We had a pleasure of hearing American Gandhi last weekend at Gandhi Jayanti celebrations. Mr Meyer dressed up like Gandhi came down to Tri-cites for this ocassion. He was the show stealer of the evening. He started of his interactive speech with quite a response from the audience (all the kids from the front row).
Gandhi (Mr Meyer): When I was your age .....
Kid A: I am four years old now, and this is my friend he is four too..
Gandhi: Oh I see, yeah I was about your age..My mom took a vow not to eat until she saw the sunrise ...Cont..
Gandhi: I made vows not to drink alcohol ..(interrupted by a kid)
Kid B: what is Alcohol?
Gandhi: It is like beer..You should talk to your parents after you go home..(gigles) (Continuing) ... I made a vow to be faithful to my wife and also to be a vegetarian
Aish (Vin's friend): Were you faithful to your wife? (is the question misunderstood by the audience and Gandhi)
Gandhi: Yes. I was faithful to my wife and continued...
Later when he said, today is my birthday, kids spontaneously sang Happy Birthday to you....
Aish's mom clarified later in the evening at Round table Pizza, she asked were you faithful in not eating meat? But audience (the whole crowd enjoyed the misread lines) misinterpreted.
The joke of the evening was, one person (non-Indian) thought Mr. Gandhi came from India for celebrations.
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