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Maanav's avatar

Sincere apologies to anyone who reads this piece haha.

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Tara Narula's avatar

Oh god. Its really very strange to be delighted and disgusted at the same time. I think I like it.

And, well, think most of us can have empathy for this sort of situation 😂

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Sylona's avatar

I agree with you 😂

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Sanket's avatar

Maanav, thanks for the lifelong trauma you have given me. (But you did give a warning so it was my fault)

Also this is how I read the essay 🫣. And big guffaws in between that scared my kid.

Now for the 1 hour bath I need.

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Maanav's avatar

Most welcome, Sanket.

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Halli Mail's avatar

This is the shit

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Natasha Badhwar's avatar

Hahahaha Maanav, this is insane.

No, you are insane 💜

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Avanish Tiwary's avatar

Hahaahaa, this was so good AND disgusting! Mridula is a really good friend - if I were in her place, I would have kicked you out of the car, no way I am letting a friend with wet pants sit in my car, lol.

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Sana Ally's avatar

Maanav. Thank you for your service. This Gajapati Kulapati-for-adults-perfection-of an essay is the stuff I didn’t know I needed at 1:35 am today but here I am, trying to chokeslam myself out of the laughing fit. Hmph.

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Samira's avatar

No cringe here. Only empathy and total understanding - for the situation, the stomach and the North Indian in Bangalore. I've had a similar episode, but let's not get into it here :D

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Reema Ahmad's avatar

BRILLIANT!!!

Please know that my shit joke loving family now considers you a warrior and hero!

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Maanav's avatar

Salaam from my shit joke loving family to yours :)

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Reema Ahmad's avatar

Jahanpanah tohfa qubool ho!

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Amrita's avatar

Oh my god this was horrible. And wonderful. '.. it’s hard to focus when you’re being bathed against your will' - I'm snorting. Too funny!

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Raju Tai's avatar

never ever ever ever stop writing

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Suruchi Chaudhary's avatar

Hahahaha!

Laughed out loud at so many instances!!

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Not The Wife Material's avatar

Some pitstop this was! Lovely as always Human.

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Rohan Banerjee's avatar

This must be what they call a chamber drama. What a fun read! It is no meanvfeat to concoct an essay out of one pit and tap situation. Superb! 😂🙌🏽

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Binu Sivan's avatar

Yikes! I speed read that because I was totally stressing over how you were going to get out of that fix.

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Mridu's avatar

😂😂😂😂

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