PIET ROODT writes: I do not know whether French, my brother, let us know. He sits on Riebeeck Kaste

PIET ROODT writes: I do not know whether French, my brother, let us know. He sits on Riebeeck Kasteel and I Vereeniging, both working our asses off struggling to keep afloat. It is with nostalgia that I read K'rant. Sometimes funny turns life. Many of the old hands have eternal with the temporary change, but at least it's good to hear all is not under the clods. I did not think so many would not make it so long! I will from time to time, a nostalgic story with you as I remember. Here's one to start. Dries van Heerden and I shared an office in the Parliament building. He Homeland and I Capital. Reports are also shared. On a day it was properly komkommertyd. Old little Hennie Smit was busy with his Poskantoorbegroting, but a very dry affair. Wander around and sniff all stories. Out of sheer boredom I think a polish to the poskantoormanne the telekskantoor staffed bowl. Look, that men could enter. They have all the newspapers' stories on telex sent. This was before the days of fax machines telex adam and e-mails.
I think a simple story to make them a little smile and flans together a bunch of nonsense that the Minister of posterye not satisfied with the service the to deliver telex adam teleksmanne and remember rather to a service by keeping pigeons. telex adam He believes it will be faster. I thought if they read the simple story they will confront me; nice laugh and that's about it. But those guys were professional! In an instant, telex adam the story sent. I swear they did not even realize that there is not. A while later I asked for the story and without a hint of suspicion they say no, it's sent. I saw this story will backfire and say it was a joke. They laugh when not actually about. Journal telex adam Grobbelaar I immediately phoned Journal Grobbelaar at to Capital and says daar't such a funny story arrived, he should tear up the thing. It was a stupid joke. At the same time I Dries van Heerden said he Harald Pakendorf The told Homeland accordingly. Dries clean and forget the next day The Homeland with a box on the front page that says minister Hennie Smit want a establish duifdiens to parliamentary stories from Cape Town to Johannesburg telex adam to fly because the telex service so slow. I realized immediately: hkgk. Hennie Smit was busy, but Uncle Louis Rive, the then Postmaster-General said he could immediately be me. I explained to him that it failed joke was obscene. He was a one-man reassured me that he understood. There's no hard feelings. The Homeland must have just a correction the next day instead. telex adam Needless to say, Hennie Smit Minister was furious, but could do nothing because Louis Rive already resolved the matter. Learned my lesson, do not joke where it does not itch!
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