POP QUIZ S H I N Y L I K E A F L A S H C L O U S E R O R D I M M E R T H A N B A S S ? F L O AT I N G T O T H E T O P O R S I N K I N G L I K E A D M A ? TA K E O U R Q U I C K Q U I Z T O S E E I F YO U A B S O R B E D A N Y T H I N G F R O M T H I S I S S U E .
Two cover options for The Mission as submitted by the Oman DIY crew. It was a close call, but Lesotho beat the toilet and the naartjie piel this time.
2. Peacock City is … (page 50) A. Where wannabee pick-up artists learn the ways of Neil Strauss. B. A suburb of Calcutta, India, over-run with peacocks. C. A section of Colombia’s Orinoco River with sanded boulders protruding from the depths below. D. The go-to retailer for comp anglers’ pointy leather shoes. 3. What was the catalyst for Justin Rea and Jose Ucan’s friendship and, subsequently, their competition-winning partnership (page 80)? A. Beelzebub’s Biliary and forward-planning. B. Cthulhu’s Chlamydia and synergy. C. Nyaminyami’s Yips and meditation. D. Montezuma’s Revenge and teamwork. E. Tetanus of Toutatis and leadership.
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4. What did Jade dos Santos think he might find behind a shopping complex in Germiston (page 96)? A. The secret behind how Builders Warehouse boerie is made. B. Ronald McDonald dishing out handjobs. C. A crystal clear inner-city trout dam. D. The Thembisa decuplets. E. The Kruger Millions. 5. “Teronko” is Sotho for (page 36)? A. Massive rainbow trout. B. AWOL donkey. C. A solid knock in cricket. D. Jail. E. Dodgy uncle. 6. According to our Lifer Rob Caskie, on Himalayan hiking trails one is judged solely by one’s ability to (page 100) A. Walk. B. Sing love ballads. C. Fart in tune. D. Avoid avalanches.
Answers: 1. D, 2. C, 3. D, 4. A, B & C, 5. D, 6. A.
1. When Ed Truter refers to ‘surface-nip-and-slides’ is he talking about… (page 26) A. The main tubes at Gqeberha’s Splash Waterworld. B. The matinee show at the legendary Golden Curtain in Newton Park. C. When you squash your bits up against the glass door of a shower. D. The tell-tale tarpon-like activity of skippies in the Swartkops River.
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