Springbok emblem

The question about the Springbok emblem, and if it should stay or go has once again raised it's head. The government, specifically the MP for Sports, believes it is a sign which harks back to the dark days of apartheid, and should be raplaced by the King Protea emblem, as currently used by the National Cricket squad. He has no idea of it's marketing value (currently esimated in ZAR billions!!)

The above emblem shows the Springbok jumping towards the heart.The latest version the Springbok is jumping away from the heart......

Referance site

So, the other night on national TV, (and probably worldwide) some bafoon from the ruling government offices, Stofile, told parliament's sports portfolio committee that many South Africans, including the rugby union, did not know who owned the trademark.

"The ownership of both the King Protea and of the Springbok resides with the department of sport and recreation. We own those trademarks, not rugby or anybody else. It is not their Springbok. It is our Springbok. We own those trademarks by law," he said.

So, two leading legal experts on intellectual property and trademarks say there is no proof that the department of sport and recreation owns the Springbok emblem, as Sports Minister Makhenkesi Stofile has claimed.

Owen Dean, a partner at leading intellectual property legal firm Spoor & Fisher, said on Wednesday: "We have checked the Register of Trademarks, and Saru (South African Rugby Union) is the current owner of the trademark.

"The South African Rugby Football Union (Sarfu) registered the trademark in 1996. It is now defunct, but one of the two bodies it spawned, Saru and SA Rugby, owns the trademark. We cannot determine which one it is. This trademark was renewed in 2005, and is valid until 2016.

What does this tell us? That the monkey in government thinks he can spew any crap he wants, and does not understand that there is a register for these things which can be consulted for proof. That in fact, the government does not have a fucking clue what it owns or does not. That, even though he may force the national squad to change to the King Protea, he does not, and never will, own the Spingbok emblem. Not for another 8 years anyway!
What a doos!!!

Salagatle!

Facebook stuff

I received this question from a PD lady on Facebook, who's a friend (probably varsity class mate) of a friends daughter who I have listed as one of my online friends.
She asks:- "hey hey.....if i may ask who are you?please dont take it personal"

My response was:- "Hi XXX, I am Ssss's uncle - I'm the Italian part of the family, and take care of all the undercover affairs. I do the knee capping, debt collecting, protection money collections, etc. Capice? Why do you ask?

Salagatle!

I forgot to post this

The day I took LuckyL's bike for it's roadworthy test, I drove past this. The accident recovery yard is on the way to the testing grounds.....Suzuki 750 - capable of speeds in excess of 240km/h.
Front end broken off from the rest of the bike. Frame actually snapped off at a weld! Factory error?
The car that the biker hit. It was not roadworthy, had 3 smooth tyres, one of which has the steel showing through! Driver was drunk, and skipped a red light.

The biker was a 17 year old, no license, not even a learners license, so his father was immediately arrested, and spent the night in jail for allowing his son to ride the bike!
He must have been doing in excess of 180km/h, judging by the damage to the bike, and the car. So even though the driver of the car was at fault, it's a no contest situation.

The 17 year old was killed on impact, in fact, his head, still in the helmet, was recovered somewhere underneath the car - decapitation on impact!

Salagatle!
(Update 23/10/2008 - the local rag says he was 18, attended the same school as the kid that was killed a few month ago by the scholar brandishing the samurai sword at school, and no mention is made of his license, or the fact he was decapitated. It does say he flew more than 25 meters in the air, and hit another car. So, the facts as related above, which were shared with me by someone who is attached to the recovery yard may be off the mark, may be right.)

And as for

changing the name of the South African Rugby team from "The Springboks" to "The Proteas"....
Salagatle!

More on the rugby this weekend....

Bulls Supporter.....
Sharks supporter.......
Bulls Supporter.......
Sharks supporter......


None of the above are an indication of where my personal preferences lie. Just a sample of the stuff currently going around on email...

Salagatle!

Why we don't speak Dutch in South Africa

Nuff Sed!

Salagatle!

Due to the credit crunch

NEW OFFICE POLICY - EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2008

Dress Code:

1) You are advised to come to work dressed according to your salary.
2) If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, we will assume you are doing well financially and therefore do not need a raise.
3) If you dress poorly, you need to learn to manage your money better, so that you may buy nicer clothes, and therefore you do not need a raise.
4) If you dress just right, you are right where you need to be and therefore you do not need a raise.
5) Sick Days: We will no longer accept a doctor's statement as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.
6) Personal Days: Each employee will receive 104 personal days a year. They are called Saturdays & Sundays.
7) Bereavement Leave:This is no excuse for missing work. There is nothing you can do for dead friends, relatives or co-workers. Every effort should be made to have non-employees attend the funeral arrangements in your place. In rare cases where employee involvement is necessary, the funeral should be scheduled in the late afternoon. We will be glad to allow you to work through your lunch hour and subsequently leave one hour early.
8) Bathroom Breaks: Entirely too much time is being spent in the toilet. There is now a strict three-minute time limit in the stalls. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, the stall door will open, and a picture will be taken. After your second offense, your picture will be posted on the company bulletin board under the 'Chronic Offenders' category. Anyone caught smiling in the picture will be sectioned under the company's mental health policy.
9) Lunch Breaks:
* Skinny people get 30 minutes for lunch, as they need to eat more, so that they can look healthy.
* Normal size people get 15 minutes for lunch to get a balanced meal to maintain their average figure.
* Chubby people get 5 minutes for lunch, because that's all the time needed to drink a Slim-Fast.

Thank you for your loyalty to our company. We are here to provide a positive employment experience. Therefore, all questions, comments, concerns, complaints, frustrations, irritations, aggravations, insinuations, allegations, accusations, contemplations, consternation and input should be directed elsewhere.

Salagatle!

Rugby stuff

This coming weekend is the Currie Cup Final (I think, well, it's some or other rugby cup final) between the Sharks and Blue Bulls, in the Shark Tank in Durban - Kwazulu-Natal.
More and more of these type of funnies will be coming out.
This one is for the Shark supporters.
Salagatle!

Just for laughs (for Fishman who's really down)

Die seuntjie vra: Hoekom het Tannie nooit getrou nie?
"Ag," sê sy, "ek het 'n papegaai, 'n hond en 'n kat; saam is hulle maar nés 'n man!
Die papegaai vloek, die hond poep en die kat loop saans rond."

Little boy asks : "Why have you never been married?"
"Oh" she says, "I have a parrot, a dog and a cat, and together they are just like having a man. The parrot swears, the dog farts, and the cat goes out at night!"

Salagatle!

It's in my garage!

Yup, Friday afternoon I got the call from the bike shop to say the Yamaha I had my name down for is now released, and available. Its a code 2, and price ZAR23,000! Awesome, I asked for a discount (regular customer) and he said I could have it for ZAr21,000!!!!
Saturday morning I hooked up the trailer, and went down to the bike shop.
Arriving there we rechecked the bike for "hidden" damage (bent front forks, cracked frame etc>) found nothing. I then asked him to start it. First turn she fired up. What a beauty!
Load it I said, and sat down at their computer, and did an online transfer.
Drove from there to a school in Randburg where the boys were playing in a water polo tournament, and from there we took it home.
Unloaded it, checked the petrol, engine oil, started her up, and went for a ride. This bitch goes like a demon. 4FS - no one told me that 1200's are this quick. Oh, boy, are we going to have some fun!Anyway, it needs a complete headlight assembly, and the speedo outer housing.Have seen some other options which I like.
Am posting two pics here.
First up - the original look - note the bare front, with headlight and flickers a la old fashioned style (which, by the way, I like).
And this "conversion, which is really nice. The owner retrofitted a Fazer 600 bikini fairing with headlights to the XJR. Also flickers, and different mirrors.
Looks damn fine, and might actually be cheaper than replacing the front with the original parts!

More to follow
Salagatle!

Cause it's Monday?

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN GUILTY OF LOOKING AT OTHERS YOUR OWN AGE AND
THINKING, 'SURELY I CAN'T LOOK THAT OLD.' WELL... YOU'LL LOVE THIS ONE.

MY NAME IS JENNIFER GRAND, AND I WAS SITTING IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENTWITH A NEW DENTIST. I NOTICED HIS DDS DIPLOMA, WHICH BORE HIS FULL NAME. SUDDENLY, I REMEMBERED A TALL, HANDSOME, DARK-HAIRED BOY WITH THE SAME NAME HAD BEEN IN MY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS 40YEARS AGO.
COULD HE BE THE SAME GUY THAT I HAD A SECRET CRUSH ON, WAY BACK THEN?

UPON SEEING HIM, HOWEVER, I QUICKLY DISCARDED ANY SUCH THOUGHT. THIS
BALDING, GRAY-HAIRED MAN WITH THE DEEPLY LINED FACE WAS WAY TOO OLD TO HAVE BEEN MY CLASSMATE.
AFTER HE EXAMINED MY TEETH, I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD ATTENDED MORGAN PARK HIGH SCHOOL.'YES. YES, I DID. I'M A MUSTANG,' HE GLEAMED WITH PRIDE.

'WHEN DID YOU GRADUATE?' I ASKED.
HE ANSWERED, 'IN 1967.' WHY DO YOU ASK?'
'YOU WERE IN MY CLASS!', I EXCLAIMED.

HE LOOKED AT ME CLOSELY. THEN, THAT UGLY, OLD, BALD, WRINKLED, FAT ASS, GRAY-HAIRED, DECREPIT SON-OF-A-BITCH ASKED, 'WHAT DID YOU TEACH?
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At a Tyre Store
"Invite us to your next blowout."
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On an Electrician's truck:
"Let us remove your shorts."
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In a Non-smoking Area:
"If we see smoke, we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action."
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On a Maternity Room door:
"Push. Push. Push."
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At an Optometrist's Office:
"If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place."
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On a Taxidermist's window:
"We really know our stuff."
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On a Fence:
"Salesmen welcome! Dog food is expensive!"
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At a Car Dealership:
"The best way to get back on your feet - miss a car payment."
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Outside a Car Exhaust Store:
"No appointment necessary. We hear you coming."
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In a Vets waiting room:
"Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!"
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In a Restaurant window:
"Don't stand there and be hungry; come on in and get fed up."
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In the front yard of a Funeral Home:
"Drive carefully. We'll wait."
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And don't forget the sign at a
RADIATOR SHOP:
"Best place in town to take a leak."
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Sign on the back of yet another
Septic Tank Truck:
"Caution - This Truck is full of Political Promises"

Salagatle!

GATIEP - for my non South African readers

I have translated those that can be translated - and still make sense....


In the Court
Judge: How can you plead not guilty when there are 5 people who saw your stealing?
Gatiep: "Your Honor, I can bring thousands who will testify not having seen me steel anything!

Gatieps voice mail
My brother, Gatiep is not available.
Leave your name and number and I'll send you a "please call me"

Gatiep at school
teacher asks Gatiep: "Your mother has 4 potatoes, you are 9 children, how many potatoes can each child get?
Gatiep: "My mom's not stupid, she makes mash!"

The rope
Gatiep drags a rope down the street, and walks past Marai. She asks, "Gatiep why are you dragging that piece of rope?" He replies, "Have you ever tried to push a piece of rope?"

The one and only
Gammat is charged with calling Meraai a BITCH.
During cross questioning, he says, "You were standing up there on the balcony, and I was down in the street?"
"Yes," says Meraai.
"There were quite a few people on that balcony with you?" says Gammat.
"Yes," says Meraai.
"Now what gives you the idea I was talking to you?"
"Cause I was the only BITCH there" says Meraai.

Same ol' same ol'.
The judge looks Gammat in the eye and says:
'It's nou the 6th year in siccession that you appear in the dock in my court,
''Your Honor,' says Gammat, 'Don't blame me if you not getting promoted!'

Salagatle!