The spoken version of isiClampi is accompanied by the basic sign-language of a fist and a raised middle finger.
Slap my backside and call me Judy, because we have another – up until now unknown – language. I discovered this on Friday evening around 9pm when I picked up my youngest from OR Tambo International Airport. Because I didn’t want to leave her waiting alone after arriving from Cape Town, I was at the airport a good 30 minutes before her scheduled arrival time.
The parking attendants responsible for clamping cars are absolute experts at following the 12-second rule. The moment a car stops, you can hear them starting their mental clocks: One-isiClampi, two-isiClampi, three-… Come a dozen, and on goes the clamp.
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