Category Archives: that’s a bit mad

Bloody cheek

By 6000 | 6000 | May 21, 2012

Here’s something interesting from today’s Cape Times, concerning the shark-spotting programme operating on some of Cape Town’s beaches. Lest we forget, this programme is in place to warn those using the ocean when there is an increased danger of a shark attack, like the one last month at (the unguarded) Kogel Bay. That particular attack [...]

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Just Hanging Out

By 6000 | 6000 | May 18, 2012

Much hubris from the ANC over Brett Murray’s depiction of President Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma in a Leninist pose, but with his bits hanging out of his trousers. As far as I’m aware, Lenin never did that. Nope. Vladimir is all tucked in there. And thank goodness, if the rumours of his immense statue are to be believed. Apparently, [...]

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Meanwhile, in Manchester…

By 6000 | 6000 | May 16, 2012

It’s been a good week for Manchester. City won the Premier League and it hasn’t rained every day. But there is a sinister underworld in Manchester which is exploiting the lower than average intelligence of people from… Manchester. Because: Greater Manchester Police are investigating a scam in which victims were conned into handing over hundreds [...]

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Running Doula has ‘horizontal’ catchup with Aussie blogger

By 6000 | 6000 | May 11, 2012

The mother of all Freudian slips ensues as Running Doula “catches up” with old friend and Saffa/Aussie blogger Delboy in Melbourne. Always good to see someone managing to deal with apparent food-poisoning long enough to have fun with her friends. Please note Melinda’s (almost) immediate response to her error: “VERTICAL!! I meant vertical!”. Of course you did, love.

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Madonsela ‘concerned’ as DA requests run dry

By 6000 | 6000 | May 11, 2012

Public Protector Thuli Madonsela was said to have been “hugely concerned” by an apparent halt in requests from the Democratic Alliance for her office to investigate anything and everything to do with anything and everything. A spokesperson for the Office of the Public Protector stated: Ms Madonsela stated her concern to colleagues that there had [...]

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