"Eeny, meeny, miny, moe..."

"There is another one, Jack Spratt could eat no fat and his wife could eat no lean..."

"Hey when I referred to the nursery rhyme eeny, meeny, miney moe I was going to say something profound."

"Oh OK, then go ahead."

"You remember the next line is Catch a tiger by the toe. If he hollers, let him go, Eeny, meeny, miny, moe."

"OK, but you know we don't have the common tigers in this country but the rare breed of snow tigers."

"What else would you expect in the land of the pure but rare breeds - be they politicians or bureaucrats or National Accountability Bureau officials or..."

"Are you angling to become a member of The Khan's cabinet - I mean not letting anyone complete their thought and passing judgment; and without referring to The Khan to check whether he approves or..."

"Well, they all know what The Khan likes to hear, his cabinet members, especially those who have done rounds with other parties - one, two, three and some even more rounds - they are very good at assessing what to say that would make their boss happy and..."

"And words are never going to hurt them; they can backtrack if and when a new party comes into power. Look at Mushahid! Back in the fold though he is awfully quiet these days..."

"Hmmm, I reckon Mushahid would be the liaison with the PML-Q as and when the PML-N makes a move to take back Punjab..."

"OK, The Buzz is unlikely to be the stumbling block in this case but would Nawaz Sharif learn to forgive and forget the Chaudhrys of Gujrat..."

"I don't see why not, he has forgotten many others though he doesn't forgive I hear..."

"Anyway what I wanted to say was that The Khan has caught the tiger, ha, ha, ha, by his toe and..."

"But the tiger is not hollering, he is almost indifferent, that is not true for his immediate family but..."

"I get you, but since the tiger is not hollering discussions on what to do with him are continuing, looks more like they are playing pass the parcel game, and the tiger is wounded, severely..."

"And if the music stops?"

"They will be left holding the parcel I guess."