Times are such that one leaves for work early in the day and returns late in the evening. That makes 6-7 hours of sleep and just about 2 or maximum three hours for reading or television. Not to mention the quick dinner or whatever you may call it in the middle.
Well, I aint no banker, engineer or some serious analyst but my work, mainly concerned with my frugal writing skills, keeps me at work for a considerable amount of time. When I return home, I watch a little bit of television while I eat. Last night I managed to catch a fairly interesting show on Travel & Living. It was a special show on, Hot Dogs sold across America.
So we stop at "Hot Doug's", an eatery in Chicago that subheads its rather connotative restaurant name with, "Sausage Superstore." Now this guy has been in business for God knows how years and there was all that history-geography of Doug's being rambled on for sometime. However what caught my notice was the menu. A wide variety of Hot Dogs, fresh-cut french fries and fountain soda feature the list. What is interesting though is that Mr. Doug likes to name his Hot Dogs after his favourite celebrities. So there is, The Elvis: Polish sausage - smoked and savoury just like the king at 2.50$, Keira Knighty (Formerly Jennifer Garner and Britney Spears): Fire dog - Mighty hot! at the same and Salma Hayek (formerly the Madonna, Raquel Welch and Ann Margaret): Andouille sausage - mighty, mighty, mighty hot! at a whopping 4$
Wow! What would you say to that? Well, our man Doug says, "He adores these lovely ladies."
Just imagine if Kiera Knightly was ever to visit Hot Doug's what would she say.
"I'd like a Keira Knightly, mighty hot or wait a minute.....(chew her lips, make tiny eyes) I think I'll have Salma Hayek - mighty, mighty, mighty hot. Er, excuse me does it come along with her delicious accent and luscious breasts?"
What if Madonna threw her leather clad legs up on the table, tilted her sombrero, pointed the 6 inch pencil heels at the menu and said, "Hey Doug, bring me Elvis' wiener, real hot and smoky! And throw some extra chilli will ya." Yikes!
Then Ann Margaret walks in, looks straight into Doug's eyes and says, "Don't go by the years sonny boy. Bring me the hottest. A Salma Hayek. Whopsie, that still would have been me had you ever learnt to spell c.l.a.s.s.i.c."
Ah well catching Mr. Doug's expression at that moment would be priceless.
In India, sausages are still commonly seen as firangi food and the only variety we get here is, "Madam, isspicy or plain?" But I strongly believe we too should have a sausage superstore like Doug's. With or without the celebrity names it don't matter. Though with the celebrity names it would be a lot more interesting.
Imagine a perfect Sunday afternoon in the spring time, just before summer kicks in, you walk in to our desi sausage superstore and ask for, ummm, lets say, "The Shahrukh - pure ham and cooked to perfection."
Or "The Bipasha Basu (Formerly Zeenat Aman and Rekha) - Mighty, mighty, mighty maal!
Or "The Kareena Kapoor for the novice dieters - Low fat, plain shit.
Or The BIG B - to satisfy your tall desires. (If at all you go by the paradigm - tall man, big feet, big...)
I swear to God I shall spend all weekends right there, ordering every Bipasha Basu that leaves the kitchen and amuse myself with the never-really-big-enough Big Bs.
At the end of the day, I give full credit to Mr. Doug for romanticising the oddly shaped things called sausages the way he has. I truly believe him when he says, "People find it hard to chose between children. I say that's easy but choosing between hot dogs...I don't know." I can see the glint of conviction in his eyes, just like the shine of pork fat on the fried sausages.
Well the celebrities may sure be used to fragrances, orchids and clothing lines being named after them but I don't know how kiera knightly, Salma Hayek, Kareena Kapoor or Shahrukh Khan would react to having their names immortalized by hot dogs at some eatery. Though had it been me in their place, I would certainly be overjoyed, thrilled and felt many notches cooler, with the honour bestowed upon me. I would go over to Doug's all the time, flash my brightest smile and say, "Hey Doug! Gimme a Sushmita: a lot too hot with a chilled bottle of beer."
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Monday, July 06, 2009
Stollen stuff, merely for the lack of anthing better to do...
Ok so this is something I stole from another friend's blog. It's a series of rapid fire questions and they seem fun enough. Plus I have nothing better to do. So, here goes...
1. Last beverage? A bottle of Coke
2. Last phone call? Arnab Sen, 10 am, we fought over his facebook status msg :)
3. Last text message? Was last night, to Arnab Sen, about life and stuff.
4. Last song you listened to? Mr. Bojangles by Dylan
5. Last time you cried? Friday, secretly, because I made my first copy error and the Ad was up
on TOI.
HAVE YOU EVER:
6. Dated someone twice ? Nope
7. Been cheated on? Nope
8. Kissed someone & regretted it? Why, really? No.
9. Been depressed? Ummm...mildly yes.
10. Been drunk? Haha...totally. Last in Mcleodganj and it was all good.
11. LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS: Green, Black and Red
THIS PAST YEAR HAVE YOU:
12. Made new friends ? Sure
13. Fallen out of love? No
14. Laughed until you cried? Never
15. Met someone who changed you? Well, everyone important in my life tends to have some contribution to who I am. No one specific though.
16. Found out who your true friends were? Well as long as there's Arnab... :)
17. Found out someone was talking about you? Totally. So many times. Unavoidable isn't it.
18. Kissed a friend? Sure. All the time.
TRUTH:
19. How many kids do you want to have? Wow! I think one is good.
20. Do you have any pets ? Yes, fishes - 2 Black tetras called Telemachus, Telemachus
2 Sharpe tetra called Mirinda, Mirinda and 1 Buenos aires tetra called Achilles
They are gorgeous and I love 'em.
21. Do you want to change your name? Not at all. I love my name.
22. What did you do for your last birthday? I had chicken pox so I sulked and suffered but my awesome friends came over and made my day. Thanks Hakuhodo II and Arnab.
23. What time did you wake up today? 7:30 am to get ready for office. Urgh!
24. What were you doing at midnight last night? I was playing Galaxy Balls on my phone :)
25. Name something you CANNOT wait for ? A holiday with Sen.
26. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life? Nothing really...I am thankful for what I have.
27. What are you listening to right now ? Chan Chan - Buena Vista Social Club
28. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom ? If you consider vocal involvement during a Tom and Jerry show as talking to a Tom then yes.
29. What's getting on your nerves right now? The intern guy next to me who is sitting annoyingly in a sixty degree angle and intruding into my work station.
30. Whats your real name ? Sushmita
31. Hair color ? Screwed up black....thank you Noida water!
32. Long or short ? Longish
33. Height ? 5''2 1/2 Hahaha...the half is funny but I insist on having it mentioned.
34. Do you have a crush on someone? Right now? No
35. What do you like about yourself? I have an innate connect with dreams and i love it. I am also a little scared of it.
36. Piercings? Ears and nose
37. Tattoos? None as of now, though I think I'd like one.
38. Righty or lefty? Aw-righty baby!
FIRSTS :
39. First surgery? If ripping out precious ivory is surgery then I had mine when I was very little. 6-7 I guess.
40. First piercing? Ears, when I was 6 from a parlour called Bluemax in Calcutta
41. First best friend? Best friend...has to be Arijit aka Guddu...my partner in crime :)
42. First sport you joined? Roller Skating
43. First pet? My fishes...on my 23rd birthday, by Chintu Dahlin ;)
44. First vacation? To Calcutta at my Grandmother's place. It was a yearly ritual.
45. First concert? Was in school...I think I was in 12th. It was a rock concert by bands from various schools in Delhi.
46. First crush? Yikes! Ummm...never mind.
47. First alcohol drink? As bizarre as it may sound, it was a tequila shot on Kriti's 18th B'day.
RIGHT NOW:
48. Eating: Right now, longing for the finished Mc Vitties.
49. Drinking: Water
50. I'm about to: Get onto some real work.
51. Listening to? Supriya is playing Twist and I am almost breaking into a naagin dance.
52. Waiting for? The eve, to get together with Arnab.
YOUR FUTURE :
53. Want kids? Sure
54. Want to get married? Yes
55. Careers in mind? Advertising/Writing/ Film making
WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE SEX OF YOUR CHOOSING?
56. Lips or eyes? Eyes primarily, but lips follow.
57. Hugs or kisses? Kisses and hugs...Both
58. Shorter or taller? Totally taller
59. Older or Younger? Either way it doesn't matter.
60. Romantic or spontaneous? Spontaneous.
74. Nice stomach or nice arms? Ummm...Nice stomach, totally.
61. Tattoos or piercings? Tattoos.
62. Sensitive or loud? Whatever. Too much of both is annoying.
63. Hook-up or relationship? Depends really on many things.
64. Trouble maker or hesitant? Trouble maker...haha!
HAVE YOU EVER :
65. Kissed a stranger? No.
66. Drank hard liquor? Sure.
67. Lost glasses/contacts? I have perfect eyesight :)
68. Sex on first date? No.
69. Broken someone's heart? Yes. Which is not fun but sometimes you have to do what you need to do.
70. Had your own heart broken? Haha...ridiculous but yes.
71. Been arrested? Oh Gawd! NO.
72. Turned someone down? Many times.
73. Liked a friend that is a girl? Yes and most people know about it.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
74. Yourself? Completely. Otherwise I would never get ahead in life. I trust me :)
75. Miracles? Happen. I believe...
76. Love at first sight? No. Attraction, yes.
77. Heaven? In the hardcore sense? Still confused actually. But somewhere I've been hegemonized to believe in it.
78. Santa Claus? Somewhere :)
79. Kissing on the first date? Depends...no big deal actually.
80. Angels? Haha...umm maybe.
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
81. Is there one person you want to be with right now? Yes.
82. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? No.
83. Do you believe its possible to remain faithful forever? It's all in the mind. So if you are truly determined on making a relationship work then yes.
84. What's the one thing you cannot live without? My parents. I love them to bits.
85. Who's the most awesome kid ever? My niece, gorgeous miss Nayantara.
1. Last beverage? A bottle of Coke
2. Last phone call? Arnab Sen, 10 am, we fought over his facebook status msg :)
3. Last text message? Was last night, to Arnab Sen, about life and stuff.
4. Last song you listened to? Mr. Bojangles by Dylan
5. Last time you cried? Friday, secretly, because I made my first copy error and the Ad was up
on TOI.
HAVE YOU EVER:
6. Dated someone twice ? Nope
7. Been cheated on? Nope
8. Kissed someone & regretted it? Why, really? No.
9. Been depressed? Ummm...mildly yes.
10. Been drunk? Haha...totally. Last in Mcleodganj and it was all good.
11. LIST THREE FAVORITE COLORS: Green, Black and Red
THIS PAST YEAR HAVE YOU:
12. Made new friends ? Sure
13. Fallen out of love? No
14. Laughed until you cried? Never
15. Met someone who changed you? Well, everyone important in my life tends to have some contribution to who I am. No one specific though.
16. Found out who your true friends were? Well as long as there's Arnab... :)
17. Found out someone was talking about you? Totally. So many times. Unavoidable isn't it.
18. Kissed a friend? Sure. All the time.
TRUTH:
19. How many kids do you want to have? Wow! I think one is good.
20. Do you have any pets ? Yes, fishes - 2 Black tetras called Telemachus, Telemachus
2 Sharpe tetra called Mirinda, Mirinda and 1 Buenos aires tetra called Achilles
They are gorgeous and I love 'em.
21. Do you want to change your name? Not at all. I love my name.
22. What did you do for your last birthday? I had chicken pox so I sulked and suffered but my awesome friends came over and made my day. Thanks Hakuhodo II and Arnab.
23. What time did you wake up today? 7:30 am to get ready for office. Urgh!
24. What were you doing at midnight last night? I was playing Galaxy Balls on my phone :)
25. Name something you CANNOT wait for ? A holiday with Sen.
26. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life? Nothing really...I am thankful for what I have.
27. What are you listening to right now ? Chan Chan - Buena Vista Social Club
28. Have you ever talked to a person named Tom ? If you consider vocal involvement during a Tom and Jerry show as talking to a Tom then yes.
29. What's getting on your nerves right now? The intern guy next to me who is sitting annoyingly in a sixty degree angle and intruding into my work station.
30. Whats your real name ? Sushmita
31. Hair color ? Screwed up black....thank you Noida water!
32. Long or short ? Longish
33. Height ? 5''2 1/2 Hahaha...the half is funny but I insist on having it mentioned.
34. Do you have a crush on someone? Right now? No
35. What do you like about yourself? I have an innate connect with dreams and i love it. I am also a little scared of it.
36. Piercings? Ears and nose
37. Tattoos? None as of now, though I think I'd like one.
38. Righty or lefty? Aw-righty baby!
FIRSTS :
39. First surgery? If ripping out precious ivory is surgery then I had mine when I was very little. 6-7 I guess.
40. First piercing? Ears, when I was 6 from a parlour called Bluemax in Calcutta
41. First best friend? Best friend...has to be Arijit aka Guddu...my partner in crime :)
42. First sport you joined? Roller Skating
43. First pet? My fishes...on my 23rd birthday, by Chintu Dahlin ;)
44. First vacation? To Calcutta at my Grandmother's place. It was a yearly ritual.
45. First concert? Was in school...I think I was in 12th. It was a rock concert by bands from various schools in Delhi.
46. First crush? Yikes! Ummm...never mind.
47. First alcohol drink? As bizarre as it may sound, it was a tequila shot on Kriti's 18th B'day.
RIGHT NOW:
48. Eating: Right now, longing for the finished Mc Vitties.
49. Drinking: Water
50. I'm about to: Get onto some real work.
51. Listening to? Supriya is playing Twist and I am almost breaking into a naagin dance.
52. Waiting for? The eve, to get together with Arnab.
YOUR FUTURE :
53. Want kids? Sure
54. Want to get married? Yes
55. Careers in mind? Advertising/Writing/ Film making
WHICH IS BETTER WITH THE SEX OF YOUR CHOOSING?
56. Lips or eyes? Eyes primarily, but lips follow.
57. Hugs or kisses? Kisses and hugs...Both
58. Shorter or taller? Totally taller
59. Older or Younger? Either way it doesn't matter.
60. Romantic or spontaneous? Spontaneous.
74. Nice stomach or nice arms? Ummm...Nice stomach, totally.
61. Tattoos or piercings? Tattoos.
62. Sensitive or loud? Whatever. Too much of both is annoying.
63. Hook-up or relationship? Depends really on many things.
64. Trouble maker or hesitant? Trouble maker...haha!
HAVE YOU EVER :
65. Kissed a stranger? No.
66. Drank hard liquor? Sure.
67. Lost glasses/contacts? I have perfect eyesight :)
68. Sex on first date? No.
69. Broken someone's heart? Yes. Which is not fun but sometimes you have to do what you need to do.
70. Had your own heart broken? Haha...ridiculous but yes.
71. Been arrested? Oh Gawd! NO.
72. Turned someone down? Many times.
73. Liked a friend that is a girl? Yes and most people know about it.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
74. Yourself? Completely. Otherwise I would never get ahead in life. I trust me :)
75. Miracles? Happen. I believe...
76. Love at first sight? No. Attraction, yes.
77. Heaven? In the hardcore sense? Still confused actually. But somewhere I've been hegemonized to believe in it.
78. Santa Claus? Somewhere :)
79. Kissing on the first date? Depends...no big deal actually.
80. Angels? Haha...umm maybe.
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY:
81. Is there one person you want to be with right now? Yes.
82. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at one time? No.
83. Do you believe its possible to remain faithful forever? It's all in the mind. So if you are truly determined on making a relationship work then yes.
84. What's the one thing you cannot live without? My parents. I love them to bits.
85. Who's the most awesome kid ever? My niece, gorgeous miss Nayantara.
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