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Who’s your daddy?
And for the people who still know what a command prompt is: What does C:\>DarthVader say to C:\>DarthVader\LukeSkywalker ? “Luke, I’m your folder” »
(drama) Queen Julia Malema to (finally) shut up :-P
JOHANNESBURG. In a radical change of policy, ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has announced that he will no longer comment on things about which he knows nothing – a move that analysts suggest is tantamount to taking a vow of silence. »
Five fragments for a Friday
Malema mobilising: Old Julia is at it again. On IOL this morning: “Why should athletics in South Africa suffer because they (Nedbank) hate an individual? They mustn’t use Chuene as an excuse.We must expose their real agenda: and that is that Nedbank is disappointed because medals were won by three Africans.” Who’d have thought he has... »
Simple Analogy
An economics professor at a local college made the statement that he had never failed a single student before but had once failed an entire class. That class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said, “OK, we will... »
Admitting a problem is the first step to recovery
(From IOL) “The African National Congress (ANC) views the granting by Canada of a refugee status to South African citizen Brandon Huntley on the grounds that Africans would ‘persecute’ him, as racist,” the party said in a statement. …Willie Spies, legal spokesperson for civil rights initiative AfriForum, established by traditionally white trade union Solidarity, accused the... »
Hello Darkness my old friend
From the DailyMail: “Britain faces the first widespread power blackouts since the 1970s because of looming energy shortages, Government documents reveal. For the first time, ministers are expecting that the supply of electricity will fail to meet demand at peak times. The Government is forecasting that by 2017 there will be power cuts of around... »
Who would you trust?
“Prostitutes are considered more trustworthy in China than government officials and scientists ‘…At least (the scientists and officials) have not slid into the least credible category which consists of real estate developers, secretaries, agents, entertainers and directors’ “ Full article here I’m betting we’d get similar results, if not worse for our dear politicians. In this lovely... »
Combatting A.D.D. in politics
For the average person, politics are most likely quite boring. With the exception of the odd laughable splutter of Malema, there’s really not much to get excited about. In fact, it seems the politicians (and even their wives ) have a hard time staying awake – JZ’s wives could not even make it through... »
In the land of the one eyed…..
Media accused of ‘hostile’ offensive The SACP has accused “a large part” of the media and the “middle class intelligentsia” of waging an “un-remitting and extremely hostile” ideological offensive against the ANC and its alliance partners and has called for “engagement” with the culprits. I guess the “middle class intelligentsia” is a scary thing when the... »
