I'm not sure that the South Africa Bomb Squad get a lot of practical experience in this sort of thing. We probably haven't had a bomb scare in SA since the eighties.
Frantic caller: "Hello .... yes there's a possible bomb threat here in Eastgate Shopping Centre"
Emergency Operator: "Eish a bom-B"
The SA Bomb Squad were probably doing what they've done every single day for the past 15 years, sitting in their space with their feet up on the desk, when the call comes in.
Bomb Squad Man 1: "Haaaaibo, a bom-B!!"
Bomb Squad Man 2: "We've never had to deal with a real bomb ... you drive I'll get the 'how to defuse a bomb' file they gave us when we started.
Bomb Squad Man 2: "It says here we must look for something that has big red numbers that count backwards, this is a sign that this might be the bom-B. When it gets to "0" we've got problems.
Bomb Squad Man 2:"Ok remember when we playing with the wires, always match the SAME colours .... so red onto red"
Turns out that we do have a relatively efficient bomb squad, despite there being not too much real-life experience!
Made me think of this "Bomb Squad Practical joke" picture .... hahahaha.
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