Overheard in Karachi

Sab set hai!

Posted by: Saba Imtiaz on: November 20, 2009

Overheard in a considerably ‘elite’ school

Girl eyeing a schoolmate’s Prado: Yaar banday ke pass ek apni khud ki Prado ho aur thora paisa, life set hai!

Credit:  Sonia B.

Andha Qanoon

Posted by: Huma Imtiaz on: November 15, 2009

Guy: Jis ko kaheen admission nahi milta woh LLB karleta hai
Uncle: Aur phir woh chief justice ban jata hai!

Sweeping statement

Posted by: Saba Imtiaz on: September 27, 2009

One guy to another: You just don’t have intellectuals in Pakistan.

Kids these days, they just don’t read enough

Posted by: Saba Imtiaz on: August 16, 2009

Overheard at a bookstore:

Kid: Aapke paas Titanic ki kitaab hai?

Salesman: Beta Titanic ko doobe hue itne saal guzar gaye, ab aapko kitaab chahiye

Independence Day mania

Posted by: Saba Imtiaz on: August 4, 2009

Over-excited girl: OMG, that is such an inspirational picture of Quaid-e-Azam…I’m in loooove with him all over again.

Flower power

Posted by: Saba Imtiaz on: July 31, 2009

Gajra seller to guy: Sir, gajra le lein…bilkul aap ki tarah fresh hai!

Defence Against the Dark Arts

Posted by: Saba Imtiaz on: July 24, 2009

Guy and girl checking out the print of the new Harry Potter movie:

Girl: This sucks. It’s in black and white.
Guy: (pointing at his laptop screen) No. Look! There’s some red!
Girl: It isn’t colourful enough!

Credit: Anon.

Feel Good Inc

Posted by: Saba Imtiaz on: July 22, 2009

Students of class-just-ended to instructor of class-about-to-start: “What are you teaching?”
Instructor: “Tae-bo. What class did you guys just have?”
Students: “Arabix”
Instructor: “Why would you have an Arabic class at Shapes?”
Me: “Erm. I think they mean aerobics”
Instructor [horrified]: “Oh! Aero-bics. i thought you guys said. Arab..oh… its pronounced aero-bics”
Credit: A.H.

Don’t worry, be happy.

Posted by: Saba Imtiaz on: July 22, 2009

Boss to grumbling teenaged employee:

Boss: Why the hell are you complaining? You have NO RIGHT to complain!

Science 101

Posted by: Huma Imtiaz on: July 10, 2009

Boy: We had lassi made from goat’s milk in the Northern Areas.
Girl: Ewww. Goats give milk?