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Fred Mouton writes:

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Son says to father: "The bad news is your car also has water in the engine. The good news is that it won't be costing you R16m to repair!"

Fred Mouton

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© Fred Mouton | Nov 18, 2010 | Beeld

Frigging Frigate!

UNSEAWORTHY: No sooner had we been assured that all the frigates purchased during the controversial Arms Deal were in good order, has it come to light that one of the state of the art attack boats is out of commission because it's starboard propulsion engine is ... (wait for it) ... water damaged! The navy says the boats were not built for local conditions. Evidently, a problem was suspected when the boat kept going round in circles! R16m in repairs are required. FRED MOUTON makes light of a dire situation.