The Sowetan newspaper has to be commended for a hilarious front page today. Without further ado, I give those who didn't see it, the top half of today's front page.
"When push comes to shove, metro cops are just as keen as anyone to get back to work - no matter what... Yesterday Johannesburg Metro Police went on a sympathy strike in support of their colleagues who were attending a disciplinary hearing. But when these officers returned to their vehicle it wouldn’t start. In true sexist fashion the one female member of the crew barked orders to get the show back on the road."
This just seems to substantiate the Jim Carrey saying that behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.
Saffanisms (AKA buzzwords)
Saffa (n): South Africans. Usually used to describe expats (fondly)
Saffagette (n): A South African whose vote is reserved for Mzansi, the Motherland. A Saffagette is not an ostrich. A Saffagette has a vote and is determined to stand in a queue to cast it.
Saffavescence (n): Developed from saffervescence, which is a slang derivative of effervescence. Saffavescence means awesome, amazing - in a South African sense of course.
Saffaring (v): Being patriotic.
Suffaring (v): Having to listen to others not being patriotic.
Of course the woman had to bark the orders. Otherwise the men would never have made a move.
ReplyDeleteShe looks like she could jumpstart a Boeing. Substitute her for the little guy on the left and let him bark out the orders.
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