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322. Suster = = Nou {Now}, Clarence, is jy {are you} sad nou oor die hele ding {now about this whole
thing}?
323. Clarence Cleopatra’s standing by.
324. Suster Mmm. Here’s the one ‘o clock news read by Cleopatra.
325. Clarence Cleopatra Khan, our news anchor, standing by with news at one ‘o clock.
News follows.
326. Clarence Thank you Cleopatra.
327. Suster. Haml, Haml, Haml, uh, Hamilton. Ham, ham, what’s it?
328. Zulpha Khan Hamilton Street.
329. Suster Okay, okay. Got it, got it.
330. Clarence Zulpha Khan with news at one ‘o clock. Just this, this ‘new look’ Zulpha. I dunno if you’ve
noticed. Looks, looks a little like those, those photographs of Cleopatra in the movies.
331. Suster I, I think it’s a newsroom effect. You know, there’s Poona and there’s Zulpha, and you just
have to work on the blonde a bit. You know, maybe next week the blonde will come in with
her.
332. Clarence You say the, say the roots are = =
333. Suster = = Ja {Yes}, no = =
334. Clarence = = are deep.
335. Suster Can you imagine () I mean Jan in a, in a black, you know (). I think it must just amuse her
having this black hairdo.
336. Clarence Jan also with a black hairdo?
337. Suster Ja {Yes}, there’s Jan and its like, like, NICE. Mmm, you step out = =
338. Clarence = = the All Blacks.
339. Suster [laughter]
340. Clarence [laughter]
341. Suster Mmm, sy blush {she’s blushing}. Haai {Oh} shame.
342. Clarence Okay. Right. Suster. Quarter past one. It’s the beautiful game with Nick Feinberg and then
we’re probably gonna have a bit of a free, free for all from about half past one.
343. Suster Ja {Yes}. Clarence, you know, I, I sat, sat down this morning and I just looked at your, the,
the past, what’s it nearly twelve years of, of broadcasting and, and the moments the two of us
had together. Can you remember the times wat ons oorals gegaan het met daai helicopter,
al oor die Kaap, verstaan jy {that we went everywhere with that helicopter, all over Cape
Town, you understand}? Elke Sa’rag (Saterdag) middag is die helicopter die kant {Every
Saturday afternoon the helicopter is this side}, die helicopter. Dan kom ons net Perel in
{Then we just get into Paarl}. Can you remember that day we landed in Paarl in, on that
sportsground? Toe haloop (hardloop) al die mense nader aan die {So all the people ran
closer to the} helicopter. Toe spring jy van ten metres high, spring jy uit, uit die helicopter
uit soos watse Jeb Jungle {So you jumped from ten metres high, you jumped out, out of the
helicopter like some kind of Jeb Jungle} [laughter]. Just because, en al wat die mense wil
gehad het is, hulle wil hulle hare ge-blowdry het {and all the people wanted is, they wanted
to blowdry their hair}, because of the down draught van die {of the} helicopter. En toe
{And so}, you know, you, you spoiled their whole afternoon because die {the} rollers en al
het geha’loep (gehardloop) na die {and all ran to the} helicopter. Ja, en {Yes, and}()
344. Clarence It sounds like even in your, in death throws. Suster is in death throws. Even in death throws
Suster’s still taking the Mickey out the Paarl.
345. Suster No Clarence (), moet nou nie daar gat’ie (gaan nie) {don’t go there now} (). Nevermind
days of Fairways. I mean, I had really, really rude letters from the people of Fairways. Kyk
{Look}, Fairways was my favourite place, you know. They wrote “Leave Fairways alone”
and “You can’t afford us and that’s why you’re talking about us” and, and, ek kry een brief
nog van {I still get a letter from} Fairways – “Since you’ve been talking about Fairways on
radio, uh, all of a sudden people in, in taxis with all kinds of advertising is pulling up and
trying to buy houses in Fairways and, and you’re downgrading our place.” Verstaan jy {You
understand}? I really got letters like that. I, I must stop talking about Fairways, its not my