Saturday, August 04, 2007

News of Late

Unlucky livestock or hungry season conspiracy?

  • A cow in Lower river region choked to death on a mango. No resuscitation attempted.

  • A goat in the same region wandered into an open well. Posthumously rescued while onions already frying.
  • Several chickens in my compound were seen fainting, wobbling in circles and burying their heads in the dirt. Chicken stew was politely declined by myself and visiting volunteer.

Small Hits for Polygamy

  • A woman in North Bank region bit off her co-wife's lip recently.
  • Girls learn accurate census statistics in school, question their fathers' statement that the male to female ratio of the world is 1 to 4.
  • Average age of first childbirth climbing rapidly towards 18, due to increased time spent in school, girls expected to be closer in age to their husbands, more likely to hold paying jobs, and far less likely to want to "share the love."

In their Own Words

  • "Men are superior to women because we can dig wells. Women cannot do that." - Police officer in Kiang, who nonetheless admitted that he's never dug a well.
  • "World is Ending."- Lebanese shop-keeper when asked if there were any other shoes available besides what was on the shelf.
  • " Why condemning me for treating HIV/Aids. Because, the virus has been created to kill non whites and because my medicine has the potential to make them fail their objective of eliminating the black man, they were attacking me. "- Bloggernews quoting one of President Jammeh's speeches in June, 2007.















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