Before I begin, don’t let me catch anyone sniggering. Just because a person is an alcoholic does not mean she can’t play a sober part. Just because a person is slow doesn’t mean that she can’t play Einstein. Just because a person loses her clothing (and occasionally her hair) if anybody coughs does not mean […]
Michael Trapido
Mike Trapido is a criminal attorney and publicist having also worked as an editor and journalist.
He was born in Johannesburg and attended HA Jack and Highlands North High Schools.
He married Robyn in 1984 (Mrs Traps, aka "the government") and has three sons (who all look suspiciously like her ex-boss).
He was a counsellor on the JCCI for a year around 1992.
His passions include Derby County, Blue Bulls, Orlando Pirates, Proteas and Springboks.
He takes Valium in order to cope with Bafana Bafana's results.
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Inquest: Diana’s letters to Dodi and a few I’ve received from Mr Lombard
I’ve been reading a few articles about Princess Diana’s inquest and in particular the letters that she wrote to Dodi Fayed. They are very touching and go right to the heart of the tragedy: a sensitive soul who becomes princess, only to be scorned by a rather cruel and insensitive prince. In Dodi she finds […]
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DJ Sbu and the quest to prove SA crack is the market leader
The next time you are bored and can’t think of anything better to do, why not pop along to a traffic court near you? I guarantee that during the course of the day you will wet yourself at least five times. If you think that the geniuses at Eskom have great excuses for their latest […]
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Led Zeppelin, Evel Knievel and the search for the missing elderly
When I was growing up, elderly men — that was, anyone over 40 — wore suits, didn’t swear and bored you to death prattling on about Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and Dean Martin. Did you see the geniuses coming out of the Led Zeppelin reunion concert at the O2 Stadium in London? They looked like […]
Posted inGeneral
Chief rabbi and premier seek engagement while realpolitik dictates intervention
I was delighted to read a Sunday Times article containing extracts of the speeches made by Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein and Western Cape Premier Ebrahim Rasool at the “Sharing Ideas for the Future public forum”. There is no doubting their sincerity in calling on Jews and Muslims to rejoice in their own identity, while seeking […]
Posted inLifestyle, News/Politics
The Darwin awards: Panama is lovely this time of year
Ladies, has the latest bank rate hike been the final straw? Well, jack your straw and don your Panama because it’s time for hubby to go canoeing. While the world is aghast at the dastardly fraud committed by John and Anne Darwin, you have bigger fish to fry: not only the 50-basis-point increase, the Eskom […]
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Knut? We’re Africa, FFS — Mathe the friendly lion
Knut, the baby polar bear, turned one year old yesterday and the Germans continue to make trillions selling photos, keyrings and any kind of merchandise you can think of. We’re Africa, FFS! We do animals … that’s our thing — that’s how we lure tourists down here for death and redistribution! What is the Johannesburg […]
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Gay abandon — don’t ask, don’t tell the US military
Twenty-eight retired generals and admirals have called upon the US Congress to repeal the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law, which finds application in the American military. In terms of the law, which was signed off in 1993 by President Bill Clinton, servicemen and -women are required to conceal their sexuality or face discharge. These former […]
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Sky News report on Jo’burg an outrage requiring a response
I don’t know how many of you saw last week’s insert on Sky News about Johannesburg and crime, purportedly as part of its build-up to Soccer World Cup 2010, but it merits a response. How dare Sky suggest that Johannesburg is one of the most dangerous cities in the world and that people are too […]
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Danish cartoon II: A teddy bear named Muhammad
Gillian Gibbons is an Englishwoman who teaches at Unity School in Sudan. On Sunday, the Sudanese police arrested her on account of blasphemy arising out of her allowing her class to name a teddy bear “Muhammad”. This has caused a furore of note, with many, including the Muslim Council of Britain, saying that it is […]
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David Irving and Nick Griffin must be allowed to speak
There is no question that David Irving, the convicted Holocaust denier, and Nick Griffin, leader of the British National Party, espouse views that are abhorrent and even dangerous. There is also no question of my distancing myself unequivocally from their views. Notwithstanding, they have been invited to address a debate on free speech at Oxford […]
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Gary Bailey and the sycophants! The Man United story
If there’s one thing that is guaranteed to get me going, it’s a season-long attack on Derby County. My form, every time I turn on to SuperSport 3 to watch Derby being whupped by somebody, I get Bailey and his sycophants going on about “the worst team since the Triassic … most pathetic effort ever […]