Guy: “So what’s this Kal Ho Na Ho wala situation?”
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Overheard in Karachi | Random quotes from Karachi – inspired by Overheard in New York.
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Politicospeak
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Intelligentsia, KLF style.
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Overheard at Karachi Literature Festival
“The thing with being in such an environment is… you feel so intelligent.”
Credit: AH
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RIP
By Saba Imtiaz
Person # 1 talking to an entire team of people: “Uss ki grandmother christian hain… tau.. she died on saturday….aaj unn ka St.Anthony’s main … hai.. woh… kya kehte hain? hanh! Matrimonial”
Other person trying to salvage the situation: “aap ka matlab aaj unn ka RIP hai….”
Credit: Anon.
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Karoon kya dial number?
By Saba Imtiaz
Guy 1: “So since phones are off tomorrow then let’s just finalize 3 pm for lunch tomorrow.”
Guy 2: “Sure and in case there’s any change just get in touch on my wife’s phone.”
Guy 1: “But won’t her phone also be off?”
Guy 2: “Oh! Right……”
Credit: BH
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I can haz retail?
By Saba Imtiaz
Girl: “When I was in London I heard that Mango had opened up here, so I thought things were getting better. But my internship really opened my eyes.”
Credit: William S.
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TV talk
By Saba Imtiaz
Guy: “Yeh Ishq-e-Mamnoon ka to bada scene hai yaar.”
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Lipstick Jungle
By Saba Imtiaz
At university
Guy to other guy: “Yaar, kisi keh paas lipstick hogi?”
Credit: RS
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Luxe langar
By Saba Imtiaz
At Marriott
Guy: “Chef se kehna haath khol ke khana banaye… jaise Abdullah Shah Ghazi ke mazaar ka hota hai”
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