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Operation pest control

They come in all shapes and at all times. One besieges you to sit and listen to the latest epic, bigger than the Mahabharata and mushier than the best of Mills & Boon novels, that he has painstakingly penned. Even as you go numb, the next jolts you. This is a Picasso-aspirant thrusting his magnum opus, a few skewered lines from which you got to derive the meaning of life! Phew.

There are many more in the wannabe list - singers, scriptwriters, poets and even cooks dishing out the `untouchables'! How do you tackle them? Fake a 100-degree fever or contagious illness as soon as they appear, or turn into a more nagging pest than themf? Whip up funny ideas to confront such banes of your existence and send them to hydlife@thehindu.co.in or The City Editor, The Hindu, Hyderabad by August 8. Cartoons are welcome too. Prize winning entries will get gift hampers from...

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