Babus Jokes

BARRA Babus fancy their command over English; Chhota Babus are perplexed and often misunderstand questions put to them. An IG of Police made a noting on a file put up to him stating, "The sub-inspector should not have pulled the chestnuts out of the fire.' In due course the file percolated down to the hapless sub-inspector who did not know what the expression meant. So he consulted his colleagues who were no better informed than the was. After joint deliberation, the sub-inspector penned his reply which ran as follows:

'I have gone through very carefully and with due respect the worthy comments of the honourable Inspector General of Police. I have checked all the registers in the station. I have also made thorough local enquiries. There was no fire anywhere within the jurisdiction of this police station on the 20th of May, 1962. As there was no fire, it is humbly submitted that there can be no question of pulling any chestnuts out of the fire.'

Two tigers who had escaped from the Delhi Zoo reappeared in their respective cages after six months of freedom. One was very fat, the other reduced to skin and bone. They began to discuss their experiences. Said the thin one:' I was very unlucky. I found my way into Rajasthan. There was a famine there. I could not get enough to eat. Even the cattle I killed had no flesh on them. I would have died of hunger, so I decided to surrender myself to the police. Although I am caged here, at least I get my bellyful of meat everyday.' He asked his fat companion why he had come back to the zoo.
At first I had very good luck,' replied the fat tiger licking his chops in happy reminiscence.' I got into the secretariat. Every evening, as the millions of babus (clerks) poured out of their offices, I would catch one and eat him up. For the first six months no one noticed anything. But yesterday I made the mistake of eating up the fellow who serves them their relays of cups of tea and coffee. Then more...