Mrs Funnybones Blog - Times of India Blog
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Twinkle Khanna aka Mrs Funnybones crafts satirical stories and funny fables.
Mrs Funnybones Blog - Times of India Blog
1w ago
On my 49th birthday, before the family woke up, I was bent over my laptop, like every other morning in the previous month, working on my first-term submission that focused on the disruption of time ..read more
Mrs Funnybones Blog - Times of India Blog
1M ago
A severed digit in a cup of ice cream took over my morning. Let me clarify that I am not into cannibalism. It was a wormhole I fell into after reading about a doctor from ..read more
Mrs Funnybones Blog - Times of India Blog
1M ago
As a child, I was accident prone. Tumble after tumble left me with myriad broken bones and torn ligaments. When I was laid up in bed, my favourite moments were when I had a bowl ..read more
Mrs Funnybones Blog - Times of India Blog
2M ago
As a child in the seventies, I recall my mother’s duties being clearly defined. The most important was ensuring we finished the two rotis on our plate. In my sister’s case, this was an arduous ..read more
Mrs Funnybones Blog - Times of India Blog
3M ago
The journey that started at an airport and had me navigate my way around pizza, playbooks and politics began with a simple phone call from my mother. ‘What do you mean you are in Chennai ..read more
Mrs Funnybones Blog - Times of India Blog
4M ago
The art of communication is like building a rope bridge. Both usually begin with someone throwing a line that reaches the person standing on the other side of a chasm. Sometimes, you aim correctly, and ..read more
Mrs Funnybones Blog - Times of India Blog
4M ago
Monday: Over the weekend, the Gujarati side of my extended family was particularly busy on our WhatsApp group. My mother’s cousin, Biren bhai, has been behaving like it is his son’s and not Anant Ambani’s ..read more
Mrs Funnybones Blog - Times of India Blog
5M ago
Valentine’s Day is around the corner, and last year, the Animal Welfare Board of India tried to turn this into Cow Hug Day, where they suggested that we forget about romance and embrace our bovine ..read more
Mrs Funnybones Blog - Times of India Blog
6M ago
Freddie’s sense of smell is as sharp as a scalpel. His approach towards the bird is precise. He leaps on the balcony railing, an orchestra of sharp teeth and claws clanging on the metal bar ..read more
Mrs Funnybones Blog - Times of India Blog
6M ago
Jonathan Swift, author of ‘Gulliver’s Travels’, made a list of resolutions in 1699. After declarations like, ‘Not to boast of my former beauty, or strength, or favour with Ladyes, &c’ and ‘Not to be fond ..read more