Yes folks it is true. This motorbike has a 6l Chevrolet V8 engine. It uses 14l/100km and can reach 200km/hour after 200m. And what’s the best thing about it? Without question the John Deere tractor headlights!
Attie Heunis's Journey
The ramblings of a Caucasian African American
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I was really not expecting too much of this movie. I know it has been getting some good reviews, but surely it was just another bank robbery movie.
Well it ain’t. Do yourself a favour and go and see this movie. This is Denzel Washington’s best movie in a long time. Clive Owen is superb as well. To me they both deserve top billing as I can’t seperate who should be the lead.
The dialoge is just fantastic. This is Spike Lee doing what he does best. There are some hilarious moments in the movie as well. And there is no political correctness either.
After seeing this movie the James Bond powers-that-be must surely be kicking themselves for not selecting Clive Owen as the next 007.
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This is astounding! Take note of the ominous silence before the wave breaks.
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The West doesn’t have a clue about Africa. I make this bold statement after having just seen The Constant Gardener.
Not a bad movie, but I have some serious issues about the political angle. The movie is about how the West, in this case through big pharmaceutical companies, abuses Africa. I’m certainly no fan of big business and I’m very very worried about the GM interest in Africa, BUT I think to blame only the West is a head-in-the-sand reaction to a much more complex problem.
For a start, African leaders in general are weak and corruptable. They get away with this because the people allow them to. I doubt whether you can count the number of countries that aren’t corrupt in Africa on one hand and this has nothing to do with the West.
You will always find those who will do anything for money, but in the West the people won’t stand for it (the US oil gathering exercise in Iraq is hopefully the exception that proves the rule). In Africa, this kind of accountability does not exist. Money grubbing bastards exploit Africa only because they can. This dates back to slavery itself. I know this is bound to get many readers worked up, but many African chiefs got paid lots of money to provide slaves to the slave traders.
Another thing that always upsets me about Africa is the living conditions. Sewage and litter is not managed at all, creating serious health hazards. People in the West will not accept these conditions, even if it means moving away or doing something about it yourself. I simply cannot understand why can so many African people not clean up after themselves.
The nonsense that is political correctness stops us from asking these questions honestly and openly. Well, I’m sick of political correctness and I’m saying that Africa has got to take responsibility for itself.
Unfortunately this is a long and often very painful process. But every time the West interferes, the process is neccesarily set back. I know this sounds heartless, but I think that with all the “wishy-washy” crap that the likes of Bob Geldof & Bono dish up, some clear thought is required.
I’m willing to bet that in another 20 years the next glory seeking musician will be collecting money for the same old problems and it still won’t change a thing.
I love Africa more than most readers are likely to know. It is in my genes as well as my jeans đŸ™‚ It is the most gloriously beautiful place on Earth. But it also has major problems.
You cannot solve a problem if you don’t know what it is. To this end I think honest discussion is the best way to start, so if you have any thoughts on the matter – even if it directly opposes mine, don’t hesitate to comment; even if it is anonymously.
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I just wanted to record this on my blog. Even if a million other people write about this, I want to be able to look through my blog one day and remember this feeling.
South Africa have just humbled the mighty Aussies in a truly unbelievable way. I remember switching on the TV this morning to see that the Aussies were 280/2 after 37 overs!! I thought to myself that we are going to get seriously beaten today.
When the Aussie score ended on 434 (yes you read it right!), a world record by 36 runs, I knew we were going to be embarrassed.
But Graeme Smith & Co kept their heads (although just barely!) to reach 438 with 1 ball and 1 wicket to spare. My nerves were shattered. On air the battle hardened commentators’ voices got wobbly from emotion. They and all the “live” cricket websites from all the corners of the globe are calling this the “greatest One Day International ever”.
Ironically South Africa and Australia drew the previous “greatest One Day International ever” in 1999 but ultimately we “lost” because we had to win to reach the final. I’ll tell you that on that day it hurt like hell. I can honestly say that after the 1999 match I was so upset that I generally lost interest in cricket. No more though! What happened here today has wiped out those bad memories.
Another irony is Gibb’s role in both matches. He scored 100s in both matches, but in 1999 he dropped a catch through absolute folly. Today though by batting 175 from 111 balls he must have silenced those nightmares forever. Stuff like this happens once in a lifetime. He is actually lucky to have had this opportunity.
To the Aussies: I think they were gracious in defeat – as real sportsmen are. I can only tell them that we know how it feels. They can take away from this match that they were involved in something historical and that they behaved like gentlemen.
To me this was without question the Greatest ODI in history and I aim to read this post many times in the future!
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Nuwe potgooiers, Ertjie Heunis, Van der Watt en Beukes kruis swaarde (nie rĂªrig nie), Britse huispryse, sport en die BBC se nuutste bydrae to opvoeding.
of laaif af.
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Wel hier is hy nou op Wit en Swart vir die 1ste keer. Vir die van julle wat nog nie weet nie – ek en LenĂ© is verwagtend. Of eerder LenĂ© is nou tussen 11 en 12 weke verwagtend.
Voorlopig weet ons nog nie of dit ‘n outjie of ‘n vroutjie is nie so ons noem hom/haar maar Ertjie vir nou.
Ons het vandag vir ons 1ste scan gegaan en alles goed verloop. Ek is net nie heeltemal gelukkig oor een ding nie: LenĂ© het na vele bespreking nog steeds ge-manage om die Van der Watt neus na ‘n volgende geslag oor te dra đŸ™‚
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George Clooney en sy flieks, Brokeback Mountain, Homoseksualitiet (dit volg dan), Geld en standaard van lewe en Lené word uitgevang deur moderne tegnologie.
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My previous post was written as a response to the Muslim Cartoon issue, but lo and behold now this very issue has cropped up in Austria.
Today David Irving was JAILED for denying the Holocaust. So let me just get this straight: you can print some very offensive cartoons of Muhammed and everyone (me included) supports your right to Free Speech, but if you excercise that very same right to Free Speech against Jews you get put in jail. How does that work then?
This infuriates me beyond belief. What in god’s name makes the Jews so special? Every country and every nation in the world has done terrible things to people. The Jews themselves are persecuting the Palestinians; the Russains lost up to 40 million people in WWII; my own ancestors were persecuted by the English. my own nation persecuted black South-Africans; black Africans have been exploited, raped & murdered through slavery by Europe and the Arabs for hundreds of years. Why would denying any of these events get no reaction from the authorities and yet denying the Holocasut lands you in jail for 3 years.
This is an absolute outrage. The guy is an old harmless fool who said these things 20 years ago. Note, he said something. He didn’t do anything.
Shame on Austria! How dare they EVER preach about Freedom of Speech to Turkey.
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In a recent post I commended the press across Europe for not bowing to censorship when they published the caricatures of Muhammad. I still applaud this decision. Not because I’m going after Muslims – I have some good Muslim friends, but because in a free democracy there are very few things as precious as free speech. Even if you disagree with what people say, you must allow them to say it.
But this post is about the flipside. It is about how the media and the public look the other way when it comes anti-semitism. Holocaust denial is currently a crime in Austria, France, Germany, Israel, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania and Switzerland. To deny the Holocaust will land you in jail. Honest to God. A few years ago France wanted to ban Yahoo because people were trading Nazi memorabilia on their servers. Now if you allow people the freedom to publish caricatures of Mohammed then how can you deny other people the freedom to do the Nazi salute. Believe me when I say that I find these people deplorable, but that doesn’t change the fact that you cannot censor them.
My opinion is that Europe still feels so guilty about what happened 60 ago years that they are prepared to forsake their principles for this one issue. To my mind this is very wrong and sets a very dangerous precedent.
Attie Heunis's Journey 