SAFARI MACED: THE SAFARI ENCYCLOPAEDIA

Gordon Ernest Mace in action

Safari Maced

“Safari Maced”, after Zimbabwean safari agent Gordon Ernest Mace, is a term used to describe safari agents who book named clients with a safari operator, then fail to deliver them without reason or compensation – and with insufficient time to find replacements. This was a practice unheard of prior to the 1970’s where the utterance, ‘you have my word ’ - followed by a handshake, was binding.

This term for deception and dishonourable business conduct is redolent of the term, Quisling, describing a traitor who serves as the puppet of the enemy occupying his or her country, named for Vidkun Quisling (1887-1945), a Norwegian who collaborated with the Nazis.

In contemporary use, “Safari Maced” is synonymous with “a dishonourable and dishonest act” and is particularly applied to safari agents, safari outfitters and safari clients who mislead and deceive each other. Unlike the chemical “Mace”, the effects of being safari maced are long lasting – for the perpetrator.

See http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddv4n6pk_116fk4t39