On a Roll

Santosh Tyagi holds her daily 'jokes' durbar

The Club is finally on a roll. Over the past couple of days, there has not been a dull moment. The sun is out and people are looking bright and chirpy. Attendance is creeping up and many who were homebound during the rains have begun to stir out. If Shekhawat is determined to make full use of his self-awarded “licence” to fool around, the ladies are one step up, cackling and chuckling like there’s no tomorrow.
Arora had to pick up a stone today and threaten Shekhawat with it so as to curb his playfulness, but when it came to his own turn in the circle, he found an engaging partner in Jagmohan Papneja to chat while the exercises were on. And if all this fun and revelry were not enough, Santosh Tyagi was there with her ready stock of jokes to keep everyone reeling, long after the exercises were over.

Srichand Arora

We can never have enough of her hilarious tit-bits!
Ultimately, we have realized that anything funny is a matter of perception. Because there is one man among us who wears a perpetual sullen look and never finds anything funny unless it comes from women. Everybody knows this man, but out of respect for his age, we have left him alone. The ladies were the first to notice his tendency to sidle up to them and overhear their conversation, only to laugh out loud like a hyena at inappropriate moments. Since then, they have been on their guard.
Today, he was to pass a highly objectionable remark while the ladies were enjoying a joke with Shekhawat. While many took exception, others laughed it off as an expression of jealousy. The running joke now among the men is that this could soon develop into a full-blown turf war. And that would be real fun!
Meanwhile, Arora has taken it upon himself to storm the Registrar’s office in Worli and get the club registration done. It has been a long wait, for almost two years and clearly, he is running out of patience. So whether anybody joins him or not, Arora will be there next Wednesday and not leave the place without a firm commitment from the Registrar. That also will be fun!