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Intriguing African Proverbs. by Riogeese(op): 8:28pm On Mar 24, 2015
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: Intriguing African Proverbs. by noahklub: 9:58pm On Mar 24, 2015
Do you know that the bible is about Africa, and written by Africans? Do you know that king Solomon was a black man?
'5. I am black, but comely, ….. . 6. Look not upon me because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: …..'.
- Songs of Solomon 1:5-6

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Do you know why you are poor? Do you know that there is nothing called money? Do you know that the concept of money is a charade and a fraud?
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Re: Intriguing African Proverbs. by mkpakanaodogwu(m): 11:08am On Mar 25, 2015
Wonderful proverbs
Re: Intriguing African Proverbs. by Riogeese(op): 12:13am On Mar 27, 2015
mkpakanaodogwu:
Wonderful proverbs
Thanks
Re: Intriguing African Proverbs. by Nobody: 5:16pm On Mar 27, 2015
Re: Intriguing African Proverbs. by Nobody:
Swahili proverbs:

This one is really funny grin
Nyani haoni kundule huona la mwenzake
The baboon doesn't see his red butt (or know he has one) when he is busy laughing at the one belonging to his friend.

Jogoo wa shamba hawiki mjini
The village cock doesn't/shouldn't crow in the city. Yep, the city has its owners wink
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