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Just Zambian
By Justinza Mbia
We are tired of copying certain countries with slogans, especially
the one particular republic in the south which is not part of
Africa.They say they are Proudly South African. We do not want to
say like them.
Our Zambia National Talk Bureau have many advisors on which they can
call to try and ascertain a very nice slogan which we can just
understand as something to do with this country. I propose Just
Zambian.
Now, everything can be put together under this slogan all our
lodges and tourist traps are Just Zambian. Our road blocks are Just
Zambian. Our beer is Just Zambian and so on and so forth.
We are proudly not Seth Efrican here, so why should we copy when we
can invent our own identification of what we can find in this
country. Remember past times and
people such as Zambias rocket man, Dr Nkoloso and
his space project in the late 60s.
Seth Efrica cannot copy us ! How can you be Proudly OK, Proudly In
Time, Proudly Next Week, Proudly Footing or Proudly Movious. You
just cant.
So, for celebrating 41 years of Independence this month, we have
come up with some well known phrases and what they can mean:
Just About more or less exactly
Just Alright eh he
Just Beautiful - the ladies who frequent Parirenyatwa Road in the
evenings
Just B@*%d broken, but can be repaired
Just Borrowing no more spanners
Just Cellious when caught by Zacaria Phiri talking on the cell
phone while driving
Justin Case a well known lawyer
Just Driving dodging those footing it
Just Drinking fourth litre of Shake Shake
Just Easy the ladies who frequent Parirenyatwa Road in the
evenings
Just Enjoying paralytic
Just Enough three weeks supply of coffee
Just Finished just the day after Just Enough
Just Here when asked about a friend who visited last week, one
would say he was just here
Just OK when all is well with the world
Just Near - less than a days footing
Just Purging operations in the red brick?
Just Sitting watching Kabanana
Just Smoking staring into space
Just Suffering the morning after five litres of Shake Shake
Just Surviving standard response when asked how are you?
Just Terrible Zambia lose 0 4 at home
Just There in Chipata
Just Too Much the price of fuel
Just Wait come back next week, again
In fact we would like to promote a Just Zambian Award. Readers are
asked to email their nominations for this award to
us,
with their reasons, just serious or otherwise. The monthly winner
will receive a certificate and a years subscription to the only
Just Zambian magazine, The Lowdown. We have a panel of judges who
will judge each nomination on its merits and their decision will be
just final.
So
Just imagine, Just Zambian !!
And we are not sorry for that. |
October
2005