Horse Laughter?

Yesterday’s cloudburst had taken a toll on today’s attendance. Yusuf Rassiwala, Razia Khan, Nafisa Syed, Monthi Serrao and Pratap Bhatt were conspicuous by their absence – besides of course, Hari Naraiyani, Renu Babani, Mumtaz Jahan, Kiran Sajjan and several others who have gone missing for long.
But that did not dampen anybody’s spirits, what with Kishor Babani and his crazy pranks, particularly when Arora’s back was turned. They have a nice, good-humored thing going between them, short of direct sparring. One does not let go an opportunity at taking a dig at the other, much to the amusement of the rest of us.
Eventually, it had to be Ram Shankar Shukla (right) who became the butt of many jokes, because of the peculiar way he laughs. Arora, who conducted the laughter round, noticed that this tall, lanky gent did not open his mouth wide enough and as usual, exhorted him not to restrain himself. “Dil khol kar hansiye tah-ki upar waley aapki awaaz sun sakey,” Arora urged.
Shukla kept shuffling like a shy bride, trying to say something.
“Aap jab hanstey hain toh (you look fair) gora lagtey hain,” said Dilip Babani encouragingly.
Pat came Arora’s remark: “Aap jab hanstey hain toh ghoda (horse) lagtey hain!”
Shukla did not know which way to look and ultimately gave up. He understood that on their day, Arora and the Babani brothers combined can be more than a handful for him and it would be prudent to rather shut-up. The "ghoda" tag however, seems to have stuck, replacing his earlier calling card – "Qutab Minar"!

Renu Babani says:
The poor gentleman must have been a bit embarrassed and that is understandable. However, I am sure it was said in good humour and even he took things in his stride. Since we know each other by now, seems like we are getting to learn so much about one another and the atmosphere gets more comfortable and easy.
--Renu