Of Smoke rings And 6.42%

Inflation rates and the complex algorithms put in place for the same were never clearer, as they stand today, to any living being who knows the only thing common between Red n White and 'bravery' is that they are completely different. And never was the term 'Ignorance is bliss' so universally understood, and embraced.

This post chooses to ignore the rants of the self-proclaimed sane(read faggots) minds, who still believe they can convince a joey against smoking while in the act!!

Last month, a news confronted many a ringo stars on a fine morning. Cigarrette costs had gone up by nearly a rupee. For each brand. Score!, for the patriots and the lawmakers cashing in on the progressive ride for a smoke free India. An unstated national mourning was observed by all Call Center employees(Night shift especially) and engineering students in wake of the same. Monthly budgets were re-planned, and dope gangs had their usual drop outs who thought this was their cue to jump to the non-smoking zone. Ever anxious parents bought each and every excuse pulled in by their sons/daughters for the required extra amount, and about the drop outs, well, they came back, to the last count.
One of the distinguished members of a gang, present in each one of em, the ones who take the sunday newspapers and their morning dose to the toilet, read about a word extensively used by the Left parties to blame everything(Sex/Sting scandals being an exception), 'Inflation'. Word got out, and by evening all knew their curse word.
'The govt has failed to keep inflation in check', they went about, discussing it over now-so-hush-hush groupie drag sessions.
'We gotta do something abt it! This is Anarchy!', said one, and went to sleep. He had taken his last long drag.

The stressed out Air-Hostesses took it harder than most. They had to now balance between two shifts of Pilot bjz and handjobs. Their alternative, to cut down on personal accessories and Habib haircuts didnt go down well, and the lady suggesting the same had to be chucked out of the discussion panel.

The pan wallahs moved in quickly. They re-structured their joints, and in a strategic move, passed out local kolahpuri cigars as their finest cuban counterparts. Even though the move backfired, the first lesson for 'Chapter:Oppurtunity and Market analysis' was learned.

The present scenario, a rather subdued anger state for many, isnt quite encouraging either. Now, the filters are not spared either, and long forgotten discussions on the lengths of the cigarrettes has rightfully sprung back to life.

Thank you for smoking.