“Gerrit”, Germiston South writes:
Amidst all the doom and gloom reports we are used to reading, including the wars, the terrorism, the poverty, the strife and government’s failure to deliver – is there perhaps space in your pages for a little humour?
In Germiston, recently, I observed a florist’s delivery van with the following words printed across the side panels: “BEE complaint”.
These words were printed in prominently large lettering.
And at a quick glace I assumed this meant “Black Economic Empowerment”, a natural assumption I thought?
It was not until I noticed the nuance in the catchphrase, found at the bottom of the side panel, and in noticeably smaller lettering, which read: “We only harvest blooms after pollination”.
If you didn’t already know, bees (BEEs) pollinate flowers.
I found this clever little play on words rather humorous, I thought I had to share it.
