It's funny but for a brutal language like afrikaans and the associated thoughts of Apartheid, it has a certain poetic feel to it, particularly when it comes to cursing people.
I picked up most of these when drafted into the military, as most of the permanent military were Afrikaners.
The one I talks about taking ajoke too far and translates to:
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"Sticking an umbrella up a man's arse might be funny, but opening it up is no laughing matter."
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