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Oh serial greeters, no more!! Aur nahin bus aur nahin

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  Let me first prime you a bit from my blog archives:   http://anindecisiveindian.blogspot.com/2022/06/oh-they-kill-with-kindness.html   http://anindecisiveindian.blogspot.com/2020/12/hbd-forsooth.html   You now know what to expect. And I too know exactly what is coming when my phone starts pinging with a fury that rivals the roar of Armageddon. I was already between a rock and a hard place when the blitz of World Coconut Day greetings seamlessly transitioned to a deluge of Teachers’ Day wishes. Oh, that blessed Friday the 6th at precisely 3:01 PM when it all began, and the torment continued unabated past Saturday the 7th, 5:37 PM. My phone, laptop, and PC were now gloriously cluttered with no less than 467 digital Lord Ganeshas in various mudras —each one looking more bemused and anguished than beatific. A song with beats from the underworld accompanied these blessed visuals, making the torment complete. Then, as if the gods were testing my resolve, they slipped in greetings for some