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What really happened to Tupac and Biggie?
Who was Jack the Ripper?
Who shot JFK?
Some of history’s greatest unsolved mysteries, and for today’s Throwback Thursday I must add one more pressing question.
Who was the Clifton Pooper?
Let’s rewind to January 2016. Justin Bieber’s ‘Love Yourself’ was top of the UK charts, Star Wars: Episode VII ‑ The Force Awakens was crushing it at the box office, and Clifton resident Camilla Corder (now Camilla Berry) was watching somebody take a dump on her doorstep.
Right off the bat, this is box office viewing with some fittingly colourful commentary:
The description reads:
At approx 5:50am on Sunday morning this lovely woman decided that our doorstep was the perfect place to relieve herself (yes, it was a #2). Sadly for her, she didn’t realize that we have CCTV. Sadly for us, we had to clean it up . WHY DID SHE DO IT? (Ps sorry about the swearing, Mom)
A quick look back over the shoulder and then bang, disappearing like a ghost into the night.
The story really took off on social media, the hashtag #CliftonPooper blew up, and News24 soon got in on the action:
I went down the hashtag wormhole and revisited a few classics:
Girl literally sh*ts on my friend’s doorstep yesterday. Girl makes huge mistake. Because technology! #CliftonPooper pic.twitter.com/oReoFQQJIX
— Misha Levin (@_mishalevin) January 12, 2016
Dear Clifton residents, make sure you have one of these on your car to avoid crap on your front porch #CliftonPooper pic.twitter.com/dzDFNy2VLH
— The Mayor of Durban (@LuckyGordy) January 16, 2016
Attention all poo protestors. Ammo in Clifton #CliftonPooper
— Marc Lottering (@marclottering) January 15, 2016
Thank goodness for no cameras on the Mountain!!! #CliftonPooper #runningthecape #trailrunning pic.twitter.com/kMWceE1QUg
— Running The Cape (@RunningTheCape) January 15, 2016
Can we use this sample to determine if clifton poop does in fact smell like roses? #CliftonPooper
— Wynand Viljoen (@wynand_viljoen) January 15, 2016
Hold up – the official South African government account got involved?
Someone please tell #CliftonPooper about by-law 2.(3)(c) No person shall in a public place- urinate or defecate, except in a toilet #Yoh ^AL
— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) January 15, 2016
Hectic.
All that media coverage, all those tweets, and yet as far as I can ascertain we don’t appear to be any closer to discovering the identity of the pooper.
Perhaps it’s for the best. Let sleeping logs lie.
Maybe she reached out privately to the aggrieved party and paid her penance. Maybe she’s given up jogging.
Maybe she’s still out there, carefully choosing homes without CCTV cameras and striking it when you expect it least.
If you want to tell your side of the story and lighten your load, you can reach out to us at russel@2oceansvibe.com.
[source:news24]
