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Japlish and Chinglese - irresistible
It is, of course, rude to laugh at the efforts of foreigners trying to write English – especially people from the Far East. How can somebody, like me for instance who knows only two Japanese exp… more →
Stoep Talk
The apostrophe – on its way out?
leigh3a wrote 6 months ago: I’ve been an avid fan of James Clarke’s ‘Stoep Talk’ in The Star for over a decade now, ever since m … more →
Japlish and Chinglese - irresistible
James Clarke wrote 7 months ago: It is, of course, rude to laugh at the efforts of foreigners trying to write English – especia … more →
Be my Valentine - anybody!
James Clarke wrote 9 months ago: I don’t get Valentine cards. But, being an optimist, around this time of the year I hang aroun … more →
Belinda and the Bloody Lights
James Clarke wrote 10 months ago: This week, Mrs Williams at Malhurst Primary, desirous of completing her class register, set the chil … more →
Father Christmas and the chimney problem
James Clarke wrote 1 year ago: There are a lot of traditions at this time of the year and one of them is for Stoep Talk to trot out … more →
Needed: a men's liberation movement
James Clarke wrote 1 year ago: As Monday is National Women’s Day and I have to clean my bicycle I hope you’ll forgive m … more →
"South Africa's funniest columnist" not smart
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Neil Walker - MediaMook wrote 1 year ago: South African journalist James Clarke writes ‘a humorous column’ called Stoep Talk in Th … more →
What happened to the real James Bond
James Clarke wrote 1 year ago: Britain’s M15 says secret agents are “beyond it” by 50. - report. Bond appeared … more →
Gorilla in their midst
James Clarke wrote 1 year ago: It was The Selectors on the phone. They wanted to know if I still had contact with Freek Saunders, o … more →
When does a passenger become a soul?
James Clarke wrote 1 year ago: A few years ago I was invited to spend four days along the coast of Mozambique aboard the Italian-ow … more →
Loosening up the Brits
James Clarke wrote 1 year ago: A Springbok rugby player has been quoted as saying the English are a “stuffy people”. B … more →
WHAT YOU ONABOUT NOW FRO PETE';S SAKE?
James Clarke wrote 1 year ago: (Written in the days when e-mail first became part of our lives) GOOD MORNING, MR CLARKE! These u … more →
The Tragedy of the Supermarket Trolleys
James Clarke wrote 1 year ago: Most people over 30 will recall when wire supermarket trolleys were everywhere. They are now an enda … more →
Here We Go Gathering Mutts in May
James Clarke wrote 1 year ago: A changing characteristic in people today is their relationship with dogs. Around the mid 1900s p … more →
Strike while the sun doesn't shine
James Clarke wrote 1 year ago: A recent dramatic eclipse of the sun reminded me of a midday solar eclipse in South Africa in 1994 … more →
Hospitals - Oh the noise! And the people!
James Clarke wrote 1 year ago: Have you noiticed how one no longer sees signs reading “Silence” outside hospitals? Th … more →
A little bit of history
James Clarke wrote 1 year ago: How the oldest game was invented Golf is a very ancient game. It goes back well before Gary Player. … more →
The art of head punching
James Clarke wrote 1 year ago: Watching a French rugby game on television recently I saw a French reservist come on to the field … more →
Getting stung is more than a wee problem
James Clarke wrote 1 year ago: An acquaintance recently told me his dog likes nothing better than to be taken round the block to … more →
