Positive South Africa
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Actually our "New SA" flag has a lot of potential. Proudly SA (like Pauls pic) and SA tourism (the flag has been turned into a sort of stick person with welcoming arms open) have done super things with it. Despite it's problems, most SA's as individuals have enormous pride in their country. I just hope the fiasco with countries to the north of us don't put a dampner on the cricket world cup. The 1995 rugby world cup was possibly one of the best things that ever happened to unite the country, it will be a shame if that potential is not realised this time with the cricket.
Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**
Megan Forbes wrote: I just hope the fiasco with countries to the north of us don't put a dampner on the cricket world cup. Sadly, I think it may be too late. I for one am very disillusioned by the whole thing and I've been rambling on about the CWC for the last 6 months. England and Australia are both saying they don't want to play in Zimbabwe and be used as propoganda tools; Zimbabwe are saying that they won't play in SA games that were scheuled to be played at home. Either way there's going to be some violence and that's going to grab the headlines over any cricket. (look at the British soccer situation some 15 years ago) I fear it can only go badly and that's a terrible shame for everyone, especially cricket fans and ESPECIALLY South Africa who have asked for none of this. :(( :mad: Paul And you run and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
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Am I the only one who sees a sad double pun in the website's name? Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:
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Am I the only one who sees a sad double pun in the website's name? Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:
Colin Davies wrote: Am I the only one who sees a sad double pun in the website's name? I don't know about a double pun but if you are alluding to HIV then yes, bad choice of a name for the website. And while the concept is good, that is one cheesy ass site sorry to say. That opening page made me think "Frontpage, Windows Paint, Pr0n actors." The Proudly SA[^] site is executed better. All part of the same idea though.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!
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Now I understand why, you Paul, has that image in your sig! :) Rickard Andersson@Suza Computing C# and C++ programmer from SWEDEN! UIN: 50302279 E-Mail: nikado@pc.nu Speciality: I love C#, ASP.NET and C++!
Rickard Andersson wrote: Now I understand why, you Paul, has that image in your sig! LOL, well Proudly SA[^] is the site I am referring to. This Positively SA site is a good idea, but badly executed, cheesy as hell. The image in my sig is from Proudly SA and marks that the product/item/whatever is produced in SA and approved by Proudly SA. :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!
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Actually our "New SA" flag has a lot of potential. Proudly SA (like Pauls pic) and SA tourism (the flag has been turned into a sort of stick person with welcoming arms open) have done super things with it. Despite it's problems, most SA's as individuals have enormous pride in their country. I just hope the fiasco with countries to the north of us don't put a dampner on the cricket world cup. The 1995 rugby world cup was possibly one of the best things that ever happened to unite the country, it will be a shame if that potential is not realised this time with the cricket.
Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**
Megan Forbes wrote: Despite it's problems, most SA's as individuals have enormous pride in their country Damn straight! It is the ex-pat whiners and old-South-African rooi-nekke that make everything seem like the end of the world. Of course we have problems, but by and large we see the immense potential of SA. Megan Forbes wrote: The 1995 rugby world cup was possibly one of the best things that ever happened to unite the country, it will be a shame if that potential is not realised this time with the cricket. I am pretty sure it is not going to be 1995 again. Too much politics in this cricket world cup. I think we will know though by the end of this weekend. The opening match was a good idea, the host vs. a team that has so much flair and is wonderful to watch. Also the opening ceremony should be good. So on monday we will know if it will live up to what we are hoping :)
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!
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Colin Davies wrote: Am I the only one who sees a sad double pun in the website's name? I don't know about a double pun but if you are alluding to HIV then yes, bad choice of a name for the website. And while the concept is good, that is one cheesy ass site sorry to say. That opening page made me think "Frontpage, Windows Paint, Pr0n actors." The Proudly SA[^] site is executed better. All part of the same idea though.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!
Yes, Not every where here but in certain groups the question. Are you positive ? Means "do you have aids?" Other times it means "Are you sure about that?" The name Positvely South Africa, automatically made me think it was going to be a support ZA HIV sufferers. Actualy "Proudly SA" also strikes a ring because of the Gay Pride stuff. Geez, its getting difficult to use common wordage now. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:
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Yes, Not every where here but in certain groups the question. Are you positive ? Means "do you have aids?" Other times it means "Are you sure about that?" The name Positvely South Africa, automatically made me think it was going to be a support ZA HIV sufferers. Actualy "Proudly SA" also strikes a ring because of the Gay Pride stuff. Geez, its getting difficult to use common wordage now. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I'm guessing the concept of a 2 hour movie showing two guys eating a meal and talking struck them as 'foreign' Rob Manderson wrote:
Colin Davies wrote: Geez, its getting difficult to use common wordage now. Sad but true. I made the fatal mistake of saying "What a gay event" a few months ago when I went out to a food festival. Someone close by looked at me and said "Just because this is a food festival does not mean we are all homosexuals buddy." I can't even say "How queer" without people thinking I mean the guy is a homosexual. Colin Davies wrote: Not every where here but in certain groups the question. Are you positive ? Means "do you have aids?" Definitley true here. They made a campaign out of it actually. HIV positive people wear shirts broadcasting their status.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!
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Actually our "New SA" flag has a lot of potential. Proudly SA (like Pauls pic) and SA tourism (the flag has been turned into a sort of stick person with welcoming arms open) have done super things with it. Despite it's problems, most SA's as individuals have enormous pride in their country. I just hope the fiasco with countries to the north of us don't put a dampner on the cricket world cup. The 1995 rugby world cup was possibly one of the best things that ever happened to unite the country, it will be a shame if that potential is not realised this time with the cricket.
Throw in a bit of S&M or eye-ball sucking**-Paul Watson on the merits of swearing, sex and obscenities in CP posts** ...they assumed that reasonably intelligent adults would know enough to leave the building if it was burning. Those who did not were, presumably, expendable, and there was less paperwork involved than trying to fire them**-Roger Wright on fire drills at work**
Megan Forbes wrote: The 1995 rugby world cup was possibly one of the best things that ever happened to unite the country I remember that RWC, with a fantastic semi-final between France and SA on a softened and sprinkled field, won by SA before they won also the World Cup. So sad the Boks forgot how to play Rugby :rolleyes:
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Colin Davies wrote: Geez, its getting difficult to use common wordage now. Sad but true. I made the fatal mistake of saying "What a gay event" a few months ago when I went out to a food festival. Someone close by looked at me and said "Just because this is a food festival does not mean we are all homosexuals buddy." I can't even say "How queer" without people thinking I mean the guy is a homosexual. Colin Davies wrote: Not every where here but in certain groups the question. Are you positive ? Means "do you have aids?" Definitley true here. They made a campaign out of it actually. HIV positive people wear shirts broadcasting their status.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!
Paul Watson wrote: HIV positive people wear shirts broadcasting their status. Proudly Positive in SA :~ :rolleyes: BW "Gandalf. Yes. That is what they used to call me. Gandalf the Grey. *I* am Gandalf the White." - Gandalf the White
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Paul Watson wrote: HIV positive people wear shirts broadcasting their status. Proudly Positive in SA :~ :rolleyes: BW "Gandalf. Yes. That is what they used to call me. Gandalf the Grey. *I* am Gandalf the White." - Gandalf the White
brianwelsch wrote: Proudly Positive in SA It is not a matter of pride, but awareness. Nobody who has HIV is proud of their status, but the aim of the t-shirts and campaign is to make people aware that ordinary people get HIV, that they are normal and not to be treated as leppers of society. I guess about realising the reality of the situation: 1 in 9 people have it here. Freaky. But you are right, the Proudly SA and HIV campaign can bring up the wrong conotations quite easily.
Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South AfricaRoger Wright wrote: Using a feather is kinky; using the whole chicken is perverted!