Die raadsaal was oorkant Van Blerkplein, deesdae is dit Town Square. Dit was die eerste raadsvergadering.<\/p>\n
Hulle het jou gekyk.<\/p>\n
Daai kyk.<\/p>\n
Daardie week kla twee ou (oud) joernaliste by die koerant se eienaar, John Frewin: “Te jonk om redakteur te wees, die gemeenskap aanvaar hom nie”.<\/p>\n
Die enigste oplossing om ouer te lyk was om baard te groei.<\/p>\n
Buffelsfontein Baardolie se nagmerrie, daar groei so liederlike rooi baard uit.<\/p>\n
Skryf tot in vir ‘n baardkompetisie op Groblersdal.<\/p>\n
Staan saam met wyle Baden Hammond tussen al die ander baardbekke.<\/p>\n
Langs ons is ‘n man van Viljoenskroon.<\/p>\n
Dink nogal “daai baard kan ek beat”.<\/p>\n
Toe trek hy knippies uit en rol sy baard af, en af…<\/p>\n
Die skare het asem opgehou.<\/p>\n
Die laaste rol het net onder sy naeltjie ge\u00ebindig.<\/p>\n
Lengte tel – hy wen loshande.<\/p>\n
Stap tien jaar later in Markstraat af.<\/p>\n
Dit is net so voor vyf.<\/p>\n
Besluit hierdie baard moet af en hy moet nou af.<\/p>\n
Hardloop met ‘n stink spoed na Ems Reynierse se Elite manshaarkapper en s\u00ea: “Skeer af!”.<\/p>\n
By die huis wil die hond jou byt en die kinders staar met verbasing.<\/p>\n
Nou is dit dertig jaar later (plus).<\/p>\n
Bel Willie Dique van Laerskool Middelburg een laat Saterdagaand: “Ons daag jou uit om jou baard te laat groei”.<\/p>\n
En daar verskyn ‘n grysbaard.<\/p>\n
Loop jy in die Mall vat mense aan hulle gesigte.<\/p>\n
Een ou vra: “Het jy al daai skelm gevang?”. Vra nogal nuuskierig: “Watter skelm?” “Daai een wat jou skeermes gesteel het”.<\/p>\n
En jy hoor gereeld: “En daai baard?”.<\/p>\n
Elke dag moet jy verduidelik: “Dit is Laerskool Middelburg se…”. Nog net drie weke.<\/p>\n
Nooit weer nie!<\/p>\n
(Netnou kla iemand jy is te oud).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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