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10 Of The Best Proverbs From Across Africa by Surplus90(m): 4:00pm On Mar 26, 2015
INTRIGUING AFRICAN PROVERBS.
1. The anger of a penis doesn't destroy the
vagina.
(Zimbabwe)
2. There is no virgin in a maternity ward.
(Cameroon)
3. A child can play with it's mother's breasts but
not with the father's testicles. (Ghana)
4. The man who marries a beautiful woman and
the farmer who grows corns by the road side
have
the same problem. (Ghana)
5. When you see a woman sitting with her legs
open, never tell her to close them, because you do
not know her source of fresh air. (Ethiopia)
6. He who says that nothing lasts forever has
never tried Hausa perfume.
(Nigeria)
7. The only woman who knows where her man is
every night is a widow. [Togo]
8. An erected penis has no conscience. (Uganda)
9. If you go to sleep with an itching anus, you are
sure to wake up with a smelling fingers. (Kenya)
10. The day a mosquito lands on your testicles is
the day you will know there is a better way of
resolving issues without using violence.

Re: 10 Of The Best Proverbs From Across Africa by Nobody: 4:31pm On Mar 26, 2015
wow. nice, inspiring proverbs.
some are damn funny tho!
no 10.. lmao! grin
Re: 10 Of The Best Proverbs From Across Africa by professore(m): 5:02pm On Mar 26, 2015
Yansh na wonderful material property (NIGERIA)
Re: 10 Of The Best Proverbs From Across Africa by Nobody: 7:11pm On Mar 27, 2015
Death is a meal every man will one day eat.

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