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Chris Moerdyk’s list of selfish bastards includes Chris Moerdyk

By 6000 | 6000 | October 31, 2011

Chris Moerdyk has finally had it with the selfish bastards who don’t pay their taxes and cut red lights and talk on their cellphones while driving and get behind the wheel after one too many. And that includes him: But then, it suddenly dawned on me that if Colin didn’t pay his taxes, government would [...]

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Visiting your local city market this weekend?

By 6000 | 6000 | October 28, 2011

Like this one or this one or this one or this one or this one or this one or this one or this one or this one or this one? After all, they’re all so individual, aren’t they? *cough* But why not? Or rather – why? We believe that, in spending ludicrous sums on this wonderful food, we are making a stand against The [...]

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1-year-old thinks a magazine is a broken iPad

By 6000 | 6000 | October 14, 2011

We were ahead of the curve on the Red Hartebees vs Evan van der Spuy video – posting it here when it had just 300 views, way before it had the 74 billion (is this right? – Ed.) it has now. And I think this one has the potential to go viral too. It’s a [...]

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Gardening advice from Peter Shardlow

By 6000 | 6000 | October 13, 2011

Today’s bit of gardening advice comes from Peter Shardlow of Kirstenhof, courtesy of his letter to the October issue of Popular Mechanics magazine. Hey, it’s Nature While the topic is being prioritised, let me add my contribution to the “Go green” campaign. If you have a bougainvillea that is struggling or not flowering, don’t waste time with [...]

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Census 2011: Get informed

By 6000 | 6000 | October 11, 2011

Lots of panicky, kneejerk comment on the story that criminals posing as census officials robbed a house in Kensington, Johannesburg yesterday, but blaming the real census officials for this is like blaming FNB for sending phishing emails. Reading the report: “Symons said the doorbell rang and two men in green jackets told him over the [...]

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