“Pakistan, five runs short of World Cup glory; Sharma to ul-Haq — spoons it over the wicketkeeper’s head … SREESANTH TAKES THE CATCH AND INDIA ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS!” Or something like that. A fantastic end to a classic final that brought down the curtains on the Twenty20 World Championship 2007. South Africa and cricket […]
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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Posted inLifestyle
Highlands Boys, Kes — the wonder years
The death of a King Edwards Secondary School (Kes) pupil brought memories of my childhood flooding back — Highlands North Boys’ High School, 1973-1978 Living in Highlands North, Johannesburg, in the Seventies meant apartheid, isolation and racism, but it also meant no fear of crime, freedom to roam the streets on your bike and girls. […]
Posted inNews/Politics
State versus Stan Katz
When I was down at the Randburg Magistrate’s Court yesterday I asked around to see which “movies” they were showing. Turns out that in court 11 they had a drama that unfortunately had been remanded until today. Yadhana Jadoo, the South African Press Association “critic”, had written this news item on the matter. State of […]
Posted inSport
English cricket: T20 semifinal still possible
Despite all the doom and gloom in the English press, England can still make the semifinals of the Twenty20 World Championship. They just need a few things to start going their way. Firstly, for the love of all things holy, whose idea was it to leave the strip clubs open on the day England were […]
Posted inSport
English rugby: Enter the ten-eighth
Before I start with this analysis into the disastrous state of English rugby, I want you to bear in mind that we are all ambassadors for South African rugby. Don’t let me catch any of you lot sniggering. Would you mock Portuguese or Georgian rugby? Of course not. Accordingly, I expect the same courtesy to […]
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Those English bastards!
Typical! You buy the gun, load the ammo, take aim — only to find the bastard’s only gone and put a bullet through his own head. I mean, what is the point of lying awake all night, drooling about the wonderful digs you can have at the “whingeing Poms”, if they’re going to out-dig you […]
Posted inMedia
Britney Spears, Vanessa Hudgens and Madeleine — the joke’s on us!
Two “talents” of, at best, limited duration and the tragedy of a child’s disappearance dominating the media’s attention must tell you something. Indonesia is suffering the after-effects of massive quakes, George Bush has outlined his plan for limited troop reduction, the Japanese PM has just resigned and been hospitalised, Putin has just installed a shock […]
Posted inNews/Politics
The trouble with Hillary Clinton
Before I begin this item, I’ve made a mental note to get myself a pair of flip-flops for our December holiday. Where were we? Oh, yes, Hillary “I voted for invading Iraq” Clinton. The trouble with Hillary is that she causes confusion in respect of two well-established political terms. She doesn’t “flip-flop” as much as […]
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Report back: Iraq
It’s amazing how people see things so differently. To me, my girlfriend is the most beautiful, sensitive and caring woman in the world, yet to my wife … And so it proved with the report given by the United States ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, and General David Petraeus to the congressional joint hearing of […]
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Oh, Cecilia, you’re bringing me down!
They’ve dubbed her the new Greta Garbo, Jackie Kennedy or even Princess Di, but judging by her conduct they’ll soon be chanting: “Are you Cherie in disguise?” Cecelia Sarkozy — as may be seen from this article in the Sunday Telegraph — defended her role in the Libyan/Bulgarian medical staff release by going on about […]
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Worschach test
Instead of wasting National Braai Day on Wednesday, why not combine it with a psychological evaluation while waiting for the meat to cook? As you may be aware, psychologists employ the “Rorschach inkblot test” to ascertain whether a patient who is otherwise reluctant to open up has some kind of underlying mental disorder. This involves […]
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Homophobia: the irrational hatred
Over the past few months I have found myself being pursued by one or two gay guys who, for some obscure reason, can’t figure out that this is not my preference. Like in any other office, I’ve also had to put up with enormous mickey taking, as you do, whenever “romance” is in the air. […]