Well, well, well. I switch on NDTV 24x7 today at 5:30 pm and i see a new program called chupa rustum happening. Expecting to see something like the political satire (called the great indian tamasha or double take) that they run i watch it.
What do i see? i see a remake of MTV bakra in action. This guy goes out with a scooter that doesnt have a stand or petrol. He asks a passerby to hold it (as it doesnt have a stand) while he goes to pick up some petrol. The quick five minutes turns into more than an hour and there is still no sign of the guy. When the guy decides he has had enough and wants to leave he comes around trying to get him to HELP him out for some more time. Only when the guy is fed up does he admit that he is on candid camera.
Well, for myself, i would rather suffer the fires of hell for the rest of my life for not helping a person in need, rather than be made a laughing stock on national telivision. Not to mention the waste of my valuable time.
24 hour news channels were a bad idea from the start. But when reporters star acting like Cyrus Broacha one wonders where we are headed towards.
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sorry for deleting the incomplete comment abobe.
Coming to the post, there are worse side-effects of such corny attempts at humour. Imagine yourself being a prey to such prank. Would you *ever* consider helping a fellow, now you know that you might be a potential prey to another such prank??
Playing such pranks, say in the classroom, or playground is another issue altogether. But on the road?? People walking on the road tend to have so many things on their mind already. Such sick pranks only add to their woes.
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