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Ah! A Fool!!…
A Fool??
Yes, a Fool! Lots of them around us. Try telling them something of sense and they’d label you as a fool.
Based on experience, of course, personal, have come to a conclusion that they come in different forms and sizes.
Presenting the various Fools around us (and sure some foolish roles are played with panache by you know who!!):
- Emotional Fool : They are in abundance. Usually, women are the main contenders for this distinction but I feel, men give equal competition. They say, emotions should be felt and expressed in carefully controlled way and those who are unable to control them are considered as Emotional Fools. Know them??
- Damn Fool : They are not rare either. They entertain or irritate you with their very stupid ways and acts. Seen them lately?
- Bloody Fool : They are a shade more intense than the former. So, a bit more deadly.
- Fortune’s Fool: In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, just after Romeo kills Tybalt, Romeo exclaims, “O, I am fortune’s fool!”. He meant that “fortune” (chance, bad luck) had played him for a fool by leading him to kill the cousin of his new wife, Juliet.
Hmm…can’t help if your bad luck is bad. Experienced that, eh?
- Motley Fool :
These are the professional clowns employed, to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages and now us in amusement parks and entertainment events/parties. Saw 2 of them in a party early this week, one was the Charlie Chaplin and the other was our very old circus clown. I somehow feel very sad for them. - Nobody’s Fool : Nah! They are not fools. They are people who cannot be duped or taken advantage of. I know, you are thinking about whom!!
- Intelligent Fool : Wondering!! Yes, it seems they come in this intelligent form too. Albert Einstein said, “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction”. Pretty profound!
- Greater Fool : Actually, it’s a theory and it is a ‘Belief held by one who makes a questionable investment, with the assumption that he/she will be able to sell it later to a bigger fool!! What a great belief!!
- Gooseberry Fool : You don’t see them around you, but could taste them. Believe me, you will not say “EEEKS” but surely, “Yummy”!! Gooseberry Fool is a dessert made of stewed or puréed gooseberries and fragrant elderflower cordial mixed with cream or custard and served cold.
- Act the Fool : Oh! Don’t be fooled. They are not fools! But deliberately act silly and are wise enough to play the fool, may be amuse others or for some motive!! Smart chaps, actually! (This categorization comes to you courtesy Venky. Thank you! )
Oh! That’s a lot of Fools for a day!
Leaving you with a funny quote by George W Bush, “You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on”!!
Do I see the mirror image of my wicked grin??
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22 Responses
hey that quote of Einstein is one of favorites. O just love him.
I suggest you add a category “People who play the fool” This is category people who are not actually fools but they pretend to be one to make people laugh and happy
dont say motley fools are same, they do it for money and the former does not 😀
LOL! I am sure some fools won’t like that! 😛
PS: I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should appear like a fool but be wise.
Actually this post helped me realize that I’m a fortune’s fool. 🙂
Anyway, all the best for a blog-a-ton. 🙂
Interesting classification of fools!
@ vEnKy: Thanks for the suggestion, Venky. Incorporated! 🙂
@ The Virgin Author : Nah, we need not worry coz they know that it is not meant for them, but some Fools! 😉
Yeah, right you are, laws of the jungle make you do that!! 🙂
@ Nethra : Oh, you think so!!
Thanks a lot! 🙂
@ aativas : Thanks 🙂
hehe.. oh yes, this really was a fooly-ish take! 😀 nice read..
all the best for BATOM
DAMMN…
I satisfy to be in all those categories…
lol… nice categorization of fools Shilpa! All the best for BAT
your forte – observation and categories…very nice post and great categories…good luck :)))
hahahaha…wonderful take on the topic!!!
gud categorisation…
seems the list can be endless with all the available adjectives.
Your post want me to say this..Fool khilein hain gulshan gulshan.
Fun post Shilpa !!
A classification of F-F-Fools, now that F-F-First. A really F-F-Fun post. You have the knack to bring that elusive smile on your reader’s face!
The Gooseberry Fool was a great addition. Best of luck for BATOM.
Foolish classification indeed!
@ Shipa
Very intersting..
Wonderrr..to which category do I come in?…!…heheehhehh
Perhaps..whatevre be it…i shall still be a fool 🙂
Keep the Spark ALive..
I am Intelligent Fool
then there is sasural genda fool 😀 😀
nice post!
Loved your taxonomy of fools Shilpa! 🙂
Wow! classification of fools … was really very informative and fun to read… would be looking out for the “Gooseberry Fool” for sure 😉
I’m zapped by gooseberry fool!!! :)But it’d have been nicer if it was strawberry instead;)
Wow! what an innovative idea for the topic 🙂
I had no clue about gooseberry fool, probably because I might be from one of the other categories 😉
Best wishes for the contest 🙂
Cheers!!
I really appreciate the way you articulate things so clearly and crisply. You have really given a detailed study of the kind of fools. Posting my comment a bit late though as I was out of town.
Do check out my entry too and give your candid feedback as and when you have time.
The Fool – FOOL