Archive for the ‘Only in SA’ Category

Now I don't really like posting email joke forwards up on PharSide since most people have already seen them and its not fresh, but I got this one today that honestly made me chuckle at my desk for quite a long time… its the best I've seen in a while

So here goes….

You know you're flying S.A.A. when you ask the air hostess for the black pepper and she brings you… 

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Wait for it…..

The Sowetan

[Thanks Lorna]

- Marky Mark

Check out the new paint job on South Africa's low-cost airline Kulula.com

You've gotta love this South African touch, which as you know is a break from formality with two tablespoons of humorous touch.

Apparently it was quite a bright spark idea to do this and it looks like whoever came up with this bright spark idea at Kulula is in for a big bonus this year. Pictures of the plane are circulating wildly over the net and even in The Sun newspaper here in the UK, which as you can imagine is doing wonders for Kulula's advertising campaign since the World Cup is just around the corner and thousands of soccer fans are gonna be looking for cheap flights to get around the country… which airline is going to be at the forefront of their little hooligan minds?

I'd say thats a WIN for Kulula

Check it out!

[Thanks Ballie]

- Marky Mark

Well okes, I hope you have got your act together because Sunday is Valentines Day… and lord help you if you forget to get your doll something for Valentines Day… you will without a doubt experience the result of two words that NO-ONE wants to hear… not "break up"… even worse…… NO ACTION!

So in like of this, I've come to the rescue… as I do…. why not treat your doll to a dashing Valentines Card with a Saffa touch…

Remember guys, its not about the price tag, honestly… its the thought that counts…. BWAHAHAHA!

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- Marky Mark

Check out this new SA Model Ford Courier Drifter 5 Tonner Bakkie spotted apparently cruising along towards Limpopo… absolute truth that they really are "Built Ford Tough"…

Well sweet mother of I don't know… how this oke actually made it from whereever he came from to this petrol station is beyond me to say the least. Just proof that only in SA can a man move an entire contruction site (note yellow building waste pipes perched at the top) complete with house to be assembled elsewhere, on the back of one single bakkie… this guy must be a true genius, in order to move such a top heavy load at any speed besides standing still takes absolute precision and skill… the guy must be a Jenga King!

But ja, there you go… you see, right there… Only in SA my china

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I would love to know the little freak out you'd get, by cruising up behind this oke to overtake at a mild 160kph expecting it to be an 18 wheeler… one word along with a facial expression springs to mind…"huh"

[Thanks The Jen]

- Marky Mark

Oh the irony

"EISH, but I am too tired, so I relex in my prem trolley"

I wonder if he rocked himself to sleep by pushing himself back and forth

[thanks Ma]

- Marky Mark

Man spotted clinging to the back of a truck down the N1 in Cape Town

You've got to laugh at the stupidity of this Evil Knievel wannabe, this dude was spotted clinging to the back of a truck going down the N1 in Cape Town on Monday morning. Not much more I can say that the pictures wont, so here they are… enjoy

Look up ahead, its a bird, its a plane… nought bru, its a dude on the back of a truck

Lets get a closer look…

Don't look now, but you've got some badass kerels on your ass… try blend in by not looking back, maybe they won't see you…

Oh dear…. I reckon his banging his head on the back of that truck for this..bang! bang! bang!.. off to chookie!

I mean come on… did he think he wouldn't get noticed… maybe he only thought from the front..

Only in SA

[Thanks Rose and The Phreak]

- Marky Mark

More odd names in South African ID Books are surfacing

Its seems to be a common occurance these days where humorous scans of South African ID books are being passed around, and to think these are only the ones you know about, can you just imagine how many are floating around out there. Do the people at Home Affairs have no common sense whatsoever in spotting obvious mistakes? I’d love to see how they completed the application form to get the job in the first place.

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Mr. Two-Rand

Don't Worry Be Heppy

Probably what MJ would have looked like without all the plastic surgery

Mr. Kill Me Quick

Going for gold! I wonder if he passed cause I bet you the home affairs worker didn't...

I "Promise" you thats my name... ja right!

But you laugh… this doesn’t only happen in SA… it happens here in the UK too, however on a much smaller scale…

A good friend of mine recently completed her Ancestral Sentence and when her package from the Home Office arrived, she excitedly opened the envelope containing her brand spanking new Red Rooster however she instantly noticed that they had spelt her surname wrong, they had left out a letter… now if you’ve ever gone through the rigorous checking process of obtaining your British Passport, the question you’ve got to ask yourself is, how did they get this wrong? On the application form, you clearly print out your full name twice in block letters and I even had to print her name on the back of her photographs and sign them as I was her consignatory, it passes through a number of people until you yourself have to attend a final check appointment at the home office to make sure everything on the form is 100% correct and the passport forms match the person who is applying for it, if you’ve ever gone through the process you’ll understand and realise that it seems like a total fool proof process… well… need I say more

To be fair though, she sent it back the same day and literally within that same week she received a new Red Rooster with the correct spelling printed inside… I wonder how long it would take in SA…. I guess its safe to say its not something I’d hold my breath for

[Thanks Justin]

- Marky Mark

Sowetan bring and braai…. you doing it wrong

What can I say… only in SA

Looks like that goat is holding on for dear life

- Marky Mark

Just when we were getting over the beer braai packs I get sent this…. Seriously…. WTF! haha

This is on another level of Nuclear Fusion, this is a mutant experiment gone wrong, they are selling Frankenstein’s shit, this is something else I could describe however I really don’t want to make you hurl at your desk right now as it involves used domes, but if you see it, you’ll shit bricks! …..this is just weird…

Teenage Mutant Aborted Worsies

And from Pick ‘n Pay nog al… My question is this…. How on earth do you cook this without burning the pap to shit for starters?..and secondly, how do you cook it without the pap becoming so saturated with all the greasy juices from the mince to the extent that it is likely to make you chunda after the first bite?…. I may be wrong, can someone fill me in and comment below?

I’m trying to work out which is worse… Pick ‘n Pay’s Pap’nWors or Tannie Gogga’s Pap en Vleis….

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Again… Only in SA

[Thanks Little Possum]

- Marky Mark

hahaha I had to laugh at this today… it definately qualifies for an “Only in SA” stamp of approval, not because the cans clearly say Castle Lager but whoever came up with this is an absolute genius but also probably the worlds dumbest idiot… Who rocks up at a braai with one can of beer…. at any braai, at the very least a 6 pack should have been consumed before even opening a braai pack… this is because us okes become the worlds best gourmet braai masters / chefs after a couple dops… trust me, I can prove this to you, just come home with me after a night out on the razzle in Wimbledon and tell me you are a little peckish… I’ll cook up a storm that would rival that of Jamie Oliver or Gordon Ramsay hands down! haha It’ll be the most exotic yet delicious meal you’ve ever had

- Marky Mark