Not just the English! The Germans now too!
Hmm, that story about the Boer war reminded me of another exploit…
Rumour has it that a few years ago Germany sent their national football (soccer) team to South Africa on a secret and unofficial tour as a warm-up exercise. All very hush-hush - that's why you never read about it in the newspapers!
They trounced our national team and humiliated every regional team in the country by a margin of at least 4 goals at a time without conceding a single goal once.
South Africa’s own Eulenspiegel, one Koos van der Merwe, then challenged the Germans to a real game. The Germans, tired of playing against no opposition, accepted; thinking Koos might include a few international stars.
The Germans, not knowing what to expect, fielded their best possible team; they were sure surprised to find only Koos and his (slightly retarded) younger brother Jan taking the field. The game started and within seven minutes the Germans found themselves six nil down. By halftime the two brothers led by 35–0. No, it is not a typo.
Fifteen minutes into the second half, with the score on 42-0, Koos told Jan that his stomach was not too well and left his brother alone with the Germans, while running off to the loo. When Koos returned to the game some ten minutes later, the score was 47-1.
“No, no, no!” he yelled at his brother, “What the hell happened here? They got a goal!”
“Sorry Ouboet,” came the reply, “but I also had to go and pee.”
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The French have Asterix and Obelix; we have Koos & Jan v d Merwe! The Germans have Eulenspiegel, the English have the three stooges and the yanks have their presidents!