"Darling, I missed you!", she cried

...and aimed another shot.

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• Moja Café, up the stairs outside Spec-Savers in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – African Cuisine. Branched out from Soweto. Kota, phutu, chicken feet, mogodu (tripe), inyama ye'nhloko, half skop, maotwana.
• Steam Coffee Café closed at Shop 10 in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill and reopened as Thyme Square, Lower Level in Morning Glen Mall – Coffee, teas, smoothies, cakes, pastries, salads, sandwiches, light meals, cold drinks.
• Grandeur Auto, Upper Level in Rivonia Crossing 2 – High-end new and pre-owned luxury cars. Ferrari, Bentley, Audi, Mercedes Benz, BMW.
• Candyfloss Sugaring Boutique, Shop 06, Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Sugaring is a sweet, less painful alternative to waxing for hair removal. Massage, nails, nutrition, yoni steaming.
• Rent & Ride, Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Car rental.
• Pressed In Time, Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Domestic and commercial laundry and dry-cleaning. Carpet cleaning. Mattress cleaning. Alterations. Shoe repairs. Open M-F 07:00-18:00.
• Cell.com, Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Cellular & computer repairs. Recover water-damaged cell-phones. Cellphones, tablets, iPads, laptop repairs and accessories.
• Pick n Pay Clothing, Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Clothes and fashion for the whole family: shoes, tops, dresses, trousers, shirts, hats, swimming costumes etc.
• GoZone, Shop 31/32, Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Purified remineralized ozonated water.
• Absolute Pets, Shop 34, Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Veterinary-approved pet foods, products and accessories including basic treatment products, chews, toys, beds, clothing, leads, collars, and bird accessories.
• Capitec Bank, Shop 36, Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – The bank with the lowest fees and the longest hours (for individuals only).
• FNB - First National Bank & ATM, Shop 40A/B in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Newly-revamped, moved from where PnP Clothing is now.

Today's Mondegreen

“Climb every woman”.

...

Correct lyric:

“I’m every woman” from the eponymous song sung by Whitney Houston.

It has been clear for a while that the pharmaceutical industry has run out of sensible names for their products.  "Dezzolip" sounds more like a drain cleaner than a statin.  Who would voluntarily take Palexia or Silrexia, which sound like the evil half-sisters of sweet little Anorexia?

Having run out of names, some companies resort to numbers, such as ACC 200: It gives no clue as to what it does!  If, indeed, it does anything.

Whatever became of functional names like Vaporub, Elastoplast and Stopayne?  All copyrighted, of course.

But now the malaise has hit the car industry too.

A "venue" is the place where an event or meeting is happening.  Venues do no move.  They are static, fixed in one place.  You would be most alarmed if the venue where you had gone to watch a play or your favourite pop star, were to shift its position.  But now the bright sparks at Hyundai have named one of their models a "Venue".  Perhaps the South Koreans are just bad at English?

Or maybe this is the start of a trend?  Keep a lookout for the soon-to-be-released Kia Static, the Toyota Immobile, and the GWM Fortress.

(e-mail us your favourites. There might even be a prize).

(Deliberately?) Misattributed Quotes

(If they didn't really say it, they should have!)

"My new play could pay the bills for the month" –William Shakespeare.

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• Carbon Black Auto in Rivonia Crossing 2 – High-end new, pre-owned and luxury sports cars. Finance available if you don't need it. Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Aston Martin. Was Upper Level.
• Serendipity Collection, Shop 07 in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Handbags, fashion accessories, heels and Summer dresses personally selected and imported by the owner.
• Rivonia Village Craft Market, Shop 12 in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Handmade crafts, gifts, scrapbooking, homeware, kids art, ceramics, jewellery, and more for all ages.
• David Shannon Hairdressing, Shop 09 in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Unisex Hair Care: Redken, L'Oreal, GHD.
• Postnet, Shop 14 in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Courier Service, Copy & Print, Courier, Neotel, Stationary and Internet Café. Moved from the north wing.
• Cartridge Depot, Shop 23 in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Suppliers of refills, re-manufactured and new printer cartridges. A4 printer paper. Opened 1 August 2016.
• Levingers Dry Cleaners in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Dry Cleaners, laundry. Shoe repairs, leather repairs and dying, alterations. Iron-on and stick-on labels: R115/50 or R230/100 - 082 412 7164.
• Pix Perfect Prints (Kiosk outside PnP) in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Printing of digital photos and images on canvas and wallpaper sizes up to A0 (80x120 mm). Pictures can be split into four panels. Custom framing.
• My Ma's Spice & Prayer, Shop 31/32 in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Indian foods and spices. Hindu prayer goods. Opened November 2020.
• Vetsmart, Shop 34 in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Veterinary-approved pet foods, products and accessories including basic treatment products, chews, toys, beds, clothing, leads, collars, and bird accessories.
• Debonairs, Shop 40 in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Restaurant: Pizza, Juices, Soft drinks, Potato wedges. Delivery.
• Steers, Shop 41 in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Fast Food Steak Restaurant and take-away.
• Fishaways in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – Fast Food Fish Restaurant and take-away.
• ABSA ATM in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill.
• Anjalai's Durban Curries, Shop 41A in Chilli Lane Shopping Centre Sunninghill – "Experience true Durban flavour and unparalleled levels of quality".

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