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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Carnatic unfunnies

Warning:
This programming was made possible by Ramki. Some knowledge of Tamil and Carnatic music may be essential. Grin, Groan, Bear, skip, ignore.

What did Bharatha say when someone asked him if music was an art or a science?
Not a Shastra..

Why could'nt the two carpenters sing well together?
Cos they didn't want to use the same 'sa'

Why did the dancer go to the dentist?
Because (s)he knew about a lot of Jawvalis?
* Credits : Shiva.

What was Kucela's favorite part of the Concert?
The Neraval.

Why did the Kanjira player draw a matrix when the Mrdangist and the vocalist were arguing about the tempo?
Because there was a row and a Kalam.

Which part of the concert was kinda like a palm tree?
The a la panai..

Which ragam did the pilgrim who went to Shrirangam sing?
Saw-Ranga

What was the unix-programmer's favorite kind of ragas?
Bash-anga ragas.

Which was the auditor's favorite composition?
Show-billu saptasvara

Why did Arabhi go to the rheumatologist?
Because its knee was weak

What did Tyagaraja say to the abominable snowman?
Yeti janmamidhi ha!

Why couldn't the bear sing Lalita correctly?
Because he always sang it with a Paw.

13 comments:

ಹಂಸಾನಂದಿ Hamsanandi said...

Can't stop laughing!

Shrikaanth K. Murthy said...

abba sema kaDi :))

Kamini said...

I grinned, I groaned, I bore!

Thanks for a good laugh!

ಹಂಸಾನಂದಿ Hamsanandi said...

Couldn't stop myself from writing a similar post! - http://hamsanada.blogspot.com/2009/09/blog-post_16.html

turanga said...

What raga did they play when Viswanathan Anand walked into a function honoring him?

vaachaspati.

turanga said...

What was the unix-programmer's favorite kind of ragas?
Bash-anga ragas.
(This one really requires a Tamil benign neglect of aspiration!)

And the kind of compositions he liked?

ksh-eeraabdhikannike, ...

turanga said...

What happens when the little fly cries "Kaa Vaa Vaa"?

VaraaL-ii.

What did Ranga say when he was rudely woken up in the middle of the concert by the musician starting up "O Rangashaayi"?

Calm pochi.

Vidya said...

@Hamsanandi,@Dr.Shrikaanth,@Kamini,
Thanks.
@turanga,
LOL @benign neglect of aspiration. Vachaspati was a good one!

turanga said...

What raga is not particularly lucrative to sing?

Mohana.

turanga said...

Which composition eventually becomes its own raga?

akhilAMDEshvari.

ra said...

hee hee, they're just dreadful, but so funny!

turanga said...

What did mom say when her son asked who was playing and her daughter asked what raga it was?

KhanaDa.

varali said...

Groaning but giggling!