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Friend Says 'Just Now,' Time Becomes Philosophical Concept

This is satire. Characters and scenarios are fictional. Any resemblance to real persons, statements, or events is used for commentary and entertainment purposes.

CAPE TOWN — Informing her flatmate that she would be cleaning the kitchen ‘just now,’ 26-year-old Lerato Molefe triggered an ambiguous temporal window ranging from ‘within 45 minutes’ to ‘at some indeterminate point over the next three days.’

The situation continues to develop.