The Japanese Embassy has not yet answered ROFL Indian’s question.His question is genuine.Poor guy.

Overnight, I had gained deep insights into the medicinal properties of Japani Oil. It seemed this concoction had definitely something to do with restoring the electrical charges of battered male batteries. Maybe the man and the woman in the picture weren’t afterall exhausted from doing the laundry. It was an exciting discovery of course, which needed independent verification. I contacted the Japan Information Centre of the Embassy of Japan, for help. Here’s the email I wrote to them (I’m not kidding. I actually wrote a mail to the embassy!)

Couldn’t sleep last night, kept tossing and turning, worrying –
“Not even three weeks left for the release of Sankat City… 1200 sheep… the TV promos haven’t yet started… 1201 sheep… there’s no buzz in the media… 1202 sheep… nobody’s talking…

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It all started with Mrs. Neo’s matrimonial ad: “Smart, successful, progressive woman seeks outwardly normal-looking man who will turn into a traditional, religious and sexist man soon after marriage”. Ok maybe Neo doesn’t remember the exact text, but the ad certainly represents the general direction in which Mrs. Neo’s spouse-hunt was going.

The NeoIndian shares the trials and tribulation of the groom hunting by Mrs.Neo that ultimately ended in their relationship.

Rads discovers that she is too many cartoon characters mashed into one.

Munchkin. Replace ‘grampa’ with any name. Mom, Dad, Sister, Brother, Granma, Grandpa. Yeah.

Have you heard about the idea Beeblotra Uncle shared? Arrey, about what to do with the extra room in the back. At the house in Ashok Vihar. No? Well it really made no sense. Not even if you heard it…

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Malayali weddings are a popular topic here at DP (1,2, 3, 4) and here is one more from Jade.

And so ended my first mallu wedding in seven years. Probably my last proper mallu wedding too, come to think of it. I’ve heard that the high society weddings in Kerala have become ‘modern’ – the groom wears a sherwani and the bride wears a lehenga. And the women wear shiny saris with thousands of gold sequins on them, instead of proper Kancheepuram silk saris. Other people ape the West. We are different – we ape the North.

ELEPHANT – The elephant is the symbol of BSP. The animal is sometimes called pachyderm, which means thick-skinned. It is big, powerful and quite comfortable in jungles. The party is led by Mayawati who is seen to be a hard tuskmaster. She lives up to her symbol. She consumes enormous resources (stored in trunks in her house), remembers every slight, tramples over rivals and generally throws her weight around. The elephant has no natural predators but is quite vulnerable to poaching. Personally, Ivory about our country if the elephant comes to power.

Ramesh Srivats is back with a gem, this time deconstructing party symbols.

The “Broken Button/Forgotten Towel” Rule: The couple is now probably married and finds it hard to share an in-the-rain moment like their days of youth. So to initiate moments of intimacy the husband’s shirt loses a button. He’s in a hurry and can’t take his shirt off, so his wife has to sew it while standing close to him, as he looks down at her adoringly. He tries to hug her, but she frees herself, blushes and goes back to her wifely duties. The husband also often forgets his towel while he’s in the shower and when his wife fetches it for him, he pulls her into the shower along with the towel. Very smart!

Sampada compiles a list of Hindi movies clichés. There has been a distinct shift in trends in recent times so feel free to add to the list. Some clichés are well, unique to Bollywood and movies would be boring without them.

Facebook News Feed narration style is quite the rage these days. Sahil at Off the Record…on the Net gives the Facebook treatment to Aishwarya-Ajay-Salman starrer Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam.

The first thing to learn – whether you like it or not – is that your primary job while driving on our highways is NOT to drive and reach your destination, but to serve and protect the numerous cyclists, bikers, bullock carts, tractors human jaywalkers and animal jaystrollers. Being children of the soil/tar, they can appear anywhere, move from anywhere to anywhere in any which direction they want and you are in charge of safeguarding them from both yourself as well as other motorists around you.

Santhosh is trying to compile the essential Indian highway etiquette that are obviously unique to India.

Of course, if humor is not your forte and we don’t want to get into trouble for letting you think that Santhosh is serious, here is a Cliff Notes summary of 30 basic rules of the road in India. Don’t be surprised to see them flouted every day at your nearest crossroad.