Dear All,

The weather has been very strange, with storms, quite cold spells, and odd hail…….BUT….both semi finals of the Currie Cup took place without any interruptions……

The two Currie Cup semi finals were really GR88888 and tense, and I believe in the end it was just luck to have won and misfortune to have lost, the games were soooo close…….The Cheetahs (Ou Vrystaaaaaaaaaaaaat…) did very well to beat the Sharks in Durban, even by one last gasp score, and the Bulls were lucky to get a win at Newlands, BUT……as Naaaasty Botha says; It is what is on the scoreboard that counts, not how good you played, and of course he is right…..
Next week should be a ‘Humdinger’ of a Final, with the Bulls hopefully getting the win, at their beloved Loftus……. Brussouw for the Cheetahs and Steyn for the Bulls have ‘Tukka’ been the find of the season, and I must point out that I ‘punted’ them L-O-N-G before the Lions tour, and they have made a HUGE difference although Schalk Burger had a good game for Province when he came on…….Looks like Joe Peterson will eventually become the new ‘Glamour’ Bok fullback and reminds one pf ‘Sir’ Percy Montgomery…….in looks, kicking and general play…??? The Bulls should take the Final next week, BUT….the Cheetahs will not be a push over…..E-mazing that the final was Zold out nearly two weeks before……………..

Sokka 2010 is ‘Tukka’ around the corner, and the ‘Bobbameises’ does not stop….after 8 deafeats out of 9 friendlies, the Scmuck of a coach says he was employed to win the REAL thing, not friendlies……Oey vy, @ R1,4 m a month, that is craZy …and of course now the talk is that the other ‘Palooooka’ Manuel Perreira, is being tipped again….. how stupid can they be…….They will have to pick a Local / Yokel, even if he is not the right choose, OR there might be a lynching party out……The $$$$ involved is outrageous, and should have been structured on a success basis……???? I see that Julie Baby (Malema) says that the ANCyouth league will not allow Parreira to come back…for once I must agree with Julie…. Reminds me of an OLD joke

At an interview, the Boxer is asked;
How many fights you had …20. How many did you loooooose…20.
How do you account for that..??? You cannot win them all…..(Einaaaaaaaaah..)

Atheism is a non-prophet organization.
Two hats were hanging on a hat rack in the hallway. One hat said to the other,
'You stay here, I'll go on a head.'
 I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.
A sign on the lawn at a drug rehab centre said: 'Keep off the Grass.'

A small boy swallowed some coins and was taken to a hospital. When his grandmother telephoned to ask how he was, a nurse said, 'No change yet.'
 The soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran.
When cannibals ate a missionary, they got a taste of religion.
Don't join dangerous cults: Practice safe sects.

That GR8888888888 ‘Rugger / Bugger’ David Berman (ex Durban) is not only a ‘Rugger’ analyst, BUT….a Stocks & Shares man also, and again I would like to wish the family Mazeltov on the birth of their 6th. Kid last week in New York, and not sure where Dave gets all this time, as he also runs a ‘BIG’ Chess for Children project back ‘Home’ in the Beloved Country…a ‘Youtube’ with Dave discussing Xmas sales etc….. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdC1hGOLAaI  David Berman, founder of Durban Capital ( strange name in NY…??) , talks with Bloomberg's Margaret Brennan about U.S. retail sales. Retail sales rose for the first time in 13 months as September Those that like a GOOD ‘Rugger’ report every now and then can subscribe to Daves ‘Rugger / Bugger’ column at DeeBeeRugby@aol.com

A man was sunbathing naked at the beach.
For the sake of civility, and to keep it from getting sunburned, he had a hat over his privates.
A woman walks past and says, snickering, "If you were a gentleman you'd lift your hat."
He raised an eyebrow and replied,  …… "If you weren't so ugly it would lift itself."

Another GR8888 ‘Youtube’ (River dance) from the Smith family in the ‘Beloved Country’ … A must watch ….. The Smith family are ‘Mishpocha’ to the Lurie family from Nussbaums ‘Kosher’ butchery…..  Sharon Lurie, the Author of the Kosher Butchers Wife’s Cookbook, is a Schvester to the Smith brothers, who are in Videoing/movies etc…..  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoDs2avOPsA

Oey vy, The Souff Effrikken ’River dance’ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBsCG7hMwFA

This is ‘Tukka’ a ‘SKIET’ on the Men From the Ministry………. http://www.zanews.co.za/

 

A man in Pick’n Pay tries to buy half a cauliflower.  
The very young produce assistant tells him that they only sell whole cauliflowers.
The man persists and demands to see the manager.  
The boy says he'll talk to his manager about it.
Walking into the back room, the boy said to his manager,
 'Some Brat out there wants to buy half a cauliflower.'
As he finished the sentence, he turned to find the man standing right behind him, so he quickly added, '... and this gentleman has kindly offered to buy the other half.'
The manager approved the deal, and the man went on his way.

Later the manager said to the lad, 'I was impressed with the way you got yourself out of that situation earlier.  We like people who think on their feet here.  
Where are you from, son?'
'Liverpool, sir,' the boy replied.
 'Well, why did you leave Liverpool?' the manager asked.
The boy said, 'Sir, there's nothing but whores and footballers up there.'
'Really?' said the manager. 'My wife is from Liverpool.'

'You're kidding?' replied the lad. ' Which team did she play for?'
  
The Justice Goldstone report on the Gaza War, has really caused untold controversy, and there are soooo many E-mails, articles etc that it is hard to read them all, BUT……the speech that Colonel Kemp, A British War expert made at the UN is special, not because it supports ‘US’ , BUT….because what he says makes sense……the majority of GR8888 thinkers, reckon that he should have excused himself from the Commission like others did, knowing that which ever way he ‘SAW’ it, would cause controversy……it ‘TUKKA” would have made sense to just not get involved in a such a controversial commission, especially him being a ‘Yid’…….See report at ;
http://www.unwatch.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=bdKKISNqEmG&b=1313923&ct=7536409 ….and on the other side of the coin, Reports from Prof Gershlowitz say that Justice Goldstone, is strting to ‘walk’ away from his original thoughts….Goldstone Backs Away from Report -The Two Faces of an International Poseur - Hudson New York.htm      Mmmmmmmm, looks like a real
‘Humdinger’ brewing……..

A Scout Master was teaching his boy scouts about survival in the desert.
"What are the three most important things you should bring with you in case you get lost in the desert?" he asked.
Several hands went up, and many important things were suggested such as food, matches, etc. Then one little boy in the back eagerly raised his hand.
"Yes Timmy, what are the three most important things you would bring with you?" asked the Scout Master.
Timmy replied: "A compass, a canteen of water, and a deck of cards."
"Why's that Timmy?"
"Well," answered Timmy, "the compass is to find the right direction, the water is to prevent dehydration..."
"And what about the deck of cards?" asked the Scout Master impatiently.
"Well, Sir, as soon as you start playing Solitaire, someone is bound to come up behind you and say, "Put that red nine on top of that black ten."

Following on last weeks E-mail about ‘One of OURS’ Shani Krebs, who attended Arcadia, and King David Victory park, and then got ‘Bust’ and has spent 14 gruelling years in a Thailand prison, he celebrated his 50 th last week, and my friend Louise made a photgraph album for him of  some of the Art that he had given her……Really E-mazing stuff…see http://www.stantgsm.com/list_info.php

I went to the butcher's and wanted to bet him R50 that he couldn't reach the meat on the top shelf.
He said, 'No, the steaks are too high.'
Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

Did a ‘Locum’ at Jonathan Seligman’s Barmy, and it was a very nice ‘Lebbedikke’ crowd, with a GR888 vibe….Jonathan is a ‘Real’ Stan The Good Shabbos Man’ fan, and the Seligman family hail from Rhodesia (Zim - BOB –We) and I know his Booba & Zaida Jocelyn and Lou Morris from ‘Amolikke Yoren’ and his Uncle & Aunt Leanne & Mike Morris…….from San Diego…were also there for the Simcha…….

The guys were all at a deer camp. No one wanted to room with Bob, because he snored so badly.. They decided it wasn't fair to make one of them stay with him the whole time, so they voted to take turns.

The first guy slept with Bob and comes to breakfast the next morning with his hair a mess and his eyes all bloodshot. They said, "Man, what happened to you? He said, "Bob snored so loudly, I just sat up and watched him all night."

The next night it was a different guy's turn. In the morning, same thing, hair all standing up, eyes all bloodshot. They said, "Man, what happened to you? You look awful! He said, 'Man, that Bob shakes the roof with his snoring. I watched him all night."

The third night was Fred's turn. Fred was a tanned, older cowboy, a man's man. The next morning he came to breakfast bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. "Good morning!" he said. They couldn't believe it. They said, "Man, what happened?"

He said, "Well, we got ready for bed. I went and tucked Bob into bed, patted him on the butt, and kissed him good night. Bob sat up and watched me all night.

Popped into the Bresgi / Bloch wedding and it really was a WWW…The Bresgi’s did the first décor at the Simon Kuper for us 30 years ago, and Mrs Bresgi’s Nephews, Hillel & Alan Shrank worked for us as waiters in the early 80’s and they were with a big group of Yiddisher ‘Kinderlach’ that worked…….Shana (Arluck ) Segal (Irvine) was of course the ‘Balabos’ of the waiters in those days, and other kinderlach were Hayely ( Snoyman) & Andre Levitan (Oz), Roy Wittert (Melboure), Andy (Chodos) & Harvey Wainer , Larry Hirshowitz, etc, etc and those were really Happy Days @ Stan & Pete……. It was Tukka a meet ‘old’ Chavers evening with Erez Shaked & Nama coming from Plett to do the music… Erez and the family ran the Sabra’s in the Good ‘ol days at Simcha’s and Chris Moore was the photographer, who I have not seen around for a few years……
‘Lekker’ wedding, and plenty ‘Gees’ …Pictures; http://www.stantgsm.com/list_classifieds.php