{"id":12,"date":"2005-11-20T15:30:51","date_gmt":"2005-11-20T15:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.com\/?p=12"},"modified":"2005-11-20T15:30:51","modified_gmt":"2005-11-20T15:30:51","slug":"wrap-my-doggie-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/statueofpuberty.com\/sp\/2005\/11\/20\/wrap-my-doggie-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrap my doggie up"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Ode to Apoo<\/span><\/p>\n

Doggie: Worf \u2026
\nDoggie: worf \u2026
\nDoggie: rrowww brrrowww
\nApoo: arrghhh \u2026
\nApoo: huff \u2026
\nApoo: huff \u2026
\nSound effects: Budoosh digdradaadam dooosh \u2026
\nAunty 2: Sorry
\nApoo: poink \u2026 (getting up and falling back down on butt)
\nDoggie: rrrowww \u2026 rrooowww \u2026
\nDoggie: Karchhh .. arrrhhhg \u2026 broowwwwwwwwwwwwwww
\nApoo: huff \u2026. Huff
\n(10 second silence)
\nJunta: moohahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
\nJunta: bruhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha<\/p>\n

Long long time ago, on the pavements of S.V Road, opposite Happy Restaurant<\/a> next to macho age old mochi waala (Nandanvan’s family cobbler) and Spenta\/Yankee Doodle (now Brrrista), we came upon this famed legend known to most brethren world over, Apoo and his fear for canines.<\/p>\n

the story \u2026<\/p>\n

For reasons known only to a few, we were incredibly religious back in our teens. We religiously followed up on the practice of eating Prasad at the Hanuman Mandir (temple) every day after play. And this one day was no exception. This legendary misfortune to the one<\/a>, came about as one of the most hilarious of live events in the amassing scale of our nanguys journals (the monkey incident<\/a> was pre-planned \u2026 bakshi, pals and the monkey had ties \u2026 some say. And besides farro and me were hapless but unhurt victims there. Hence we may not deem them to be hilarious).<\/p>\n

So we go for our rounds around the temple and the deity, finish with the same and proceed towards Prasad, pick, eat, wear our footwear and move towards home. This journey back home, which usually lasts about 10 mins of slow walking, took Apoo precisely 15 seconds of extreme scuttling.<\/p>\n

Lets flash back to the set of events that unfolded \u2026 as was \u2026 no cookups \u2026 some may argue on the minor detailing going here \u2026 but the essence of the story remains, I say \u2026<\/p>\n

Scene: Bakshi and Anna (weird combination, I know) are leading the pack after a successful mission at the temple. A group of 7-8 lookhas almost walking in a bunch is what it looks like to the common man (not visually impaired). Bird is still hooked onto his recurring dream of jumping out of his balcony, I am busy beating up Pals, Farro’s combing his hair, Apoo is in the midst doing nothing (little did he know that he would be in the thick of things). Mask and Dada are as usual and contemplating defeating each other in carrom by gassing each other out. Sthalu is trying to help me beat Pals up, but instead is getting the brunt of the shelling from Pals’ recently acquired Taekwondo skills. There is a Fiat (Premiere Padmini) parked besides the macho age old mochi walla (important point).<\/p>\n

This lady (Aunty 1) is walking her white Gujarati Pomeranian on that same road. And as innate and ordered chaos prevails, it spots Apoo not doing much (Anna and Bakshi are also not doing a great deal, but for some reason doggie chooses to spare them \u2026 and besides you can’t really picture them being at the receiving end by a doggie). And the dog charges at Apoo. Our jhund (group), almost as though planned to act, vaccumizes the space around Apoo with the primary intention of making the line of sight clear (assuming the doggie had already smelt his victim) for the doggie. The rest is history!!<\/p>\n

It took us a whole week to stop cracking up on the issue (till we found someone else to crap on, I think).<\/p>\n

The funny part now in pseudo code form:<\/p>\n

1: Doggie smells Apoo
\n2: Apoo feels doggie’s presence
\n3: Group feels tension and expands to form a circle around Apoo
\n4: Doggie spots Apoo
\n5: Apoo spots doggie (and blood and gore and teeth and claws and other elements)
\n6: Doggie charges at Apoo
\n7: Apoo runs
\n8: Doggie wanna hurt Apoo
\n9: Apoo no wanna be hurt
\n10: Doggie lets loose of leash
\n11: Aunty 1 shouts “no doggie (use doggie name instead)”
\n12: Doggie no listen
\n13: Aunty 1 says “don’t run, he will bite”
\n14: Apoo: “yea rite \u2026 pant huff”
\n15: Doggie: “Worf \u2026 worf”
\n16. Group: “harhaharrr”
\n17: Apoo runs toward macho age old mochi walla (on the pavement)
\n18. Aunty 2 in Fiat opens door to step out of car
\n19: Apoo hits car door
\n20: Budoosh digdradaadam dooosh \u2026
\n21. Doggie still wanna hurt Apoo
\n22. Apoo still don’t wanna be hurt by doggie
\n23. Aunty 2: “sorry”
\n24: Apoo gets up faster than anything\/one has ever done so
\n25: Doggie no empathize
\n26: Doggie almost rips into Apoo
\n27: Apoo runs across cars and traffic, reaches Vishnu Baug gate and disappears
\n28: Doggie punches paws on ground
\n29: Group still on floor laughing off each other’s asses
\n30: Doggie comes back to owner and starts the walk all over again.
\n31: No sign of Apoo for 2 days
\n32: Group still on floor, 7 days from the date of the event<\/p>\n

My gift to Apoo before I left Charlotte (although this doesn’t look anywhere close to what that Gujju doggie looked like)<\/p>\n

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Why this gift (note: the doggie here is doing pee-pee) was apt for Apoo is a different story altogether \u2026 I’ll only post the same if Apoo permits me to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An Ode to Apoo Doggie: Worf \u2026 Doggie: worf \u2026 Doggie: rrowww brrrowww Apoo: arrghhh \u2026 Apoo: huff \u2026 Apoo: huff \u2026 Sound effects: Budoosh digdradaadam dooosh \u2026 Aunty 2: Sorry Apoo: poink \u2026 (getting up and falling back down on butt) Doggie: rrrowww \u2026 rrooowww \u2026 Doggie: Karchhh .. arrrhhhg \u2026 broowwwwwwwwwwwwwww Apoo: huff \u2026. Huff (10 second silence) Junta: moohahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Junta: bruhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Long long time ago, on the pavements of S.V Road, opposite Happy Restaurant next to macho age old mochi waala (Nandanvan’s family cobbler) and Spenta\/Yankee Doodle (now Brrrista), we came upon this famed legend known to most brethren world over, Apoo and his fear for canines. the story \u2026 For reasons known only to a few, we were incredibly religious back in our teens. We religiously followed up on the practice of eating Prasad at the Hanuman Mandir (temple) every day after play. And this one day was no exception. This legendary misfortune to the one, came about as one of the most hilarious of live events in the amassing scale of our nanguys journals (the monkey incident was pre-planned \u2026 bakshi, pals and the monkey had ties \u2026 some say. And besides farro and me were hapless but unhurt victims there. Hence we may not deem them to be hilarious). So we go for our rounds around the temple and the deity, finish with the same and proceed towards Prasad, pick, eat, wear our footwear and move towards home. This journey back home, which usually lasts about 10 mins of slow walking, took Apoo precisely 15 seconds of extreme scuttling. Lets flash back to the set of events that unfolded \u2026 as was \u2026 no cookups \u2026 some may argue on the minor detailing going here \u2026 but the essence of the story remains, I say \u2026 Scene: Bakshi and Anna (weird combination, I know) are leading the pack after a successful mission at the temple. A group of 7-8 lookhas almost walking in a bunch is what it looks like to the common man (not visually impaired). Bird is still hooked onto his recurring dream of jumping out of his balcony, I am busy beating up Pals, Farro’s combing his hair, Apoo is in the midst doing nothing (little did he know that he would be in the thick of things). Mask and Dada are as usual and contemplating defeating each other in carrom by gassing each other out. Sthalu is trying to help me beat Pals up, but instead is getting the brunt of the shelling from Pals’ recently acquired Taekwondo skills. There is a Fiat (Premiere Padmini) parked besides the macho age old mochi walla (important point). This lady (Aunty 1) is walking her white Gujarati Pomeranian on that same road. And as innate and ordered chaos prevails, it spots Apoo not doing much (Anna and Bakshi are also not doing a great deal, but for some reason doggie chooses to spare them \u2026 and besides you can’t really picture them being at the receiving end by a doggie). And the dog charges at Apoo. Our jhund (group), almost as though planned to act, vaccumizes the space around Apoo with the primary intention of making the line of sight clear (assuming the doggie had already smelt his victim) for the doggie. The rest is history!! It took us a whole week to stop cracking up on the issue (till we found someone else to crap on, I think). The funny part now in pseudo code form: 1: Doggie smells Apoo 2: Apoo feels doggie’s presence 3: Group feels tension and expands to form a circle around Apoo 4: Doggie spots Apoo 5: Apoo spots doggie (and blood and gore and teeth and claws and other elements) 6: Doggie charges at Apoo 7: Apoo runs 8: Doggie wanna hurt Apoo 9: Apoo no wanna be hurt 10: Doggie lets loose of leash 11: Aunty 1 shouts “no doggie (use doggie name instead)” 12: Doggie no listen 13: Aunty 1 says “don’t run, he will bite” 14: Apoo: “yea rite \u2026 pant huff” 15: Doggie: “Worf \u2026 worf” 16. Group: “harhaharrr” 17: Apoo runs toward macho age old mochi walla (on the pavement) 18. Aunty 2 in Fiat opens door to step out of car 19: Apoo hits car door 20: Budoosh digdradaadam dooosh \u2026 21. Doggie still wanna hurt Apoo 22. Apoo still don’t wanna be hurt by doggie 23. 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