the King is alive is no guarantee that whatever hats Prince Harry is bestowed won’t be taken away when his brother….”
“True I propose that hats should be bestowed after careful…”
“Shut up.”
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