{"id":151996,"date":"2025-05-23T16:00:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/?p=151996"},"modified":"2025-05-23T10:21:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T08:21:49","slug":"south-african-farmers-hilarious-love-triangle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/fun\/south-african-farmers-hilarious-love-triangle\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: A South African Farmer\u2019s Hilarious Love Triangle\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Who has to worry about Jolene when there\u2019s a tractor named Betsie on the scene? A hilarious \u2018interview\u2019 revealed a love triangle we hope other spouses of farmers can\u2019t relate to.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Somewhere on a Farm, South Africa (23 May 2025) \u2014 <\/i>\u201cI know men \u2018aren\u2019t allowed to cry, but there were times when she pulled me through the drought. When I was weak she was strong for me.\u201d You\u2019d be forgiven for thinking these to be the words of a doting partner, and in some ways you\u2019d be right\u2026 if said partner was a farmer and if the \u2018she\u2019 was a tractor named Betsie. A hilarious advert recently played up a farmer\u2019s true love triangle, and we\u2019re not sure if it\u2019s going to increase tractor sales or cause a series of \u2018we need to talk\u2019 moments.<\/p>\n<p>In the advert, a farmer named Gerrie sits down with his wife to talk about love. However, things start to take a turn for the comedic when the audience realises he\u2019s talking about his love for Betsie the tractor, while his wife thinks his loving words are about her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t imagine life on the farm without her,\u201d could\u2019ve been a great way to show love to your wife Gerrie, but it just had to be about Betsie, didn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n<h3>Watch: Never Mind Jolene When Betsie&#8217;s at the Scene<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FJohnDeereAME%2Fvideos%2F1903731366867845%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If this ad is relatable to those married to farmers, let us know in the comments (and please let us know how you deal!)<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in other videos that made us giggle this week, an American tried his first Grand-Pa in a bid to relieve a headache. Unfortunately for him, the local pain reliever might\u2019ve given him a whole new flavour of headache in what has become a public service announcement not to try your first Grand-Pa in the powder format, without water and or if you\u2019re not built like a South African. Have a watch, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/fun\/watch-and-try-not-to-laugh-american-puts-grand-pa-to-the-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h6><em>Sources: John Deere; Facebook\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Don\u2019t ever miss the Good Things. Download the Good Things Guy App now on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/good-things-guy-news\/id1485106885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.goodthingsguy.app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Do you have something to add to this story? Please share it in the comments or follow GoodThingsGuy on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/goodthingsguy\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/goodthingsguy\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0to keep up to date with good news as it happens, or share your good news with us by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/submit-a-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking here\u00a0<\/a>or click the link below to listen to the Good Things Guy Podcast with Brent Lindeque \u2013 South Africa\u2019s very own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodthingsguy.com\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Good Things Guy<\/a>. He\u2019s on a mission to change what the world pays attention to, and he truly believes there\u2019s good news around us. In the Good Things Guy podcast, you\u2019ll meet these everyday heroes &amp; hear their incredible stories:<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/iframe.iono.fm\/c\/6977?layout=modern\" width=\"100%\" height=\"535\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6><em>Or watch an episode of Good Things TV below, a show created to offer South Africans balance in a world with what feels like constant bad news. 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