tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post8500667465697654930..comments2024-03-22T00:24:58.398-07:00Comments on iyer-n-higher: Grandfathers' Tales (Tails)nsiyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03727614252106495292noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-22544888779195610722009-04-29T10:10:00.000-07:002009-04-29T10:10:00.000-07:00Too good SirToo good SirPradnya Rajehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04785390522454615274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-17884604108678277512009-04-20T05:55:00.000-07:002009-04-20T05:55:00.000-07:00Hehe.. a nice one.. This is what experience teache...Hehe.. a nice one.. This is what experience teaches everyone..Aditi Mehtanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-8907111820909128122009-04-13T06:39:00.000-07:002009-04-13T06:39:00.000-07:00This is hilarious...very funny!!This is hilarious...very funny!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11740382469223651320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-37178269514882412632009-04-11T12:37:00.000-07:002009-04-11T12:37:00.000-07:00Lovely reminder of an oft heard story during kiddi...Lovely reminder of an oft heard story during kiddie days... the twist to the tale made even more interesting reading, Sir. <BR/><BR/>I'd read that before somewhere... but reading it in your post felt refreshing.<BR/><BR/>Do try and churn out more of such long lost lores that'll bring on a smile for sure.priyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201365049060749143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-69578768670572443992009-04-08T22:27:00.000-07:002009-04-08T22:27:00.000-07:00hahaha heard this b4.....but still its hilarious e...hahaha heard this b4.....but still its hilarious everytime...thx for reminding it sir.....Greener Bangalorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694108607605838961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-13521505340864886702009-04-07T11:45:00.000-07:002009-04-07T11:45:00.000-07:00Thanks SGD, your experience is similar to my wife'...Thanks SGD, your experience is similar to my wife's. She saw the fellow sitting on our dining table and eating bananas. She too screamed when the monkey took to its heels.nsiyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03727614252106495292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-82889461457309860312009-04-06T12:59:00.000-07:002009-04-06T12:59:00.000-07:00Oh what a funny epilogue to the monkey tale!!!Many...Oh what a funny epilogue to the monkey tale!!!<BR/>Many years back I had quite a close brush with a monkey. <BR/>One sunday, I woke up to find a monkey sitting on my dressing table barely 3 ft from where I lay. I screamed in horror, and the monkey, in typical monkeyish style, bared its teeth, as if giving me a cheeky grin, picked up a cream container, jumped onto the window, threw the cream-box and jumped out!!! I almost had a heart attack!!!Sharmistha Guhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-39114235208061857802009-04-06T05:43:00.000-07:002009-04-06T05:43:00.000-07:00Thanks Giri for sharing your moral.Thanks Giri for sharing your moral.nsiyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03727614252106495292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-39137888672296760032009-04-06T04:26:00.000-07:002009-04-06T04:26:00.000-07:00I understood the moral of the story - "Dont ape. ...I understood the moral of the story - "Dont ape. Even apes dont"Giri Vasan Guinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633104126547201292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-66015066607715004662009-04-05T20:18:00.000-07:002009-04-05T20:18:00.000-07:00Thanks, Anuradha. I am sure knowing you, your gran...Thanks, Anuradha. I am sure knowing you, your grandchildren will have a lot to hear.nsiyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03727614252106495292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-69864485946624634462009-04-05T20:17:00.000-07:002009-04-05T20:17:00.000-07:00Hello Hitchwriter. You need to sahre some more sto...Hello Hitchwriter. You need to sahre some more stories. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Hi Sriram, thanks for sharing your comments.<BR/><BR/>Thanks June, that's well said.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Thanks Kavi. Yeah! monkey one someone else's back. Will look funny see the monkey ride.nsiyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03727614252106495292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-79085331004129530752009-04-05T20:13:00.000-07:002009-04-05T20:13:00.000-07:00Eskimo Bob, your sense of humour is just fantastic...Eskimo Bob, your sense of humour is just fantastic. I have always enjoyed your way of putting things.<BR/><BR/>Hello Ugich Konitari. Monkeys can be devastating. I remember when in the south, one needs to guard the prasadams that one receives from the priests. A little carelessness and all your belongings disappear.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Varunavi. Chid is the father of man.nsiyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03727614252106495292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-821222166892932122009-04-05T20:07:00.000-07:002009-04-05T20:07:00.000-07:00Hi Hopeless Romantic. Better to learn from others'...Hi Hopeless Romantic. Better to learn from others' experiences sometimes.<BR/><BR/>Naperville mom, that was a nice comment.<BR/><BR/>Debra. I read yours and will post my comment. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Hi Sucharita, its always the twist that is interesting.<BR/><BR/>Grandparents can be great story tellers, Sylvia.nsiyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03727614252106495292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-5124156502504268302009-04-05T08:08:00.000-07:002009-04-05T08:08:00.000-07:00thats a nice one...i sure am going to share it wit...thats a nice one...<BR/>i sure am going to share it with my grandchildren someday... :)Anuradha Rawathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03766910205933306126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-79757538107846388832009-04-04T11:05:00.000-07:002009-04-04T11:05:00.000-07:00Ah the monkeys and the caps. corporate metaphors i...Ah the monkeys and the caps. <BR/><BR/>corporate metaphors include the proverbial 'monkey on your back' to 'what hat are you wearing'!!<BR/><BR/>I guess the monkeys and headgear are pretty much mainstream !!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing sir !Kavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426040093753611098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-6563129483008911562009-04-04T00:03:00.000-07:002009-04-04T00:03:00.000-07:00My father used to say 'You can't put old heads on ...My father used to say 'You can't put old heads on young shoulders'. Your story reminded me ...June in OzJune Savillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194576632686640776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-32497270733531657602009-04-03T20:33:00.000-07:002009-04-03T20:33:00.000-07:00This post took me back to my school days. I first ...This post took me back to my school days. I first heard this story from my English teacher.<BR/><BR/>Great post. Thank you for sharing with us.Sriramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09444683258454736935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-19321767347451604952009-04-02T23:52:00.000-07:002009-04-02T23:52:00.000-07:00Although I have heard this... still I laughed on r...Although I have heard this... still I laughed on reading it !!! <BR/><BR/>thanks for rekindling a few memories !hitchwriterhttp://hitchwriter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-10905193435351340672009-04-02T21:52:00.000-07:002009-04-02T21:52:00.000-07:00Lol i liked the twist.There is one rhyme in hindi ...Lol i liked the twist.<BR/>There is one rhyme in hindi ak kava payasa thaa.In that the crow puts stones in the pot so that the water comes up and it will drink it.Now when i told this to my daughter she said why didnt the crow put a hole to the pot to drink the water.I think level of intellegence increases by generations.<BR/>Enjoyed reading it......Sarithahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291166300345167494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-31920215906035485802009-04-02T21:27:00.000-07:002009-04-02T21:27:00.000-07:00Wonderful story. Greatly enjoyed. Dont know about ...Wonderful story. Greatly enjoyed. <BR/><BR/>Dont know about other monkeys, but we've been having an onslaught of monkeys in our building area, and nothing you carry in your bag is safe if you are travelling in the area. They smell, they plan, they sneak up and grab stuff and disappear with the stuff, baring their teeth at us in a diablical grin...<BR/><BR/>After caps, one doesnt know what will be targetted next ....Ugich Konitarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-23331573538029996092009-04-02T16:24:00.000-07:002009-04-02T16:24:00.000-07:00I loved that story when I was a kid - and I love t...I loved that story when I was a kid - and I love the new spin on it now. What insight did you get from it?<BR/><BR/>Mine would be - carry the hats in a monkey proof bag. Or have monkey paws made into a necklace to discourage any monkey from stealing.Eskimo Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02620064453780055916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-68405169767936566262009-04-02T16:15:00.000-07:002009-04-02T16:15:00.000-07:00I love it! What a great fable! Like naperville mom...I love it! What a great fable! Like naperville mom, I thought only we shared stories with grandparents! Learn something every day.Sylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-39711777857371189802009-04-02T14:53:00.000-07:002009-04-02T14:53:00.000-07:00LOL. Had heard the first part, but the twist-in-th...LOL. Had heard the first part, but the twist-in-the-tale was a new thing for me.Sucharita Sarkarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802171314546508539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-34683162331855306652009-04-02T13:59:00.000-07:002009-04-02T13:59:00.000-07:00Good one! I remember reading that story as a child...Good one! I remember reading that story as a child. But the moral to your version of the story is great. It's kind of like George Bush, our wise EX! president said, "Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice and, um, we won't get fooled again." What a genius. <BR/><BR/>(BTW: I mention LEC in my latest article. You can click on it directly from my blog.)Debra Lynn Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08238268767406623274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3928213105163544522.post-26475952084414210842009-04-02T13:33:00.000-07:002009-04-02T13:33:00.000-07:00had fun:) and I thought only we share stories with...had fun:) and I thought only we share stories with our grandfathers...:)naperville momhttp://napervillemom.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com