Hummer Another Peacock Car

I saw a Hummer parked in the street yesterday. It is still ugly, if I may say so myself. Do they still make this car?

I’m a simple person with a simple mind and it tells me the word car, comes from carrying. Get it? The horse and buggy was a car. Hey! That was the original pick-up truck or van, as it is called in other countries. The horse was the driver, and the buggy was the basin behind. I had a van once. It carried building material, furniture, people and even a coffin, but that’s a story for another blog.

I digress. Where was I? Yes, the word car is derived from carrying. Not in this century. People with extra cash buy peacock cars to publicize the bank account. That’s the only reason why they bought the original Hummer, the pyramid of ugliness. For comfort? Out of the question. For speed? I don’t think so, too bulky for speed. It’s a status symbol. It says I have more money than other drivers lining up, at the toll-gate.

Talking about money, I read somewhere that the Hummer was made by GM. Why? Maybe they had profits to burn so they decided to change a military box which carried guns and hand grenades, into an ordinary car. The result was an ugly duckling that said, don’t judge me by my looks, judge me by the gold around my neck, in my teeth, and gold cards in my wallet.

Nonqaba waka Msimang

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