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Vagina is wise, penis is a fool, testicles are sad
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| Vector A |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-44982570
| quote: | Nobody could keep a straight face in Ghana's parliament when MP John Frimpong Osei began listing the names of some villages in his constituency that included references to genitals.
Names in the Twi language like "Vagina is Wise" and "Penis is a Fool" left lawmakers in fits of giggles.
The MP was asking when these areas would get access to electricity.
...These are the English translations for the Twi names:
Etwe nim Nyansa - "Vagina is Wise"
Kote ye Aboa - "Penis is a Fool"
Shua ye Morbor - "Testicles are Sad".
Many Ghanaians had not heard of the villages until they were listed in parliament - and they have been left wondering about the origins of the names.
The BBC's Thomas Naadi in the capital, Accra, says such names are normally given by the first settlers in those communities and are drawn from the life experiences of those individuals. |
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| Lira |
I seriously want to know the story behind "testicles are sad" now.
Although, come to think of it, let's be honest. If TA was a Twi village, it would probably be called "Clitoris goes RAWR FFFSSTT" or something of the sort :p |
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| Vector A |
Lol. I wonder what it must be like to come from one of those places and introduce yourself.
"I'm from 'Penis Is A Fool.' Where are you from?" |
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| Mmanu |
| Mon Typy Thon - "Every sperm is sacred" |
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