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This is an archive article published on April 29, 1998

What did the spectacles say to the contact lenses?

1st The spectacles said, ``Well I'm on, but you sure are in.''Rahul Revandikar2nd It's just because of your contacts, you secured a job clos...

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1st The spectacles said, “Well I’m on, but you sure are in.”
Rahul Revandikar

2nd It’s just because of your contacts, you secured a job closer to our boss.
T V Vijayalakshmi

3rd `Beware’ of the frequent floods!
Nandan Upasani

  • Hey, I envy that you are closest to dreaming eyes.
    Fuazia Shamim Siddiqui
  • I am your predecessor. But you came as my TERMINATOR.
    Prema Kolappan
  • The wearer may look good wearing you, but the more intelligent wear me, ha ha ha.
    Mona Rawtani
  • What a relief you took over! I wanted to get off this nosy person.
    Shashi Mudaliar
  • You guard the insides little brother, while I take on the big bad world squarely!
    Dr J M Jayaprakash
  • Though you stick to my hubby, you can never take up my position.
    K Vignesh
  • Unlike you, I display my beauty for others to see.
    R S Sekhar
  • At last, thanks to you I am going to get some respite from bookworms.
    Sachin A Deshmukh
  • Hey! After Baazigar, Shahrukh Khan needs you again in his next film Duplicate.
    Tushar Rathod
  • Congratulations! You achieved a spectacular win over me.
    S Palande
  • You may be round, sweet and attractive, but I am still the right choice baba.
    Nargis Banu
  • Lucky guy, you don’t get wet in rain.
    N C Mathur
  • You are a secret agent 007 with good foresight working behind the curtain.
    Aditi Karandikar
  • You are a blessing in disguise. My contribution is open and spectacular.
    Prabhakar Behere
  • Why do you invade the privacy of the eyes?
    K N Dave
  • Don’t you ever envy those who are framed in gold?
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