When Parliament's proceedings adjourned for more than the 10 minutes Speaker Baleka Mbete had promised on Tuesday‚ South Africans took to Twitter with declarations of what else could have been achieved in that time. Here are our top picks of posts trending under #10ParliamentMinutes:Social media law expert Emma Sadleir‚ @EmmaSadleir‚ pointed out that confusion over how long something will take is not a new South African phenomenon: “I'm just going to have a quick nap for #10ParliamentMinutes. Be back just now. I mean now now. Only in South Africa!”Television personality BrownSugar @UrsulaChikane compared the long wait to a marathon‚ tweeting: “Me: How long does it take to run the Comrades Marathon? Him: #10ParliamentMinutes”.Master Closer ‏@afro_tez shared dating advice‚ saying “If she was born #10ParliamentMinutes ago‚ she’s too old for you bro!” while Roshan Byjnal‚ @roshOPC‚ from Johannesburg had some bad news for his family when he tweeted: “My family: When are you getting married? Me: #10ParliamentMinutes”.Freelance writer Cath Jenkin‚ @cathjenkin‚ shared a list of what she could accomplish in #10ParliamentMinutes: “I … wrote a novel‚ cocked dinner‚ built a house and then had some custard‚” she tweeted.South Africans’ love of football featured too‚ with jae ‏@jaymeisterrr tweeting: “The amount of time it takes for Bafana Bafana to score a goal. #10ParliamentMinutes”.Journalist Matthew Savides‚ @matthewsavides‚ brought the show back to the political arena by quipping that: “Madiba spent approximately #10ParliamentMinutes in prison.”Jacklyn Hyde‚ @jacklyn_hyde‚ also of Johannesburg‚ said that: “The Dalai Lama will be allowed to visit South Africa in #10ParliamentMinutes.”Marthélize Tredoux ‏@Konfytbekkie found optimism in the humorous hashtag:“I have hope for South Africa purely because of hashtags like #10parliamentminutes.”..