..err.. ummm.. could you repeat the kostin?

I guess there's a dire necessity for some people to turn.. well.. macho.. and all 'Hulk'y... and intimidate harmless people around them.Its a bit more common back home, where the Gabru jawaan consider it their birthright.Middle aged men, in the absence of the Harleys and the associated 'cure for the crisis', think of it as their way of letting out steam and feeling powerful.But if you live in a normal neighborhood here, you'd never have seen it and think it never could happen.My sis would be flabbergasted at being asked that question.
You've heard stories of it from your non-confrontational and peace loving friends but your life is not complete until you've been asked that question.Its more the tone and the body language though, all pepped by the last few generation of WWE love.

'You gotta a praublem with that?'. Six words oozing with bravada... so it may seem.
Having lived in the midwest(Ohio) there's a good chance you'd have heard that, but two years in Cal.. and I'd forgotten it.

It was a routine trip to the department store, after a enjoyable lunch. There I was, sitting in the backseat of Shank's car, playing my DJ role to perfection. We were pulling out of the parking lot when we notice a car zip past, bringing us to a stop. We all look at each other in kinda surprise... but having seen it a gazillion times here in Cal moved on. IK was surprised..SLC , for sure would not see this happening! :))
We proceeded to the exit when at a turn, when suddenly a giant green SUV veered towards us from the parallel aisle and stopped just short of the driver's side. All this while I was busy choosing the next song and enjoying my ..Limca... (a real cute looking Sushma Reddy too..drool drool!!)aah! It had been ages since I had one.. the last time i had one, am sure people were still using spellcheck to get 'recession' correct(1 or 2 's' in it, dude?)!
Shank braked hard as he tried to avoid the SUV, which was making a desperate attempt to threaten us. The windows rolled down and a few words excahnged between the driver and Shank.. well it was more words one way.. and an amused expression from the other!! :)
I looked on,surprised and amused too... wondering if Shank did have a pretty aggressive friend, maen! :))Then it sounded something familiar to me.... 'You got a problem with that?????' was the question from the driver of the SUV, while still talking over the phone(note, no handfree,where's my 20 bucks' fine). We decided not to answer ..just nodded and moved on. It took only 10 seconds when we all looked at each other,after a brief silence and had a hearty laugh! :)) What .. was... that! Unless he thought we'd flipped him the bird, as I lifted my Limca(oh.. c'mon who wouldnt), we'd done nothing to instigate it. We laughed on and actually wondered how we should have answered it... considering we had done nothing to offend,Sire. Lets give it a shot at it, shall we(in Brit accent please)... :)

Dude:'You gotta...'
Us:... hmmmm.. I dont know...I'm new to this place...no GPS too... think I can call a friend and check?

Dude:'You gotta...'
Us:(looking at the car)... (pause)oh... ya... think its time to change the oil... Wait.. are you from Sunnyvale Toyota mobile service..wow!? :))

Dude:'You gotta...'
Us:..C'mon doode... your hair is longer than all three of us put together.. we have an obvious complex(and IK nods vigorously)!! :)

Dude:'You gotta...'
Us:why should I.. its all matched up.... a green SUV and a matching coloured mobile phone? which one came free with which?

Dude:'You gotta...'
Us:Sure i do... is still think Palin should run in 2012.. on both the Dem and Rep tickets... unfair media bias,I say!

Dude:'You gotta...'
Us:oh.. that one.. or THAT one... am always confused between those,dude... could you clarify???

Dude:'You gotta...'
Us:.. Isn't that what we all want to know.. and what the utlimate motive of life is...... tch tch! how profound a statement,Sir...

Dude:'You gotta...'
Us:pssst... engliss nahin aatha ... tamil mein bolo anna...:))

.. and more....

So the next time you ask someone the question, do the right thing. Be courteous(ya right!) and make sure the blissfully innocent person knows what the problem is..... else... someday your going to have to... explain....and that'll kill the very spirit of the question!!