Dear All,

The weather has been ICE cold the past week, and the many SOKKA supporters have frozen at the matches, especially the night ones…….BUT  .. the Cool ,   Bright Sunny days are back………………not sure for how long, as I read that they expect snow in the next week/two in Joburg…????

Quote of the SOKKA 2010 Cup…..
I hate it when I’m at a Vuvuzela concert & someone starts playing Sokka…! ! ! ! !

SOKKA 2010 is half way already, and it is E-mazing how quickly the past 6 years have gone since getting it, and the end of the games is in sight……The Games have been going well, some against the normal, with England, one of the pre SOKKA 2010 favourites really playing ‘Shreklach’ and all the stars like Lampard, Rooney, Green are having shockers……… The Dutch look very relaxed and have played neat Sokka, and the Geeeeermans have also slowed down……The South Americans have really done well, and are ALL through to the 16’s…..of course Bafana Bafana are in the Dog Box, and if I was the coach, I would slip out of the country, as the ‘Manne’ are not happy with him, and only NOW say that all the practice games were against ‘Shwagg’ teams, and that is why we looked soooo good…..??? It is now who to blame…??? BUT…They did as well as can be expected, and the locals will have to realize that ‘our’ boys are going to have to start playing more and more in Europe to get the Sharpness of the other Teams, and the experience…….We have always been led to  believe that Kaiser Chiefs, Pirates, Sundowns etc are TOP class clubs, and the brand of SOKKA played in the ‘Beloved Country’ is ‘Bakgat’ (GR8888), BUT…in the future, we will have to get in line with World Sokka, and not believe that they must get in line with us….. Bafana Bafana did well to beat France, and did not disgrace themselves, and I reckon everyone one is HAPPY, even though we did not get past the first round…..

BAFANA KE NAKO

Born: 11 June 2010
Died: 16 June 2010
He leaves behind 49 million South Africans..........
Was buried on 22 June 2010
Venue: Bloemfontein Mangaung Stadium
Time: 16H00
R.I.P
Hamba kahle mhlobo.

Tax Problem
Apparently, the England FA is under investigation by the Inland Revenue for tax evasion.  Word is they've been claiming for Silver Polish for the past 44 years ..Einaaaaaaaaaaaaah..

There have been some odd stories in the first half of SOKKA 2010, and the weirdest has to be the 32 ‘Dutch’ blondes who wore Orange Mini skirts and had a tiny label saying Bavaria Breweries, and the two were arrested nogall, and FIFA get away with their ‘thuggery’ once again, as the Souff Effrikken ‘s are being blamed for the stupidity of the whole thing….. Guards at most of the Venues went on a good ‘ol strike, and luckily they had enough trainee cops, to help out…and after all the ‘KAK’ that FIFA fed the public about ticket sales / security, there are many ticket touts at every game plying their trade…….The expected import of 40,000 ‘Nafga’s’ (Ladies of the Night) never happened, and the ‘Manne’ are apparently very careful, as many were ripped off during the Confederation Cup last year….Some of my Chavers are going to as many as 14 matches….Totally ‘Mishuga’….My one game was GR88888, and the rest I watch on TV at home….as the Fan Parks are also something else, although the Mandela Square and Melrose Arch viewing areas are top class……The traffic is Chaotic in certain areas at certain times, and has not been such a major hassle the past week……of course there has been crime, BUT…………..on a very manageable level, and as far as I know those armoured cars are definitely NOT needed…..
Green Card …  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTV80j-ZAZ4

The Koreans visited an orphanage in Souff Effrikka this morning after their 7-0 loss to Portugal:  
"It's so good to put a smile on the faces of people constantly struggling and facing the impossible" said orphan, Bongani, aged 6.

Few more GREEN ones………..
In a previous life Robert Green was a bus driver.  However, Will and Guy heard that he was sacked because he didn't make any stops.
The England squad had a get-together after the USA game and bought Robert Green a drink to commiserate.  He spilled it.
Why is Robert Green like ITV High Definition?  They both switch off at the crucial moment.

The FA have launched an inquiry to find out how a fan found his way into the England dressing room......and another enquiry into how Robert Green found his way
into the dressing room.
Robert Green - The only man to leave Efrikka without catching anything .

The ‘Rugger’ tests this weekend were really interesting with the Bokke etching out a Scrappy win, not really text book stuff and a lot of ‘Skok’ and chase stuff….they should ‘Tukka’ rest some of the ‘older’ Manne like Matfield, who has soldiered on  for this weeks encounter…… The ‘Schvartzers’ were brutal in their Wales game taking NO survivors …and Carter and McCaw were on top of their games, with Carter quite brilliant…….The Blacks are going to be ‘OUR’ main opposition in the Tri Nations and World Cup………The Aussies really have sunk low, and their close game against the Poms , was not good at all…….

WHERE DO RED-HEADED BABIES COME FROM?

After their baby was born, the panicked father went to see the Obstetrician.
'Doctor,' the man said, 'I don't mind telling you, but I'm a little upset because my daughter has red hair. She can't possibly be mine!!'
'Nonsense,' the doctor said. 'Even though you and your wife both have black hair, one of your ancestors may have contributed red hair to the gene pool.'

'It isn't possible,' the man insisted. 'This can't be! Our families on both sides had jet-black hair for generations.'
'Well,' said the doctor, 'let me ask you this. How often do you have sex? '
The man seemed a bit ashamed. 'I've been working very hard for the past year. We only made love once or twice every few months.'
'Well, there you have it!' The doctor said confidently.
'It's rust.'  (Einaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah…)

"Will the father be present during the birth?" asked the obstetrician solicitously. "Nah," replied the blonde mother to be. "He and my husband don't get along."

Wimbledon just seemed to slip in this week, with very little in the local press, and of course history was made, with that ‘Mishugana’ game going to many hours between Isner / Mahut (Frenchman)…looks like Der Nadel is going to be a strong contender…..and of course we had a tame draw in the West Indies with the Cricket……

The Gautrain has started running and they cannot cope with ALL the ‘Nogshleppers’ who want to try it out, and last weekend they had almost 40,000 riding on the train….it is ‘Tukka’ a new mode of transport for Souff Effrikka, and I think (??) Efrikka…they reckon it is a ‘Bakgat’ ride, and the security, parking etc is jacked….Hopefully it will stay like this and not deteriorate after the games, and Methinks the the new Bus transport system must also carry on, on the same level as during the games……

It has just been reported that the head gardener at The White House has been dismissed after 28 years of loyal service to the many US presidents. 
When interviewed the gardener protested his innocence and said
"All I know isI was walking past the Oval Office and I asked,
'Has anyone seen the spade and the hoe ? '
 The next thing I knew, I was fired."

Last week I wrote about my E-mazing day at the Sokka, and that my wallet was pick pocketed, and I received quite a few e-mails from other ‘Yidlach’ who had the same fate…..and Mike Piha asked me to ask the Cop that helped me , “Stokkies” to try and find his….and I reckon in true SOKKA 2010 spirit, a ‘Yiddisher’ lady from the Shtetl (Glenhazel) called to say her maid was at the game and found his wallet…….These are E-mazing happenings, and can only be attributed to the GR88888888 SOKKA 2010 spirit that is around, and hopefully will go way beyond 2010….Amen.

The Ref’s have really been having a rough time in the Sokka 2010 competition and here are a few lighter looks at Refs…………..
G-d, and the devil were each having a holiday in hyper-space.  The topic of conversation turned to who could turn out the best football team.  Much to the G-d's surprise the devil proposed a football match to settle their dispute.
As G-d was leaving he said to the devil, 'Don't you realise that all the 'good' players go to heaven?"
The devil, smiling, responded "Yeah, but we've got all the refs.. (Mmmmmm..)

Watch the Game – Ref …………..
A spectator at a local league match at Balfour Park kept up a constant barrage of insults and derogatory remarks directed against the referee.
Finally the referee could stand it no longer. He marched over to the sideline and, looking the noisy spectator squarely in the eye, shouted,
 'Look here - I've been watching you for the last twenty minutes .........................'
'I thought so', the spectator retorted loudly,
 'I knew you couldn't have been watching the game.'  (Einaaaaaaaaaaah…)

It was the World Cup Final dinner and dance held in the evening, after the final. 
The festivities were in full swing when three newcomers arrived without tickets.
'It's all right,' said one, 'we're friends of the referee.'
'Whoever heard of a referee with three friends?', said the bouncer, as he threw them out

At one point during a football (soccer) match @ King David, the coach said to one of his young players,
'Do you understand what cooperation is? What a team is?' The little boy nodded in the affirmative. ' Do you understand that what matters is how we play together as a team?'
 The little boy nodded yes.
'So, 'the coach continued, 'When offside is given, or a foul is not seen, you don't argue or swear or attack the referee. Do you understand all that?'  Again the little boy nodded.
'Good, 'said the coach, 'Now go over there and explain it to your mother.' .. (So true..)

The ‘Dutch’ (Holland/Netherlands ) have really taken the Sokka 2010 World Cup by storm, and every match they have played in has had the ‘Orange’ look…..and they have 200 Camper ‘Kombi’s’ for their supporters to move around the ‘Beloved Country’ and they have been based at  the Fountains’ in Pretoria, and they are now moving in convoy to the Cape (They reckon the convoy is 6 km long)……Last time I remember convoys of vehicles on Souff Effrikken roads was in the ‘Struggle’ days when the ARMY moved around…see pictures of the convoy…Quite E-mazing….. http://stantgsm.com/list_pics.php

Quote of the week
"There are 1.5 million people living in Gaza and only one of them really needs humanitarian aid,” Defense Minister Ehud Barak said. “Only one of them is locked in a tiny room and never sees the light of day, only one of them is not allowed visits and is in uncertain health – his name is Gilad Shalit, and this month four years will have passed since he was kidnapped.”

Carolyn Glick, has been sending some GR88888 Pro –Israel propaganda to counter the well oiled, ‘Mozzie’ campaign, and this ‘Meisa’ is quite Brilliant….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmffgIqlAYA

BP spills coffee…Quite brilliant………………………
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AAa0gd7ClM

For those arriving for the Sokka 2010, a tour of the Lions Shul and a ‘Biesel’ davening before a game at Ellis Park is a must, and Rabbi Hermann also has OFFICIAL Bafana Bafana ‘Yarmies’ that are GR888888888 for presents ..and light and easy to Shlepp…see  http://stantgsm.com/list_info.php