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Bisibelebaath

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krishashok

It was a bright, sunny day in Veggieland, and there are some simmering tensions in the air as a result of some foreigners arriving in town.

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Elsewhere, it’s life as usual.

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The hierarchy is well-defined. Size does matter. As does colour.

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Discriminations abound.

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And nobody likes the elites.

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Very often, inter-clan tensions can reach boiling point.

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Violence is never far away.

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Tragedies are common.

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But there is always the wise philosopher, who tells it like it is.

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And in this case, the philosopher is totally right.

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And the Bisibelebaath was delicious. I am off to my Sunday siesta now.

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46 responses to “Bisibelebaath”

  1. Nitya Avatar
    Nitya

    🙂
    Q: What do you call a shy Okra Winfrey?

    A: A Vende-coy

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  2. gooddaysunshine Avatar
    gooddaysunshine

    Enakku??

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  3. narendra shenoy Avatar
    narendra shenoy

    “Oh Wise multilayered one”! Rich!

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  4. K Avatar
    K

    You took all those photos ?????????????????
    Ashok: Yes. In the morning

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  5. K Avatar
    K

    Uhmm, one doubt. why is that veg-thingy (okra ?) telling “Oh Yes” ?
    Ashok: Tis not used in BBBaath

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  6. maami Avatar
    maami

    “Kaaya” vechuta pa!

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  7. Harish Avatar
    Harish

    You just made me hungry!

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  8. rads Avatar
    rads

    Alright! Woke up this morning wondering what to cook for lunch, this is it!
    Thanks pa 😀

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  9. Rekha Avatar
    Rekha

    Haha.. Same day same lunch.. Enga aathlayum Bisibelabath.. Next time I make it though.. Indha full kadhai thalai lae odum 🙂

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  10. sindhu Avatar
    sindhu

    ah digicam *sighs* , you’d make awesome webcomics, if you did this on regularly.

    Reply
  11. Lavanya Avatar
    Lavanya

    So you visit the kitchen at least to take photos eh?

    Truly varied are your sources of inspiration.

    Gnana pazhams. Wisdom fruits. He he.

    Delicious photos. Particularly liked the straw tray. Don’t see it in mod. kitchens today!!

    Good show.
    Actually, India is making me lazy. I was a very passionate cook during my stay in the US. Used to experiment quite a bit. But here, what with wife, moms, moms-in-law, cooks etc, hardly any chance to hit the kitchen.

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  12. radha Avatar
    radha

    Looks like you had a bisi morning. Awesome 🙂
    Can you do this more often?

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  13. maheshexp Avatar
    maheshexp

    super abbu….

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  14. maxdavinci Avatar
    maxdavinci

    reminded me of the days when I was a kid. Used to call the veggies in my salad by names as they fought the great giant(me!).

    nostalgia……

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  15. aalasanthosh Avatar
    aalasanthosh

    Fantastic recipe for Bisbelebaath Ashok. You are really good with the photos.

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  16. Pri Avatar
    Pri

    no kadalekai??? and sheeps??? [that would be chips, not stray farm animals]

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  17. Kiran Avatar
    Kiran

    Inzy, Inzy…slander, slander at this blog…sue him, sue him…sue him for contempt of court as well as insulting your (in)sensibilities!!! 😀

    Reply
  18. Bikerdude Avatar
    Bikerdude

    Holy-‘annah! That was good!! Excellent light in the photographs, by the way.

    Nitya’s Okra Winfrey-Vende Boy pun cracked me up.

    Reply
  19. Lavanya Avatar
    Lavanya

    @KA:

    Men never cease to amus/aze me with their ability to find women responsible for everything they can and cannot do.
    [All in jest only. :)]

    Interesting – ‘wife’ is (carefully) singular and ‘mom’ and ‘mom-in-law’ plural. 🙂

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  20. mohanlal Avatar
    mohanlal

    WOW ! that is some rich imagination and story manufacturing… though I am at variance with some of your personal beliefs, can’t hide my admiration for your intellect. Keep rocking

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  21. B.Rajendran Avatar
    B.Rajendran

    Hi Ashok,
    Some talent u have. How did u ever get this
    idea. Great.

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  22. scudie Avatar
    scudie

    aagaaga.. thalaivaaa… rupture panniteenga.. what software for the comic balloons?

    btw, be careful.. andha tomatova sadhak sadhak nu kuthinadhuku onga mela PETA maadri PETV aaramichi case potra poraanga!
    Nothing fancy sir. Tis a photoshop shape that I got from some free collection of shapes

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  23. Giridhar Avatar
    Giridhar

    ippo kitchenayum kalaichacha??

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  24. Arunk Avatar
    Arunk

    Obviously you had a lot of time in your hands, but more importantly a whole lot more of talent and inspiration in your head! LOL! But also WOW!

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  25. complicateur Avatar
    complicateur

    Big Lentil – LOL . “But Aana” the Lentil is the big Kahuna as far as Sambhar is concerned. Aaha Mani Iyer Sambharla Meen – All analogies lead to MMKR!

    Reply
  26. Rithish Avatar
    Rithish

    It’s 8:30 in the morning… Haven’t had breakfast yet.. bisibelebath it is, then… ;o)

    Great blog!!!!

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  27. Thenga Chutney Avatar
    Thenga Chutney

    “Big Lentil”
    Priceless!!!

    Nattamai vengayam also.

    Chancey-no wonly!

    Reply
  28. ayre Avatar
    ayre

    I’m sure the bisibelebaath was delicious despite the massacre 🙂

    This was a good interlude, reading your post between work.

    Will be a regular voyeur now.

    cheers!

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  29. Akshaya Avatar
    Akshaya

    For tat long gap you gave and madu us wait… this is indeed a fitting and sumptuous return.. slurp slurp!!!!

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  30. Pachcha Avatar
    Pachcha

    Thalaivaa,

    ROFL ma. had me in splits. The wise multi-layered one 🙂 , you should seriously consider taking up cartoons full time

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  31. Joey Avatar
    Joey

    Great Stuff….Admire your intellect !! Keep Rocking….

    Reply
  32. inba Avatar
    inba

    This piece is HILAROUS! Problem now is, the minute I take an onion in hand I think of “wise multi-layered one” and burst into giggles. As it is folks at home think I’m a little loony…

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  33. inba Avatar
    inba

    hey, that must have been HILARIOUS

    Reply
  34. Na.Su.Krishnan Avatar
    Na.Su.Krishnan

    Eve teasing and violence parts were great. Have some gyan for the flu attaced chickens?

    Nice work thala..

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  35. Aparna Avatar
    Aparna

    Awesome post! I visit often but never delurked…..
    “Born in a pistil” Priceless!!

    Nitya’s Okra pun cracked me up too!

    Reply
  36. Sundakkai Avatar
    Sundakkai

    great! violence in Veggieland
    I would have preferred Avial man!

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  37. bharath Avatar
    bharath

    i was missing the rice thro’ the conversation

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  39. ramesh Avatar
    ramesh

    lovely man lol

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  40. Jam Avatar
    Jam

    Just when I think I’ve seen you at your very best, you go ahead and come up with a post like this, which simply belies all known expectations from you.

    Anna, give me deeksha, show me the path to such humor in daily life, and I will forever be indebted to you.

    Cheers………..Jam

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  41. Hari Avatar
    Hari

    I wonder what the multilayered philosopher say while he was chopped and fried for the bath…..

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  42. Vasuki Avatar
    Vasuki

    Dude…that was highly creative! :))

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  43. Sriram Avatar
    Sriram

    Hi ashok..it was just superb 🙂 🙂 with so much of fun 🙂

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  44. hiren Avatar
    hiren

    enjoyed reading the stuff. and fwd the same to friends.

    Reply
  45. dineshbabu Avatar
    dineshbabu

    Loved the use of Comic Life. Great to see a Chennai Mac User. I am a Mac User from Madurai, so Cheers!

    Reply
  46. kathy Avatar
    kathy

    Hey Krish – your coloumns are the best of the crazy-funny kinds I’ve ever read . I’ve been shaking with laughter all day at work thanks to ur ridiculously funny musings – would love to read more – BTW this coloumn was utterly briliant and i’ll never look at vendecoys or big lentils the same way again 😀

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