About ten years ago Hermann, Cathy and I were going up to Jo’burg when Hermann spotted this little beastie on the right hand side of the road
The legendary Tafernaki
Made out of stone, cement and broken glass, in the manner of Helen Martin of the Owl House, it has some names inscribed on its chest, and next to it the word “Tafirnaki’. (Actually Tabirnaki.) It is situated on a nondescript stretch of road about 45ks south of Aberdeen.
bustling Aberdeen
Those who are in the habit of asking questions like “what is it” and “why?” will not be happy here. Better rather to make a cultish object of it and be sure to send the other initiates an sms whenever driving past.
c2001: Herr Niebuhr I presume?
Double click on photos to get them full screen size, dear reader, and you will see it does actually have FINS….
Travels with Pierneef 
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08/08/2010 at 19:08
Giulietta
Who are these illustrious initiates?
12/08/2010 at 22:12
Carl Becker
for obvious reasons our membership cannot be named
14/08/2010 at 19:44
Giulietta
Obvious?
09/08/2010 at 16:51
Janet
Tafirnaki/Tabirnaki????
when I googled this:
– apart from your site where I got a hit, I got also found The Urban Dictionary – tabarnak
“Used as swear word (common in french Canadian slang) ‘Tabarnak’ has a variety of uses. It has nearly become an equivalent to “fuck” and its derivatives in how it is used. It can be used as an insult (when adressing someone), or to overstate/amplify an emotion/state of mind, or to express surprise-disgust, etc.”
and – Taranaki
‘like no other’ – which is a mountain in New Zealand
(the latter seems quite appropriate)
12/08/2010 at 22:16
Carl Becker
thats great Janet! From now on its “what the TABERNAK are you talking?”