Believe it or Not

There are a lot of weird things that happen around the world and television series like Ripley’s believe it or not is a true testimony to what I am talking about. While we were on our Eurotrip (in B-school parlance sometimes also referred to as ‘exchange’) we went to a Ripley’s museum which has one of the most bizarre collection of artifacts ranging from the creative (a robotic monstrosity constructed from a car) to the outright creepy (dramatization of a house vandalized by cyclone and a baby hanging upside down from a tree ‘chill thru the spine!’). But wait, we are not here to discuss Ripleys or its collectibles but something that I happen to see in Barcelona, Spain. We (backpackers zindabad!) were walking down the very famous Les Rambles watching one of the most eclectic group of people selling anything from flowers to birds. The place was possibly the best attraction in Barcelona (unlike most who might think all the Gaudi structures are…some of my friends were very unfortunate to get a glimpse of the gaudy structures first thing in the morning and I am sure they would think otherwise J ). But the most interesting moment came when we reached the Colombus tower (though I must warn you that the tower itself was not the most interesting part) at the end of the street. We spent some 5-6Euros for getting in to the elevator that takes us to the top of what they call the watching tower (it was actually like a bird’s nest!!! Closed on all sides with bird shit all over the window ledges). The place at the top was pretty cramped so much so that no two people can walk past each other without one complaining of some definite fondling. It was the worst expense we incurred the whole of eurotrip only to be compensated for what I saw in the elevator. This has to be one of the weirdest signs one would ever see anywhere in the world. It was a “No Farting” sign. Yes! A “no Farting sign”, who puts a no farting sign in the elevator. I mean what are you telling the people here. “Please control any involuntary emission of gases from your posteriors or you would be reprimanded!”. However in retrospect I wonder why don’t they have more of these signs everywhere in all lifts. Just imagine you are going in a lift which is already jam packed with people and the body odour (good or bad alike) is slowly replacing all the oxygen in the space and suddenly someone farts!!!! It will surely prevent some casualties believe it or not……….