an interesting conversation with clifton on yahoo messenger about the cultural icons of pakistan ...

an excerpt is posted here. hope she doesnt rap my knuckles for breaching her privacy

atif: so guess what! i got accused of being ignorant of paki pop culture because i did not know that an actress named "shabnam" was the marilyn monroe of pakistan!

clifton: whoever suggested that shabnam was the marilyn monroe of pakistan should be tarred and feathered. the criteria for being a marilyn monroe is two folds. one, she should have a playgirl image. and two, she should have had numerous affairs with power elite.

atif: gotcha! there is no need to tar and feather the accuser because she already looks the look with that permanent scowl on her face. so who do you think is worthy of being the marilyn monroe of pakistan?

clifton: i would say its noor jehan. she had the playgirl image, and she did the affairs bit with yehya khan and the like

atif: that makes sense. i cant believe that a java coding, hindoo coddling, heeng smelling paki girl would accuse me of not knowing paki pop icons. i cant wait for the day when you carry the feather sack and i carry the tar bucket and we spend our life walking around tarring and feathering ignoramus people

clifton: well, if you had said that you did not know waheed murad, mohammed ali, farida khanum, zia mohiuddin, moeen akhtar, anwar maqsood, fatima bajia etc, then she would have had that point. in fact, in that case, i would have joined her in tarring and feathering you

atif: i agree. i think aunty should stop parading her wiki-intellect on chowk and instead develop some womanly finesse in her to attract a male companion. wiki-intellect may get her her hindoo admirers, but it is no substitute for a man who can help wipe that permanent scowl from her face

clifton: ok, now thats mean! her being a miserable little creature does not give you the license to take cheap shots at her. i will personally tar and feather you when i return

atif: ooooo i like that! your or place or mine?