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BTrovato

  1. I am exposed to my penis every day. Am outraged and traumatised. Urgent FPB intervention required. about 17 hours ago via web
  2. Drawing of giant penis in local public toilets needs urgent FPB classification. about 17 hours ago via web
  3. Politicsweb - An open letter to Ferial Haffajee: politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/vi… 10:05 AM May 28th via Tweet Button
  4. Chop Their Filthy Little Heads Off wp.me/p1MrAK-5E 9:54 AM May 28th via WordPress.com
  5. @NgoakoMatsha Don't call it art! 6:33 AM May 28th via web in reply to NgoakoMatsha
  6. @NgoakoMatsha Sorry for racism. Am on my way to your house for whisky and a quick stoning. Make mine on the rocks. 5:53 AM May 28th via web in reply to NgoakoMatsha
  7. In Vino Veritassies wp.me/p1MrAK-5z 4:26 AM May 26th via WordPress.com
  8. Bruce Dennill Reviews <i>The Whipping Boy</i> by Ben Trovato: bookslive.co.za/blog/2012/05/2… 10:01 AM May 25th via Tweet Button
  9. @mrtuckbox No, we got three-quarters and the Aussies got a quarter. 9:18 AM May 25th via web in reply to mrtuckbox
  10. Can we stop calling it the SKA now? In future, please refer to it as the Square 750m Array. 7:26 AM May 25th via web
  11. SKA to be built in SA & Australia. They will search for intelligent life in space & we will search for intelligent life on the ground. 6:05 AM May 25th via web
  12. If Jacob Zuma doesn't like an 'offensive' painting, tough luck | Justice Malala gu.com/p/37zvb/tw via @guardian 1:20 PM May 23rd via Tweet Button
  13. My old pen pal, Ted. thedailybeast.com/cheats/2012/05… via @thedailybeast 10:25 AM May 23rd via Tweet Button
  14. Read this. stlawrenceinstitute.org/vol14mit.html 10:17 AM May 23rd via web
  15. If we shouted "Big Mac!" in public 24 times a day, McDonald's would happily pay us. If we're gonna stick with "Jesus!" we wanna get paid. 9:56 AM May 23rd via web
  • Name Ben Trovato
  • Location South Africa
  • Web http://bentrovato...
  • Bio Author. Sunday Times columnist. Whipping Boy. Lives with angry wife Brenda, incorrigible loinfruit Clive and epileptic hound Julius Seizure.
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