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Monday, September 16, 2013

TWIGGY

Many African men prefer a woman with an anorectic Western ‘Twiggy’ figure to a well padded, voluptuous ‘ S’dudla.’ A poetic description of such a slim maiden would be something like this: Tall, willowy Wanda With waist thinner than that of a wasp Towering above the morning dew on the grass A tall... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 14, 2013

THE BILLYCAN

Before 1960, illicit, but nutritious home brewed sorghum beer was a much needed source of income for many black house-holds in Mzanzi. The beer used to be sold for one shilling in a billycan and a large fruit preservative glass jar, and stored in large tins called amaGogogo or Sekere-kere, which... Sign in to see full entry.

INFECTIOUS LAUGHTER

“Another Saturday night And I ain’t going nowhere I got no money and no one to talk to……” This is the song of the Sixties that I remember whenever I find myself sometimes nicodemously blogging on Saturday night. Remember the biblical character who paid Ol’ J.C. a visit at midnight to ask what he... Sign in to see full entry.

HIT AND RUN

Posting a blog entry and then running off to go and sleep without responding to comments by other bloggers makes me feel guilty as a hit and run motorist. This is due to the different time zones we blog from. When it is midnight here it is late afternoon in some places in the USA. Yesterday was... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

TROUBADOUR AT LANGEBAAN

Lips without no lipstick ain’t no lips at all Thighs without no pantyhose ain’t thighs at all. Lippe sonder lipstick is nie lippe nie Boude sonder kouse is nie boude nie. I heard this ditty about fifteen years ago in Langebaan on the West Coast of the Cape Province. It was sung in Afrikaans. I... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

SEQUEL TO ROLANDI

I was incensed by what was written on the back of the toilet door. I felt it referred obliquely to me and I swore I would break every bone in the body of the culprit when I found him. This was one week after the Professor of Physiology had advised me to get my Medical Degree first then I can sit and... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

THE NUCLEUS SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA OF ROLANDI

“Sir, but why is it called the Nucleus Substantia Gelatinosa of Rolandi?”I asked. “My friend, if it is called the Nucleus Substantia Gelatinosa of Rolandi, it is the Nucleus Substantia Gelatinosa of Rolandi, and there is nothing I can do about it. And let me give you some good advice, concentrate on... Sign in to see full entry.

OPTIMISM

It sounded like one of those ‘ Man bites Dog’ stories. However I knew it was true. I had heard it with my own ears over the small transistor radio crackling with static on the kitchen table at home as we huddled around it the previous evening, listening to the whole momentous event unfolding, while... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

PATRICK THE SLAVE

My full slave name is Patrick, not Patricia as the abbreviated Pat might suggest to those unfamiliar with the term Bra in front of it. When I was part of the belligerent Starched Dashiki Brigade(dashiki: a gaudy short-sleeved collarless shirt with bold African print, popular in West Africa) and was... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

DISHONEST TEA

‘A website for people who wish to cheat on their spouses has been put up in Cape Town’. The newspaper article said. ‘ Within the first week 6,000 people had signed up ’. During the same week another article caught my eye. It declared that Americans were asked to deposit $1 in a box after drinking... Sign in to see full entry.

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