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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Tragedy @ physics lab

The physics lab of my school is a average room with three tables full of extremely breakable items(hence known as BI ) So no surprise when yours faithfully & friends broke two beakers two springs & all previuosly set records.(it even appeared in the school newsletter).For further info about the friends visit Life thru the eyes of a teenager .

So on the fateful day in which we supposedly( actually we didn't do it) broke the spring the teacher called us to her table ( which is known better as the deathbed ) & told us how much money we owed the school due to our breaking etc etc.

We begged , we pleaded , we oohed & aah-ed at the consequences she dramatically described.(I especially remember the vivid image formed in my mind by the crystal clear description of the principal's office) & finally said that we would pay........................

So we went to the peon . His name was Venkatesh & he gave us the bill. My dear aforementioned friend noticed that he had charged us a little extra.................

The following conversation ensued

Yours faithfully(managing to act like James Bond): Anna ninga pathu rubaa extra charge paanirikel
Peon:Athu athu.(stuttering & stammering)athu VAT
YF:Illa ninga extra charge panirkel...........
Peon: (now becoming confident)Illa pa athu VAT Paisava kuddu......

This meant

Me:Hey your charging us extra!!!!!!!!!!!
P:No no that is ..................................VAT
Me:No you're cheating us
P: No no pay  up it is VAT

After endless speculation we came to a conclusion that VAT was (in this case) Venkatesh added tax...................

*We did pay up in the end  we payed in full measure including the "VAT"

2 comments:

  1. Lol Venkatesh Added Tax!! I heard you people talking about it in the lab... We had chem pracs free so I came to the Phy lab... :D
    Btw, who came up with the new full form of VAT? Was it you or Vishnu?

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