The story goes that when a husband is at sea, his wife will display an OMO washing powder box in the window, so as to say (Old Man is Out).
Ibali lithi xa indoda iselwandle, umfazi wakhe ubeka ibhokisi yesepha engumgubo yokuhlamba eyi-OMO, ukuchaza ukuba (Indoda eNkulu iPhumile) Old Man is Out.