The Car Guard’s Call
A tight parking bay, a car guard with the clearest calls Rassie has heard all season and one very unusual job offer.
Panel 1. Saturday. The shopping centre.
- Bra Sipho: Come, come, come… hold! Left hand down… and stop.
Panel 2. - Rassie: Clear calls. Calm under pressure. Where did you learn that?
- Bra Sipho: I held a TV aerial on a roof for a whole Test match.
Panel 3. - Rassie: Tuesday. Training. We need a lineout caller.
- Bra Sipho: And who watches the cars?
- Rassie: The Bomb Squad.
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Panel 1
In a busy shopping centre car park Bra Sipho, wearing a reflective bib, calls Rassie’s bakkie back into a tight bay with confident hand signals.
Caption: Saturday. The shopping centre.
Bra Sipho: Come, come, come… hold! Left hand down… and stop.
Panel 2
The bakkie is parked perfectly. Rassie steps out, impressed, while Bra Sipho stands proudly beside it.
Rassie: Clear calls. Calm under pressure. Where did you learn that?
Bra Sipho: I held a TV aerial on a roof for a whole Test match.
Panel 3
Rassie hands Bra Sipho a plain green cap, while behind them two big Bomb Squad forwards stand guard over the parked cars with their arms folded.
Rassie: Tuesday. Training. We need a lineout caller.
Bra Sipho: And who watches the cars?
Rassie: The Bomb Squad.