There I was watching The Proteas completely demolish India (as I confidently predicted way back on Dec 17th) at a local watering hole with a few pals, when a complete stranger walked in wearing this T shirt.
I thought it funny.
Oh, and another thing … Continue reading “Poker Face”
So there I was yesterday, watching our sports news channel when a small clip on the 2013 performance of my Southern Kings appeared, as the camera panned the crowd after we conceded a try, I thought to myself “hey, that’s where I sit!”
So I rewound the programme (aren’t these new satellite receivers marvelous) and sure enough there I was!
Certainly a pic for my scrapbook.
(sorry about the flash, no, the chap in the foreground isn’t holding a torch, but .. well I’m sure that you understand)
Oh, Jaques Kallis retired from first class and test cricket yesterday, I’ve got his career stats on my pic, neat 🙂 )
Was somebody recently looking for new material for their homemade Christmas crackers? This from my daily read –
British comedy TV channel Gold asked a group of comedians to come up with their own Christmas jokes after a poll revealed 72% of the population thought cracker jokes were outdated.
Of the new jokes, 2 000 adults voted Richard Woolford’s gag about Miley their favourite.
Here are the top 10 new Christmas cracker jokes:
1. What does Miley Cyrus have at Christmas? Twerky. Continue reading “Christmas cracker jokes”
It would appear that Richelieu brandy have commissioned a local (Cape Town) comedy due to remind us of the year just passed, I enjoyed it, hope you do too.
This has nothing whatsoever to do with cricket, no, if I was thinking of writing on the 3rd test in Perth, titles such as “Washed up” or “Beached” would be more appropriate.
As I helped out with the chores earlier today, a thought crossed my mind, when it comes to washing up I’m very much of the chuck ’em all in and I’ll clean ’em as they surface! (Or if they remain stubbornly submerged, as I get to ’em.)
Now Mrs S, has the lot on one side and washes them in order, I’m sure that there’s a logical system of some sorts but I never hang around to find out!
So, my question to colleagues is. Are you like me, chuck the lot together and clean each item haphazardly or do you have a system?
Ha ha, I’d love to buy this guy a drink.
How on earth do you stand there for how many hours next to an untold number of V.I.P’s and not burst out laughing?
Where on earth were the C.I.A, M.I.5 or is it 6? This guy could have … who knows?
My daily read today tell me that the A.N.C employed him, they of course deny this and point the finger at our very own S.A.B.C. who’ve made it quite clear that they have their own signers in a separate studio (which I believe.)
My newspaper also reports that “The Deaf Federation of South Africa said it has warned the A.N.C about the man more than a year ago after a member complained.”
It was apparently all unintelligible gobbledygook, but surely he could have been signing “let’s declare war on China” or ” I never really knew Madiba but … ” the possibilities are endless.
Anyway, one national newspaper claims to know his name, if they read this buy him a beer on me 🙂
What a day! What a weekend! What an event! What a crowd! What an atmosphere!
On an emotionally charged weekend, how fitting was it for the very first International sporting event to be held on South African soil after the death of Nelson Mandela to be held in the stadium that bears his name?
16 teams, 45 games, an extravaganza of rugby if ever there was one!
It’s fair to say that we probably spent more time in the bar / lounge during the day on Saturday then in the stand (except of course when the Blitzbokke were playing) it is after all a day of preliminary group stages where the minnows get the chance to play against the big guns but today (Sunday) was the main event, and what an event it was.
The beauty of this format is that it splits into 4 competitions during the course of the final day (Shield, Bowl, Plate and Cup) with all teams having a chance of gaining a medal and silverware as late as the mid-afternoon!
We got the dream final we wanted. The Blitzbokke cruised through their quarter and semi finals as did the All (cough) (splutter) Blacks.
I’ve written elsewhere that I thought that the Ref had a couple of ‘Mandela moments’ during the final but who cares? Final score Blitzbokke 17 – AB’s 14 (3 tries to 2)
A win, a glorious end to a brilliant weekend Continue reading “Nelson Mandela Bay 7’s – 2013”
We might just find the time to watch a bit of 7’s rugby while we’re there 😉
I’m one who prefers a minute’s applause to a minute’s silence, would rather celebrate a life than mourn one, today I’ll reflect on the life of Madiba.
R.I.P
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