whenever it appears, due to its repugnant shape and difficulty to kill using normal insecticides. The prawns in the cartoon behave like university students who are on holiday – insecticide gives them a drug-trip, and they call it 'zol' – a South African slang term for cannabis. The Prawns have been known to leave a prawn-shaped silhouette in frying pans applied to them to kill them, and to get amusement from scaring the ladies in the Anderson house. Three Guys on the Back of a Bakkie Three enigmatic laborers sitting on the back of a bakkie (pickup truck) often appear in strips which have Madam stuck in traffic. Typically, they do nothing but stare at her with otherwise blank expressions, which drives Madam nuts: "It never fails! For years, wherever I go in traffic, I always end up behind these same three guys on the back of a bakkie!" — from the strip of 2 November 2006. The Dustbin Men Appearing yearly before Christmas, the area's dustbin men are trying to collect their "Christmas bonus" from Madam and Mother Anderson. While they become more and more creative in their efforts by the year, the latter become more and creative in avoiding paying the bonus. Other characters The "little aliens" occasionally come to earth and to decide whether South Africans have morally developed as a species, if not, they will nuke them. The tokoloshes are small creatures from African folklore who try to take the characters away at night if they don't have bricks under their beds. Books Annual collections The Madam & Eve Collection – First published September 1993, reprinted 1999 – Free at Last – First published 1994 – All Aboard for the Gravy Train – First published 1995 – Somewhere over the Rainbow Nation – First published 1996, reprinted 1998 – Madams Are from Mars, Maids Are from Venus – First published 1997, reprinted 1998 – Madam & Eve's Greatest Hits: Five Year Anniversary Special Edition – First published 1998 – It's a Jungle Out There – First published 1998 – International Maid of Mystery – First published 1999 – The Madams are Restless – First published 2000 – Crouching Madam, Hidden Maid – First published 2001 – Madam & Eve: 10 Wonderful Years – First published 2002 – The Maidtrix – First published 2003 – Gin & Tonic for the Soul – First published 2004 – Desperate