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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.

Check it out…

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

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Sowetan bring and braai…. you doing it wrong

What can I say… only in SA

- Marky Mark

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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…

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….

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi2p-7qw-Q0

Again… Only in SA

[Thanks Little Possum]

- Marky Mark

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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

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