The End of the World as We Know It? (Yay!) | Rolbos ©
11 Replies	“Everybody’s going to Bugarach,” Gertruida – who knows everything – says. She’s studied the newspapers carefully, and she should know. “They think the world’s going to end, but not there.”
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11 thoughts on “The End of the World as We Know It? (Yay!)”	Mathilda Williams December 13, 2012 at 6:36 am	I like this: “Bagarach isn’t a place, it’s a way of thinking”.
And while people in Russia, China, Europe and the Americas prepare for the apocalypse, I read this in the Afrikaans newspaper Beeld today: “Hoofregter Mogoeng Mogoeng het gister ’n “uiters dringende aansoek” ontvang vir ’n bevel deur die konstitusionele hof om ’n “ondersoekende taakspan” aan te stel na die bewering dat die wêreld op 21 Desember gaan vergaan.
Daar is ook “’n dringende behoefte” dat ’n nuwe staatsdepartement gevestig word om voorbereidings vir volgende Vrydag te tref……..
…..Voorts moet ‘n taakspan in gereedheid gebring word om aspekte soos lug- en seelogistiek, ontruiming en hervestiging te kan koördineer as die wêreld inderdaad op 21 Desember vergaan. Sefatsa vra ook dat alle staats- en private instellings gedwing word om betyds “evaluasies” te doen in geval van “’n kosmiese oorgang”.
Mogoeng oorweeg die aansoek.”
Nes mens dink mens het die meeste snert gehoor, hoor mens altyd nuwe snert 🙂
Dit is ‘n baie appealing gedagte dat Zuma gaan weg wees na 21 Desember!
Reply ↓	Amos van der Merwe Post authorDecember 13, 2012 at 6:45 am	Heehee – ja, ek’t daai berig net te laat gesien om nog by die storie in the meng – dis so heerlik absurd!
Reply ↓	seeker December 13, 2012 at 7:30 am	Gertruida, I like her character. As far as the end of the world. It’s not gonna happen in our lifetime. And you are right, people have not change since the beginning of time and it started with disobeying, followed with a lie, then blame and it goes on. I enjoyed this story, Amos. Thanks.
Reply ↓	Amos van der Merwe Post authorDecember 13, 2012 at 7:39 am	You’re so welcome, Seeker – thank you.
Reply ↓	themonumentaljackass December 13, 2012 at 8:44 am	Bravo, Amos!
Reply ↓	Amos van der Merwe Post authorDecember 13, 2012 at 10:57 am	Thank you! 😉
Reply ↓	thehappyhugger December 13, 2012 at 9:44 am	Servaas stands up to Gertruida and tells her that for once she is wrong – he slipped up there. The fact collecting Gertruida has been unable to see the deeper picture before on a few occasions. She may have all the facts at her fingertips but lacks in wisdom. I’ll have a drink on Servaas today.
Reply ↓	Amos van der Merwe Post authorDecember 13, 2012 at 10:52 am	I’ll join you for that one…cheers!
Reply ↓	brieweuitdievreemde December 14, 2012 at 7:23 pm	Ek verstaan dat -volgens voorspellings – gaan die plek waar ek bly – net so diekant van die Kalahari en so daaikant van die Moordenaars-Karoo – ook gespaar bly op 21/12.
Ek wens dat dit nie waar is nie. En as julle ooit hier deur ry, sal julle my wens ook beter verstaan.
BTW: “The snake? The snake was a mistake” – Ricky Gervais on Genesis 1.
@Amos: Hoop jy kan eendag hier uitkom. Die gesprekke waaroor jy skryf, vind regtig plaas. Hier in die Middel van Nerens 🙂
Reply ↓	Amos van der Merwe Post authorDecember 14, 2012 at 7:25 pm	Ek sal graag daarlangs wil tondry. My geboortedorpie was Kenhardt, en die Noord-Kaap sal maar altyd deel van my wees. Reply ↓	brieweuitdievreemde December 14, 2012 at 8:23 pm	Ja-nee 🙂 Dingetjies verloop hier op sy self. Op sy eie manier 🙂