You may not be happy with dinner but you are going to eat it anyway!

Brakpan Karaoke Lyrics

The toothbrush was invented in Brakpan... this is true because if it was invented anywhere else it would have been called a "teeth brush"... :blush:

Three contractors - one from Soweto, another from Pretoria , and the third from Benoni,
are bidding to fix a broken fence at the Union Buildings in Pretoria ...

They go with a Union Buildings official to examine the fence...

The Pretoria contractor takes out a tape measure, does some measuring,
and then works some figures with a pencil.
'Well,' he says, 'I figure the job will run about R900.

R400 for materials, R400 for my crew, and R100 profit for me.'


The Benoni contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says,
'I can do this job for R700: R300 for materials, R300 for my crew, and R100
profit for me.'

The Soweto contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the
Union Buildings official and whispers, 'R2,700.00'

The official, incredulous, says, 'You didn't even measure like the other
guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?'

The Soweto contractor whispers back, 'R1000 for me, R1000 for you, and
we hire the guy from Benoni to fix the fence.'

'Done!' replies the government official.

Employee: Excuse me sir, may I talk to you?

Boss: Sure, come on in. What can I do for you?

Employee: Well sir, as you know, I have been an employee of this prestigious firm for over ten years.

Boss: Yes.

Employee: I won't beat around the bush. Sir, I would like a raise. I currently have four companies after me and so I decided to talk to you first.

Boss: A raise? I would love to give you a raise, but this is just not the right time.

Employee: I understand your position, and I know that the current economic down turn has had a negative impact on sales, but you must also take into consideration my hard work, pro- activeness and loyalty to this company for over a decade.

Boss: Taking into account these factors, and considering I don't want to start a brain drain, I'm willing to offer you a ten percent raise and an extra five days of vacation time. How does that sound?

Employee: Great! It's a deal! Thank you, sir!

Boss: Before you go, just out of curiosity, what companies were after you?

Employee: Oh, Truworths, Woolworths, Edgars & my Credit Card Company