ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS 

ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS 

There was a classic moment in one of the early ‘Pink Panther’ films when Inspector Clouseau asked a barman if his dog bites, to which the barman replied, “No!” The Inspector therefore bent down to stroke the dog at which point the dog bit the Inspector. The Inspector...
IT IS GOOD TO BE THE UNDERDOG! 

IT IS GOOD TO BE THE UNDERDOG! 

A man once had a beautiful Labrador dog called Duke who used to sit in front of his master with great delight, only for him to lift one of Duke’s front legs off the ground and roll him onto his back. Duke would immediately wriggle his way back on to his feet and sit...
EVERYTHING IS RELATIVE 

EVERYTHING IS RELATIVE 

It is assumed that all readers are educated people here so let us consider a few questions. The first one is this: Who said: “Some are born great; some achieve greatness; some have greatness thrust upon them”? Older ones among us may remember it was actually said by...
LEGEND OR LEGACY?

LEGEND OR LEGACY?

The All Blacks rugby team has been studied over the years to ascertain how they had become so successful and in a book by James Kerr, it all came down to one thing: Legacy (which happened to be the title of his book). In it there is a wonderful quote underlying the...
IT’S A DISGRACE

IT’S A DISGRACE

In 1982 the pop group ‘Tears for Fears’ reached Number 3 in the UK charts with a song entitled ‘Mad World’. Its lyrics included the lines: “All around me are familiar faces, Worn out places, worn out faces, Bright and early for their daily races, Going nowhere, going...