Ejiro was asked to complete the following in an exam:
Ques.1; "He who fights n runs away"?
Ans; E don surrender be dat nah, na fear catch am.
Ques.2;" A rolling stone"?... Ans; No fit just dey roll, na person push am.
Ques.3;" He who lives in a glass house"?... Ans; Na rich politician wey em be.
Ques.4;" A stitch in time"?... Ans; Dey prevent further tear.
Ques.5; "Birds of d same feather"?... Ans; Na d same mama born them.
Ques.6; "One good turn"?... Ans; Na correct power steering fit do am.*nerd*
Ques.7;" A bird in hand"?.. Ans; Wetin e wan be again if nor be barbecue. Dem plenty for chicken republic.
Ques.8; "Half bread is better than"?... Ans; Puff puff, buns or garri without sugar.
Ques.9; "A journey of a thousand miles"?... Ans; Na d person wahala be dat nah, Why e no enter car or airplane waka.
Ques.10; "He who laughs last"?... Ans; get brain problem. Make dem examine am because na begining of madness be dat..
Ques.11; "A patient dog"?... Ans; Don get disease b dat. Na hunger go kill am straight.
Ques.12; "All work and no play"?... Ans; Na bank job ooo bros
Ques.13; "An apple a day"...? Ans; Na hunger go kill u jeje
Ques.14; " Once beaten"...? Ans; Na revenge go follow b dat
Ques.15; "A fool at forty"....? Ans; U never see Naija own, ours na at 70
Ques.16; "A friend in need"...? Ans; Na parasite em b
I love yoruba proverbs most especially.
Naija is sensible to this sort of things.
A fool at forty is the funniest for me.and it is true o, we have old fools in Nigeria today.should i mention names? Nah....
Quote from: Motivational Tunrayo on Aug 01, 2012, 06:00 PM
A fool at forty is the funniest for me.and it is true o, we have old fools in Nigeria today.should i mention names? Nah....
mention names ke? I no dey oooo.... But u are free to mention like two names sha
This proverbs are really correct trully.You're believed.Nothing in Nigeria is anyhow.We take things to another level.That's why i'm proud to be Nigerian.
warri guyz tried a lot for this one.gud translation from its original meaning.the first one was really funny cmon.
Good well written naija proverbs.There is nothing we cannot change in Nigeria.The only thing we've not changed is Nigeria itself....
Quote from: MR JOKE on Aug 04, 2012, 04:40 PM
Good well written naija proverbs.There is nothing we cannot change in Nigeria.The only thing we've not changed is Nigeria itself....
uhmmmmMm..... A true talk.
Quote from: Becky02 on Aug 01, 2012, 07:45 PM
Quote from: Motivational Tunrayo on Aug 01, 2012, 06:00 PM
A fool at forty is the funniest for me.and it is true o, we have old fools in Nigeria today.should i mention names? Nah....
mention names ke? I no dey oooo.... But u are free to mention like two names sha
don't try it o.mention names will put me in big trouble.
True talk
Look at the way he changed the whole thing for the original composers.and there are some element of sense in his own version
nigerian proverbs are funny on their own too you people are now adding to it