Importance of Pigs

 When we were kids, we had a Piggy Bank. Cute one, with small change, mostly.

Riding Piggy-back. This can happen at any age. Famous people or successful people have many wanting to ride on their fame or success. This is different from riding on horse-back. There, you have to make an effort yourself.

Pig-tails are as well known as pony tails.. almost.

Bringing home the bacon. Bacon comes from pigs.

BLT sandwich was my favourite. Stands for bacon, lettuce and tomato.

PG Wodehouse elevated this to an art form- pig-rearing. His Empress of Blandings was a rare porcine character in adult literature. Her antics fueled many a book.

T Time

The importance of T cannot be underestimated in life.

It wakes up so many people daily and makes them functional human beings, somewhat tolerable to the rest of humani-tea.

You exclaim when something is going exactly right, that "it fits to a T."

Golf actually uses the tee in two ways. Starting off is called a Tee-off, and the wooden/plastic ball-holder on which you put the ball before swinging at it is also called a tee.

What I do for a living begins with a t- teaching!

The easiest gift to give someone is a t- shirt.

When someone is feeling down, you give them TLC- tender loving care.

We live on Oxygen. And who gives us that in exchange for carbon dioxide? A Tree, of course.

In Defense of Sycophancy

People keep ranting about sycophants and the art they practice. But I don't get it. Like the monarchs of all they survey, sycophants have an important role to play. Who else can do the following things as effectively?

1. Reinforce the self-esteem of the sycophantee (the recipient of the sycophancy- my contribution to the lexicon).

2. Carry tales from rivals and perceived rivals to him. MIS and communication systems rolled into one.

3. Tell humble subjects/subordinates/favour-seekers about his mood swings, and when they should approach him for a favourable outcome.

4. Keep undesirable people away, and let his reign be peaceful, undisturbed by potential bad news.

5. Twist all the news in such a way that it appears that the sycophantee is a gift from God to his subjects/subordinates.

Think of your workplace, and all the (p)syc(h)ophants there. What would the boss do without them?