"I was listening to Trump lawyer's defense in the impeachment trial and he cited an umpire stating in response to a player that the ball ain't in or out till I say so."

"Hmmmm."

"Cat got your tongue?!"

"No I was just marveling at you citing someone who obviously was not refereeing a game of cricket. Hey in this country we play cricket and....and I guess hockey is no longer a sport that we excel at and so public interest has waned dramatically...."

"The Patron in Chief of these two games is the country's Prime Minister who has no experience in hockey...."

"Our cricket team is performing the same as during the tenure of the Man Who Shall Remain Nameless - erratic performance, highs followed by lower than a snake and..."

"Don't be so negative."

"Anyway I have a theory..."

"Not a conspiracy theory I hope because The Khan says he is fully aware of who is behind conspiracies against his government and his one day trip to Lahore and then to Karachi has quelled all rumblings because of his strong message and..."

"Excuse me but the strong message was, to my mind, for the coalition partners that The Khan did not meet during his visit to these two cities, oh and by the way the list of those he didn't meet included his Governor Punjab and..."

"I reckon Governor Punjab, second time in the position, once with the Sharifs and now with The Khan, has to understand the concept of One Man Rule in Pakistan - be it a military government or be it a civilian dispensation."

"Ha ha yes he is making the same mistakes as before.....but anyway my theory is that The Khan by not meeting the Chaudharys and the MQM has sent a message to them...."

"Which is?"

"His B team will deal with them and not The Khan himself."

"I take strong exception to your referring to Jehangir Tareen and Pervez Khattack as B team, I mean...."

"One Man Rule remember, however key you may think you are you can be plucked like a fly sitting on a bowl of carrot halwa and..."

"Hey how do you pluck a fly?"

"Spray it and..."

"True but the halwa is not longer edible right!"

"Halwa remains halwa, that is the dictum of our politicians..."

"Like a degree is a degree - fake or otherwise?"

"Precisely!"