Comments on: I’m declaring a moratorium on ‘copygate’

By: Sipho Hlongwane

Sipho Hlongwane — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:38:08 +0000

@Jan Swart,

Amazing the things we let copywriters get away with!

By: MLH

MLH — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:30:05 +0000

Ah! But do remember all the fuss there was about the gated communities. That would have make a great Gategate.

By: Pieter

Pieter — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:15:00 +0000

Bill Gate = Billgate.

By: Alan Egner

Alan Egner — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:33:48 +0000

and then there are all those gated communities around SA.

By: LeboS

LeboS — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:03:49 +0000

Interesting piece Sipho really enjoyed it but like the previous responses we’ll try and come up with something next year. It’s the holidays were allowed to be a bit lazy during this time of the year.

By: Jan Swart

Jan Swart — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:03:22 +0000

… and whuile you’re declaring moratoriums (moratoria?), how about declaing a moratotium on calling ill-begotten gains “cool”, as in “robbers got away with a COOL R 350 000″, and on certifying every policeman, regardless of the rank they hold, the experience they have or the sense they (don’t) speak, a “TOP COP”?

By: Sipho Hlongwane

Sipho Hlongwane — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:52:51 +0000

@Ladyfingers,

Good Lord! “Slamsgate” if I ever saw one!

By: EB

EB — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:41:27 +0000

That’s right! SLAM them for their nefarious use of “Gate”.

By: Ladyfingers

Ladyfingers — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:29:16 +0000

Want creativity? Google “DA Slams” (using the quotation marks).

By: Christo

Christo — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:53:03 +0000

Right on my man, anyway there is a fundamental difference between Watergate and public scandals in South Africa. Nixon was fired! What a radical concept, as holder of public office you are held accountable for your actions (by the public). Also we should be proud that we are world leaders in this regard. To “Gate” everything implies that we are mere “followers” of the west (ga poe!) and not the trendsetters. So hereforth my suggestions:

1. Any scandal to do with aids or denialism of any sort, add “thabeki” in honour of our ex ex commander in chief. An example of this would be “The garlic and beetroot thabeki in Canada”. I know, I know, it sounds a little long winded at first but it does have a nice poetic rhythm to it. It would be especially relevant to all the global warming denialists out there.

2. Any scandal where you know there would be huge public (whites count as public too) outcry at first but where the (alleged) perpetrator ends up being the president of the country (see the difference here to what happened to Nixon) could be ended with “Jazu”, as in the armsjazu.

OK, OK, there is a pattern here you say, but comeon guys, it is December and a week before holidays, so give a guy a break.