Sometimes we are really hard on our politicians. I mean, come on guys, they’re people too! Sure, many lie, cheat, and steal from the country. The whole “there’s no I in ‘team‘” saying is completely lost on most of them. But beneath that lying, cheating, bratty exterior are people, with real feelings. Because politicians – they’re just like us!
For example:
They’re forced to wear dorky costumes that someone told them looked “amazing” at the time!
Ugh. This is SO not something Harry Potter would wear...
They sported bad haircuts in the 80′s and had jungle-themed bedrooms!
You're a tiger, Imran!! Growl! Rawr!
They think fuzzy animals are just SO adorable!
"Gimme the panda!! Give him to me!" "No he's my fuzzy wuzzy bear!" "NO! MINE!"
They really do love their pets!
"Aren't my lions AMAZING?! I call that one Nawaz and the angry one's Shahbaz."
Sometimes all they really want is a nice, big hug…
"If you insist, I might hug. No, really. Insist."
Or a big, fat, kiss!
"Come give your Altaf Bhai a smoochie!" "Oh. God."
So next time you rag on your seedy politician, remember – they’re just like us!
(Credit for the Imran Khan photo goes to Rockistani and via @dishoompk and @fiverupees on Twitter)
(Inspired by US Weekly’s inane “Stars – They’re Just like Us!)
This is hilarious! They do seem like us ordinary folk. But I can safely say that I have no stuffed animals in my house, my bedroom does not contain any signs of the jungle, I have never held a panda, and never ever have I ever had a desire to hug Palin. Now the silly cap that Gillani has on…we may just have something in common
Thanks for the comic relief Kalsoom!
You didn’t have a jungle-themed bedroom?! Man, you missed out. Of course, my bedroom was for a 6 year old, and didn’t have a cricket bat staring at me from a corner, but ya know…the 80′s.
Also, in my warped imagination, the cricket bat reminds me of the coconut in Tom Hank’s film-that-was-really-a-long-monologue, Cast Away: http://www.logodesignworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/castaway-wilson-ball-logo.jpg
Haha hilarious > 10/10 on a big, fat, kiss!
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@ Sahar, Musharraf never had a panda, they were on a visit to China when they were given a panda for photoshoot.
I was being facetious. But with air-conditioned stables in our country, you never know…
fantastic! a great touch to your site, Kalsoom. really enjoyable and sends out a certain message- they have a human dimension to them, after all! now let’s find a photo of one of our leaders having a bun kebab a la Pres. Obama (Five Guys)!
Kalsoom, this is absolutely amazing. you bring good humor to our intractable political crisis. mr and mrs. musharraf look particularly peeved by the panda bear. while this certainly does not excuse their venal behavior, it provides context for the people they are. at least their extravagances, eccentricities, complexities are continuous, all the way from their personal lives to their political lives. here’s to “consistency”!
cheers,
zohra
Thanks guys – my brain has been a little fried lately and am working on a far more serious post, so thought this was a light TP article!
hahaahahahhahahaha…. good one Kals…. really needed the laugh !!
Good one guys. This all makes sense. We should realist that we must support our politicians at this time of uncertainty. They are just human like us and some how we don’t really give them even slight leverage. The country faces the problem of terrorist and this cant be handled over night.
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