A Tale Of Tall Tales.......

Some twelve-thirteen years ago I used to be known for my extremely tall and convincing tales. Yarns, that I'd spin out in such a fashion that the listener was always left convinced that I couldn't possibly be lying!!!

Back then there used to be a very popular cartoon at that point of time named 'Centurions'. In this cartoon, the main characters used to wear specialised suits which allowed them to be teleported to any place, with a very extensive arsenal of weapons to call upon, that became a part of their special suits to turn them into living machines of intense power. Now, when some of my cousins decided to drop in to visit me from Kolkata, we went to visit the Prince of Wales Museum(Mumbai of course), I decided to make the trip a little interesting by cooking up a story about how these characters from this series were real. And, how while visiting the museum once, I'd come across this huge whale made from concrete hanging in one of the main halls there and had discovered the characters from the cartoon series fighting some battle inside this sculpture. I decided to make it a little more interesting by providing various facts and figures about the incident.

These cousins of mine who normally never believed my stories really freaked out at discovering that the various facts and figures I'd given in support almost all came out to be true, and were hence coaxed into believing me.... Soon after this incident they went back to Kolkata. When I next met them they'd still not been able to see through my hoax as I kept adding credibility to it. It was almost after a full two years that the truth was finally revealed to them.

Over the past decade, I've slowly and steadily lost my grasp of this 'Art'. Wish I was still as proficient. These days I've begun practicing it again though I am no longer as good as I used to be. Wish those olden times could reign again at times. These days I've started mixing them up a little, both fiction and reality. See if you can differentiate between the facts and fiction of my life...........