Jun 3, 2011

The Funniest Joke Ever

In a minute, I will tell you The Funniest Joke Ever. Seriously. This joke made people laugh as heartily as they did after the shrew-eating-the-frog-in-Binta’s-house incident.


Sellu, my host dad: I forget Pulaar. I only know, “come, let’s eat.”
Me: Your head does not have a mouth. Only your stomach has a mouth.

Kairaba’s niece Kadijatou (who visited for a few weeks) and Gaye (who's been staying at our compound for a few months) laughed and LAUGHED.

But wait, there’s more!

Later that night at dinner, Gaye recounts the above conversation. Sellu responds, in English, "Come and eat."

Me: My father does not hear English. Only his stomach hears English. He said, “come and eat,” “arr ñaamen”—it is his stomach!

Hysterical laughter.

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