Misogynist State So much has been said about the inability of Lahori women to run in a marathon. Aren`t they really making a mountain out of a molehill? The issue is not running, clothing, or running a Marathon in any specific clothing. As far as I am concerned they can all run in their birthday sutis - hopefully as far away as possible.

The main issue is their frivolous behavior. These are mostly overweight, bored, lazy, and clueless females. Their husbands earn enough money for them to have nice homes, new cars, unbeleivably expensive clothes and excessive jewelry and even more excessive makeup. They have servants, drivers, jamadars, khansamas, maalis, darzis, maayees, naukars, chaprasis, and who knows what other type of help for their nonexistent daily chores. With extra time on their hands, they have leaped on to the marathon bandwagon. These imbeciles would not know how to spell marathon or what the event represents in a historical context.

The solution is to give these obese hippos something to do. Have them clean their own homes, sew their own clothes, make their own beds. cook their own food, and churn their own butter. They do not represent even 5% of Pakistani women, most of who toil in the fields, helping their hard-working husbands with the crops. Then they go home to prepare the meals and make clothes for their families.

I say the Mullas are right about this one. It is a waste of national energy, national values, and national honor to allow these foolish felines to consume this much attention. If I were the Lahore police, I would allow the marathon, use the lathi charge and usher them to the border with India. Maybe some of them, like Meera, could find something useful to do in India. The others could head right for Sonagachi.

Dusk ntsyed,
Amen! Salaams to you too.

Subroto,
Kardesh is universal. :)

Dusk ntsyed,
I would never dare to attack your family jewels. As for your diet of dal and chawal, kudos to you - we have much in common. :)

Dusk Ozer Kardesh,
Don`t let the collection of jealous and myopic mongrels distract you from your talent. You are truly a gifted and talented writer to visit our neighbourhood. Many of us find you a refreshingly new and lingustically advanced innovator. Please disregard some of the venom that these obviously misguided miscreants have splashed in your direction. Keep writing.
Thanks,
Wa la mazmoon al kamal wa ikhwana ul kameen.

Dusk ntsyed, In #136, you are trying very hard to creat a fungus among us. What is this mischief that I asked you to call the revered sage of Chowk a goat? Then to pick on my vegeterian culinary discipline, you are questioning my nic of dalchawal. All this leads me to believe that the ``u`` is missing in your first two initials. :)

Tahmed32, Like you, I am a Chowk friend of the extinguished Mr. Salim Chauhan. I sent him an e-mail and he has a ``Vacation`` message indicating a long absence. I assume that he has gone to Turkey for his nuptial bliss. You, sir, are never mistaken.

Dusk Ozer,
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your masterpiece. It is incredible that such divine oratory can result from the efforts of a mere mortal. I didn`t understand everything, but that is the nature of divinely inspired literature. I can`t help but notice similarities between you and Salim Chauhan. Are you the same? It doesn`t matter, good writers get that kind of response, either you love them or you hate them. I like you. Good on you.

Hamidm,
It`s time to flush you down the toilet and create a riot on Chowk. :)
I never thought that you would be that jealous.

Tahmed,
As usual, you are not one of the sheep.