Date: Sat, 9 Nov 2013 23:38:19 -0800
From: evansmachera@yahoo.com
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AFRICAN PROVERBS THAT WILL CRACK YOUR RIBS
Proverb is a palm oil with which words are eaten - Things Fall Apart.
1. When a man is stung by a bee, he does not destroy all beehives (Kenya)- this is favorite for Michael Mudnia Kamau - former student at Starehe Boys Center.
2. The man who marries a beautiful woman, and the farmer who grows corn by the... roadside have the same problem (Ethiopia)My brother-in-law's favorite.
3. A short man is not a boy (Nigeria) - Warsama's favorite
4. No matter how hot your anger is, it cannot cook yams (Nigeria) - Chifu-wa-Malindi's favorite
5. It requires a lot of carefulness to kill the fly that perches on the scrotum (Ghana). JaGem's favorite
6. If the throat can grant passage to a knife, the anus should wonder how to expel it(Seychelles) - Maurice Khaguli's favorite
7. The frown on the face of the goat will not stop it from being taken to the market (Nigeria) Atheist's favorite
8. An old lady feels uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb (Ghana Nigeria?)Pastor Birai's favorite
9. The same sun that melts the wax, hardens the clay (Niger)- Gichaba's favorite
10. If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there (Uganda) - Princess Wam's favorite
11. There is no virgin in a maternity ward (Cameroon) - Rose Kagwira's favorite
12. A child can play with its mother's breasts, but not its father's testicles (Guinea) - This is favorite for the man who scared the shit out of Samuel Omwenga -
13. He who goes to sleep with an itching anus wakes up with smelly fingers (Nigeria) - Maurice Oduor's favorite
WHICH ONE IS YOUR FAVORITE?
Evans MACHERA
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