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sinterested in him all of a sudden … in more wyas than one} = =
737. Clarence = = Ooh, ja {yes}. Okay, okay, ek onthou {I remember}.
738. Suster = = toe, toe {so, so} () die hele shed uitmekaar uit {the whole shed apart}, you know, ge-
,ge-horticulture het, verstaan jy {he horticultured it, you understand}?
739. Clarence [laughter]
740. Suster Toe sê hy mos nou die hele, die nuwe Suid Afrika maak hom lam, verstaan jy {So he
said the whole, the new South Africa makes him lame, you understand}?
741. Clarence [laughter]
742. Suster () But, I mean, before that het die trein hom lam gemaak because of die ge-stamp en
stootery van die trein {the train made him lame because of the knocking nd pushing of the
train} …
743. Clarence [laughter]
744. Suster Maar nou’s ‘t (nou is dit) die madam verstaan jy {But now it’s the madam, you
understand}, you know. [laughter] Toe koep die madam vir hom ‘n bakkie, because, you
know, die madam wil vir hom preserve nog ‘n bietjie langerer {So the madam bought him
a bakkie, because, you know, the madam wants to preserve him a bit longer}.
745. Caller 13 Ja {Yes}. Suster … I wanna say I wish you everything of the best for your future
endeavours, whatever you may do.
746. Suster Uh um.
747. Caller 13 Ek het vir jou JARE gelede, dit, dit mag meskien die eerste jaar wees wat jy saam met
Clarence was by Tafelsig Sekondêr {YEARS ago I, it, it may perhaps be the first year that
you were with Clarence at Tafelsig Secondary}. Tussen daai tyd het ek oek Mitchells Plain
baie besoek {During that time I also visited Mitchells Plain a lot} = =
748. Suster = = Daar, daar {There, there}
749. Caller 13 = = () ek het jou daar gesien {I saw you there}.
750. Suster Daar, daar’t (daar het) ons nog geland {There, there we still landed}= =
751. Caller 13 = = a beauty contest
752. Suster Ja, daar, daar, ons moes suppose om geland het daai dag daarso met ‘n helicopter {Yes,
there, there, we were supposed to land there that day with a heliopter}.
753. Caller 13 Ek onthou, ja {I remember, yes}.
754. Suster Ja, toe kan os’ ie (ons nie) land ‘ie (nie) because daar was te veel vullis op ‘ie (die) plek
wat ons geland het {Yes, so we couldn’t land because there was too much rubbish in the
place where we landed}.
755. Caller 13 [laughter]
756. Suster Can you remember that Clarence?
757. Caller 13 [laughter]
758. Suster En toe circle ons daai hele {And so we circled the whole of} Mitchells Plain = =
759. Clarence = =Ja {Yes}.
760. Suster = =because we couldn’t land = =
761. Clarence = = the pilot said there was too much paper.
762. Suster There was too much paper on the ground, toe kan ons ‘ie (nie) land ‘ie (nie) {so we couldn’t
land}. Toe moet ons nou ‘n boodskap afstuur {So we had to send a message down},
“Maak ‘ie (die) plek {Make the place}” But ons het weer t’rug (terug) gegaan {we went
back again}.
763. Caller 13 Yes, ja {yes}, yes you, you, um, they had a beauty contest and you were the MC or
whatever.
764. Suster That’s right, yes. Toe soek os (ons) daai dag vir {So that day we looked for} beauty.
765. Caller 13 Ja {Yes}.
766. Suster () Toe kan ons net ‘ie (nie) vir beauty in ‘ie (die) hande gekry het nie by Tafelsig ‘ie (nie)
{So we just couldn’t get hold of beauty at Tafelsig}, but we got somebody at last.
767. Caller 13 [laughter)]
768. Suster Okay sweetheart.
769. Caller 13 But I wish you everything of the best, okay. You keep well.
770. Suster Thank you.
771. Caller 13 And, Clarence, I hope, um, that we can continue in the same vibe. Um, prove me wrong …