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Imazi yenkomo eyasweleka kudala yangqina ukuba yeyona ngqokelela ibalaseleyo ngamanye amaxesha yayiphawuleka ngokulula, nokungahloniphi ukunxiba kwayo kwabasetyhini. Njengoko uSam Cotton wachaza emva kweqonga: “Yaqala ekujongeni utata. Wayekade esebenza njengomfama. Okumangalisayo kukuba, walunywa yinkomo xa wayeyintshula, esandleni sakhe, waze wafumana isifo sokuqina kwemihlathi. Wahamba ke umama waya emsebenzini waqala waba ngu house husband. Saqala ke sajonga indlela iindima ezichazwa ngayo ekhaya nokuba kutheni amadoda kufuneka abe ngomondli . . .”
Uluntu luhambele ngaphaya kwemilinganiselo yezolimo yaseWarwickhire ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yoo-1990, kwaye indima yesini yintsimi ekudala ilinywa yifashoni kunye noFreddie Mercury kwividiyo ethi "Ndifuna Ukukhululeka." Kodwa namhlanje uAgi noSam bafumene idlelo elitsha elityebileyo. Kwizihlalo ezingabizi kakhulu babeka kwezinye ezilula-kodwa zihlekisayo-iigags. Ngoko ke abafana abaphuma endlwini (kunye namanye amantombazana nawo) babenxiba iiglavu zikaMarigold okanye beze neemfaneleko zeentyatyambo ezityatyekwe ezidleleni zabo. Kwaphoswa phakathi kwezinye iimbekiselo ezingahambelaniyo ukusuka ebuntwaneni bomyili; umxholo kwi-Archers kwi-soundtrack kunye noshicilelo lukaDerek "Del Boy" Trotter kwi-tee (zombini ngokukhethekileyo iBritish). Ezo mpahla zazinencasa ngakumbi. Isinxibo samadoda siquka iibhulukhwe ezibhityileyo kunye neebhatyi ezifakelwe zip-up kwi-top-to-toe jacquards ezikhumbuza i-chintzy upholstery kufutshane kunye ne-camouflage yehlathi ukusuka kude. Iibhulukhwe ezithambileyo zomqhaphu kunye needyasi zokukhanya eziqukuqelayo zeza ngelaphu letafile elibethwa ngumoya. Abayili bathi bazama ukuphinda bazame ukuthunga kwaye apha kwanikezelwa enemikhono emifutshane, enemikhono emifutshane, enemikhono ecaba, kunye negxalaba elingenanto: iisuti zamandla ezithambileyo. Ngokuchaseneyo, ezinye zeempahla zabasetyhini zikhangeleka zibonise i-facade enzima kancinci. Ngoko ke idyasi ende emhlophe yeza enemigca ngemiqolo echukumisayo ethe tyaba yeeqhina ezithungelweyo zoboya. Inkangeleko entle edityaniswe nebhatyi yelapel enqunyelweyo edityaniswe nesiketi esigcweleyo esisikwe phezulu, yadityaniswa ngumqukumbelo weqhina lesikolo esidala esineembambo kwibhatyi kwaye yahlulahlulwe yaba yinavy ngaphezulu kweetshekhi zefestile ekhrimu. Eyona nto yayimanyanisa amadoda yayizihlangu zabo, amahenyukazi, kunye nomahluko phakathi kwamadoda nabafazi babo waziva uhambelana ngakumbi kunenkcaso. Loo nto ilunywayo nayo ifumene ikhredithi, ngesinxibo sangaphandle esisithe nca esisithelweyo.