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By Nadeem F. Paracha
Daddy?
Yes, son.
Perhaps.
Well…
Did Quaid-i-Azam fight in that war along with Muhammad bin Qasim and Imran Khan?
No, son. The Quaid and Imran were born much later and Muhammad bin Qasim died
many years before.
But there was always a Pakistan! It has been there for 5,000 years!
It figures.
Sub-what?
Never mind.
No!
Keep quiet! No more TV for you! Go watch a movie on DVD or listen to a CD.
Can’t do that.
What?!
Oh, God. Son, go do your homework. What happened to that science project you were
working on?
A bomb.
What?!
A bomb.
I heard that! But why?
That’s different.
How come?
No, he isn’t.
On the moon?
What??
I heard that!
Gosh, that bomb? But your science teacher will fail you.
Really?
Why not?
So?
Tony?
Yes, Tony.
No. By the way, I’ve made sure Kitto starts covering up as well.
Kitto?
Yes, Kittto.
What?
But why?
Oh, God!
No!
No!
No!
No!
Then stop asking silly questions. By the way, I won’t call you daddy anymore.
Who the heck are you to tell me who I am, you little fascist twit!
What’s a fascist?
Okay, I’m sorry. You have to be tolerant and rational, son. Now be a good boy and go
read a book instead of watching TV.
I have no books.
I burned them.
What?
I burned them.
But why?
So?
W... aaaaaaa…
What now?
W... aaaa… yes, I did until you and mommy gave me the polio drops… aaaaa…
Sure, dad.
Mom?
No, no…
What then?
The TV set!
What?
Just do it!
I see. Dad?
Yes.
You’re so unconstitutional!