Yakoob on 26/10/2011 at 11:31
Bring out the lights bitches, it's mothereffing (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali) Diwali yet again in India. So plug the damn light cord in, gamble your monies away, eat up that amazing dal ka halwa, and shoot up those crackers to piss of the neighbors. Yeeeeee!
Sulphur on 26/10/2011 at 11:48
Ah, that time of the year when you're afraid of walking out on the streets, because the neighbour's kids probably lit a small green ball of compressed gunpowder in the middle of the road and your foot might land right on it when it goes. And the dogs, the poor dogs. They have no idea what to make of all the ruckus outside. It's almost a warzone at times.
And then, when you finally brave it outside to get some groceries or something, one of the other neighbour's kids decides to take a small chilli cracker, light it, then hold it in his hand for as long as possible before tossing it into the distance in a show of bravado. And of course, it lands right in front of your face before it goes bang.
And no matter how annoying that sounds, it's totally awesome. Until someone blows up.
Festival of lights, sure. Festival of noise terrorism, fuck yeah! Did I ever tell you guys about the time I nearly blew myself up during a Diwali when I was in sixth grade? Story for another time!
Happy Diwali, folks. Go light something the fuck up.
Matthew on 26/10/2011 at 11:59
Namaste, bitches.
demagogue on 26/10/2011 at 15:21
I'll take the occasion to notice this is the 3rd Happy Diwali post I've seen, the other two from Anglo Americans in DC and Singapore, though granted the cosmopolitan brand. That's not too odd except I'd never seen a post for it before this year ... ever. Now three. I read up on it on wiki after the first.
Aaaanyway if the tv show Outsourced is anything to go by, it looks like a fun & crazy festivhatever it is. Enjoy yourselves. :D
Yakoob on 28/10/2011 at 06:53
Quote Posted by Sulphur
And then, when you finally brave it outside to get some groceries or something, one of the other neighbour's kids decides to take a small chilli cracker, light it, then hold it in his hand for as long as possible before tossing it into the distance in a show of bravado. And of course, it lands right in front of your face before it goes bang.
Oh god. I was throwing some bomb's with a friend's family, you know those little cylinders with the wick sticking out. "Light the wick and just toss it" they said. Sure. I figure I have a few seconds to toss it after I light it, right? WRONG. That fucker burns down in half a goddamn second, no joke. As soon as I saw it going down I tried to toss it but it just burnt down too fast, exploded in my hand. Ringing hand plus numb fingers for the next half hour. Motherfu.....
Vernon on 28/10/2011 at 12:05
Yo this isn't the paint-throwing one is it?
Gingerbread Man on 28/10/2011 at 14:07
DIWALI! I am well-armed with those little green gunpowder bombs this year!
Sulphur on 29/10/2011 at 20:45
Quote Posted by Yakoob
Oh god. I was throwing some bomb's with a friend's family, you know those little cylinders with the wick sticking out. "Light the wick and just toss it" they said. Sure. I figure I have a few seconds to toss it after I light it, right? WRONG. That fucker burns down in half a goddamn second, no joke. As soon as I saw it going down I tried to toss it but it just burnt down too fast, exploded in my hand. Ringing hand plus numb fingers for the next half hour. Motherfu.....
I see it took a day until you were be able to type that out. Not too bad. Consider it a rite of initiation. :P Seriously, it's happened to all of us. Diwali isn't Diwali until you've nearly blown your fingers off.
raph: That's fantastic. :D:thumb:
