Partly Facetious: Who is real gentleman amongst politicians?

17 Dec, 2009

"Will the real gentleman please come forward!"
"And who will get to define who is a real gentleman?"
"Think fairytale my friend: remember the story of the princess and the pea."
"I remember the story: a true princess could feel the pea even beneath several mattresses."
"Correct and if you substitute Barrister Azfar for the princess then he can figure out who is a gentleman and who isn't beneath the layers of prospective military adventurers of the future."
"A bit far fetched...but what about politicians?"
"What about them?"
"Can he define who is a real gentleman amongst politicians?"
"There may be some partisan sentiments within the Barrister's heart that would mitigate an unbiased evaluation!"
"My God, what language! But seriously can we define the Prime Minister as a real gentleman?"
"He is a gentleman indeed. A gentleman never throws away the cards dealt him..."
"In poker you are required to throw away cards you don't want and..."
"Hey our Prime Minister is not a poker player - a gentleman never plays poker and so PM Gilani does not throw away any cards dealt him."
"Does not throw these useless cards or simply cannot?"
"The answer to that question will not determine whether he is a gentleman or not?"
"I disagree."
"Listen my friend a gentleman does not rock the boat either."
"How about if he is sitting in a rocking boat and decides to play poker?"
"Don't be facetious."
"Some people reckon he is sitting in a boat caught in a squall and the cards are held tightly in his hand and he can throw them all over board and..."
"To deal with a squall requires an adept seaman and no seaman can be a gentleman and the Prime Minister is a gentlemen."
"I see, so by your definition a gentleman can only shuffle the cards even if the cards are marked."
"Exactly. And that is what our Prime Minister did. He shuffled three or four ministers out of a total of sixty plus, and that to me proves conclusively that he is a gentleman."

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