Category: that’s a bit mad

I want a MAGA hat*

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* Careful now!


After yesterday’s post, that title may come as a surprise to most all of you.

So let me immediately unsurprise you by saying that No. It’s not one of those MAGA hats.

It’s one of these MAGA hats:

(B)eagle-eyed readers will note the Greenland flag on the side of the cap, and yes, this was designed by Greenland activist Aannguaq Reimer-Johansen, who – with the continued bizarre sabre-rattling interest from the US in the mineral-rich, independently-run Danish territory – said:

Sisimiuni innuttaasoqatinnut innersuut: Vancep nuliata tikeraarnera qujangeqqusaarneruvoq. Qungujukkussigit qungujullusiluunniit assileqatigigussigit nunarsuarmi tamat paasitissuasi USA nuannaralugu peqataaffigerusullugulu. Innersuukkusunnarpoq soqutigineqassanngittut, akerliussutsimik takutitserujussuaqqammerpungut tamanna attallungu soqutiginaveersaarniartingit.

Damn straight, Aannguaq.

He’s basically reminding the people of Greenland to stand together as the latest provocative visit from the Second Lady, Usha Vance, and her group of officials to the territory goes ahead:

Vance’s wife’s visit is a charm offensive. If you smile at them or take a selfie with them, you are sending a message to the world that you love the USA and want to be part of it. 

And while this is all about Greenland, how many people worldwide would love a hat like this? Not just to show solidarity with the potentially threatened nation, but also because America Going Away would just be a really great thing to happen. Even more so after the last 10 weeks (and yes, that’s all it has been).

I don’t think that we in SA will be high on the list to get stock of these items. Geography alone puts us behind a lot of other places. But maybe there’s a tribute cap to be made at a local cap embroiderers.

Because I love the sentiment.

Tom Cruise

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I mean, I’ve never met the guy.

He’s always seemed a bit odd in interviews, but nothing too major. Seems kinda of ok, I guess.

Still, clearly not everyone feels that way about him. And I did laugh at this.

I do remember the film, because I did do films in the olden days.
Anne Rice book. Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst. New Orleans. Vampires.

And Tom, sucking the life out of everything.

Injury News

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6000 miles… last night officially announced that Colin the Beagle will take no further part in this season, having been ruled out with a knee ligament injury. Details are a little sketchy, but it seems likely that the news of the injury was probably received on or about Tuesday lunchtime.

It is believed that the ligament damage was probably sustained while snorfing in the back garden.

Manager and owner, Mr 6000 stated:

We’re obviously very upset at this news, as Colin the Beagle has been one of the key family members for a number of years now. At the same time, we have to accept that these things happen: it’s a risk you take when you are snorfing in the back garden day in and day out, and so we now need to work together to ensure a swift recovery for Colin so that the back garden can be snorfed in again as soon as possible.

It seems likely that Colin will now undergo surgery in the next couple of weeks, spending the intervening time… er… snorfing in the back garden with a slight limp, and enjoying the psychological side effects of some decent pain medication.

If all goes well, Colin is hoping for a return to action – and yes, that would constitute snorfing in the back garden – in about a month’s time.

We’ll keep you updated on her progress.

Dan Mace’s unfortunate missing ‘with’…

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I like Dan Mace. Local lad. Nice guy, by all accounts. And pretty prolific at age 35, too:

Dan Mace is a creative and visionary Filmmaker, Youtuber, CCO (Chief Creative Officer) for Beast Philanthropy and the founder of JOE films and CCO & product owner at House of Macadamias, BRU BAR.

He’s worked extensively with Casey Neistat, he works extensively with Mr Beast, and he’s clearly very good at what he does.

But we all make mistakes when we’re tired, and it was when he was on his way back home to his family last night, that Dan accidently missed a ‘with’. Not necessarily a huge thing, but it does depend on context, and the context was this:

Oops.

Thankfully, on the other end of the flight, apparently having being warned by several (or more) people (not me), he was happy to have found his ‘with’.

Yeah. That’s better. The Freudian slip corrected, and Dan back home with his son.

Who – at the time of writing – is still ‘with’ us.