The latest issue of New Yorker magazine (Oct 6, 2008) has an HSBC commercial banking ad on P.30 which claims that in Punjab washing machines are not used just for laundry.
Apparently, washing machines are also used in the North Indian state of Punjab as a yoghurt blender to make that delicious drink all Indians love – Lassi.
Lassi Ad in New Yorker (P.30)
God almighty. Can this really be true?
Wonder what they use the dryer for in Punjab? Any idea?
Maybe, it’s true.
So the next time you will also see:
PAPER SHREADDER is being used to make Meat Grinding and Kotthu Parota (South Indian Food)
PHOTOCOPIER – to make chappathi & Paper Dhosai
DVD Drives – to roast the chappathi (This one already appearing in an advertisement-Philips DVD Players)
DISH ANTENNA(as a frying pan)- to fry chicken and vadai
BUBBLEJET PRINTER – to apply mehendi on palms and body
HAND HELD BLENDER – to help digest the food we consume
FLOOR POLISHER – to clean our face and body
GRASS CUTTER /LAWN MOWER – to cut hair and trimming of beard
VEGETABLE CHOPPER – for shaving
VACCUM CLEANER – to suck out the human waste
and there will be more to come…… to be continued!