April 22. “Button, I have some Sardar jokes to tell you.”

“Why does everybody crack jokes about Sardars?”

“I don’t know the reason but Sardar jokes have been around for a while.”

“Tell me some.”

“A Sardar was filling up an application form. A column asked for his mother tongue. He wrote—Tongue is long and very sharp.”

“Hahahaha…”

“Is that a genuine laugh or are you faking it?”

“Genuine, baba.”

“The next one is—A Sardar going for his morning walk, came across a mound of shit. He remarked—This looks like shit. Picking up a little bit of the shit, he smelt it and remarked—This smells like shit. He then touched that same finger to his tongue and said—It also tastes like shit. Thank god I didn’t step on it.”

“Good lord!”

“This is one Sardar joke I tell everyone. Dost’s contribution.”

“Tell me some more.”

“Not tonight. It’s time both of us went to sleep.”