Seven billion years ago, they had switched on Deep Thought, the greatest computer that ever had been, and had asked him the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything. Deep Thought had told them that it would take him seven billion years to calculate it. Of course, seven billion years is a long time, but they had had no choice - Deep Thought was the greatest computer that ever was. (Of course, there was to be a better and a faster computer that would be designed later, but that is another story)
Today, was the day when the answer was due. Deep Thought slowly opened his greatest-computer-that-ever-was-ly eyes, and blinked.
"Do you have an answer?" They asked him.
Deep thought nodded silently.
"Tell us! Tell us the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything!"
There was an unnerving silence, followed by and unnerving whooshing of the wind, which continued till the unnerving silence resumed.
Deep Thought said one word, "Egg."
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Monday, 16 March 2009
Hide and Seek
Sandeep ran into the garage desperately. Sheetal had already reached 84, all the others had disappeared, but he still hadn't found a hiding place. He pulled the garage door shut and turned to survey his surroundings.
The room was big, with a ceiling that seemed impossibly high. Giant cobwebs trailed from it, to the ground and swayed gently to an invisible draft. In the twilight, they looked vaguely threatening. The room smelled of dust and damp and the past. A dusty, cracked mirror reflected his face and the swaying cobwebs. The din from the roosting birds outside was suddenly silenced. Sandeep suddenly felt alone in the vast garage, filled with unwanted things. An invisible cricket chirped, making him jump. He couldn't see into the farther end of the room, it was bathed in shadows. He stared at it, fighting down panic. The next moment, he never knew if it was his own hyperactive imagination or something actually moved, but he wrenched open the door and ran our screaming. "Mummmyyy!"
Sheetal, who had reached 98, turned around in surprise.
All that evening, they danced around him, made clucking noises and called him "Chicken."
The room was big, with a ceiling that seemed impossibly high. Giant cobwebs trailed from it, to the ground and swayed gently to an invisible draft. In the twilight, they looked vaguely threatening. The room smelled of dust and damp and the past. A dusty, cracked mirror reflected his face and the swaying cobwebs. The din from the roosting birds outside was suddenly silenced. Sandeep suddenly felt alone in the vast garage, filled with unwanted things. An invisible cricket chirped, making him jump. He couldn't see into the farther end of the room, it was bathed in shadows. He stared at it, fighting down panic. The next moment, he never knew if it was his own hyperactive imagination or something actually moved, but he wrenched open the door and ran our screaming. "Mummmyyy!"
Sheetal, who had reached 98, turned around in surprise.
All that evening, they danced around him, made clucking noises and called him "Chicken."
Saturday, 14 March 2009
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