What would the world be without the lighter side of life?
4man, fellow blogger sent me the following mail, an Article picked up from the hillarious site, haibo.com.
It’s tongue in cheek and totally meant for mirth only, so please don’t take offense!
The Authors of this Article, haibo.com are reknowned for their satirical view on various matters in SA.
We stress the fact that this Article in no way reflects the viewpoint of the Author of this Article on Rugby-Talk and in no way reflects the Official stance of Rugby-Talk on the matter.
From an early read of the comments to the Article, it appears that the Article is still offensive to some readers of Rugby-Talk, notwithstanding the fact that the Article is clearly listed under the Category of “THE FUNNY SIDE” and notwithstanding the fact that we have clearly warned that this Article does not represent the truth and accordingly that no offense should be taken.
Why is it funny when someone like Zapiro regularly draws caricatures of very prominent people, some with showerheads above their heads… and understood to be satirical in nature, but this Article is deemed to be offensive and slanderous!
I say, grow up, laugh at yourself and the wonderful country we inhabit!
A warning to those who choose to spam this Article with senseless comments and needless duplication… stop your actions, we will take action!
SYDNEY. Clowns around the world are threatening mass action unless Australian commentator Brendon Cannon makes a public apology for calling Peter De Villiers a clown. In a statement signed in custard this morning, international clowns said that while De Villiers also frightened children, calling him a clown was a “shameful insult” to clowns.
The quasi-verbal South African coach demanded an on-air apology from Cannon last week after the former Wallaby described De Villiers as a “clown”, sending shockwaves through the international clown community.
Cannon apologised on Friday after his employers, Fox Sports, feared being shut out of press conferences described by many pundits as an intoxicating combination of stand-up comedy, yodelling and remedial folk-dancing.
However, this morning clowns around the world demanded justice too.
Calling on their colleagues to “squirt the water of injustice out of the plastic flower of outrage” and threatening to crush Cannon and De Villiers “under the unicycle of revenge”, clowns said that they were “not joking”.
According to Bonzo Pratt-Faull, a spokesman for the powerful Belgian clown lobby, it was unacceptable that Cannon had described De Villiers as a clown. However, he added that it was possible Cannon had made an “understandable mistake”.
“Obviously there are many, many ways in which Mr De Villiers emulates our noble profession,” said Pratt-Faull.
“Like us, he does not use words to express himself but rather a succession of spasmodic grunts, squeals and moans.
“And yes, like us he causes most children who see him to burst into tears, terrified by a somewhat otherworldly manic twinkle in his eyes.”
He added that De Villiers was also highly skilled at walking a tightrope – “in his case, between idiocy and comedy” – and usually ended most shows with egg on his face.
But, said Pratt-Faull, clowns had to train for at least four years before they could perform, whereas it apparently took no qualifications other than a handlebar moustache to become Springbok coach.
Meanwhile, De Villiers has spoken out publicly about the fracas during a press conference this morning.
However, it remains unclear what he said, as journalists were unable to distinguish any words as his high-pitched whining caused dogs to howl and garage doors to open.
Gbs, this is not funny at all. I love a good laugh but really this is a disgrace to put up a article like this. I agree with Ash, REMOVE THIS ARTICLE.
I stand with Superbru and Ash on this. Let us support our coach. The real problems lay with Dick Muir and Gary Gold.
JME @ 60
you afrikaans speaking?
bilingual….. why?
is die storie beter in Afrikaans?
@ grootblousmile:58 – Gbs, REMOVE this article. This is disgraceful. You bringing RT’s name down by putting this up. I really don’t agree with this. Leave Peter alone. I have met the man and he is a really decent guy. Sure he is getting somethings wrong but really does not deserve this. Remove it gbs.
soe ñ paar jaar trug kô ou gbs mos vi’ business kaap toe, en aangesien ekkie ienagste ene is wat hy inni kaap ken, kontakie ou my mos. ek beslyt toe ek moetie ou darem sieeeeee toe vat aangesienit oekie ou se eeste kee’ byrie sieeeeee sil wies. o’s is toe ra weg .. ekke gewapen met my speedo en ou gbs met sy digital camera soelat hy allie wonnerlike goeters byrie sieeeeeee ka afniem.
byrie sieeeeeee gekô, en ou gbs is onmiddelik ge-amaze deurie siemeeue …. oral waar da siemeeue is, da issie ou en hy vat photos … ek los toe mos marrie ou lat hy angan … nie te lankie offie ou kô na my toe angehatloep, oë soe groot soes pierings .. ek dink toe ees hulle’tie ou gerob, ma nee sien ek toe, daa hangie camera nog
…
ytasem kô die ou toe by my an … en al wat hy ka ytkry is
ashley
ashley
ashley
het julle gewiet daai fokken dywe van julle kan swem? 😀
lmga!!! hiehiehiehie 🙂
brilliant!
59@ Ashley:
Asbak, wat verstaan jy nie van die satiriese aard van die artikel nie?
Lees of verstaan jy darem so nou en dan vir Zapiro en sy spotprente in die hoofstroom persmedia… of het jy al Whackhead se oproepe na Julius Malema gehoor?
Ek is verbaas… ek het werklik gedink SA het al die pad van ware progressie gestap…. flok!
Dis seker maar reg om na Streauli te verwys as ‘n clown en ‘n man wat SA Rugby in die kak gedrop het… en spotprente van hom wys so vet koppie en mooooooooooosa ore…. maar ons mag dit nie doen met Snor-man nie?
Hoekom nie?
Ons kon grappender verwys na “Jake the Snake”…. dit was funny….
Ons kon kwaad wees vir Frans Ludeke en grappenderwys verwys na die feit dat ons hom aan ‘n Jakarandaboom wou gaan opstrap hier in 2008 toe die Bulle swak gedoen het…. dit was funny….
Ons kan met gemak verwys na Tricky Dicky Muir…. dis mos snaaks… en almal wil hom gefire sien…
Ons kan met gemak verwys na Gary Glitter Gold…. dis mos snaaks….
Ons kan met mekaar direk hier spot… en dis snaaks….
… maar laat ons nou net die draak steek met Divvie, na hy ons heelwat rede gee…. dit is eweskielik NIE SNAAKS NIE….
Dubbele standaarde grief my, en het nog altyd!
JME @ 63
naaaaaaah dinkie soe nie
maa
my engels is ma bra k*k!! 😆
GBS @ 67
SNAP!!!
Ashley @ 68
sou nie dieselle klink in engels nie!!
@ Puma:
puma we must not remove it now, the lessons must be learned out of this. PdV gave us a lot of leeway with the politicians. We dont want to go into WC year with a new outburst of kwota stuff. This core group of PdV includes almost all the players we love, we dont need the instability now. I feel strong about it and i know i might be criticized for this now.
So to belittle Peter now is only stirring the pot and this is playing straight into the enemies hand. Enemy is off course our biggest rivals for the RWC title.
Players are reading the press and this is the time for South Africans to stand by our coach.
GBS
Trying to answer your mail but my ISP seems to have a problem with SMTP server or some kuk.
I’ll keep you up to date on developments.
gbs @ 67
1. soes ek gesê het
daar was dele vd artikel wat selfs vi my laat “chuckle” het
maar in die geheel gesien, nie nice nie
2. soos jy is ek ook geregtig op my opinie, nie waar nie? my gevoel is dit is ñ swak artikel wat nooit eens op die site geplaas moes gewees het nie … jy’s natuurlik welkom om te verskil
72@ Scrumdown:
Thanks Scrumdown….
gbs @ 74
o, en ek stuur sommer gou-gou jou rooiwyntjie
..
drink maar, al sien jy die kurk was al voorheen verwyder!! 😆
73@ Ashley:
Ek het hom opgeplaas…. EK!
Hy sal bly!
gbs @ 76
ok oom
reg so oom
@ superBul:
He now needs good advice and strong people to stand next to him, not jokes about his speech and manners of speech. His record is right up there with the best. Rather stand by him and tell him to get rid of his useless assistants.
gbs @ 76
is dit hoekom oom so sensitief daaroor is?
79@ Ashley:
Julle is te sensitief man, julle moet chill pille neem.
Ons kritiseer mos nie vir Snor nie, ons gee weer wat sommige van hom dink… ons gee weer wat media van hom praat….
Hel, ons sê duidelik dat dit nie ons sienning is nie…
… en alhoewel ek vir Snor kritiseer elders, wil ek steeds hê hy MOET aanbly…. net sy mediaverhoudinge en fokus en spankeuses regkry…. dis wat hom kelder, dis die tou wat hy vir homself span!
79@ grootblousmile:
Oom Asbak, jaaaaaaa swaer…. ek het gedog ons gaan almal lekker hieroor skerts en lag… in goeie en ligte luim!
gbs @ 80
is orrait bru
lankal alweer afgekoel 😀
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anyway ouens
was fun as usual
..
chat again tomorrow!!
cheers!!
#81
😀
@ bdb:No, I think its “Puppet on a String”
Foto van die bokafrigters tydens hul beplanningsessie vir die volgende toets:
http://www.familycourtchronicles.com/newsletters/clowns/clowns.jpg
Bokspanfoto:
http://sacramentoscoop.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/ringling-brothers-clowns.jpg
85@ bdb:
O nee jinne, netnou is dit ookie snaaks nie…. hehehehehe
OK GBS this was bound to ruffle a few feathers, personally I like for us to laugh at ourselves, we dont do enough of it as a Nation.
OK seriously now.
Lets never forget what Patriotism is, it is about loving your country or your team ALL THE TIME, but absolutely reserving the right to criticise our leaders when they are in the wrong. The Bok leadership has got a problem, as head coach PDV must take his part of the flak.
But as I said on the blog a couple of days ago “if he is a clown, then he is OUR clown” and Cannon and the rest of them can “gaan k*k in die mielies”, the best way for us to answer our detractors is to now give them both a hiding in our home games. The “enemy” has been very quiet for the last 3 years because they couldnt beat us, now they see their gap….fukkim I say, lets go and win…and do everything that it takes to do that and lets forget about the holy cows and laugh at ourselves from time to time.
The Haibo site has some of the sharpest edged satire I have every seen in South Africa and that is good, because it puts us on a par with the rest of the free world.
Our opposition teams mostly respect us…A VERY SMALL MINORITY are our enemies and try to denigrate us…just keep that in perspective too. Fitzpatrick who does the rugby observations quite often on SKY TV is our enemy, despite that he was big enough to call it that SA would win the world cup last time. I said it 3 years ago and I’ll say it again PDV must get a spokesman to talk for him…unfortunately he didnt and now we have this ridiculous situation. Performance wise, I dont ahve a problem with him so far, but he has stumbled here now in this series of incidents and how he gets up will ultimately form my long term view of him…I hope he is up to it.
Ok, now I’m finished being serious.
87@ 4man:
Etzakkerly!
Snorrie is OUR Clown…. and fukkim, those others who do not like SA!
85 @ bdb
hehehehe……. is toe baie funny! hule bespreek dalk ‘n juggling move vir die span…. 🙂
89@ J.M.E.:
Hahaha, dan sal dsaar dalk minder balle laat val word….
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