Laughs from Maldives - Global humour, with a local touch

"Pakapaka" - An unusual vocal sound projected by a subject when he/she is bombarded with humour reaching a certain degree of amusement.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Goal keeper....life saver

Goalkeeper Imran was walking along the street one day when he heard screams from a nearby building. He looked up to see smoke billowing from a fourth-floor window and a woman leaning out holding a baby.

"Help ! Help!" screamed the woman, "I need someone to catch my baby!"

A crowd of onlookers had gathered, but none was confident about catching a baby dropped from such a great height. then the Imran, stepped forward. "I'm the goalkeeper of Maldives National team," he called to the woman. "I'm renonwned for my safe hands. Drop the baby and I will catch it. For me, it will be just like catching a ball."

The woman agreed:"Ok, then. When I drop my baby, treat it as if you were catching a ball."

On a count of three, the woman dropped the baby. Everyone held their breath as the Imran lined himself up to catch it. There was a huge sigh of relief, followed by wild cheering as Imran caught the baby safely in his arms. Then he bounced it twice on the ground and kicked it 50 yards down the street.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It was just right after winning that final ey, Give me a break!