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Long shlep to Freedom Day | Ben Trovato
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A bunch of hunts. Columns, letters and assorted rants. April 27, 2015. Long shlep to Freedom Day. By Ben Trovato Durban Poison. All year I had been looking forward to Freedom Day. Last night, I called Ted. You do know what day it is tomorrow, don’t you? There was a long pause and a great shuffling of papers. I sighed. No, you moron. It’s Freedom Day. He was still whooping and cheering when I put the phone down. When Brenda saw Ted reversing through her patch of. She had no answer, mainly because she was ...
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The working class can kiss my arse | Ben Trovato
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A bunch of hunts. Columns, letters and assorted rants. May 1, 2015. The working class can kiss my arse. By Ben Trovato Durban Poison. The month of May will not be merry. There will be more power cuts, higher interest rates, spiralling corruption, fewer jobs and at least one of God’s more spectacular acts that leave thousands dead. Of May. Were they demanding that their bosses stopped treating them like a bunch of expatriate convicts? Did they want medical aid and pension benefits? If they had started out...
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Rotten to the core | Ben Trovato
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A bunch of hunts. Columns, letters and assorted rants. May 19, 2015. Rotten to the core. By Ben Trovato Durban Poison. Swirling Eddie came to see me last night. I’ve known him since I was a child but I rarely encourage his visits because his moral compass is horribly out of whack and I don’t need any help when it comes to bad influences. I leapt from the couch to demonstrate why it was a mistake to disrespect athletes of my caliber. I had a bit of trouble with the leap, to be honest. It was more ...Maybe...
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Xenophobia? I blame Facebook | Ben Trovato
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A bunch of hunts. Columns, letters and assorted rants. April 19, 2015. By Ben Trovato Durban Poison. The warnings started appearing on Facebook on Tuesday. It might have been Monday. When you do what I do for a living, the only difference between days is the spelling. One woman posted on her wall, “Stay clear of Point Road today! Xenophobic attacks and looting going on.” Who was she advising? She didn’t look like the type of person with friends who frequented Point Road on a regular basis. If you’r...
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An open letter to Wits University’s SRC president Mcebo Dlamini | Ben Trovato
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A bunch of hunts. Columns, letters and assorted rants. May 3, 2015. An open letter to Wits University’s SRC president Mcebo Dlamini. By Ben Trovato Durban Poison. Dear Oberstgruppenfuhrer Dlamini,. Du bist ein ganz besonderer Mensch. Perhaps, for now, we should converse in the language of those swine who would stab the Fatherland in the back quicker than you can say. Fair enough. Everyone likes a man in uniform. Especially if they come festooned in silver eagles and swastikas. I’m not sure I agree ...
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Ben Trovato – Durban Poison | Ben Trovato
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A bunch of hunts. Columns, letters and assorted rants. Author Archives: Ben Trovato Durban Poison. About Ben Trovato Durban Poison. Durban-based author of twelve books, although you wouldn't think so if you had to see his living conditions. Writes the Durban Poison column for the Sunday Tribune, Devil's Pique for the Weekend Argus and Off The Leash for Zigzag surfing magazine. Lives alone with two regrets and a hangover. August 16, 2016. Licence of the lambs. By Ben Trovato Durban Poison. To most people,...
