That’s what I was saying. I’m as sick of hearing Sardar jokes as I am of hearing Bihari jokes.

I hope she doesnt get kitty cancer.

seriously! not cool at all.

um, no. sardarji jokes are almost always lame and prejudiced. if you want to make a joke that advertises you’re a bigot and can’t really think of a funny joke, i guess sardarji jokes are an option

OMG KT I swear I thought my cat was weird. He’s never known another animal so I don’t think he’d know what to do with a mouse. He will randomly chase after ladybugs and flies and stuff and when he kills them he’ll line them up for me, take me to go see them and have this look on his face “Look I saved your life, give me a treat now!!” He is like best friends with my neighbors pug and occassionally we’ll let them lose in the hallway and they go nuts over each other. My mom tells me when she’s home during the daytime and I’m not around they talk to eachother thru the wall!! So the cat hates mice and dogs hate cat theory is lost on mine.

dogs are NOT taboo for Hindus. There is in fact a nice story about a dog accompanying Yudhishtir (the eldest of the five Pandavas in the Mahabharata).

Indians do not abhor pets. On the contrary! I know I live in a lane full of dog lovers. And I don’t think it’s just limited to certain parts of the populace. Randomly – When my dog (who is twelve) started showing some signs of old age, I was stopped by some autorickshaw drivers the other day who gave me some tips on how to make his life a little more comfortable.

Regarding the sniffer dogs who were part of Bush’s entourage, generally hotels in India (especially the five star ones) do not allow dogs on the premises. It sucks, but it’s part of their management policy. And people were upset because the US security officials showed absolutely no regard for our sentiments when they insisted that their pooches sniff Rajghat (Gandhi ji’s memorial) as part of their security routine. This was in spite of being told that it was a grave sign of disrespect to us, the host country, and especially on the memorial of the father of the nation.

I agree. Bihar is an entire state and has relatively impressive diversity, so for Biharis, it’s only funny the first million times before you realize being from The Great Indian Wasteland warrants you to become the butt of every other desi joke, for any reason. Can’t think of anything witty? Make fun of Bihar. Or Sardars I realize that (in no particular order) Sardars, Dalits, Patels, dark South Indians, etc… almost all desis cop shit for something, either in their religion, geopolitics, caste and/or skin color, but I think it’s qualitatively different for Biharis because the fuckedupness in Bihar is real, and can span across more than 500 discourses. And yes, comedy is social commentary that can be progressive when it is satirical, but the kind of jokes people usually make about us really only essentialize Biharis as this wretched, backwards people to the extent that it becomes negative indoctrinazation about us. Ok, I’m done.

Nina,

On the contrary, my cat Cassidy brings mice for me from outside and plays with them. When I throw them outside, she gets pretty upset. One of these days, I am going put her picture on my blog.