The Caption Game: The "Pukka Baby" Edition

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August 25, 2008

The Caption Game: The "Pukka Baby" EditionCaption This

It is Monday, and that means it is time for a ridiculously-delayed (the last one I posted was last fall, I believe) edition of your favorite way to commence the day— The Caption Game. Since the vast majority of us are ~~hungover~~, ~~bleary-eyed~~, ~~exhausted~~ pensively contemplating our sure-to-be productive work week, captioning a funny (or in this case excruciatingly cute) picture is a gentle way to ease in to Monday.

This is little Avni and she is consuming an idli. Avni, idli, idli, Avni. Adorable, no? Avni’s mom was kind enough to allow us to imagine funny things baby might be thinking, as baby noms on one of my favorite South Indian foods. Blogger Neha Viswanathan of Global Voices Online inspired all of this when Avni showed up on her flickr stream. I thank her for securing permission from Mother, baby and idli, for this post.

Perplexed? Bemused? ~~Hung-over?~~ Consider previous editions of the Caption Game, awailable for your edification here: onnu, rendu, muunu, naalu, anji, aarru, erzhu , ettu, onpatu , pathu…

p.s. Backstory re: picture, after the jump. :)

…Avni insisted on dancing to all the Tam songs which we played for her at home. Through an astute system of elimination, we have figured out that she’s a big Ilayaraja fan. Any number from the 70s and 80s with the hint of 16 beats and synth has her jumping up and down. (She doesn’t quite stand yet, so you have to hold her upright while she does the jumping.)

But here was the BEST part of the day. While Prema attempted force feeding Avni Cow and Gate blandness, Avni promptly spat it out or cheated. Or just pursed her lips so tight, that the spoon could barely graze her lips. We then tried to give Avni idlis, vadais and dosai. Which she promptly gobbled up. Her tiny hands were just aching to get to all the plates. Anything with salt in it. She loved it! At one point Prema asked -Avni do you want your mum or idli. We don’t know if Avni understood anything, but she promptly reached out for the plate with the idlis on it. Aha! She opened her mouth WIDE everytime an idli was nearby.

This little one - she loves Ilayaraja, likes her idlis. If that is not Tree-Tamil, what is? [cho kyute!]

Avni, you have fantastic taste. The rest of you? Caption away!

anna on August 25, 2008 11:00 AM in Caption This, Kids · T·r·a·c·k·b·a·c·k address · Direct link · Email post

56 comments

1 · SpottieOttieDopaliscious on August 25, 2008 11:25 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Jeez Ma, can't you wash your hands before you stick them in my mouth?

2 · louiecypher on August 25, 2008 11:27 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

"Your feeding me pure carbs #!?"

3 · Hadji's Ghost on August 25, 2008 11:28 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

"I HAZ IDLIZ!! NOM NOM NOM NOM"

4 · Zen on August 25, 2008 11:28 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

"I'll showcase my quirky personality on Facebook by making this my profile picture!"

5 · Whose God is it anyways? on August 25, 2008 11:32 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

"Idlis? No!!!!!! There goes my future as an Olympic gold medal winner. Yams please, mummy, yams. And make it Jamaican "Lightning Bolt" yams."

6 · A N N A on August 25, 2008 11:33 AM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

1 · SpottieOttieDopaliscious said

Jeez Ma, can't you wash your hands before you stick them in my mouth?

As a baby whose second word was "dirty"* (accompanied by a well-timed nose wrinkle of disdain), I appreciate this submission more than you know. ;)

7 · bess on August 25, 2008 12:16 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

I HAZ IDLIZ!! NOM NOM NOM NOM"

tee hee ; )

8 · Jeet on August 25, 2008 12:39 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Get in my Belly!

9 · MoorNam on August 25, 2008 12:42 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

"Decades later, when I am forty pounds overweight, I'll remember this day."

M. Nam

10 · A N N A on August 25, 2008 12:54 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

9 · MoorNam said

"Decades later, when I am forty pounds overweight, I'll remember this day."

Listen...idlis don't fatten people...people fatten people.

11 · Jangali Janwar on August 25, 2008 01:01 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

"What, you're not going to feed me any of those things named after South American Dictators?"

12 · Chaitan on August 25, 2008 01:22 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

10 · A N N A said

Listen...idlis don't fatten people...people fatten people.

Hehehehe. Quoted!

13 · Manju on August 25, 2008 01:23 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

fist of all, you've neglected to serve an amuse-bouche, and frankly what sort of plebeian prepares idli without a cauliflower velouté or perhaps some red piquillo pepper. i won't touch a dosa unless its sweetened with carrot and spiced precisely with a few specks of cumin or perhaps a light wash of lemon coulis black truffles, served on a rustic bed of lentils. hmmmph.

14 · Anjal on August 25, 2008 01:55 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

What? No chutney?

15 · Zen on August 25, 2008 01:56 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

13 · Manju said

fist of all, you've neglected to serve an amuse-bouche, and frankly what sort of plebeian prepares idli without a cauliflower velouté or perhaps some red piquillo pepper. i won't touch a dosa unless its sweetened with carrot and spiced precisely with a few specks of cumin or perhaps a light wash of lemon coulis black truffles, served on a rustic bed of lentils. hmmmph.

That's exactly what a brown Stewie would say.

16 · Harbeer on August 25, 2008 02:07 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

"Bring back the bewbeez!!!"

17 · curly on August 25, 2008 02:08 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Idlis again?? Mom, I want a dosa! I'm a big girl now!

18 · Jeet on August 25, 2008 02:25 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

I've got to get a new expression for when I am eating

19 · Manju on August 25, 2008 02:28 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

15 · Zen said

That's exactly what a brown Stewie would say.

i googled brown stewie but all i came up with is this. so thanks:

"Stewie is so so so so cute and handsome and cute and handsome!! awwwwww ..."

20 · Manju on August 25, 2008 02:34 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

15 · Zen said

That's exactly what a brown Stewie would say.

ohhhh! the family guy baby. yeah. i like him. that's what i was like as a kid

21 · Harbeer on August 25, 2008 02:40 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

"Do you like sea food?"

22 · razib on August 25, 2008 03:06 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

cute pic. nice to see my RSS in the morning.

23 · Nesha on August 25, 2008 03:10 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

3 · Hadji's Ghost said

"I HAZ IDLIZ!! NOM NOM NOM NOM"

Haa-ha. Nice one. Make it "I CAN HAZ IDLIZ! Nom Nom Nom." I swear, that lolcats site makes my day any day.

Cute bebe, that one in the pic.

24 · ak on August 25, 2008 03:13 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

"etthana thadava solrathu (how many times do i have to tell you) - i bloody hate this sugar/honey nonsense you give me with idli - how about some of that mulagai podi i asked you for a zillion times?
(and i'll caveat this myself : yes, i know, honey is not for babies...)

…Avni insisted on dancing to all the Tam songs which we played for her at home. Through an astute system of elimination, we have figured out that she’s a big Ilayaraja fan. Any number from the 70s and 80s with the hint of 16 beats and synth has her jumping up and down. (She doesn’t quite stand yet, so you have to hold her upright while she does the jumping.)

that was so me as a baby - i refused to ride in a car without some pattu - specifically of the illaiyaraja 70s and 80s genre...

25 · Pukka Baby on August 25, 2008 03:15 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Oh hot damn
I want some Idly and Raja Jam
Keep the party goin by switchin to FM
Y'all don't understand
I want to throw my hand up like an Iyer Iyer (Sorry Iyer just rhymes..lol)

26 · Neale on August 25, 2008 03:20 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

gerber chic

27 · kal on August 25, 2008 03:21 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Wha? I want me some donuts

28 · SpottieOttieDopaliscious on August 25, 2008 03:25 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Amma's mah bitch!

Ding ding ding! We have a winner!

29 · SM Intern on August 25, 2008 03:26 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Commenter "crotchfruit":

we deleted your comment by accident. Our sincerest apologies, with idli on top. Please feel free to repost.

30 · mummyjaan on August 25, 2008 03:34 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

"I better get as many of these idlis in my mouth as I can - I know this Amma of mine'll be feeding me that C & G goop once we get home - bleakh!"

31 · Balki on August 25, 2008 04:00 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Eat idli, be cuddly.

32 · khoofia on August 25, 2008 04:13 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Mom: "Eat up! my little Fanjaya"

33 · khoofia on August 25, 2008 04:29 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

"OMG! Is that Auntie Tina?!! That's it. No more idlies."

34 · Anjal on August 25, 2008 04:40 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Zen, I reread Manju's post with a Brown Stewie's voice in my head. It was fun. I furthered the thought with an ambiguous homosexual self-reference followed by a plot to ruin his mother.

35 · srini on August 25, 2008 04:55 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

aah.. eat the nutritious idli beti.. my beautiful future Anna Montana.

36 · Dhiraj on August 25, 2008 05:03 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

When the IDLIZ in the crib ma
Drop it like it's hot
Drop it like it's hot
Drop it like it's hot

37 · sm on August 25, 2008 05:12 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

3 · Hadji's Ghost said

"I HAZ IDLIZ!! NOM NOM NOM NOM"

I vote for Hadji's Ghost!

38 · crotchfruit on August 25, 2008 05:25 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Commenter "crotchfruit":
we deleted your comment by accident. Our sincerest apologies, with idli on top. Please feel free to repost.

No problem, SpottieOttieDopaliscious picked up on it.

Though the caption probably fits this one better.

39 · A-kay on August 25, 2008 05:35 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

"I am an idli baby" {Remember I am a complan boy ad, anyone? } :)

40 · crotchfruit on August 25, 2008 05:54 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

BTW, what's with "anji"? Fort Kochi/Vypeen mallu?

41 · Maitri on August 25, 2008 06:02 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

Dude, where's the sambar?

42 · khoofia on August 25, 2008 06:38 PM · Direct link · “Quote”(?)

"uh-oh. the baby lax just came through."

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