Comic #11
E-Tolls
Rassie drives the N1 and never pays a cent. SANRAL writes to him every month to thank him for blessing it.
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Comic adapted from a joke by Charlie Alves.
Comic adapted from a joke by Charlie Alves.© Rassie Comics · rassiecomics.com
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Panel 1
Rassie drives a bakkie in traffic, one hand on the wheel, completely relaxed.
Caption: 1. Rassie on the N1
Rassie: E-tolls? No problem!
Panel 2
The car passes under an e-toll gantry. Three cameras fire at the number plate, which reads RASSIE.
Caption: 2. Cameras do their thing
Cameras SFX: Click! Click! Click!
Panel 3
Rassie sits at home holding a single page headed MONTHLY STATEMENT, from SANRAL.
Caption: 3. Later that month …
Rassie: Still nothing. Perfect.
Statement: Thank you for blessing the N1.
Panel 4
Close on the statement in his hands.
Caption: 4. But then …
Statement: Dear Rassie, SANRAL thanks you for blessing the N1. We have not charged you this month, as a token of our appreciation for your blessings on the N1.
Panel 5
Rassie lowers the page, a mug beside him, quietly pleased.
Caption: 5. Rassie’s reaction
Rassie: Well… that’s kind of them.
Panel 6
Back behind the wheel on the N1, one hand off the steering wheel in a shrug.
Caption: 6. Some things just work differently
Rassie: Where are the e-toll chiefs? I should thank them.
Caption: Rassie doesn’t pay e-tolls. SANRAL just sends him a monthly statement thanking him for blessing the N1.