Tag: #The Ass

Articles tagged with #The Ass

Glad tidings

As the Earth attempts to complete its 2,022nd orbit around the Sun since the virgin birth of Baby Jesus, I have both good news and bad news.

Dec 16, 2022

Errata, etc

As the guardians of the Fourth Estate, it is our job to tell it like it is, and let the potato chips fall where they may. Every once in a while, however, there are facts that need to be tweaked.

Dec 12, 2022

Now that Elon Musk’s self-driving Beta is available in North America, it is only a question of time before autonomous vehicles arrive in Kathmandu. After that, we can all sit back, relax in the co-pilot seat while the autonomous vehicle is pulled over for overspeeding and driving under the influence.

Dec 2, 2022

Relocating Kathmandu

There is no question that Kathmandu has now become unliveable, and we need to think about moving. There is a proposal to relocate the capital so…

Nov 25, 2022

Election dos and don’ts

The Chief Election Commissar is a busy hombre these days. With the intention of cracking down on violations of the election Code of Conduct, he…

Nov 11, 2022

Why Nepalis are so happy

You may not have noticed, but things in Nepal are getting better and better each passing day. Every day in every way, things are improving. And…

Nov 7, 2022

Holier than thou

Illustration: DIWAKAR CHHETRIEven as the entire nation gets ready for another week of holidays this month, we have to grudgingly accept that…

Oct 23, 2022

Un-resident Nepalis

So, it seems Non-Resident Nepalis will now get the same facilities as Nepalis-in-residence. Which begs the question: if Nepalihood was such a…

Jul 9, 2022

Taxman cometh

Comrade Janardan announced a hefty increase in all kinds of taxes in his budget speech to Parliament. The grabberment cannot function without…

Jun 3, 2022

Kathmandu Metropalika

Many of you who were born during or just before the last elections in 2017 will no doubt remember that the Mayor-in-Chief of Kathmandu promised…

Jan 14, 2022

Things are looking up

After watching Don’t Look Up on a bootleg channel this week, the Ass has come to the happy conclusion that compared to a direct hit with Planet…

Jan 7, 2022

Older and wider in 2022

As Planet Earth completes another orbit around the Sun, it is that time of year during our trajectory through space to take stock of the past…

Dec 31, 2021

Brand new products

Now that Nepal has been ranked 76th out of 116 countries in the UN’s World Hunger Index, and we seem to be more fed-up than India and Pakistan…

Oct 23, 2021

Judging a car by its looks

Many alert readers will have noticed that cars — like dogs — resemble their owners. In fact, there is a striking facial similarity between a…

Oct 15, 2021

Men's fashion trends

Many of us are reluctant to shed cosy illusions and want to go on pretending that everything is hunky dory in the Dramatic Cellular Femoral…

Aug 17, 2021

Republic of animals

Nepal’s Supreme Leader is Lord Pashupatinath, the ruler of all animules. As the country's patron deity, Pashupatinath has our backs at all…

Jul 9, 2021

Overachiever govt

From time to time, as our nation state marches ahead to the drumbeat of history, we have to remind ourselves of the tremendous achievements of…

Jul 2, 2021

Anus horibilis

Statutory Government Health Warning: The following segment contains material that some readers may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is…

Jan 1, 2021