Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

You are proudly South African when....

1. You produce a R100 note instead of your drivers licence when stopped by a traffic officer.
2. You can do your monthly shopping on the pavement.
3. You have to hire a security guard whenever you park your car.
4. You can count the national soccer teams scores with no fingers.
5. To get free electricity you have to pay a connection fee of R750
6. Hijacking cars is a profession.
7. You can pay your tuition fees by holding up a sign at a traffic light
8. The petrol in your tank may be worth more than your car.
9. More people vote in a local reality TV show than in a local election.
10. People have the most wonderful names: Christmas, Goodwill, Pretty, Wednesday, Blessing, Brilliant, Gift and Given.
11. Now now can mean anything from a minute to a month!
12. You continue to wait after a traffic light has turned to green to make way for taxis travelling in the opposite direction.
13. Travelling at 120 km/h you´re the slowest vehicle on the highway.
14. You´re genuinely and pleasantly surprised whenever you find your car parked where you left it.
15. The last time you visited the coast you paid more in speeding fines and toll fees than you did for the entire holiday.
16. You paint your cars registration on the roof.
17. Half your mail is guaranteed to reach its destination.
18. You have to take your own linen with you if you are admitted to a government hospital.
19. You dial a toll free number and nobody answers. 2
20.You have to prove that you don´t need a loan to get one.
21.Prisoners go on strike.

Black power!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/08/AR2008020801190.html

A little joke about the recent power shortages in South Africa

First there was white power
Then there was black power
Now there is no power

Friday, January 18, 2008

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Quote of the Day

"The illusion of effortlessness requires a great effort indeed."

More Colbert....

I have to say, I find the elections really boring. But since the news inundates us with nothing else but election coverage I've been forced to watch. I'm rooting for Hilary or Barack. Bill Richardson seemed good too, but he's dropped out.

"Which is it senator? Is he going to be a Christian leader or a liberal? You can't have it both ways." Hahaha. Click on the link and scroll down to the video titled"indecision 2008."

Indecision 2008