The difference between Complete and Finished… No dictionary has been able to adequately explain the difference between COMPLETE and FINISHED. However, in a recent linguistic conference held in London, England, and attended by […]
There are times when I think the bad apples in the industry are really giving all of us a bad name, but then I think of politicians and realise that we really have […]
Fopdosser? Thanks, Val, for sharing this. Twee meisie-veldmuise sit elkeen met n pakkie kaaskrulle en praat oor hul kêrels. Die een meisie-muis haal ‘n foto van haar muis-kêrel uit en wys dit vir […]
This is a story which is perfectly logical to all males: A wife asks her husband: “Could you please go shopping for me and buy one carton of milk, and if they have […]
One day, when a seamstress was sewing while sitting close to a river, her thimble fell into the river. When she cried out, a good fairy appeared and asked, “My dear child, why […]
Lady: Do you drink? Man: Yes. Lady: How much a day? Man: Three 6 packs. Lady: How much per 6 pack? Man: About $10.00. Lady: And how long have you been drinking? Man: […]
US tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000 Federal budget: $3,820,000,000,000 New debt: $1,650,000,000,000 National debt: $14,271,000,000,000 Recent budget cuts: $38,500,000,000 Let’s now remove eight zeros and pretend it is a household budget: Annual family income: $21,700 […]
The predictions contained in the Mayan Calendar of the demise of the world on 21 December led to quite a bit of mirth around the world. For some, it had other, worse concerns […]
One of the sad demises of 2012, was the Hayibo website. Their satirical look at current affairs led to them being described as “South Africa’s second-best source of made-up news, after the SABC”. […]
Dearly beloved complaints people Please receive into thy electronic memories my contribution to Clem Sunter’s powers of observation. I did it some years ago, but it still holds water in our beloved Sefrica. […]
Beste Paul Na aanleiding van jou onlangse versoek dat ons jou van interessante gebeure en hoogtepunte in 2012 vertel. Wel, my hoogtepunt is dat my gesondheid hierdie jaar baie verbeter het. Soos die […]
there were no suspicions or clouds around our President and he was seen as a totally honest, humble guy who lived in accommodation that most people found surprisingly modest; South African drivers realised […]
We received a few responses to our invitation to share typical Afrikaans words that makes it such a unique language. What about “ja-nee”? Afrikaans is the most wonderful descriptive language – we cannot […]
Drie dikgesuipte mans klim in die taxi. Die bestuurder sien hulle is dronk en is nie lus vir moles nie. Hy skakel die taxi aan, en sommer weer af. “Ons is hier,” sê […]
To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President of the USA […]
A customer asks… “In what aisle could I find the Irish sausage?” The clerk asks…”Are you Irish?” The guy, clearly offended says… “Yes I am, but let me ask you something. “If I […]
