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  Scrabble!
Posted by: oe-la-la - 12-09-2006, 02:07 PM - Forum: Banter and ALL - No Replies

Someone out there either has too much
spare time or is deadly at Scrabble.
(Wait till you see the last one)!


DORMITORY:
When you rearrange the letters:
DIRTY ROOM

PRESBYTERIAN:
When you rearrange the letters:
BEST IN PRAYER

ASTRONOMER:
When you rearrange the letters:
MOON STARER

DESPERATION:
When you rearrange the letters:
A ROPE ENDS IT

THE EYES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THEY SEE

GEORGE BUSH:
When you rearrange the letters:
HE BUGS GORE

THE MORSE CODE :
When you rearrange the letters:
HERE COME DOTS

SLOT MACHINES:
When you rearrange the letters:
CASH LOST IN ME

ANIMOSITY:
When you rearrange the letters:
IS NO AMITY

ELECTION RESULTS:
When you rearrange the letters:
LIES - LET'S RECOUNT

SNOOZE ALARMS:
When you rearrange the letters:
ALAS! NO MORE Z 'S

A DECIMAL POINT:
When you rearrange the letters:
IM A DOT IN PLACE

THE EARTHQUAKES:
When you rearrange the letters:
THAT QUEER SHAKE

ELEVEN PLUS TWO:
When you rearrange the letters:
TWELVE PLUS ONE

AND FOR THE GRAND FINALE:

MOTHER-IN-LAW:
When you rearrange the letters:
WOMAN HITLER

Yep! Someone with waaaaaaaaaaay
too much time on their hands! (Probably a son-in-law) :crylol:

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  How to keep your partner happy :)
Posted by: mcamp999 - 12-09-2006, 09:28 AM - Forum: A little more personal - No Replies

HOW TO MAKE A WOMAN HAPPY
It's not difficult to make a woman happy.
A man only needs to be:

1. a friend
2. a companion
3. a lover
4. a brother
5. a father
6. a master
7. a chef
8. an electrician
9. a carpenter
10. a plumber
11. a mechanic
12. a decorator
13. a stylist
14. a sexologist
15. a gynecologist
16. a psychologist
17. a pest exterminator
18. a psychiatrist
19. a healer
20. a good listener
21. an organizer
22. a good father
23. very clean
24. sympathetic
25. athletic
26. warm
27. attentive
28. gallant
29. intelligent
30. funny
31. creative
32. tender
33. strong
34. understanding
35. tolerant
36. prudent
37. ambitious
38. capable
39. courageous
40. determined
41. true
42. dependable
43. passionate
44. compassionate
WITHOUT FORGETTING TO:
45. give her compliments regularly
46. love shopping
47. be honest
48. be very rich
49. not stress her out
50. not look at other girls
AND AT THE SAME TIME, YOU MUST ALSO:
51. give her lots of attention, but expect little yourself
52. give her lots of time, especially time for herself
53. give her lots of space, never worrying about where she goes
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT:
54. Never to forget:
* birthdays
* anniversaries
* arrangements she makes

HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY
1. Show up naked
2. Bring food and beer

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  Province may top national growth
Posted by: mcamp999 - 12-09-2006, 09:17 AM - Forum: Business and Finance - No Replies

September 8, 2006

By Moses Mdewu Mackay

The Western Cape economy is likely to out-perform the national economic growth forecast in the near future.

This is according to the provincial trade and investment promotion agency Wesgro, which released its annual report this week.

Chief executive Ismail Dockrat said their expectation was testimony to the robust growth of sectors such as construction (6.5%), wholesale and retail trade (7%), and transport and communication (6.3%) which collectively account for 44% of the Western Cape's economic output.

Last year, the provincial economy reflected strong growth with the estimated regional gross domestic product rising to 5% in real terms.

It is also forecast to average 4.8% a year until2008, which is slightly higher than the projected national average of 4.4%.

Dockrat said real fixed investment growth for the province averaged 4.4% a year from 1999 to 2004, slightly higher than the national performance of 3.5%.

There were also indications that fixed investment was to accelerate, with real growth coming in at 8.4% last year, thereby increasing the province's ration of fixed investment to regional GDP from 16.5% in 2001 to about 18% last year.


Dockrat said: "This is indicative of a sustained improvement in the Western Cape's investment performance. Over the period 1999 to 2004, the construction sector displayed the highest growth in fixed investment spending (11.4% a year)."

In contrast, the growth in fixed investment spending for agriculture and manufacturing averaged 3.5% over the same period. Overall, growth in fixed investment was projected to accelerate to 9.5% in 2006/07.

Dockrat said Western Cape exports performed well from 1999 to 2002, growing by 9.4% in real terms.

But due to the strength of the rand, export performance contracted overall in 2003 and 2004, declining by nearly 5% in 2004. But export-oriented products such as fruit, steel and wine showed remarkable resilience, growing more than 5% between 2002 and 2004.

Last year, once exporters were used to the strong rand, exports rose by 17.2% to more than R33 billion in real terms.

More than 38% of the Western Cape's exports were generated in agriculture, fishing, food and beverages.

Other key contributors were textiles, metals and machinery

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  The Joys of Tuna
Posted by: Cheffie - 12-09-2006, 06:43 AM - Forum: Food Matters Articles - No Replies

Growing up in the small fishing village of Hout Bay it wasn't possible to escape the lure of the sea and it's wonderful produce.

From the evenings spent on the beach watching the trek fisherman haul in their nets to lazy days spent fishing off the harbour walls attempting to hook anything other than an eel, the sea offered up it's majestic catch via the shimmering looking glass on a peaceful day.

As kids we used to go to Cape Point with our dad and catch our crayfish, steam some mussels on the beach in camping pots and grill our freshly caught linefish. The joys of childhood eating al fresco.

Going fishing for snoek for the first time was adventurous - managing this on little sleep in 48 hours and still partying it up at the annual Snoek Festival and an almighty hangover to boot. Clearly unwise as all I managed to do was feed the fish from a very green face! Years later I was fortunate to hook one of these little fighters and take home my spoils.

Over the years I got to meet many varied fisherman – from the proverbial toothless wonders with vocabulary to make a sailor blush to the sophisticated 'Ra-Ra' set with their designer wives and fancy cars.

In between this bunch was a very special breed: Hard-drinking, partying, live-life-to-the-full. Somewhat mad and unashamedly brash in their take on life – they were the guys who really got me to love seafood and in particular that culinary minefield: raw fish.

One such guy, who at the time he was Cape Town's premier sports fishing captain, educated me on the joys of raw tuna.

From making a simple salad of tuna carpaccio to the more intricate ceviche or tartare of this wonderful species – I was sublimely hooked!

Uwe Schmidt taught me his personal recipe, which I have modified over the years and is without a doubt the easiest and tastiest version of tuna I have ever come across.

At a braai a few years back with a bunch of Saffer expats, it attracted the attentions of a very attractive young lady who took it upon herself to get closer to me for some more tasty morsels. A few months later she moved in with me as my girlfriend.

IÂ’d like to think it was my ability to dance after several glasses of wine that caught her attention, my aftershave or even possibly my wayward sense of humour and outlook on life that clinched it for me. However if I really have to be honest it was the simple flavour combinations of this recipe that somehow created alchemy and allowed the chemistry to flourish. The Japanese have a term for this: Umame

If you can get hold of it from your local fishmonger, the Australian Rudderfish (they refer to it as white tuna, not the albacore as we know it) is the absolute finest you will eat.

Alternatively any sashimi grade tuna will do.

Cook it on a braai next time to give it that typical South African touch but be wary of the strange women lurking nearby!

:edit:
Please follow the link to see the recipe:

http://www.globalbuzz-sa.com/forums/show...hp?t=12534

Author: Grant Hawthorne. Copyright. All rights reserved.

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  Oe-la-la
Posted by: Pronkertjie - 11-09-2006, 03:16 PM - Forum: A little more personal - No Replies

Here is a biiiiiiiiiiiiggggggg :hug: for you!!

Sommer maar net..... for all the bad news you received today!

:daisy: :yes: :leaf: Confusedkate: :hols:

Sterkte!!!

Let's may this a Oe-la-la day...... add your hugs!

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  Happy Monday All....
Posted by: Pronkertjie - 11-09-2006, 06:24 AM - Forum: Banter and ALL - No Replies

:am:

Another new day...... :yes: May it brings you laughter!

Another new week..... :jive: May you be encouraged!

Another sunny day! Confusedunny:

Sterkte and enjoy! :fawkes:

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  Week 37's Trivial Pursuit
Posted by: Jangar - 11-09-2006, 04:13 AM - Forum: Trivial Pursuit and More - No Replies

Good morning eveyone Smile

The Korean War - based sitcom M*A*S*H was on TV for 11 years. How long did the actual war last?

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  Happy Birthday Spam
Posted by: Cheffie - 10-09-2006, 11:35 PM - Forum: Daily Birthday Wishes - No Replies

Hope it's a great day for you and you get spoilt rotten by the wife and kids..

All the best for the coming year.. :thumbs:
G

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  The official Press Release
Posted by: lols - 10-09-2006, 03:18 PM - Forum: Formula1 - No Replies

http://www.ferrariworld.com/events/ms/pd...a01_en.pdf

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  A Sad day in F1
Posted by: lols - 10-09-2006, 01:55 PM - Forum: Formula1 - No Replies

Unfortunately it's now official Michael Schumacher will no longer be continuing in F1 as of the end of this year!

He's gone out on a high by winning in Italy in a Ferrari!

As Murray Walker has said there is no one else who is as good as he is!

More news to follow..............

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