How do you not answer a tough question? Mahindra Satyam’s C P Gurnani (pictured) provided a master class in the art of the mixed metaphor to provide a non-answer. Asked about the likely impact of the global slowdown in the company’s clients, he said, “The clouds of uncertainly in the US will have an impact and will be felt by us. But we are almost ready to face the storm. In fact, we faced a mega typhoon in 2009. We have fired a lot of bullets and it is time that our marketing team convert them into canons.”