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document.write("<h5>Zim</h5>");
document.write("A weak one, Dan. Keep to your normal style. Other than learning his rugby at Peterhouse, Tendai has probably moved on and doesn't need any political association with Zim  . Hawkeye");
document.write("<h5>??</h5>");
document.write("Hope you had a good laugh and felt very superior...thats the point of this article isnt it?. David");
document.write("<h5>Love It</h5>");
document.write("Loved it Dan. Got the tone just right.. Love It");
document.write("<h5>Bored</h5>");
document.write("The journalist must have been really bored to right such a lame article.<br />. Jano Schalkwyk");
document.write("<h5>########</h5>");
document.write("That is totally useless and made up, am a son of a zim MP and that never happened. Michaelhouse is not a brother school to Peterhouse, Dan get on with your work and dont give us unless interviews which never happened!!!. Zim");
document.write("<h5>Get a life people.</h5>");
document.write("It seems as if some people think Dan is really interviewing the people. He even had to put a disclaimer in his columns. Wake up and smell the roses. Not all will appeal but I find at least 80% very funny.. Vic");
document.write("<h5>Douche</h5>");
document.write("What a stupid phucking article it is in no way funny or slightly amusing... You have tried to drag Beast -a fantastic sportsmen and person- into your stupid tirade of a useless government and have such lowered yourself to their level. How this got published is beyond me.   . U.R.A Douche");
document.write("<h5>The irony is that it is not that far fetched - brilliant!!!</h5>");
document.write(". Rian");
document.write("<h5>Message to Dan and the Thirdman</h5>");
document.write("Did you watch the 'evil colonial western scum English' on Robert's big screen that the 'Evil English' invented? and were you watching a another football game that the 'Evil English' invented, maybe you called your communist mates in SA on a mobile phone that the 'Evil English' invented? I hope you are reading this article on a computer that the 'Evil English' invented? What has your nation done for the world? apart from bang on about the colonials while your pathetic excuse for a country starves to death. Don't forget to beg the 'Evil English' for more money when your syphilis infested leader wastes what's left again!! When you are ready for the 'Evil English' to come back into your country and tidy up your mess then just feel free to beg... The African Salute you know so well!. UP Yours");
document.write("<h5>Wake Up</h5>");
document.write("Jeez people, this article is clearly a #### take- if you can't pick that up from the tone then I don't know. Well done for publishing this, it is a breath a fresh air in comparison to usual bland fair.. Two Cents");
document.write("<h5>Good stuff</h5>");
document.write("Very funny! I love these tongue in cheek articles. Keep them coming Dan!<br /><br />I also find the Comments hilarious. It's not serious people, it's a SATIRE. Get it!?. Bryan");
document.write("<h5>Lots of Stressed People out there!</h5>");
document.write("Great article Dan and for anyone that misses the satirical nature it is time that you look at your life and learn to laugh a bit.If you take offense at this article then best you stay indoors - permanently!!. Mike ");
document.write("<h5>What's up people.</h5>");
document.write("Yes I understand that comedy is totally subjective, but seriously if something is not funny or satirical to you does not mean the author has necessarily failed. Get a life. Nice one Dan.. AJ");
document.write("<h5>geez i'm scared</h5>");
document.write("Dan. you need to be seriously worried about some of the people who have your column read to them by a grown-up!!<br />keep it coming.<br />. wowbagga");
document.write("<h5>Idiots!</h5>");
document.write("You flaming Imbecile who ever commented on all the British rubbish! You are clearly rather mentally simple if you take such an article in a serious light! As for your way-out-of-line comments on Zimbabwe....as pleasant and picturesque as your island may be...come see what all the 'fuss' is about in Zimbabwe and you will realise how much of a blithering idiot you sound. I can only chuckle at how stupid you are making yourself sound chap! Shame on you!  . BruceK");
document.write("<h5>Great article</h5>");
document.write("Very funny. I loved. Get a sense of humour the rest of ya, stop being so damn serious!. Pete");
document.write("<h5>All hail King Jesus</h5>");
document.write("All hail King Jesus<br />All hail Emanuel<br />King of kings, Lord of Lords, bright morning star<br />Trough out all the ages...<br /><br />\"Beast\", do you know what you are saying. ");
document.write("<h5>Re: </h5>");
document.write("Wow people, chill out! This article is satire and is not supposed to be taken seriously! Well done Dan, great work. The fact that so many idiots thought it was real shows how well it was written.  . ");
document.write("<h5>WTF </h5>");
document.write("Some people need a serious injection of humour in their lives, can't believe some of these comments. I haven't seen people get so ####ed off over people dying in Zim as they have over satire. If people saw how politicians get ripped off in other countries we'd have civil war!!. L_ M");
document.write("<h5>Off side</h5>");
document.write("It's not so much the digs at Zim that I mind as a lot of it rings true, but I think this article is disrespectful towards our visitors, namely the Lions and their supporters. The Beast also does not need to be associated with this drivel and I doubt he would see the humour in it. Stick to rugby reporting or at least put some disclaimer or parody warning so everyone realises it for what it is.. Yeti");
document.write("<h5>Up Yours</h5>");
document.write("Just by the way, Up Yours, the television was invented by a SCOTTISH engineer John Logie Baird, and the cell phone by an AMERICAN, Dr Martin Cooper, a former general manager for the systems division at Motorola, so wind your neck in and do a bit of research before you attempt preach from your ivory tower!. ExZim");
document.write("<h5>Over their heads,,...Dan</h5>");
document.write("To everyone who took offence... this is SATIRE and not a real interview. Certainly not intended to degrade the Beast, but more a dig at the ridiculous Zimbabwean government and their supporters. This article went way over some heads Dan... Great stuff.. Punani");
document.write("<h5>The Beast</h5>");
document.write("Gee, the old southern African hangups and complexes still lie as close as ever to the surface! Glad I moved to Aussie where we can enjoy a spot of satire without bloodlust getting in the way. Loosen up, laugh a little, folks! . Bob");
document.write("<h5>beyond some people</h5>");
document.write("obviously satirical humour is beyond some people. maybe if there was swearing or violence they'd get it. dan was my prefect at school and its wicked reading his articles, as they are not boring/inaccurate and biased accounts of the matches like the rest usually are. nice one dan. jamie");
document.write("<h5>Article</h5>");
document.write("Im shocked that this rubbish can be put on the interwebs, it offencive and hurtful. Lol. Its Fcking brilliant! Nice one Dan, im sure the Beast finds it as funny as it is. Chill out all you old farts its a parody thats all.. Tendai");
document.write("<h5>Absolutely HIlarious</h5>");
document.write("Dan - I have howled with laughter at your satirical piece - I needed a good laugh here in the U.K. and this was it! Fabulous!! People it's humour enjoy it!!!!  As a proud South African in the U.K. who was almost lynched by the unmentionable people in an Aus sports bar last saturday cause we won - this article made up for it and cracked me up.  Now I can go to the sports bar on Saturday wearing my green and gold with pride, flying my fabulous flag and singing our fabulous Anthem from the rooftops!!  Mind you I better stay away from the reds cause if we KLAP them and win this saturday I may very well get lynched.  Lekker bly julle and remember 'we are marching to Pretoria!! . Stormy");
document.write("<h5>Failed Transmission</h5>");
document.write("Absolutely loved it Dan. Keep the interviews coming - they are superb! To read the comments of those who are apparently upset and possibly not aware of the nature of these articles makes it all the more appealing. Perhaps there is a problem with Rowntree's satellite transmission back to the UK..? Indy. Indy");
document.write("<h5>Dan is The Man!</h5>");
document.write("Dan - great job bud, absolute cracker and I can tell this is the first of many \"Thirdman\" diaries to come ;) As for the rest of the small-minded comments from people with no ability to understand satire nor actually read through the article to where it says \"Parody\", I say SHAME ON YOU! Keep it up Dan, you truly are The Man.. Big Lurker");
document.write("<h5>funny</h5>");
document.write("Dan, maybe you should have the disclaimer in bolder, bigger print so that all those dumb and blind people can see before they start foaming in the mouth. Keep up the good work.. MTM");
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