Gentleman gils

God created men. Tailors created Gentlemen.

Not sure if i got the quote correct..but i guess you would've got the drift. Our society (read nagging parents/siblings/friends/colleagues and HR policies) expects us to be formal or atleast formally dressed on most of the occasions and urs truly belong to those species who wont be caught dead in a suit. And that particular day being friday, THE supposedly casual dress day (meaning anything from kerchief to bed sheet for females and checked shirts allowed for guys in my workplace)..i walked in wearing my fav green tee shirt and faded blue jean which had long given up hope of seeing any precipitation of any sort apart from sweat.

Right from the moment i stepped out of my house i had a nagging feeling that something was not quite right. No..i didnt step out without my pants. But something was amiss. I could feel it. The moment i entered my office campus i realised..i had worn my tees inside out. I thought i will directly go to the rest room and change. Then a thought came. So much is being said and commented about the thing we wear. I wanted to check how many really bother to notice and pinpoint that i was wearing my tees the wrong way. I steeled myself for possible embarrassing comments from potential comment makers and boldly went past them. No one could spot any change. I often used to voice out (also heard as blah blah) my opinion on the so called dress code. So was expecting quite a few barbs. Till lunch no one even seemed to notice any difference. I was so happy to feel vindicated and was barely able to control my urge to point out the irony to them.

I targeted the post lunch tea break. When almost all the usual suspects rounded up i proudly proclaimed that, none of them had noticed that i had worn it the wrong way, while they always insist on the way people dress and all gyan. After 15 minutes of non-stop bashan, the gal who was standing next to me, politely said, "Dearie..this is not the first time you are coming like this..but the first time YOU had actually noticed that you are wearing it wrong"

I am still searching for a decent replacement for that piece of anatomy called nose which had suffered serious damage after that incident, broken into a million pieces.

Comments

rotfl.. whattay kodumai gils! yeah, once my team mate did that too and he felt so bad that no one noticed it the whole day :D

when i was sometime in school, i did that with the school salwar.. dont ask me who, it didnt feel different at all. in the middle of some class, i realized it and i just couldnt sit through rest of the day! :x
otoh, this post stuck me how fortunate i am to wear jeans every single day to work.. i hate formals and aiyo everyday formals would have been a "enna koduma saravanan"..
Aarti said…
aiyo.... naliaku lerundu uzhunga dress panindu ponga!!!
//God created men. Tailors created Gentlemen.//
athellam sari ungala create panninathu yaaru?
//the gal who was standing next to me, politely said, "Dearie..this is not the first time you are coming like this..//

thala - inside out ahh thappa nenachchirukkum thala antha perusu cha ponnu.
RamNarayanS said…
"I am Legend" - appdinnu oru T shirt vaangi poattukkoanga. :-)
Ramesh said…
Hee Ho Ho. Sir Gils - please henceforth wear a dinner jacket complete with bow tie !!
ur blog hs been nominated for the Avant Grade award:
http://alchemistpoonam.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/final-nominations-in-avant-garde-bloggies-awards-2009/
hilarious!!! mr absent minded prof.. nijama ippidi ellam panirkela?
TheUncanny said…
ROFL

Gils, ivlo periya kamedy piece-ah neenga!!! hahahaha....naane paravale!!

Anyways, watever u said...Ive been there, done that...There have been umpteen times, Ive worn my salwar pants inside out..But girls can be very annoyingly inquisitive abt other's dressing...So i get spotted and corrected then and there!!! hehe...
athivas said…
It is sheer fun, illa? to wear a shirt inside out, to wear unpaired slippers (Bathroom slippers at that!) once a while. Ischool-la irukrapo did all these carelessly. Didn't get the guts (Arindho, ariyaamalo) to do that in the recent past!

Congrats on the award nomination,boss!! You are made for writing, and please pursue it seriously!!
R-ambam said…
funny ! but u got over it.. thats great :))
Shruti said…
Heheheh :P
Ne ivlo periya comedy piece ah! Yedhachum plastic surgeon number sollatuma? :P
Ada un udanja mooka otrathukku dan pa :P
PM said…
LOL....
Enakku boys padathila vara scene thaan nyaabagam vanthathu...
Annam said…
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Gentleman gils
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ஆரம்பமே காà®®ெடியா இருக்கு:))))))))
Annam said…
God created men. Tailors created Gentlemen
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2 linela ethuvum sonna thathuvamnu inga sila peru cholraanga:)
கில்சு நீà®™்க‌ தத்துவம் சொல்லியிà®°ுக்கீà®™்களா ...???:))))
Annam said…
Gentleman gils
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இது தற்புகழ்ச்சி தான:)
Annam said…
"Dearie..this is not the first time you are coming like this..but the first time YOU had actually noticed that you are wearing it wrong
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intha twisttu thaan kalakkals LOLzzzzzzzzzz:)))))
Annam said…
am still searching for a decent replacement for that piece of anatomy called nose
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ithellam thakalikku:)puthusa:))))))
Annam said…
the gal who was standing next to me, politely said, "Dearie..this is not
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this girl remba samathuu:)))unmaiya pattunu solli unnoda nose patunu udachitaanga:)))
Swaram said…
LOL ..hw i wish I cud capture ur reaction @ that point :P :P
lakshmi said…
LOL!!!

//meaning anything from kerchief to bed sheet for females and checked shirts allowed for guys in my workplace//

tooo much ithelam...
unga asaiya sollitinga... So u wanna girls to come dressed in kerchief to ur workplace. Kaedi Gils...
dubukudisciple said…
antha ponnu first balla sixer adichita.. congrats for her
dubukudisciple said…
vanthathuku rounda 25
lostworld said…
Ohh-oh-oh comedy of errors!!!!!:-)

"Tailors created gentlemen"..hahaha!!!

They say someone will gift you new clothes when you accidentally wear clothes inside out. You can use that as an excuse next time. No need to thank me..All this comes naturally to me;-D
gils said…
// once my team mate did that too and he felt so bad that no one noticed it the whole day /

:( yeah...

//in the middle of some class, i realized it and i just couldnt sit through rest of the day! :x/

adada..ijit :D :D soooper :D i the kambeni got :D
gils said…
//how fortunate i am to wear jeans every single day to work.. i hate formals and aiyo everyday formals would have been a "enna koduma saravanan"..//

avvvvvvvvvvv :(( aana inga yar ena sonalum i the wear wat i like..solli solli all peepal aluthufied :D :D
gils said…
// naliaku lerundu uzhunga dress panindu ponga!!!//

:D :D aagara kariama solunga :D

/athellam sari ungala create panninathu yaaru//

ipdi nayagan dialoglaam kekaapdaathu :D
gils said…
//inside out ahh thappa nenachchirukkum thala antha perusu cha ponnu.//

avvvvv..ithula etho dabill meaning irukara mathiri irukay!!
gils said…
//"I am Legend" - appdinnu oru T shirt vaangi poattukkoanga. :-)//

???i am legenda?? en??

// please henceforth wear a dinner jacket complete with bow tie !!/

yuck!!! tie!! athu oru perungathai..thani post podalam :D
gils said…
@ajcl:

woww :D :D thank u for the nwes..yarupa antha nallaathma..en postlaam nominatelaam panraanga!! engirunthalum vazhga :)
gils said…
/mr absent minded prof.. nijama ippidi ellam panirkela?/

:D :D aamanu unmaiya solli furthera asingapatukaratha? ilanu solli ess agaratha??!! avvvvvvvv....
gils said…
//Gils, ivlo periya kamedy piece-ah neenga!!! hahahaha....naane paravale!!
/

avvvvvvvvvvvvv...uncanny...neengaluma!!!

//There have been umpteen times, Ive worn my salwar pants inside out..But girls can be very annoyingly inquisitive abt other's dressing...So i get spotted and corrected then and there!!!/

hahaah..athaana paathen :D :D
gils said…
//It is sheer fun, illa? to wear a shirt inside out//

funa ilaya terila..but to me no major difference :D :D

//, to wear unpaired slippers (Bathroom slippers at that!) once a while.//

oh..heheh..ithuvum adikadi nadakum..esp socks :D :D theda no porumai..so wl wear watever pair comes at that time

//Congrats on the award nomination,boss!! You are made for writing, and please pursue it seriously!!//

intha olagam inuma namala nambitruku!!!! ipdi usupethi usupethiye udamba rangala paduthidranagpa!!
gils said…
//funny ! but u got over it.. thats great :))/

got overa :D :D mauhahaa...verargal vaazhkaiyil intha mathiri vizhupungal jagajam :D

//Yedhachum plastic surgeon number sollatuma? :P
Ada un udanja mooka otrathukku dan pa :P//

surutii..overa taalkitta!!
gils said…
//Enakku boys padathila vara scene thaan nyaabagam vanthathu.../

avvvvvvvvv...athukunnu bob galy rangku kondu poiteengalay!!

//ஆரம்பமே காà®®ெடியா இருக்கு:))))))/

vantiaa...vaa vaa
gils said…
/2 linela ethuvum sonna thathuvamnu inga sila peru cholraanga:)
கில்சு நீà®™்க‌ தத்துவம் சொல்லியிà®°ுக்கீà®™்களா ...???:))))/

!!! neenga!!! nee enna nenga sonniya...avvvvvvvvvvvvv


//ithellam thakalikku:)puthusa:))))))/

su su su...paablic paablic :)
gils said…
//hw i wish I cud capture ur reaction @ that point :P :P//

kattabommi...grrrrrrrrr

//tooo much ithelam...
unga asaiya sollitinga... So u wanna girls to come dressed in kerchief to ur workplace. Kaedi Gils.../

laks neenga vera..inga mukaavasi apdi thaan alaiyuthunga ;D
gils said…
//antha ponnu first balla sixer adichita.. congrats for her//

!!! enna oru villathanam!!!

//They say someone will gift you new clothes when you accidentally wear clothes inside out. You can use that as an excuse next time. No need to thank me..All this comes naturally to me;-D//

avvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv....lost world...neenga thaanga enga aalu...ithuku ipdi oru angle kooda irukaa!!!!
kanagu said…
chumma irundhurukalam la... atha poi kaetu.. avanga kita oru mokkaya vaangi...

naal seri illanu nenaikeren... paathu pesunga... :P :P
gils said…
:( yes baaas...adutha thaba neenga sonnapola nadanthukaren
Chatterbox said…
That was hilarious :)
What a wonderful post. Thanks for dropping by my blog and for giving me a chance to get to know your fantastic blog.

Keep up the good work :)

Cheers!!
gils said…
hey chatterbox :) welgum welgum :)
Anonymous said…
ROfL!! Classic!!
Senthil said…
ha ha ha... good one... yes.. it has happened to me many times... :) i have worn the tee shirt inside out... but luckily.. no one has noticed so far... :)
gils said…
nengaluma:D :D sutham :D :D neria per irukanga pola intha mathiri
Vidya said…
LOL. this is such a funny post! Again, a picture would have been appreciated!
gils said…
enna picture..udainja nose? grrrrrr

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