I was just browsing around some and found some websites that sell t-shirts of Indian interest. Most of them I found were mildly amusing as they featured predictable subject matter like Gandhi, stylized Om symbols, and some reference to brown pride. However, there were several funny designs to which I’d like to call attention.
A friend of mine just told me about this relatively new WWE Indian wrestler named The Great Khali. Standing at a towering 7′-3″ and weighing over 400 pounds, this guy makes the average Indian computer programmer look like Little Superstar. Apparently The Great Khali was a former powerlifter back in idea who used to train by picking up displaced cows out of the streets of Delhi with his bare hands. OK, I made that latter part up, but I certainly would not want to be on the receiving end of a thupard from this guy. And did you notice the size of his jaw?! You could comfortably park an autorikshaw on it. All the future Land Rovers that Tata develops will be build on his chassis.
According to an uncited source on Wikipedia, Mr. Khali drinks a gallon of milk a day and eats five chickens and two dozen eggs, and of course, chapatis, juice and fruit to make his mom happy. It’s about time that an athlete of Indian origin makes it big in the U.S. Vijay Singh just doesn’t have the same intimidation factor. I think it would be awesome if The Great Khali developed a signature finishing move called the Pakora Piledriver where he would smash his opponents, batter-fry them to a golden perfection, and then serve them piping-hot up to the audience with an array of sweet and savory chutnies.