Dead terrorist advert offensive - ASA
September 30 2008 at 10:46AM
A television commercial for an "Ahmed the dead terrorist" ringtone mocks Islam and must be withdrawn, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled.
Its ruling followed a complaint by a Moegamat Khan against the GloMobile commercial, flighted on SABC and DSTV.
The commercial shows American standup comedian Jeff Durham holding a skeleton puppet with a white cloth around its head, which demands that the audience keeps quiet and says: "Silence! I kill you!"
The ASA said Khan had complained that this was offensive to the Islamic religion, and created the impression that all Muslims were terrorists who would kill to get people to be quiet.
The ASA said it appeared to be common cause that the puppet was meant to represent a terrorist who was a suicide bomber.
While it was debatable whether the puppet was wearing any particular head gear, or a bandage as GloMobile claimed, the name Ahmed appeared to be of Arab origin and was one of the names of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
"To associate this divine inspiration to a terrorist is offensive to the people who believe in him [Muhammad]," the ASA said.
It ordered GloMobile to withdraw the commercial in its current format. - Sapa
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Of course it can be offensive. IF you're an anal religeous freak. To anyone else, it's a piece of really funny comedy. It certainly (IMHO) does not insinuate that all moslems are anything. The only thing it insinuates rather well, is that anyone who straps a bomb to himself is really a dumbass. I agree with that. I don't see it as much of argument.
If all christians starting driving their cars into rivers, drowning themselves and their families in the process, SURELY it would be inevitable that someone says something about those "lemmings". The fact that they are all christian would be ... unfortunate, but to lampoon the "lemming" hardly says anything about christianity ...
Taking offense at this reminds me of an old english saying:
"if the shoe fits .... wear it." Of course Achmet doesn't wear any .....
I also like the generic "arab = moslem", "one of the names of" and also "this divine inspiration to a terrorist is offensive to the people who believe in him [Muhammad]" ... the inference there is CLEARLY that a moslem gets offended when a terrorist is insulted ... THAT would piss me off ... (?)
All to appease some silly anal religeous freak. Sad, he really should try laugh.
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Monday, 29 September 2008
My Biker Code
I ride purely, and only, because it is fun.
I ride because I enjoy the freedom I feel from being exposed to the elements
and the vulnerability to the danger that is intrinsic to riding.
I do not ride because it is fashionable to do so.
I ride my machine, not wear it. My machine is not a symbol of status.
It exists simply for me, and me alone. My machine is not a toy. It is an
extension of my being, and I will treat it accordingly, with the same respect
as I have for myself.
I strive to understand the inner workings of my machine, from the most basic,
to the most complex. I will learn everything I can about my machine, so that I
am reliant upon no one but myself for it's health and well-being.
I strive to constantly better my skill of control over my machine. I will learn it's
limits, and use my skill to become one with my machine so that we may keep
each other alive. I am the mistress, it is the servant. Working together in harmony,
we will become an invincible team.
I do not fear death. I will however, do all possible to avoid death prematurely.
Fear is the enemy, not death. Fear on the highway leads to death, therefore I
will not let fear be my master. I will master it.
My machines will outlive me. Therefore, they are my legacy. I will care for them for future bikers to cherish as I have cherished them, whoever they may be.
I do not ride to gain attention, respect, or fear from those that do not ride, nor
do I wish to intimidate or annoy them. For those that do not know me, all I wish is for them to ignore me. For those that desire to know me, I will share with them the truth of myself, so that they might understand me, and not fear others like me.
I will never be the agressor on the highway. However, should others mess with me, their aggression will be dealt with in as severe a manner as I can cast upon them.
I will show respect to other bikers more experienced or knowledgeable than I am.
I will learn from them all I can.
I will not show disrespect to other bikers less experienced or knowledgeable than I am.
I will teach them what I can.
It will be my task to mentor new riders, that so desire, into the lifestyle of the biker, so that the breed shall continue. I shall instruct, as I have been instructed by those before me. I shall preserve and honour traditions of bikers before me, and I will pass them on unaltered.
I will not judge other bikers on their choice of machine, their appearance or their profession. I will judge them only on their conduct as bikers. I am proud of my acomplishments as a biker, though I will not flaunt them to others. If they ask, I will share them.
I will stand ready to help any other biker that truly needs my help. I will never ask another biker to do for me what I can do for myself.
I am not a part-time biker. I am a biker when and wherever I go. I am proud to be a biker, and I hide my chosen lifestyle from no one.
I ride because I love freedom, independence and the movement of the ground beneath me. But most of all I ride to better understand myself, my machine and the lands in which I ride, and to seek out and know other bikers like myself!
I ride because I enjoy the freedom I feel from being exposed to the elements
and the vulnerability to the danger that is intrinsic to riding.
I do not ride because it is fashionable to do so.
I ride my machine, not wear it. My machine is not a symbol of status.
It exists simply for me, and me alone. My machine is not a toy. It is an
extension of my being, and I will treat it accordingly, with the same respect
as I have for myself.
I strive to understand the inner workings of my machine, from the most basic,
to the most complex. I will learn everything I can about my machine, so that I
am reliant upon no one but myself for it's health and well-being.
I strive to constantly better my skill of control over my machine. I will learn it's
limits, and use my skill to become one with my machine so that we may keep
each other alive. I am the mistress, it is the servant. Working together in harmony,
we will become an invincible team.
I do not fear death. I will however, do all possible to avoid death prematurely.
Fear is the enemy, not death. Fear on the highway leads to death, therefore I
will not let fear be my master. I will master it.
My machines will outlive me. Therefore, they are my legacy. I will care for them for future bikers to cherish as I have cherished them, whoever they may be.
I do not ride to gain attention, respect, or fear from those that do not ride, nor
do I wish to intimidate or annoy them. For those that do not know me, all I wish is for them to ignore me. For those that desire to know me, I will share with them the truth of myself, so that they might understand me, and not fear others like me.
I will never be the agressor on the highway. However, should others mess with me, their aggression will be dealt with in as severe a manner as I can cast upon them.
I will show respect to other bikers more experienced or knowledgeable than I am.
I will learn from them all I can.
I will not show disrespect to other bikers less experienced or knowledgeable than I am.
I will teach them what I can.
It will be my task to mentor new riders, that so desire, into the lifestyle of the biker, so that the breed shall continue. I shall instruct, as I have been instructed by those before me. I shall preserve and honour traditions of bikers before me, and I will pass them on unaltered.
I will not judge other bikers on their choice of machine, their appearance or their profession. I will judge them only on their conduct as bikers. I am proud of my acomplishments as a biker, though I will not flaunt them to others. If they ask, I will share them.
I will stand ready to help any other biker that truly needs my help. I will never ask another biker to do for me what I can do for myself.
I am not a part-time biker. I am a biker when and wherever I go. I am proud to be a biker, and I hide my chosen lifestyle from no one.
I ride because I love freedom, independence and the movement of the ground beneath me. But most of all I ride to better understand myself, my machine and the lands in which I ride, and to seek out and know other bikers like myself!
Friday, 26 September 2008
Fusion man
First human jet crosses Channel
26/09/2008 14:39 - (SA)
Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy has flown across the English Channel from France in less than 10 minutes. (AP File)
Dover - A Swiss adventurer using a jet-propelled wing has flown across the English Channel from France in less than 10 minutes.
Yves Rossy, who calls himself FusionMan, landed safely in a field near Dover on Friday.
He leapt from a plane at more than 2 500 meters, fired up his jets and made the 35-kilometer trip from Calais in France to Dover in England in less than 10 minutes.
He began the Friday flight just before 12:07 GMT; by 12:15 GMT, Rossy was above British soil and looped over onlookers before opening his parachute, with his wings still strapped to his back.
Rossy touched down in a field near the white cliffs of Dover.
Commute on your scoot day
COMMUTE ON YOUR SCOOT 2008
Oh yes me ole buckos, it’s that time of the year again. The chill of winter has gone. Buds are blossoming, lambs are frolicking and it’s time to dust the cobwebs off the bike and get ready for summer. As Spike Milligan wrote:
Grass is green
Nuts are brown
Skirts up
Panties down.
Friday 3 October is the day on which all South African bikers are encouraged to ride to work by bike and there are so many good reasons to do just that. In case you hadn’t noticed the traffic congestion is getting worse by the day. Petrol prices are astronomical. So what’s the answer? The answer is to Commute on Your Scoot.
Friday 3 October is also National Bikers’ Day, just like Mothers’ Day and Youth Day and all the other national days. It just hasn’t been ratified by parliament yet. Nor has it been presented to parliament and probably never will be but that’s no reason not to ride to work. Just do it!
It’s also the day on which THINK BIKE will be TAKING IT TO THE STREETS with a massive pamphlet and sticker handout to motorists around the country but mainly in Gauteng.
Around the country bike clubs will be organizing social events after work on Friday. So if you’re an El Presidento then get your maats together and organize an opskop and get the other local clubs to join you.
There are no badges, no rules, no committees, no prizes, no sponsors and certainly no good excuses not to ride to work by bike.
If you want to publicize the jol you are organizing for Commute on Your Scoot then contact the webmasters at:
www.bikesa.net
www.thinkbike.co.za
www.deadmen.co.za
Similarly, if you’re looking for news on jols in your area then visit those websites.
The BIG JOBURG JOL will be at The Baron Sandton, corner of Protea and Rivonia Roads. From Sandton City ride 500m on Rivonia towards Rosebank and the Baron is on your left. Dedicated bike parking. Music and DVDs played at heart stopping volume by the well known One For The Road rally truck Mustang Sally. Special beer prices for bikers. This is a party you do not want to miss. Pull in Cuzzins. Let’s just hope that it doesn’t hose down this year like it did last year……
Diarise it NOW. Commute on Your Scoot. Friday 3 October 2008.
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Aquila ... when is that tyre coming on?
Oh yes me ole buckos, it’s that time of the year again. The chill of winter has gone. Buds are blossoming, lambs are frolicking and it’s time to dust the cobwebs off the bike and get ready for summer. As Spike Milligan wrote:
Grass is green
Nuts are brown
Skirts up
Panties down.
Friday 3 October is the day on which all South African bikers are encouraged to ride to work by bike and there are so many good reasons to do just that. In case you hadn’t noticed the traffic congestion is getting worse by the day. Petrol prices are astronomical. So what’s the answer? The answer is to Commute on Your Scoot.
Friday 3 October is also National Bikers’ Day, just like Mothers’ Day and Youth Day and all the other national days. It just hasn’t been ratified by parliament yet. Nor has it been presented to parliament and probably never will be but that’s no reason not to ride to work. Just do it!
It’s also the day on which THINK BIKE will be TAKING IT TO THE STREETS with a massive pamphlet and sticker handout to motorists around the country but mainly in Gauteng.
Around the country bike clubs will be organizing social events after work on Friday. So if you’re an El Presidento then get your maats together and organize an opskop and get the other local clubs to join you.
There are no badges, no rules, no committees, no prizes, no sponsors and certainly no good excuses not to ride to work by bike.
If you want to publicize the jol you are organizing for Commute on Your Scoot then contact the webmasters at:
www.bikesa.net
www.thinkbike.co.za
www.deadmen.co.za
Similarly, if you’re looking for news on jols in your area then visit those websites.
The BIG JOBURG JOL will be at The Baron Sandton, corner of Protea and Rivonia Roads. From Sandton City ride 500m on Rivonia towards Rosebank and the Baron is on your left. Dedicated bike parking. Music and DVDs played at heart stopping volume by the well known One For The Road rally truck Mustang Sally. Special beer prices for bikers. This is a party you do not want to miss. Pull in Cuzzins. Let’s just hope that it doesn’t hose down this year like it did last year……
Diarise it NOW. Commute on Your Scoot. Friday 3 October 2008.
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Aquila ... when is that tyre coming on?
Thursday, 25 September 2008
Giving thanks
This year has been hard for us, for most of the people i know in fact. Just, life happens, you know?
But despite this, the universe has this way with life. The wheel in the sky goes round and round ... karma, the real lady justice.
We've been adopted by an old couple .... they have a black adopted kid (she can't have kids) and they spoil him rotten, nice kid too. They stepped into a breach they saw, and are just helping where they can. till trying to seel the audi, he made some calls. My son wore out his school shoes in the first half the year, and we just haven't gotten round to it. They bought him shoes. When someone gives you something, and you get told "accept it with the joy with which it is given" you can only smile and accept, and be glad that things aren't always bad, and sometimes good things happen for no reason at all.
Our microwave oven blew a while ago, and while i don't like them, i'm told they're very useful. My mom got given one as a performance reward at her work and handed hers to us to use.
Even petrol has been scarce for us, yet still my bike has juice in it, and wifey's car has a full tank. I try and volunteer my help as much as possible, literally any excuse to ride, and NOTHING pees me off more than not having petrol.
Somehow people just WANT to give me 50 bucks for my trouble. I can't complain, and never expect it, this is from them to me. Thank you ... sincerely.
My kids are all wonderful, if a little fustrating, but honestly they are all good kids, trying to be their best, because they love me. I have to set the rules and limits, and enforce them too, but they know that. I tell them being dad is a job, with rules. I speak to them, explain to them. They ask me questions all the time, and it tes great pleasure to sit and unfold a concept for their inspection.
When i can, i log onto the internet, and support my answers with facts and pictures. Like the time Dylan asked: " has anyne ever picked up a stone that was valuable, and the "Cullinan diamond" came up. A diamond that was as big as a brick, converted to some of the most valuable jewels in the world. I helpedDylan understand the story.
When i'm busy messing in my garage, and my eldest daughter comes in and sits down, " I'm so happy you're my father" .... makes me want to cry with joy.
Wifey .... log suffering dear soul .... you are so good to me, and despite all my crap, i still love you very much.
Reminds me somewhat of the opening lines of "A Tale of Two Cities" ...
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only."
Reading it again, it sums up our current state of affairs perfectly.
Peace and love, and thanks too!!
But despite this, the universe has this way with life. The wheel in the sky goes round and round ... karma, the real lady justice.
We've been adopted by an old couple .... they have a black adopted kid (she can't have kids) and they spoil him rotten, nice kid too. They stepped into a breach they saw, and are just helping where they can. till trying to seel the audi, he made some calls. My son wore out his school shoes in the first half the year, and we just haven't gotten round to it. They bought him shoes. When someone gives you something, and you get told "accept it with the joy with which it is given" you can only smile and accept, and be glad that things aren't always bad, and sometimes good things happen for no reason at all.
Our microwave oven blew a while ago, and while i don't like them, i'm told they're very useful. My mom got given one as a performance reward at her work and handed hers to us to use.
Even petrol has been scarce for us, yet still my bike has juice in it, and wifey's car has a full tank. I try and volunteer my help as much as possible, literally any excuse to ride, and NOTHING pees me off more than not having petrol.
Somehow people just WANT to give me 50 bucks for my trouble. I can't complain, and never expect it, this is from them to me. Thank you ... sincerely.
My kids are all wonderful, if a little fustrating, but honestly they are all good kids, trying to be their best, because they love me. I have to set the rules and limits, and enforce them too, but they know that. I tell them being dad is a job, with rules. I speak to them, explain to them. They ask me questions all the time, and it tes great pleasure to sit and unfold a concept for their inspection.
When i can, i log onto the internet, and support my answers with facts and pictures. Like the time Dylan asked: " has anyne ever picked up a stone that was valuable, and the "Cullinan diamond" came up. A diamond that was as big as a brick, converted to some of the most valuable jewels in the world. I helpedDylan understand the story.
When i'm busy messing in my garage, and my eldest daughter comes in and sits down, " I'm so happy you're my father" .... makes me want to cry with joy.
Wifey .... log suffering dear soul .... you are so good to me, and despite all my crap, i still love you very much.
Reminds me somewhat of the opening lines of "A Tale of Two Cities" ...
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only."
Reading it again, it sums up our current state of affairs perfectly.
Peace and love, and thanks too!!
Tattoed Millionaires
I was at a Harley bash this weekend out in Fourways. Something about the whole thing just seemed wrong somehow. These guys looked the part, but it was a facade, and behind the party something niggled me. These guys weren't bikers, they were loud, brash, and all that, but somehow .... *shrug*
Anyways, a song jumped out of my archives and it hit me. They were the Tattoed Millionaires of which Mr Dickinson spoke. You and all your entourage - to me youre all the same ... says it [i]perfectly[/i]
I'd like to edicate this song to the Harley Owners Group of South Africa.
Tattooed boys with expensive toys
Living in a bubble of sin
Money can buy you most of anything
Fix your nose or the mess youre in
Front page news, you can share your views
With a population (that) wants to be like you
Out on the strip, out on the tiles
Same old greed behind the p.r. smiles
You and all your entourage - to me youre all the same
You and all your entourage - playing foolish games
I dont want your big city shining
I dont want your silver lining
I dont wanna be a tattooed millionaire
I dont want your big city shining
I dont want your silver lining
I dont wanna be a tattooed millionaire
Hes got a wife - she aint no brain child
Ex-mud queen of miami
In his stretch cadillac he keeps her in the back
With his cd player and his bottle of jack
L.A. dude, L.A. attitude
Laid back, selfish, and getting fat
Bodyguards, porn stars, gold credit cards
Using each other - running for cover
You and all your entourage - to me youre all the same
You and all your entourage - playing foolish games
I dont want your big city shining
I dont want your silver lining
I dont wanna be a tattooed millionaire
I dont want your big city shining
I dont want your silver lining
I dont wanna be a tattooed millionaire
I dont want your big city shining
I dont want your silver lining
I dont wanna be a tattooed millionaire
Anyways, a song jumped out of my archives and it hit me. They were the Tattoed Millionaires of which Mr Dickinson spoke. You and all your entourage - to me youre all the same ... says it [i]perfectly[/i]
I'd like to edicate this song to the Harley Owners Group of South Africa.
Tattooed boys with expensive toys
Living in a bubble of sin
Money can buy you most of anything
Fix your nose or the mess youre in
Front page news, you can share your views
With a population (that) wants to be like you
Out on the strip, out on the tiles
Same old greed behind the p.r. smiles
You and all your entourage - to me youre all the same
You and all your entourage - playing foolish games
I dont want your big city shining
I dont want your silver lining
I dont wanna be a tattooed millionaire
I dont want your big city shining
I dont want your silver lining
I dont wanna be a tattooed millionaire
Hes got a wife - she aint no brain child
Ex-mud queen of miami
In his stretch cadillac he keeps her in the back
With his cd player and his bottle of jack
L.A. dude, L.A. attitude
Laid back, selfish, and getting fat
Bodyguards, porn stars, gold credit cards
Using each other - running for cover
You and all your entourage - to me youre all the same
You and all your entourage - playing foolish games
I dont want your big city shining
I dont want your silver lining
I dont wanna be a tattooed millionaire
I dont want your big city shining
I dont want your silver lining
I dont wanna be a tattooed millionaire
I dont want your big city shining
I dont want your silver lining
I dont wanna be a tattooed millionaire
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Business as usual
There's no crisis - ANC
23/09/2008 16:12 - (SA)
Johannesburg - The African National Congress said on Tuesday the string of Cabinet resignations was not a crisis.
"There is no crisis. Things will be going as normal," secretary-general Gwede Mantashe told reporters in Johannesburg.
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NOTHING IS NORMAL. RESIGNATION OF A THIRD OF THE CABINET IS NOT NORMAL.
Hiding their heads in the sand is, for the ANC, normal.
23/09/2008 16:12 - (SA)
Johannesburg - The African National Congress said on Tuesday the string of Cabinet resignations was not a crisis.
"There is no crisis. Things will be going as normal," secretary-general Gwede Mantashe told reporters in Johannesburg.
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NOTHING IS NORMAL. RESIGNATION OF A THIRD OF THE CABINET IS NOT NORMAL.
Hiding their heads in the sand is, for the ANC, normal.
Confused
Re Manuel and that other one :
"They are both appointed by the President of the Republic to serve the country and are duty-bound to resign given the resignation of Thabo Mbeki," she said.
So what's the difference between the OFFICE of the president and the president?
A presidential pardon doesn't become invalid because the president quits. The same goes for an presidential appointee.
By the pricking of my thumbs something wicked this way comes.
Same for thabo who gave the best speech of his career right at the end. Thank you for leaving us ... with all your crap thabo ...
Apart from Manuel, the ministers who have resigned are: Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Minister in the Presidency Essop Pahad; and the Ministers of defence, Mosiuoa Lekota; intelligence, Ronnie Kasrils; correctional services, Ngconde Balfour; public enterprises, Alec Erwin; science and technology, Mosibudi Mangena; public works, Thoko Didiza; provincial and local government, Sydney Mufamadi; and public service and administration, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi.
Good riddance to the lot of them, petty thieves and liars the lot.
"They are both appointed by the President of the Republic to serve the country and are duty-bound to resign given the resignation of Thabo Mbeki," she said.
So what's the difference between the OFFICE of the president and the president?
A presidential pardon doesn't become invalid because the president quits. The same goes for an presidential appointee.
By the pricking of my thumbs something wicked this way comes.
Same for thabo who gave the best speech of his career right at the end. Thank you for leaving us ... with all your crap thabo ...
Apart from Manuel, the ministers who have resigned are: Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Minister in the Presidency Essop Pahad; and the Ministers of defence, Mosiuoa Lekota; intelligence, Ronnie Kasrils; correctional services, Ngconde Balfour; public enterprises, Alec Erwin; science and technology, Mosibudi Mangena; public works, Thoko Didiza; provincial and local government, Sydney Mufamadi; and public service and administration, Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi.
Good riddance to the lot of them, petty thieves and liars the lot.
Cycle Sol
Taken from The Design Blog
Design Status: The Cycle Sol is a concept that aims to revolutionize the general derided and strenuous opinion of commuting on cycles.
Insight:
I understand that commuting via a bicycle leaves zero carbon footprint, but pedaling a two-wheeler to longer destinations or all day through can take a toll on your body. As all of us aren’t as physically fit nor does our diet include healthy, energizing food like the participants of Tour de France. So for the present day commuters, Miroslav Miljevic has conceptualized a solar powered bicycle. Dubbed as Cycle Sol, this chic and green vehicle will lure all the folks who toy with the idea of cycling but steer clear of implementing it due to sheer absence of stylish user-friendly options. A perfect fusion of electric bike and pedal powered cycle, the Sol come fitted with a roof that not only protects the user from the harshness of the sun but also optimizes the sun’s energy to juice up the vehicle.
Usability: Targeting all the youth travelers, Miroslav aims to highlight the need to stimulate people to opt for eco-friendly vehicles that score high on form as well function. However I am a bit skeptical of the handles on the sides. Wonder if the user will be comfortable to stabilize this two-wheeler in the same way as the typical steering on the front wheel of common cycles. Also we can do with double-seater option too.
Monday, 22 September 2008
Hitch hiker
Fan hitch-hikes in wheelchair
21/09/2008 23:03 - (SA)
Gloria Edwards, Beeld
Johannesburg - A man in a wheelchair "hitch-hiked" from Nelspruit to Kempton Park to see his Paralympic heroes.
When Pieter van der Westhuizen, 57, heard the SA Paralympic team would arrive at O R Tambo Airport early on Saturday morning, he decided that nothing would stop him getting there.
He started "hitch-hiking" from Nelspruit at 02:00 on Saturday morning so that he could get to the airport on time.
"Good Samaritans helped me. I got three lifts to the airport.
"One was from Nelspruit to Witbank, then one from Witbank to Randburg and then one from there to the airport.
"Oscar and the team are my inspiration, my heroes. I just had to see them in the flesh," he said.
He couldn't hide his excitement when Oscar Pistorius, his biggest hero, shook his hand and greeted him.
"He encouraged me and thanked me for coming."
Van der Westhuizen, who lost both legs in a motorcycle accident in 2004, started hitching back home once he had met his heroes.
"I managed to get most of them to sign a poster for me.
"I think they are wonderful, because they don't allow their disabilities to stand in their way. Getting there was tough, but absolutely worthwhile!"
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I hitch hiked from JHB to nelspruit once ..... fucking long way. Man this guy just got my respect. Ditto to those who picked him up. Most don't.
Hitch hiking formed some of the best experiences i ever had. Pity it's just too dangerous for kids.
21/09/2008 23:03 - (SA)
Gloria Edwards, Beeld
Johannesburg - A man in a wheelchair "hitch-hiked" from Nelspruit to Kempton Park to see his Paralympic heroes.
When Pieter van der Westhuizen, 57, heard the SA Paralympic team would arrive at O R Tambo Airport early on Saturday morning, he decided that nothing would stop him getting there.
He started "hitch-hiking" from Nelspruit at 02:00 on Saturday morning so that he could get to the airport on time.
"Good Samaritans helped me. I got three lifts to the airport.
"One was from Nelspruit to Witbank, then one from Witbank to Randburg and then one from there to the airport.
"Oscar and the team are my inspiration, my heroes. I just had to see them in the flesh," he said.
He couldn't hide his excitement when Oscar Pistorius, his biggest hero, shook his hand and greeted him.
"He encouraged me and thanked me for coming."
Van der Westhuizen, who lost both legs in a motorcycle accident in 2004, started hitching back home once he had met his heroes.
"I managed to get most of them to sign a poster for me.
"I think they are wonderful, because they don't allow their disabilities to stand in their way. Getting there was tough, but absolutely worthwhile!"
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I hitch hiked from JHB to nelspruit once ..... fucking long way. Man this guy just got my respect. Ditto to those who picked him up. Most don't.
Hitch hiking formed some of the best experiences i ever had. Pity it's just too dangerous for kids.
Oh dear ...
Mbeki bows out
September 22 2008 at 06:51AM
By Political Bureau
A defiant President Thabo Mbeki bowed out from office on Sunday, proclaiming his innocence while pledging loyalty to the organisation that unceremoniously ousted him as head of state.
In a surprise turn of events, the ANC's preferred nominee to lead the country until next year's election appears to be party deputy president and Minister in the Presidency, Kgalema Motlanthe.
As speculation mounted on Sunday night, a new name was also thrown into the mix as deputy president - Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu - who has served in government since 1994 both as deputy and full member of the executive.
This has been suggested as an attempt to unite the party and maintain cohesion, amid threats of a split.
However, some within the ANC's National Executive Committee prefer National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete, who is also party chairman, to serve as caretaker president. In this scenario, Motlanthe would be her deputy.
On Sunday night, senior ANC leaders were still discussing the constitutional succession hierarchy and possible nominees for the top jobs.
The ANC's top six, including party president Jacob Zuma, who has remained out of the public eye since Friday, will announce South Africa's new presidential pair.
The ANC's parliamentary caucus will meet on Monday morning, where they will be officially informed of developments.
'The vicious way in which Mbeki was forced out by his enemies has shocked the nation'
At a special extended Cabinet meeting on Sunday - the last to be held by the Mbeki administration - Mbeki declined to accept the resignations of loyal ministers.
ANC treasurer-general Mathews Phosa said on Sunday night no one would be ousted from their posts in the executive, but the party could not stop those who wanted to join Mbeki in resigning.
The ANC wants to ensure that the country's administration does not collapse, given that it has to fight an election next year.
Mbeki sent his formal resignation to the National Assembly on Sunday after being told by top brass of the ANC on Saturday morning that the ruling party had decided to "recall" him from office.
Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka will take her cue from the party's leadership as to whether they want her to remain in government.
In terms of the Constitution, Mbeki's resignation letter must be forwarded to the Chief Justice by Mbete, in her capacity as National Speaker, who is obliged to set the date for the National Assembly to elect the new president.
Parliamentary officials said at least 48 hours would be required for the necessary notice to be given to the 400-member Assembly for the historic vote.
At the earliest the vote could be on Tuesday, although the House is also scheduled to sit in plenary session on Thursday.
The ANC's majority in the House would mean that whoever the party's nominee will be is assured of election.
In a 20-minute speech, a stoic Mbeki bade farewell to the country last night in a televised address.
The outgoing president "categorically" emphasised his and his Cabinet's innocence of any interference with the work of the National Prosecuting Authority.
This follows a judgment by Pietermaritzburg High Court judge Chris Nicholson which suggested there was reason to think such interference had occurred - the catalyst for the axing of Mbeki following a lengthy and intense deliberation by the ANC's National Executive Committee.
On Sunday night Mbeki said even on the "painful matter "involving the prosecution of ANC leader Jacob Zuma there had been no executive interference and his Cabinet had sought to uphold the integrity of the judiciary and not to violate the Constitution and law.
Mbeki criticised "gratuitous suggestions made seeking to impair the dignity" of his executive.
He spoke of his long history in the ANC and thanked the country for the opportunity to have served it for 14 years, first as deputy president and then as president.
Mbeki outlined the government's many achievements at home and abroad but said there remained a gulf between the rich and poor and much work remained to be done.
He spoke of the challenges and hopes of Africa and thanked other heads of state on the continent for their co-operation and support.
The address came shortly after a special Cabinet meeting in Pretoria on Sunday.
Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Finance Minister Trevor Manuel were absent as they are in New York for the UN General Assembly. Mbeki cancelled the trip.
Speaking during a debate on SABC 1's talk show Asikhulume, ANC treasurer-general Mathews Phosa said Mbeki had been sacked because the ANC had "lost confidence in him". In fact the "masses" had congratulated the ruling party for sacking Mbeki, Phosa said.
Defending the decision to "recall" Mbeki, Phosa said the ANC was within its rights to do so.
"We have the right to decide who shall lead us from time to time," he said.
On rumours that Mbeki's backers were planning to form a new political party, Phosa said the ANC was little perturbed by this.
"Let them come; we are not frightened by that; let them come," he said.
The ANC will brief its parliamentary caucus on the NEC's decision and the way forward on Monday.
The party will also meet newspaper editors, as well as church and other interest groups, within the "next seven days" to brief them, said Phosa.
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille said on Sunday night that Mbeki used his live resignation speech on television as the opportunity to spell out the legacy for which he would like to be remembered and to set the record straight on Judge Chris Nicholson's inference that Mbeki may have interfered in the National Prosecuting Authority's prosecution of Zuma.
"This judgment gave the Zuma faction the reason it had been seeking for a long time to oust Mbeki and seize power so that they can impose a political solution to avoid Zuma having to face his day in court," she said.
"The incoming president must make a commitment that he or she will not interfere with the NPA's decision to appeal Judge Nicholson's judgment or any further efforts by the NPA to prosecute Jacob Zuma for the 783 alleged bribes he received. The vicious way in which Mbeki was forced out by his enemies has shocked the nation. As a result, the ANC stands irrevocably divided and so do its supporters. Ironically, President Mbeki spoke about the value of Ubuntu, which has clearly been denied to him by his own party," said Zille.
ID leader Patricia de Lille said Mbeki was making a "dignified" exit and he had tried to give South Africans the assurance that "everything will be okay".
"Mbeki is always so aloof. This was the first time I saw some emotion - some passion - in his address. He connected well with the people of this country tonight. The lesson for all politicians here is that you must never take for granted those who voted you into office."
She said Mbeki had paid a "heavy price" in the end for not appointing a judicial commission of inquiry to investigate arms deal corruption and that there was some irony in the fact that he - and not Zuma - was now the "highest profile casualty of the arms deal".
ACDP MP and justice spokesperson Steve Swart said the ANC had chosen what appeared to be the "least disruptive" constitutional manner of replacing Mbeki and thereby avoiding a messy constitutional crisis.
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa also paid tribute to Mbeki's success in achieving macro-economic stability. He said the speech was a challenge to his successor that suggested: I've done OK - now let's see if you can do better.
This article was originally published on page 1 of Pretoria News on September 22, 2008
September 22 2008 at 06:51AM
By Political Bureau
A defiant President Thabo Mbeki bowed out from office on Sunday, proclaiming his innocence while pledging loyalty to the organisation that unceremoniously ousted him as head of state.
In a surprise turn of events, the ANC's preferred nominee to lead the country until next year's election appears to be party deputy president and Minister in the Presidency, Kgalema Motlanthe.
As speculation mounted on Sunday night, a new name was also thrown into the mix as deputy president - Housing Minister Lindiwe Sisulu - who has served in government since 1994 both as deputy and full member of the executive.
This has been suggested as an attempt to unite the party and maintain cohesion, amid threats of a split.
However, some within the ANC's National Executive Committee prefer National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete, who is also party chairman, to serve as caretaker president. In this scenario, Motlanthe would be her deputy.
On Sunday night, senior ANC leaders were still discussing the constitutional succession hierarchy and possible nominees for the top jobs.
The ANC's top six, including party president Jacob Zuma, who has remained out of the public eye since Friday, will announce South Africa's new presidential pair.
The ANC's parliamentary caucus will meet on Monday morning, where they will be officially informed of developments.
'The vicious way in which Mbeki was forced out by his enemies has shocked the nation'
At a special extended Cabinet meeting on Sunday - the last to be held by the Mbeki administration - Mbeki declined to accept the resignations of loyal ministers.
ANC treasurer-general Mathews Phosa said on Sunday night no one would be ousted from their posts in the executive, but the party could not stop those who wanted to join Mbeki in resigning.
The ANC wants to ensure that the country's administration does not collapse, given that it has to fight an election next year.
Mbeki sent his formal resignation to the National Assembly on Sunday after being told by top brass of the ANC on Saturday morning that the ruling party had decided to "recall" him from office.
Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka will take her cue from the party's leadership as to whether they want her to remain in government.
In terms of the Constitution, Mbeki's resignation letter must be forwarded to the Chief Justice by Mbete, in her capacity as National Speaker, who is obliged to set the date for the National Assembly to elect the new president.
Parliamentary officials said at least 48 hours would be required for the necessary notice to be given to the 400-member Assembly for the historic vote.
At the earliest the vote could be on Tuesday, although the House is also scheduled to sit in plenary session on Thursday.
The ANC's majority in the House would mean that whoever the party's nominee will be is assured of election.
In a 20-minute speech, a stoic Mbeki bade farewell to the country last night in a televised address.
The outgoing president "categorically" emphasised his and his Cabinet's innocence of any interference with the work of the National Prosecuting Authority.
This follows a judgment by Pietermaritzburg High Court judge Chris Nicholson which suggested there was reason to think such interference had occurred - the catalyst for the axing of Mbeki following a lengthy and intense deliberation by the ANC's National Executive Committee.
On Sunday night Mbeki said even on the "painful matter "involving the prosecution of ANC leader Jacob Zuma there had been no executive interference and his Cabinet had sought to uphold the integrity of the judiciary and not to violate the Constitution and law.
Mbeki criticised "gratuitous suggestions made seeking to impair the dignity" of his executive.
He spoke of his long history in the ANC and thanked the country for the opportunity to have served it for 14 years, first as deputy president and then as president.
Mbeki outlined the government's many achievements at home and abroad but said there remained a gulf between the rich and poor and much work remained to be done.
He spoke of the challenges and hopes of Africa and thanked other heads of state on the continent for their co-operation and support.
The address came shortly after a special Cabinet meeting in Pretoria on Sunday.
Foreign Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Finance Minister Trevor Manuel were absent as they are in New York for the UN General Assembly. Mbeki cancelled the trip.
Speaking during a debate on SABC 1's talk show Asikhulume, ANC treasurer-general Mathews Phosa said Mbeki had been sacked because the ANC had "lost confidence in him". In fact the "masses" had congratulated the ruling party for sacking Mbeki, Phosa said.
Defending the decision to "recall" Mbeki, Phosa said the ANC was within its rights to do so.
"We have the right to decide who shall lead us from time to time," he said.
On rumours that Mbeki's backers were planning to form a new political party, Phosa said the ANC was little perturbed by this.
"Let them come; we are not frightened by that; let them come," he said.
The ANC will brief its parliamentary caucus on the NEC's decision and the way forward on Monday.
The party will also meet newspaper editors, as well as church and other interest groups, within the "next seven days" to brief them, said Phosa.
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille said on Sunday night that Mbeki used his live resignation speech on television as the opportunity to spell out the legacy for which he would like to be remembered and to set the record straight on Judge Chris Nicholson's inference that Mbeki may have interfered in the National Prosecuting Authority's prosecution of Zuma.
"This judgment gave the Zuma faction the reason it had been seeking for a long time to oust Mbeki and seize power so that they can impose a political solution to avoid Zuma having to face his day in court," she said.
"The incoming president must make a commitment that he or she will not interfere with the NPA's decision to appeal Judge Nicholson's judgment or any further efforts by the NPA to prosecute Jacob Zuma for the 783 alleged bribes he received. The vicious way in which Mbeki was forced out by his enemies has shocked the nation. As a result, the ANC stands irrevocably divided and so do its supporters. Ironically, President Mbeki spoke about the value of Ubuntu, which has clearly been denied to him by his own party," said Zille.
ID leader Patricia de Lille said Mbeki was making a "dignified" exit and he had tried to give South Africans the assurance that "everything will be okay".
"Mbeki is always so aloof. This was the first time I saw some emotion - some passion - in his address. He connected well with the people of this country tonight. The lesson for all politicians here is that you must never take for granted those who voted you into office."
She said Mbeki had paid a "heavy price" in the end for not appointing a judicial commission of inquiry to investigate arms deal corruption and that there was some irony in the fact that he - and not Zuma - was now the "highest profile casualty of the arms deal".
ACDP MP and justice spokesperson Steve Swart said the ANC had chosen what appeared to be the "least disruptive" constitutional manner of replacing Mbeki and thereby avoiding a messy constitutional crisis.
UDM leader Bantu Holomisa also paid tribute to Mbeki's success in achieving macro-economic stability. He said the speech was a challenge to his successor that suggested: I've done OK - now let's see if you can do better.
This article was originally published on page 1 of Pretoria News on September 22, 2008
Friday, 19 September 2008
Thursday, 18 September 2008
666
Perhaps an apt time to remember this old "legend" .... ?
Woe to You Oh Earth and Sea
for the Devil sends the beast with wrath
because he knows the time is short
Let him who hath understanding
reckon the number of the beast
for it is a human number
its number is six hundred and sixty six.
I lived alone my mind was blank
I needed time to think to get the memories from my mind
What did I see? Could I believe? That what I saw
that night was real and not just fantasy
Just what I saw in my old dreams were they
reflections of my warped mind staring back at me?
'Cause in my dreams it's always there the evil face that twists my mind
and brings me to despair
Night was black was no use holding back
'Cause I just had to see was someone watching me
In the mist dark figures move and twist
was all this for real or just some kind of hell
666 the Number of the Beast
Hell and fire was spawned to be released
Torches blazed and sacred chants were phrased
as they start to cry hands held to the sky
In the night the fires are burning bright
the ritual has begun Satan's work is done
666 the Number of the Beast
Sacrifice is going on tonight
This can't go on I must inform the law
Can this still be real or just some crazy dream?
but I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes
seem to mesmerise...can't avoid their eyes
666 the Number of the Beast
666 the one for you and me
I'm coming back I will return
And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn
I'll have the fire I'll have the force
I'll have the power to make my evil take its course
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Woe to You Oh Earth and Sea
for the Devil sends the beast with wrath
because he knows the time is short
Let him who hath understanding
reckon the number of the beast
for it is a human number
its number is six hundred and sixty six.
I lived alone my mind was blank
I needed time to think to get the memories from my mind
What did I see? Could I believe? That what I saw
that night was real and not just fantasy
Just what I saw in my old dreams were they
reflections of my warped mind staring back at me?
'Cause in my dreams it's always there the evil face that twists my mind
and brings me to despair
Night was black was no use holding back
'Cause I just had to see was someone watching me
In the mist dark figures move and twist
was all this for real or just some kind of hell
666 the Number of the Beast
Hell and fire was spawned to be released
Torches blazed and sacred chants were phrased
as they start to cry hands held to the sky
In the night the fires are burning bright
the ritual has begun Satan's work is done
666 the Number of the Beast
Sacrifice is going on tonight
This can't go on I must inform the law
Can this still be real or just some crazy dream?
but I feel drawn towards the chanting hordes
seem to mesmerise...can't avoid their eyes
666 the Number of the Beast
666 the one for you and me
I'm coming back I will return
And I'll possess your body and I'll make you burn
I'll have the fire I'll have the force
I'll have the power to make my evil take its course
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
The shit is upon us
Here is a summary of a recorded interview July 16, 2008 with George Green, a former investment banker (Registered Financial Principal with the N.A.S.D.) and a Broker/Dealer, Securities Underwriter, Real Estate Developer, Insurance Broker and Publisher, who was invited to become a member of the 'Power Elite'. However, faced with a moral and ethical dilemma, he turned his back on his former associates and chose to walk an entirely different path in which he has tried to warn the world of the Power Elite's plans for the future.
The entire interview may be found at:
or
1. At the beginning of July, the Bank of International Settlements in Switzerland, which is owned by the thirteen [Illuminati] Banking Families under Rothschild, stated that it wanted to audit the US Federal Reserve. Bush reluctantly had to agree to this, but with the proviso that the audit would not be conducted until he has left office. However, when the truth inevitably leaks out on 30th20September 2008, clearly the Bank of International Settlements will no longer be prepared to accept the US Dollar.
2. With the realization that the Federal Reserve has been pumping two billion US Dollars a day into the economy in a forlorn effort to try to keep the US afloat, the US is now construed as 'the poor kid on the block', the 'bankrupt of the world' and nobody is prepared to lend them anything. Foreign governments have said 'We will no longer take your bonds'.
3. This situation has resulted in worldwide repercussions: for example China, which is the biggest US creditor, has told US importers that they may not pay more then 20% of the total cost of their goods in US Dollars.
4. Also since the beginning of July, Germany has announced that it will no longer accept Euros from eight of their fellow EU members, the two countries with which they are most concerned being Italy and Spain.
5. The Real Estate market is expected to go down by an additional 50% from its value on 16th August. Because of the collapse of the Real Estate market, which is expected to lead to at least a further two million foreclosures within the next 12 months, US Banks are no longer prepared to trust each other, so inter-bank lending has virtually ceased.
6. This has had a knock-on effect on would-be house purchasers. Like the old days, anyone who now wants to get a mortgage has to put 20% down and to satisfy the lender that their job is secure.
7. You may have seen Bush go on television to tell everyone not to worry as the US Government-sponsored Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will guarantee the safety of their bank deposits. However, the truth is that the FDIC can barely raise 30 cents on the dollar to cover its potential liabilities; and Bank of America and Wells Fargo are in a similar situation.
8. Banks have already started telling their depositors that they cannot withdraw their own cash.
9. It is universally accepted internationally that the US Dollar is going to collapse by the end of September 2008. some foreign banks have already started to refuse to take U.S. deposits and, since the Patriot Act, if you do manage to send money to a foreign bank, they are required to report the fact to the USG, who will make you prove how you obtained it and if you cannot do so, they will automatically label you a 'terrorist' or a 'drug dealer' and confiscate it.
10. The Bank of South America is trying to organize its own currency for use within the South&n bsp; American continent when the US Dollar finally crashes, _base_d on an initial provision of eight billion dollars.
11. As at July 1st, the Japanese stock market was down 12%, the Australian stock market was down 18%, the German stock market was down 22%, the Indian stock market was down 36%; and China's Shanghai Exchange was down 50%.
12. Within the next year, the DOW is expected to fall to between 7500 and 8000.
13. Everyone is now desperately trying to get liquid; and Oil, Gold and Drugs have become the only universally accepted world currencies.
14. The only sensible advice is either to change dollars into other currencies, or buy gold and silver (while you still can, because the US is likely to make it illegal to own gold); and stock up on canned food and ammunition, the price of which is going to go through the roof. Already the major canners have reduced the size of cans by 20% to preserve stock whilst also maximizing their profits.
15. Already 80% of the cost of an apple in a supermarket is due to energy costs; and this proportion is likely to rise. We have already started to see the situation where growers, producers and importers have stopped supplying many basic foodstuffs because the price of oil has meant that the cost of getting it to market is more than they can hope to sell it for. The food shortages that have resulted are likely to become even more acute because the USG is talking of introducing price controls. Who will be prepared to continue to supply the market when they are sustaining increasing losses?
16. The falling value of the dollar has created artificial shortages because other countries can now buy US goods cheaper than they can produce them themselves.
17. Inflation is expected to rise by 35 - 40% by the end of this year in real terms. Gasoline 5 Dollars a Gallon everywhere.
18. Following the collapse of the US Dollar, the Euro is also expected to collapse. In fact, Russia is already negotiating with Germany about a new currency.
19. The Iranian Oil Bourse was set up to trade oil internationally in Euros (see: http://www...ybulletin.net/node/12125 ) but, just when the bourse was ready to go live, the submarine cables were conveniently cut.&n bsp;
20. You can forget about the NAU's Amero. The Amero is off the table - the Canadian Prime Minister said 'We're not going to support a bankrupt country'; and Mexico is so corrupt that nobody knows where they're coming from.
21. In the future, South America will be one of the safest areas on the planet. They have ample commodities and very little debt. Not everywhere is ideal (in some countries you would need to live in a defended compound). Ecuador is close to becoming self sufficient in food terms.
22. Kissinger and the population reduction crew are trying to get WW3 started before September 30th (end of the US Fiscal Year), then Bush can suspend everything. Israel and the US are working out the details to attack Iran to start WW3. The main reason for the use of Depleted Uranium munitions in Iraq is 'to cull the herd'.
23. Of the US population of 300 million, half are over 50 and most of the kids can't read or write. Sport and entertainment are what has been used to keep everyone going. When (rather than if) Bush calls a National Emergency, if you are over the age of 44 only if you have a use which 'they' want will 'they' be prepared to keep you alive. Moreover, what law will we have which says that we even own our own homes?
24. Everybody must downsize into small self-contained and (as far as possible) self-sufficient communities, People will have to forget their 'wants' and to concentrate solely on what they actually need to survive.
The entire interview may be found at:
or
1. At the beginning of July, the Bank of International Settlements in Switzerland, which is owned by the thirteen [Illuminati] Banking Families under Rothschild, stated that it wanted to audit the US Federal Reserve. Bush reluctantly had to agree to this, but with the proviso that the audit would not be conducted until he has left office. However, when the truth inevitably leaks out on 30th20September 2008, clearly the Bank of International Settlements will no longer be prepared to accept the US Dollar.
2. With the realization that the Federal Reserve has been pumping two billion US Dollars a day into the economy in a forlorn effort to try to keep the US afloat, the US is now construed as 'the poor kid on the block', the 'bankrupt of the world' and nobody is prepared to lend them anything. Foreign governments have said 'We will no longer take your bonds'.
3. This situation has resulted in worldwide repercussions: for example China, which is the biggest US creditor, has told US importers that they may not pay more then 20% of the total cost of their goods in US Dollars.
4. Also since the beginning of July, Germany has announced that it will no longer accept Euros from eight of their fellow EU members, the two countries with which they are most concerned being Italy and Spain.
5. The Real Estate market is expected to go down by an additional 50% from its value on 16th August. Because of the collapse of the Real Estate market, which is expected to lead to at least a further two million foreclosures within the next 12 months, US Banks are no longer prepared to trust each other, so inter-bank lending has virtually ceased.
6. This has had a knock-on effect on would-be house purchasers. Like the old days, anyone who now wants to get a mortgage has to put 20% down and to satisfy the lender that their job is secure.
7. You may have seen Bush go on television to tell everyone not to worry as the US Government-sponsored Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will guarantee the safety of their bank deposits. However, the truth is that the FDIC can barely raise 30 cents on the dollar to cover its potential liabilities; and Bank of America and Wells Fargo are in a similar situation.
8. Banks have already started telling their depositors that they cannot withdraw their own cash.
9. It is universally accepted internationally that the US Dollar is going to collapse by the end of September 2008. some foreign banks have already started to refuse to take U.S. deposits and, since the Patriot Act, if you do manage to send money to a foreign bank, they are required to report the fact to the USG, who will make you prove how you obtained it and if you cannot do so, they will automatically label you a 'terrorist' or a 'drug dealer' and confiscate it.
10. The Bank of South America is trying to organize its own currency for use within the South&n bsp; American continent when the US Dollar finally crashes, _base_d on an initial provision of eight billion dollars.
11. As at July 1st, the Japanese stock market was down 12%, the Australian stock market was down 18%, the German stock market was down 22%, the Indian stock market was down 36%; and China's Shanghai Exchange was down 50%.
12. Within the next year, the DOW is expected to fall to between 7500 and 8000.
13. Everyone is now desperately trying to get liquid; and Oil, Gold and Drugs have become the only universally accepted world currencies.
14. The only sensible advice is either to change dollars into other currencies, or buy gold and silver (while you still can, because the US is likely to make it illegal to own gold); and stock up on canned food and ammunition, the price of which is going to go through the roof. Already the major canners have reduced the size of cans by 20% to preserve stock whilst also maximizing their profits.
15. Already 80% of the cost of an apple in a supermarket is due to energy costs; and this proportion is likely to rise. We have already started to see the situation where growers, producers and importers have stopped supplying many basic foodstuffs because the price of oil has meant that the cost of getting it to market is more than they can hope to sell it for. The food shortages that have resulted are likely to become even more acute because the USG is talking of introducing price controls. Who will be prepared to continue to supply the market when they are sustaining increasing losses?
16. The falling value of the dollar has created artificial shortages because other countries can now buy US goods cheaper than they can produce them themselves.
17. Inflation is expected to rise by 35 - 40% by the end of this year in real terms. Gasoline 5 Dollars a Gallon everywhere.
18. Following the collapse of the US Dollar, the Euro is also expected to collapse. In fact, Russia is already negotiating with Germany about a new currency.
19. The Iranian Oil Bourse was set up to trade oil internationally in Euros (see: http://www...ybulletin.net/node/12125 ) but, just when the bourse was ready to go live, the submarine cables were conveniently cut.&n bsp;
20. You can forget about the NAU's Amero. The Amero is off the table - the Canadian Prime Minister said 'We're not going to support a bankrupt country'; and Mexico is so corrupt that nobody knows where they're coming from.
21. In the future, South America will be one of the safest areas on the planet. They have ample commodities and very little debt. Not everywhere is ideal (in some countries you would need to live in a defended compound). Ecuador is close to becoming self sufficient in food terms.
22. Kissinger and the population reduction crew are trying to get WW3 started before September 30th (end of the US Fiscal Year), then Bush can suspend everything. Israel and the US are working out the details to attack Iran to start WW3. The main reason for the use of Depleted Uranium munitions in Iraq is 'to cull the herd'.
23. Of the US population of 300 million, half are over 50 and most of the kids can't read or write. Sport and entertainment are what has been used to keep everyone going. When (rather than if) Bush calls a National Emergency, if you are over the age of 44 only if you have a use which 'they' want will 'they' be prepared to keep you alive. Moreover, what law will we have which says that we even own our own homes?
24. Everybody must downsize into small self-contained and (as far as possible) self-sufficient communities, People will have to forget their 'wants' and to concentrate solely on what they actually need to survive.
Tuesday, 16 September 2008
R.I.P. Richard Wright
Pink Floyd founder Richard Wright died today at his home in England. He was 65.
A spokesman for the band confirmed that Wright had been battling cancer, the AP reports.
Wright met Pink Floyd members Roger Waters and Nick Mason at school and joined his friends' early band Sigma 6, which was to be the precursor to Pink Floyd.
Wright wrote and sang some of the band's most memorable songs, such as "The Great Gig in the Sky," and "Us and Them" on the 1973 album "The Dark Side of the Moon."
Wright left Pink Floyd in the early 1980s to form his own band. But he rejoined the band for its 1987 album "A Momentary Lapse of Reason."
The root of all evil
1) More than 98 percent of convicted criminals are bread eaters !
2) Exactly half of all children who grow up in bread - eating households score in the bottom 50% on standardized IQ tests !
3) In the 19th century, when virtually all bread was baked in the home, the average life expectancy was less than 55 years; infant mortality rates were unacceptably high; many women died in childbirth; and diseases such as typhoid, scarlet fever, smallpox and influenza ravaged entire nations !
4) Statistics show that more than 75 % of violent crimes are committed within 24 hours of eating bread !
5) Bread is made from a substance called "dough." Researchers have proven that as little as one pound of dough can choke a large animal like a horse. The average person eats more bread than that in one month !
6) Bread is known to be extremely addictive. Subjects deprived of bread and given only water, actually begged for bread after just two days !
7) Bread is a "gateway" food item, which usually leads to such items as butter, jam, peanut butter and even ... bacon !
Bread has been proven to kill. Scientists have now uncovered alarming evidence that 100% of the people who eat bread will eventually die !
9) Unattended newborn babies can choke on bread !
10) Bread is baked at temperatures as high as 425 degrees Fahrenheit ! Don't laugh...that kind of heat can kill a full grown adult in less than five minutes.
11) 96 % of cancer victims eventually admit that they've eaten bread !
12) Sadly, 9 out of 10 bread eaters are unable to distinguish between significant scientific fact and meaningless statistical babbling.
2) Exactly half of all children who grow up in bread - eating households score in the bottom 50% on standardized IQ tests !
3) In the 19th century, when virtually all bread was baked in the home, the average life expectancy was less than 55 years; infant mortality rates were unacceptably high; many women died in childbirth; and diseases such as typhoid, scarlet fever, smallpox and influenza ravaged entire nations !
4) Statistics show that more than 75 % of violent crimes are committed within 24 hours of eating bread !
5) Bread is made from a substance called "dough." Researchers have proven that as little as one pound of dough can choke a large animal like a horse. The average person eats more bread than that in one month !
6) Bread is known to be extremely addictive. Subjects deprived of bread and given only water, actually begged for bread after just two days !
7) Bread is a "gateway" food item, which usually leads to such items as butter, jam, peanut butter and even ... bacon !
Bread has been proven to kill. Scientists have now uncovered alarming evidence that 100% of the people who eat bread will eventually die !
9) Unattended newborn babies can choke on bread !
10) Bread is baked at temperatures as high as 425 degrees Fahrenheit ! Don't laugh...that kind of heat can kill a full grown adult in less than five minutes.
11) 96 % of cancer victims eventually admit that they've eaten bread !
12) Sadly, 9 out of 10 bread eaters are unable to distinguish between significant scientific fact and meaningless statistical babbling.
Thursday, 11 September 2008
King Contrary Man
The Cult King Contrary Man lyrics
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I saw the devil
The contrary man
I saw the devil down the long, long road
He said to me, boy
He said to me, boy
He said to me, boy
I want your soul
I said no
I said no
I said no
You can't take my soul
No
I said no
I said no, no
You can't take my soul
I took a while and thought about it
Down at the crossroads temptin' fate
I took a while and thought about it
Down at the crossroads temptin' fate
Yeah, yeah, yeah
You can take my soul
Yeah, yeah, yeah
You can take my soul
Take my soul
I want it all, yeah
Play it, baby
Ow, yeah, ow
Zany antics of a beat generation
In their wild search for kicks
Fighting, drinking, scorning convention
Making wild love, making wild love
I saw the devil
The contrary man
I saw the devil down the long, long road
He said to me, boy
He said to me, boy
He said to me, boy
I want your soul
I said yeah
I said yeah
I said yeah
Yeah...
I want it all
I want it all
Yeah
The Cult King Contrary Man
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I saw the devil
The contrary man
I saw the devil down the long, long road
He said to me, boy
He said to me, boy
He said to me, boy
I want your soul
I said no
I said no
I said no
You can't take my soul
No
I said no
I said no, no
You can't take my soul
I took a while and thought about it
Down at the crossroads temptin' fate
I took a while and thought about it
Down at the crossroads temptin' fate
Yeah, yeah, yeah
You can take my soul
Yeah, yeah, yeah
You can take my soul
Take my soul
I want it all, yeah
Play it, baby
Ow, yeah, ow
Zany antics of a beat generation
In their wild search for kicks
Fighting, drinking, scorning convention
Making wild love, making wild love
I saw the devil
The contrary man
I saw the devil down the long, long road
He said to me, boy
He said to me, boy
He said to me, boy
I want your soul
I said yeah
I said yeah
I said yeah
Yeah...
I want it all
I want it all
Yeah
The Cult King Contrary Man
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Be VERY afraid
Malema promises Zuma a clear path to the top
September 10 2008 at 01:54PM
African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leader Julius Malema on Wednesday vowed to "eliminate any force" blocking ANC president Jacob Zuma's path to the presidency.
Speaking at a celebration of the ANCYL's 64th birthday, he told media that the "Malema generation" would be responsible for making Zuma president of the country.
"Whatever the judgement... Come 2009, Zuma will be president," said Malema, referring to the Pietermaritzburg High Court ruling expected on Friday on whether Zuma's corruption charges should be scrapped.
"Any force on our way we will eliminate. We are on a mission here. We will crush you. It doesn't matter who you are, even if you are in the ANC," Malema said to loud applause.
He expressed optimism that the court application to have the case against Zuma dropped would go in his favour.
"We believe in that judge... He looked very sober to us... That's why we are so convinced that we are going to get a positive judgment." - Sapa
___________________________________________________________________
This impertinent little monkey is not going away. In fact, it would appear that he is very specifically pushing certain buttons.
This is so bad on so many levels. And after reading zuma's speech of the other day, where he states that the Judiciary should be transformed ... i'd love to know who wrote that little speech. I am 100% zuma neither wrote it, nor believed what it said. He is still a puppet, like all "popular" leaders.
Again, calling for any country needing a strong young family?
September 10 2008 at 01:54PM
African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) leader Julius Malema on Wednesday vowed to "eliminate any force" blocking ANC president Jacob Zuma's path to the presidency.
Speaking at a celebration of the ANCYL's 64th birthday, he told media that the "Malema generation" would be responsible for making Zuma president of the country.
"Whatever the judgement... Come 2009, Zuma will be president," said Malema, referring to the Pietermaritzburg High Court ruling expected on Friday on whether Zuma's corruption charges should be scrapped.
"Any force on our way we will eliminate. We are on a mission here. We will crush you. It doesn't matter who you are, even if you are in the ANC," Malema said to loud applause.
He expressed optimism that the court application to have the case against Zuma dropped would go in his favour.
"We believe in that judge... He looked very sober to us... That's why we are so convinced that we are going to get a positive judgment." - Sapa
___________________________________________________________________
This impertinent little monkey is not going away. In fact, it would appear that he is very specifically pushing certain buttons.
This is so bad on so many levels. And after reading zuma's speech of the other day, where he states that the Judiciary should be transformed ... i'd love to know who wrote that little speech. I am 100% zuma neither wrote it, nor believed what it said. He is still a puppet, like all "popular" leaders.
Again, calling for any country needing a strong young family?
Atom-smasher set to fire up
10/09/2008 08:19 - (SA)
Geneva - Particle physicists were to fire up the world's biggest atom-smasher on Wednesday, in a mission to answer some of the most perplexing questions in the cosmos.
Built in a tunnel 100 metres below ground in a complex straddling the French-Swiss border, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is designed to accelerate sub-atomic particles to nearly the speed of light and then smash them together.
The collision will briefly stoke temperatures 100 000 times hotter than the Sun, fleetingly replicating conditions which prevailed in split-seconds after the "Big Bang" that created the Universe 13.7 billion years ago.
In this primordial soup, novel particles may lurk that will resolve mysteries clouding our understanding of fundamental matter, scientists say.
"This machine will probably bring unexpected results that could turn particle physics on its head," French astrophysicist Hubert Reeves said on Tuesday.
Two decades, 5 000 scientists
It has required nearly two decades, six billion Swiss francs (€3.76bn, R42.5bn) and 5 000 scientists, engineers and technicians from nearly three dozen countries to bring the LHC to fruition.
At 09:30 on Wednesday, the first protons will be injected into the 27-kilometre ring-shaped tunnel at the headquarters of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN).
The operation will kick off a long and cautious commissioning process, testing equipment and procedures, before starting experiments a matter of weeks from now.
When all is ready, the LHC will whizz two parallel beams of protons, one clockwise and the other anticlockwise, around the tunnel.
Superconducting magnets cooled close to absolute zero - the chill of deep space - will then steer the beams so that they converge inside four chambers, like racing cars in a chicane.
Some protons are bound to collide, and subatomic wreckage from the smash-up will fly into the detectors, leaving a calling-card trace of their identity.
Over the years in which will the LHC will operate, masses of data will spew from these collisions and will be closely scrutinised by universities and laboratories around the world.
Higgs Boson
The Holy Grail will be finding a particle, called the Higgs Boson after British physicist Peter Higgs, who devised the theory of its existence in 1964.
The "Higgs" would explain how particles acquire mass, and some particles are more massive than others.
The idea is that these particles exist in a sort of invisible background field. Other particles passing through the Higgs field would acquire mass, like feathers passing through treacle.
Another big challenge will be testing the theory of supersymmetry, which postulates that the members of the known bestiary of sub-atomic particles have related, but more massive, counterparts.
Such particles could explain the unsettling discovery of recent years that visible matter only accounts for some four percent of the Universe. Enigmatic phenomena called dark matter and dark energy account for the rest.
Before the start-up, internet-driven rumours said the LHC would create black holes or a nasty hypothetical particle called a strangelet that would gobble up the planet.
CERN has commissioned a panel to verify its calculations that such risks are, by any reasonable thinking, impossible. France too has carried out its own safety probe.
Geneva - Particle physicists were to fire up the world's biggest atom-smasher on Wednesday, in a mission to answer some of the most perplexing questions in the cosmos.
Built in a tunnel 100 metres below ground in a complex straddling the French-Swiss border, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is designed to accelerate sub-atomic particles to nearly the speed of light and then smash them together.
The collision will briefly stoke temperatures 100 000 times hotter than the Sun, fleetingly replicating conditions which prevailed in split-seconds after the "Big Bang" that created the Universe 13.7 billion years ago.
In this primordial soup, novel particles may lurk that will resolve mysteries clouding our understanding of fundamental matter, scientists say.
"This machine will probably bring unexpected results that could turn particle physics on its head," French astrophysicist Hubert Reeves said on Tuesday.
Two decades, 5 000 scientists
It has required nearly two decades, six billion Swiss francs (€3.76bn, R42.5bn) and 5 000 scientists, engineers and technicians from nearly three dozen countries to bring the LHC to fruition.
At 09:30 on Wednesday, the first protons will be injected into the 27-kilometre ring-shaped tunnel at the headquarters of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN).
The operation will kick off a long and cautious commissioning process, testing equipment and procedures, before starting experiments a matter of weeks from now.
When all is ready, the LHC will whizz two parallel beams of protons, one clockwise and the other anticlockwise, around the tunnel.
Superconducting magnets cooled close to absolute zero - the chill of deep space - will then steer the beams so that they converge inside four chambers, like racing cars in a chicane.
Some protons are bound to collide, and subatomic wreckage from the smash-up will fly into the detectors, leaving a calling-card trace of their identity.
Over the years in which will the LHC will operate, masses of data will spew from these collisions and will be closely scrutinised by universities and laboratories around the world.
Higgs Boson
The Holy Grail will be finding a particle, called the Higgs Boson after British physicist Peter Higgs, who devised the theory of its existence in 1964.
The "Higgs" would explain how particles acquire mass, and some particles are more massive than others.
The idea is that these particles exist in a sort of invisible background field. Other particles passing through the Higgs field would acquire mass, like feathers passing through treacle.
Another big challenge will be testing the theory of supersymmetry, which postulates that the members of the known bestiary of sub-atomic particles have related, but more massive, counterparts.
Such particles could explain the unsettling discovery of recent years that visible matter only accounts for some four percent of the Universe. Enigmatic phenomena called dark matter and dark energy account for the rest.
Before the start-up, internet-driven rumours said the LHC would create black holes or a nasty hypothetical particle called a strangelet that would gobble up the planet.
CERN has commissioned a panel to verify its calculations that such risks are, by any reasonable thinking, impossible. France too has carried out its own safety probe.
Tuesday, 9 September 2008
Natalie du Toit AKA The Flying Fish
'Flying Fish' wins 2nd gold
08/09/2008 22:36
Wilhelm de Swardt
Beijing - The "Flying Fish" did it again on Monday.
Natalie du Toit, who was given this nickname by her Chinese supporters, has won her second gold medal at the Paralympic Games. This means that South Africa's golden harvest now stands at four medals with the team fifth on the medals table.
Du Toit won the 100m freestyle in a Paralympics record time of 1:01.44.
Eighteen-year-old Charl Bouwer also triumphed in the swimming pool when he grabbed gold in the 400m freestyle - also in a world record time (4:14.02).
And in the equestrian competition Philippa Johnson and her horse Benedict took gold in the dressage held in Hong Kong. In a near faultless performance they scored 69.290 points.
Nicholas Newman won bronze in the javelin event in the F35 class for cerebral handicapped athletes.
After the 100m freestyle finals, Du Toit was somewhat disappointed not to have swum it in 1:01.00.
"But I'm not going to punish myself by thinking about what could have been. I won the gold medal and the moment will always remain special to me."
"Du Twa", as her surname is pronounced in Beijing, says it's a huge honour for her to have a Chinese nickname.
"I cannot actually believe how enthusiastic the Chinese become when I'm swimming."
The sight-handicapped Bouwer's winning time was ten seconds faster than his previous best in this event.
He described his golden moment as unbelievable.
"To represent your country at the Games and win a gold medal in a record time is a dream come true."
Over the last 50m he was involved in a desperate duel with the Ukraine's Danylo Chufarov.
But Bouwer said it was the last time he would just believe what someone told him.
"The "bliksem" told me he had been sick for the past two weeks and that he didn't think he would be able to swim very fast.
"And then I had to discover in the pool that he had been lying to me all the time. He was healthy and just as hungry to win as I was."
Johnson won two silver medals at the previous Games in Athens.
Her life changed drastically in 1998 when she was involved in a serious car accident that left her partially paralysed. She gets around in a wheelchair.
When she came to in hospital, just about the first thing she saw was a photograph of her favourite horse.
The photo was her coach and team manager Katrina Puttick's idea.
"Katrina knew that if I could see my horse it would spur me on to fight back and not allow the accident to get the better of me.
"I promised myself in hospital that I would ride again."
She is also due to compete in the free rider section and cannot wait.
"It is my and Benedict's favourite event. You'll see how we'll dance then."
08/09/2008 22:36
Wilhelm de Swardt
Beijing - The "Flying Fish" did it again on Monday.
Natalie du Toit, who was given this nickname by her Chinese supporters, has won her second gold medal at the Paralympic Games. This means that South Africa's golden harvest now stands at four medals with the team fifth on the medals table.
Du Toit won the 100m freestyle in a Paralympics record time of 1:01.44.
Eighteen-year-old Charl Bouwer also triumphed in the swimming pool when he grabbed gold in the 400m freestyle - also in a world record time (4:14.02).
And in the equestrian competition Philippa Johnson and her horse Benedict took gold in the dressage held in Hong Kong. In a near faultless performance they scored 69.290 points.
Nicholas Newman won bronze in the javelin event in the F35 class for cerebral handicapped athletes.
After the 100m freestyle finals, Du Toit was somewhat disappointed not to have swum it in 1:01.00.
"But I'm not going to punish myself by thinking about what could have been. I won the gold medal and the moment will always remain special to me."
"Du Twa", as her surname is pronounced in Beijing, says it's a huge honour for her to have a Chinese nickname.
"I cannot actually believe how enthusiastic the Chinese become when I'm swimming."
The sight-handicapped Bouwer's winning time was ten seconds faster than his previous best in this event.
He described his golden moment as unbelievable.
"To represent your country at the Games and win a gold medal in a record time is a dream come true."
Over the last 50m he was involved in a desperate duel with the Ukraine's Danylo Chufarov.
But Bouwer said it was the last time he would just believe what someone told him.
"The "bliksem" told me he had been sick for the past two weeks and that he didn't think he would be able to swim very fast.
"And then I had to discover in the pool that he had been lying to me all the time. He was healthy and just as hungry to win as I was."
Johnson won two silver medals at the previous Games in Athens.
Her life changed drastically in 1998 when she was involved in a serious car accident that left her partially paralysed. She gets around in a wheelchair.
When she came to in hospital, just about the first thing she saw was a photograph of her favourite horse.
The photo was her coach and team manager Katrina Puttick's idea.
"Katrina knew that if I could see my horse it would spur me on to fight back and not allow the accident to get the better of me.
"I promised myself in hospital that I would ride again."
She is also due to compete in the free rider section and cannot wait.
"It is my and Benedict's favourite event. You'll see how we'll dance then."
Monday, 8 September 2008
Zapiro
And all of a sudden everybody is just a little pissed off. Good. Let them stew in their self righteousness. The thing that gets me, is how unerringly accurate this cartoon is.
Friday, 5 September 2008
Bikes
What a day so far. It starter at about 5h30 this morning, went to Weskoppies off Gordon road, for coffee. From there about 7 of us went to Kopdood in sunninghill for coffee and breakfast.
Lotsa good people.
From there i went to go write my bike license. I passed
I should have more to say, lotsa stuff.
I need coffee .... fuck that .... i need whiskey .... coffee will have to do for now.
Lotsa good people.
From there i went to go write my bike license. I passed
I should have more to say, lotsa stuff.
I need coffee .... fuck that .... i need whiskey .... coffee will have to do for now.
Thursday, 4 September 2008
Answering machine mesages
Here’s more (much more) answering machine messages that you might like to try.
Well I finally got an answering machine. Now how does this thing work? Hmmm. Press record button, I did that, and the light should be on. I wonder why it’s not working right.
Hmmmm, I wonder what this button does…
(Owner is a hard-to-reach person:) Yes, I finally got an answering machine. (To Handel’s Messiah:) Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! All-e-lu-ia! Please leave a message at the tone.
What you are about to hear is not a beep. It is a digitally manipulated fart.
Prepare for alpha test of Beep Software revision 1.05. Counting down to test: 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…
Don’t you do it! Don’t you dare! I don’t want to hear it! Don’t you beep! If you beep, I’ll… don’t even think about it!… Don’t…!
No! NO! Not THAT! Anything but that! Not the beep! No! Please! Not the beep! Anything but the beep! AAAAIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE!
(Computer style monotone:) Hello, I am the XS486 Mark Five answering machine. I am equipped with the new Pentium processor to assure that nothing can go wrong… Gowrong… Grong..
Grong gronggronggrongBEEP
Hello. I’m David’s answering machine. What are you?
Hi, this is John’s answering machine. He’s not here, but I’m open to suggestions.
Hello. This is Ron’s answering machine, Marvin, and I’m SO depressed. I have 50,000 times the memory capacity of my owner, but all I get to do is answer the phone. Life. Don’t talk to
me about life. Just leave your name and number after the beep. Here comes the beep, God how I hate that beep, it’s so cheery sounding.
Voice 1: Answer the phone, please, Hal.
Voice 2: I’m sorry, Dave, I can’t do that.
Hello. You are talking to a machine. I am capable of receiving messages. My owners do not need siding, windows, or a hot tub, and their carpets are clean. They give to charity through the
office and don’t need their picture taken. If you’re still with me, leave your name and number and they will get back to you.
(Two Computer generated voices:)
1: Hello, there are no real people here to answer the phone right now.
2: Yeah, nobody but us machines!
1: Right, just us machines, but don’t hang up! If you like, you can leave your name and telephone number…
2: …and a message! You forgot about the message!
1: Right. Leave your name, telephone number, and a brief message after you hear the beep, and we will keep track of this stuff until the real people get back.
1: I didn’t expect an answering machine.
2: Nobody expects an answering machine.
1: Our chief use is to get your name. And your phone number.
2: Our two chief uses are to get your name and your phone number.
1: And message. Damn.
2: Our three uses are to get your name, phone number, and message.
1: And time you called.
2: Oh, damn, we’ll have to start over.
1: No time for that, so just wait for the beep.
(Rod Serling imitation:) You’re dazed, bewildered, trapped in a world without time, where sound collides with color and shadows explode. You see a signpost up ahead — this is no ordinary
telephone answering device… You have reached, “The Twilight Phone”.
— authority figures —
Thank you for calling Soviet Embassy. No KG… Er, no diplomats are able to answer phone, so at sound of capitalist tone, leave name, telephone number, and short description of secrets you wish to sell.
The President is not in his office at this time. Please leave your name, phone number, the name of the country you wish to invade, and the secret password.
(Militaristic mechanical voice:)
FOXTROT-LIMA-ALPHA-SIERRA-HOTEL. KEY-DESTRUCT-SEQUENCE-NOW.
THIS-TERMINAL-ALSO-ACCEPTS-VOICE-MESSAGES.
You just dialed into the North American Air Defense Contract Center. Stand by at the tone to give coordinates and destination of incoming bogey. TNR Surveillance will scramble. If you do not respond, this unit will assume incoming….
Hello, this is Death. I am not in right now, but if you leave your name and number, I’ll be right with you.
— odd organizations —
This is a test. This is a test of the Answering Machine Broadcast System. This is only a test.
— mainly musical theme —
(To the tune of “Ride of the Valkyries”:)
Leave a message… Leave a message…
(Pink Floyd’s “Nobody Home”:) You have reached 587-8783.
Please leave a message. (”Ohhhhhhhhh, babe… When I pick up the phone… There’s still… Nobody home.”)
(Pink Floyd:)
Welcome my friends, welcome… to… the machine…
(Voice:) Please leave your name, phone number and message.
Thank you.
(”Camptown Races”:)
I can’t come to the telephone; doo-dah, doo-dah.
Leave your message when you hear the tone; oh, de doo-dah day.
Might be gone all night… Might be gone all day…
So leave a message when you hear the tone.
I’ll call you back someday…
(”Muppet Show” theme:)
It’s time to leave a message
After you hear the tone,
It’s time to leave a message
‘Cause we’re not at home tonight…
It’s time to leave a message
On Kate and Shannon’s phone,
It’s time to leave a message
‘Cause we’re not at home tonight.
Just leave your name and number,
Such simple things to do,
And then when we get home we will
Get right back to you.
It’s time to leave a message
After you hear the tone.
It’s time to leave a message
‘Cause we’re not at home tonight.
Gone to get a bite,
Stayin’ out all night,
Yes we have a life!
Leave a message, we’re not home toniiiiight…
— family fun —
This is Fred. We are not… Excuse me a moment, please. Put your sister down. PUT YOUR SISTER DOWN! (Sound of window breaking.) Great! What a mess. I’ll have to get back to you later.
(Loud sounds of a massive battle; calm voice:) Hello! Due to the breakdown in the 452nd truce, the inhabitants of village 286-3589 are cowering in their bomb shelters. However, if you
leave your name, number, and a message, any survivors will get back to you when the 453rd truce begins.
My wife and I can’t come to the phone right now, but if you’ll leave your name and number, we’ll get back to you as soon as we’re finished.
— can’t answer right now because… —
Hello, there is no one home to answer the phone. This doesn’t mean we don’t want to talk with you. It simply means there is no one home to talk with you. Some people get the incorrect
message that there actually is someone home but they just don’t want to answer the phone. This is not true.
(Sound of scrap metal falling down a staircase continues through message.) Hello, we are having some technical problems right now, so we can’t take your call. Please leave us a message.
(Automatic gunfire, explosions, rockets, jets; agitated voice:)
I’m pinned down and can’t come to the phone right now, and Bob’s handling supporting fire! Leave your name and number, and a message! We’ll get back to you as soon… FIRE IN THE HOLE!
(BOOM!) We’ll get back to you as soon as the air cover napalms the place!
Hi! I can’t answer the phone right now. Bob, that’s my pet parakeet, just swallowed a cherry bomb. It wasn’t lit, but I’ve got to get him to the bathroom. Uh-oh! (Sound of a paper bag
exploding.)
Hi. This is John. If you are the phone company, I already sent the money. If you are my parents, please send money. If you are my financial aid institution, you didn’t lend me enough money. If you are my friends, you owe me money. If you are a female, don’t worry, I have plenty of money.
(Narrator’s voice:) There Dale sits, reading a magazine.
Suddenly the telephone rings! The bathroom explodes into a veritable maelstrom of toilet paper, with Dale in the middle of it, his arms windmilling at incredible speeds! Will he make it in time? Alas no, his valiant effort is in vain. The bell hath sounded. Thou must leave a message.
Hi. I’m probably home, I’m just avoiding someone I don’t like.
Leave me a message, and if I don’t call back, it’s you.
(or)
Hi there. This is Joe speaking. I’m home right now, and in a moment, I’ll have a decision to make. Leave your name and number and I’ll be thinking about it…
(or)
Bob here. I’m home right now, I’m just screening my calls. So start talking and if you’re someone I want to speak with I’ll pick up the phone. Otherwise, well, what can I say?
— you’re in big trouble —
(Sinister organ music:) Hello, you have reached the Brown residence. You now have two choices. Number one, you may leave a message. (Angelic “Hallelujah!”) Or number two, suffer eternal damnation. (Horrid death scream.) You decide.
The machine answering this message is connected to a 5000 volt power supply, and a relay which is wired to this small kitten. (Sound of a kitten meowing.) If you hang up before you leave a message, it will complete the circuit and fry the kitty. The choice is YOURS!
Leave a message or I’ll send 30,000 volts through your phone.
I am an electrical engineer. I can do that.
You have reached the CPX-2000 Voice Blackmail System. Your voice patterns are now being digitally encoded and stored for later use. Once this is done, our computers will be able to use the sound of YOUR voice for literally thousands of illegal and immoral purposes. There is no charge for this initial consultation. However our staff of professional extortionists will contact you in the near future to further explain the benefits of our service, and to arrange for your schedule of payment. Remember to speak clearly at the sound of the tone. Thank you.
— befuddle the caller —
(A busy signal.)
(Recorded directly from AT&T:) We’re sorry, but the number you dialed is disconnected or no longer in service.
The number you have reached, 226-0477, has been changed. The new number is 226-0477. (Yes, same number.) Please check your number and dial again.
Well I finally got an answering machine. Now how does this thing work? Hmmm. Press record button, I did that, and the light should be on. I wonder why it’s not working right.
Hmmmm, I wonder what this button does…
(Owner is a hard-to-reach person:) Yes, I finally got an answering machine. (To Handel’s Messiah:) Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! All-e-lu-ia! Please leave a message at the tone.
What you are about to hear is not a beep. It is a digitally manipulated fart.
Prepare for alpha test of Beep Software revision 1.05. Counting down to test: 5… 4… 3… 2… 1…
Don’t you do it! Don’t you dare! I don’t want to hear it! Don’t you beep! If you beep, I’ll… don’t even think about it!… Don’t…!
No! NO! Not THAT! Anything but that! Not the beep! No! Please! Not the beep! Anything but the beep! AAAAIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE!
(Computer style monotone:) Hello, I am the XS486 Mark Five answering machine. I am equipped with the new Pentium processor to assure that nothing can go wrong… Gowrong… Grong..
Grong gronggronggrongBEEP
Hello. I’m David’s answering machine. What are you?
Hi, this is John’s answering machine. He’s not here, but I’m open to suggestions.
Hello. This is Ron’s answering machine, Marvin, and I’m SO depressed. I have 50,000 times the memory capacity of my owner, but all I get to do is answer the phone. Life. Don’t talk to
me about life. Just leave your name and number after the beep. Here comes the beep, God how I hate that beep, it’s so cheery sounding.
Voice 1: Answer the phone, please, Hal.
Voice 2: I’m sorry, Dave, I can’t do that.
Hello. You are talking to a machine. I am capable of receiving messages. My owners do not need siding, windows, or a hot tub, and their carpets are clean. They give to charity through the
office and don’t need their picture taken. If you’re still with me, leave your name and number and they will get back to you.
(Two Computer generated voices:)
1: Hello, there are no real people here to answer the phone right now.
2: Yeah, nobody but us machines!
1: Right, just us machines, but don’t hang up! If you like, you can leave your name and telephone number…
2: …and a message! You forgot about the message!
1: Right. Leave your name, telephone number, and a brief message after you hear the beep, and we will keep track of this stuff until the real people get back.
1: I didn’t expect an answering machine.
2: Nobody expects an answering machine.
1: Our chief use is to get your name. And your phone number.
2: Our two chief uses are to get your name and your phone number.
1: And message. Damn.
2: Our three uses are to get your name, phone number, and message.
1: And time you called.
2: Oh, damn, we’ll have to start over.
1: No time for that, so just wait for the beep.
(Rod Serling imitation:) You’re dazed, bewildered, trapped in a world without time, where sound collides with color and shadows explode. You see a signpost up ahead — this is no ordinary
telephone answering device… You have reached, “The Twilight Phone”.
— authority figures —
Thank you for calling Soviet Embassy. No KG… Er, no diplomats are able to answer phone, so at sound of capitalist tone, leave name, telephone number, and short description of secrets you wish to sell.
The President is not in his office at this time. Please leave your name, phone number, the name of the country you wish to invade, and the secret password.
(Militaristic mechanical voice:)
FOXTROT-LIMA-ALPHA-SIERRA-HOTEL. KEY-DESTRUCT-SEQUENCE-NOW.
THIS-TERMINAL-ALSO-ACCEPTS-VOICE-MESSAGES.
You just dialed into the North American Air Defense Contract Center. Stand by at the tone to give coordinates and destination of incoming bogey. TNR Surveillance will scramble. If you do not respond, this unit will assume incoming….
Hello, this is Death. I am not in right now, but if you leave your name and number, I’ll be right with you.
— odd organizations —
This is a test. This is a test of the Answering Machine Broadcast System. This is only a test.
— mainly musical theme —
(To the tune of “Ride of the Valkyries”:)
Leave a message… Leave a message…
(Pink Floyd’s “Nobody Home”:) You have reached 587-8783.
Please leave a message. (”Ohhhhhhhhh, babe… When I pick up the phone… There’s still… Nobody home.”)
(Pink Floyd:)
Welcome my friends, welcome… to… the machine…
(Voice:) Please leave your name, phone number and message.
Thank you.
(”Camptown Races”:)
I can’t come to the telephone; doo-dah, doo-dah.
Leave your message when you hear the tone; oh, de doo-dah day.
Might be gone all night… Might be gone all day…
So leave a message when you hear the tone.
I’ll call you back someday…
(”Muppet Show” theme:)
It’s time to leave a message
After you hear the tone,
It’s time to leave a message
‘Cause we’re not at home tonight…
It’s time to leave a message
On Kate and Shannon’s phone,
It’s time to leave a message
‘Cause we’re not at home tonight.
Just leave your name and number,
Such simple things to do,
And then when we get home we will
Get right back to you.
It’s time to leave a message
After you hear the tone.
It’s time to leave a message
‘Cause we’re not at home tonight.
Gone to get a bite,
Stayin’ out all night,
Yes we have a life!
Leave a message, we’re not home toniiiiight…
— family fun —
This is Fred. We are not… Excuse me a moment, please. Put your sister down. PUT YOUR SISTER DOWN! (Sound of window breaking.) Great! What a mess. I’ll have to get back to you later.
(Loud sounds of a massive battle; calm voice:) Hello! Due to the breakdown in the 452nd truce, the inhabitants of village 286-3589 are cowering in their bomb shelters. However, if you
leave your name, number, and a message, any survivors will get back to you when the 453rd truce begins.
My wife and I can’t come to the phone right now, but if you’ll leave your name and number, we’ll get back to you as soon as we’re finished.
— can’t answer right now because… —
Hello, there is no one home to answer the phone. This doesn’t mean we don’t want to talk with you. It simply means there is no one home to talk with you. Some people get the incorrect
message that there actually is someone home but they just don’t want to answer the phone. This is not true.
(Sound of scrap metal falling down a staircase continues through message.) Hello, we are having some technical problems right now, so we can’t take your call. Please leave us a message.
(Automatic gunfire, explosions, rockets, jets; agitated voice:)
I’m pinned down and can’t come to the phone right now, and Bob’s handling supporting fire! Leave your name and number, and a message! We’ll get back to you as soon… FIRE IN THE HOLE!
(BOOM!) We’ll get back to you as soon as the air cover napalms the place!
Hi! I can’t answer the phone right now. Bob, that’s my pet parakeet, just swallowed a cherry bomb. It wasn’t lit, but I’ve got to get him to the bathroom. Uh-oh! (Sound of a paper bag
exploding.)
Hi. This is John. If you are the phone company, I already sent the money. If you are my parents, please send money. If you are my financial aid institution, you didn’t lend me enough money. If you are my friends, you owe me money. If you are a female, don’t worry, I have plenty of money.
(Narrator’s voice:) There Dale sits, reading a magazine.
Suddenly the telephone rings! The bathroom explodes into a veritable maelstrom of toilet paper, with Dale in the middle of it, his arms windmilling at incredible speeds! Will he make it in time? Alas no, his valiant effort is in vain. The bell hath sounded. Thou must leave a message.
Hi. I’m probably home, I’m just avoiding someone I don’t like.
Leave me a message, and if I don’t call back, it’s you.
(or)
Hi there. This is Joe speaking. I’m home right now, and in a moment, I’ll have a decision to make. Leave your name and number and I’ll be thinking about it…
(or)
Bob here. I’m home right now, I’m just screening my calls. So start talking and if you’re someone I want to speak with I’ll pick up the phone. Otherwise, well, what can I say?
— you’re in big trouble —
(Sinister organ music:) Hello, you have reached the Brown residence. You now have two choices. Number one, you may leave a message. (Angelic “Hallelujah!”) Or number two, suffer eternal damnation. (Horrid death scream.) You decide.
The machine answering this message is connected to a 5000 volt power supply, and a relay which is wired to this small kitten. (Sound of a kitten meowing.) If you hang up before you leave a message, it will complete the circuit and fry the kitty. The choice is YOURS!
Leave a message or I’ll send 30,000 volts through your phone.
I am an electrical engineer. I can do that.
You have reached the CPX-2000 Voice Blackmail System. Your voice patterns are now being digitally encoded and stored for later use. Once this is done, our computers will be able to use the sound of YOUR voice for literally thousands of illegal and immoral purposes. There is no charge for this initial consultation. However our staff of professional extortionists will contact you in the near future to further explain the benefits of our service, and to arrange for your schedule of payment. Remember to speak clearly at the sound of the tone. Thank you.
— befuddle the caller —
(A busy signal.)
(Recorded directly from AT&T:) We’re sorry, but the number you dialed is disconnected or no longer in service.
The number you have reached, 226-0477, has been changed. The new number is 226-0477. (Yes, same number.) Please check your number and dial again.
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Monday, 1 September 2008
Afrikaners attempt underwater Bible-reading
The South African Bible Society
August 30 2008 at 01:51PM
About 35 divers continued on Saturday, with their efforts to complete 64 hours of reading the Afrikaans translation of the Bible under water, SABC reported.
The Handwritten Bible and Underwater Bible Reading Marathons were some of the activities lined up by the Bible Society of South Africa to mark the 75th anniversary of the Afrikaans Bible in Bloemfontein.
The readathon started on Wednesday at the Bible House in Bloemfontein, in an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of world records.
One of the divers, Eckhard Hesse said they have already set a record, as it is the first time that a bible is read under water.
He said it was also the first time that an Afrikaans bible is being read under water and monitored on a speaker system.
A previous attempt in 2002 failed due to technical reasons. The under water reading of the Bible was one of the activities taking place to mark the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Afrikaans translation of the Bible.
A church service would be held on Sunday to close the celebration activities.
The first Afrikaans Bible was launched in 1933 in Bloemfontein.
According to Bible Society of South Africa, the anniversary was regarded as a great celebration for Afrikaans speaking people. - Sapa
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Brilliant!!! I wish them lots of luck!
August 30 2008 at 01:51PM
About 35 divers continued on Saturday, with their efforts to complete 64 hours of reading the Afrikaans translation of the Bible under water, SABC reported.
The Handwritten Bible and Underwater Bible Reading Marathons were some of the activities lined up by the Bible Society of South Africa to mark the 75th anniversary of the Afrikaans Bible in Bloemfontein.
The readathon started on Wednesday at the Bible House in Bloemfontein, in an attempt to enter the Guinness Book of world records.
One of the divers, Eckhard Hesse said they have already set a record, as it is the first time that a bible is read under water.
He said it was also the first time that an Afrikaans bible is being read under water and monitored on a speaker system.
A previous attempt in 2002 failed due to technical reasons. The under water reading of the Bible was one of the activities taking place to mark the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Afrikaans translation of the Bible.
A church service would be held on Sunday to close the celebration activities.
The first Afrikaans Bible was launched in 1933 in Bloemfontein.
According to Bible Society of South Africa, the anniversary was regarded as a great celebration for Afrikaans speaking people. - Sapa
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Brilliant!!! I wish them lots of luck!
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