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this letter. Um, I read this letter. It says:
“Dear Suster. I have a condition. Suster, I don’t know who you are, but a friend on varsity
said I must write to you for advice concerning my condition. I have a feeling that you will be
able to assist me with my condition. My condition is of a very embarrassing, but personal
nature and therefore I am shy to tell you what it is, but ill tell you anyway. You see, Suster, I
Walk funny – not funny as in laughing – but funny as in walking with a r-, with a tight
rhythm. How can I describe this to you? I sort of walk as if there’s a funky tune playing
constantly. I got this condition since I was nineteen. I am now twenty-three. Suster, I, I
know what the cause of my funny walk with the tight rhythm is. And the cause is I have an
itch. It just not any itch, but it is THE itch. I am very, very hygienic. In other words, I bath,
shower, wash at least three times a day when I get the opportunity, but the itch remains. I am
from a very conservative family and discussions on itches is just not allowed. So therefore I
keep my itch private. As a matter of fact, me and my itch have been together for s long that I
gave it a name – Smiley. Sometimes the itch brings a sensation that I can’t describe to you
and leaves me with a smile as wide as the ocean - that I found so nice- as wide as the ocean
for days on end. That’s why I decided on the name Smiley. Suster, can you advise me?
Should I get rid of Smiley or should I keep it? Sometimes Smiley irritates the hell out of me,
but most of the time Smiley comforts me. Please reply soon. Regards, a friend of Smiley.”
Can you remember this letter = =
874. Clarence = =Mmm.
875. Suster = = Mmm. I got from this varsity student and, and I’ve, I’ve written back to her, but, but
what I wrote to her back is actually quite private so ek kan nou nie met julle hier {I can’t
now here with you}, uh, condensate, ah, or conversate nou {now} according, ac, according
daai dinges, verstaan jy {that thing, you understand}?
876. Clarence No, come on, read it.
877. Suster No, no, I’ve, its (). It’s private Clarence. P4 good day.
878. Caller 17 Hi Suster. Hoe gaan dit met jou {How are you}?
879. Suster Fris en gesond {Fresh and healthy}, al gam doe lilah {Islamic equivalent of fine}, meisie.
880. Caller 17 Okay. Ek wil net vir jou sê ons gaan jou baie miss {I just ant to say we are going to miss
you very much}. Um, maar jy moet geniet ooral, waar oek (ook) al jy gaan {but you must
enjoy everywhere, wherever else you go}. Dink aan ons want onse Vrydag gaan nie meer
dieselfde wies ‘ie (nie) {Think of us because our Friday is not going to be the same}.
881. Suster Sweetheart, ek het {I have} a funny feeling. Is, is, {It’s, it’s} Clarence gat (gaan) try om so
… funky te hou, verstaan jy {is going to try to keep himself funky, you understand}?
Clarence = =
882. Caller 17 = = Hy gat (gaan) funky wies (wees), reg genoeg, maar dit gaan ‘ie (nie) dieselfde wies
(wees) {He is going to be funky, right enough, but it’s not going to be the same}.
883. Suster Well, you know, () change, change comes with responsibility and, and, and change comes
with getting used to things, verstaan jy {you understand}?
884. Caller 17 Yes, it is.
885. Suster So you gonna get = =
886. Caller 17 = = Clarence is a nice guy and everything = =
887. Suster = = Ja {Yes}.
888. Caller 17 = = His show is brilliant = =
889. Suster = = Ja{Yes} .
890. Caller 17 = = but without you I, I, I don’t think a Friday is a Friday without, without you.
891. Suster Ek ken van daai {I know about that} nice guy story, verstaan jy {you understand}.
892. Caller 17 Mmm.
893. Suster You know, as mense nou describe is ‘n nice guy {if people now describe it’s a nice guy}.
Hy’s ‘ie (Hy is nie) lelik ‘ie (nie) {He isn’t ugly} = =
894. Caller 17 = = hy, hy {he, he}
895. Suster = = hy’s (hy is) oek ‘ie (ook nie), hy’s (hy is) oek ‘ie (ook nie) handsome ‘ie (nie) {he’s also
not, he’s also not handsome}. Hy’s (Hy is) {He’s} nice.
896. Caller 17 Nee {No}. Ek gaan nou nie van {Now I don’t go for} outerly, ek gaan nou van {I now go