Air Lines are an obvious form of transport that us Travel Addicts require to see this awesome world of ours.
However, most of the time, Air Lines tend to take themselves a bit too seriously. Their paint jobs are usually pretty standard, and represent a ‘brand’ that represents something on the more serious side.
But an airline in South Africa has obviously thought ‘sod that’ and decided to use their sense of humour when painting the planes in their fleet.
Check out the funny ‘Flying 101′ livery from Kulula Air Lines. Kulula is a low-cost South-African airline that pokes fun at itself!
The wide shot doesn’t really say much, but look at bit closer at how they’ve labelled the different sections of the plane!
With the 2010 Fifa Soccer World Cup drawing to an end, it’s time to have a look back at the most funniest, offbeat and unusual events that have happened over the last few weeks.
So after all the standard spectacular goals, the awesome diving by some players that could make the 2012 Olympics in London, here are my Top 5 Funniest moments at the 2010 FIFA World Cup!
1. The 2010 FIFA World Cup Opening Ceremony – The Dung Beetle
This is a WTF moment for me, but I love it as it shows the great African sense of humour.
2. Germany Coach, Joachim Low, can pick his nose and eat it too!
They must not feed the German coach much – he has to eat his own snot during the games! This footage has gone crazy all around the world.
3. Socery – South Africa’s Secret Weapon
Sorry South Africa. It didn’t work.
4. The Ultimate Example of How Karma Works – Revenge for The Hand of Frog
Irish fans, don’t depair. France didn’t win a single game and finished last in their group, and the players/coach had a massive fallout. Then a ruthless press back home has given the French team a total hiding.
This must obviously be karma for the ‘Hand of Frog’ Thierry Henry did to knock Ireland out of World Cup qualifying.
Enjoy Ireland!
5. The Vuvuzela
Love it or hate it, the Vuvuzela has been the soundtrack to the World Cup. It will probably cause irreversible industrial deafness to any fan who dare set foot inside one of the stadiums. I wrote a piece earlier about a Funny Vuvuzela Instruction Manual someone emailed to me!
Here is a story about the Vuvuzela!
There you go. They’re my funniest moments of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. How about yours? If you’ve got some, leave a comment and if you’ve got some funny photos or footage, leave a link!
It looks like Vuvuzelas are the latest fad to make the English Dictionary.
These are the long, plastic trumpet like devices that Football Fans are bringing into the pool matches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Here is an example of what they sound like:
Anyway, with all of the Vuvuzelas being blown throughout the entirety of the match, it sounds like there are a swarm of locusts inside the stadium buzzing around. There were calls to have the Vuvuzela band because it was annoying the billions of viewers watching the World Cup, but I’m glad they’re still allowed.
Actually, I don’t mind them – but they would probably cause industrial deafness if you’re in the crowd. But I think they should stay: it’s part of the African landscape. It’s not as if they’re going to ban drums and singing at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
In fact, Vuvuzelas are being manufactured into the colours of every competing nation. You even buy them on Amazon!
But check out this Funny Instruction Manual someone emailed to me about the Vuvuzela. Basically, all you need to do is blow into one of these plastic trumpets to make a loud noise.
There’s no skill needed, like having super strong lungs and musical talent, which you need to play a real trumpet.
I had a good chuck at the irony of this!
So there you go – if you have a Vuvuzela, blow away.
The Elderly Sign is from a town called Elim, in South Africa. The town has an interesting history and was set up in the early 1800s as a missionary town. It’s basically a one road town with no stop lights with hardly any traffic.
The FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa promises to be another sporting spectacular when it kicks off on June 11 (check out this 2010 Handbook for more info).
There are now under 100 days before the FIFA World Cup 2010 starts. There are 32 countries from every continent (except for Antarctica!) competing for one sport’s ultimate prizes. You can check out the official FIFA World Cup 2010 website for more info on fixtures.
So instead of trying to be a Football expert and predict the winner, I’ve compiled a list of some of the Funny or Offbeat Travel things to do and see for each of the 32 Competing Nations.
Nigeria (NGA) - Visit Email scam headquarters that send you that annoying spam about depositing 27 million dollars in your bank account – and get them back!
Spain (ESP) - Visit the buskers in La Rambla, Barcelona. There’s all sorts of crackpots there trying to score an income from Euro shrapnel by passing tourists.
Chile (CHI) - Have a caffeine hit at Cafe Con Piernas – Coffee with Legs. Like going to a strip joint at 9am in the morning. Basically, you are served coffee by ladies in skimpy clothing !
