humor

Since I have some time and Internets I will take advantage of the time. So the person that I was named after apparently was a huge joker and every one keeps saying that although I have not been able to get a clear answer. Anyway people in my village laugh a lot, at the most random things. Humor consists of telling some one that they eat a lot or really love millet (the staple grain of Senegalese diet) Then you get the people who state the obvious, like check out Nina she has a giant butt, or that is one ugly baby. People will say these things right to that persons face to, I have had people in my village ask if I think my mother is ugly and of course I'll say no but then they will, hah'aa (no) your mothers ugly and your dads old. The older boys around my age just call people random animals or or say you are married to random animal. That is really easy to play along with because you can just call them random animals back. Although I did get called goat milk once and I really did not know how to reply to that. Then every once in a while you get really good gems like my uncle Mousa. This guy laughs more than anyone I know and also uses the word si-si a lot (witch can mean anything from joker to slut, some times I can't tell witch way people are using it). So I was sitting over at my uncles house drinking tea and he was saying that my tomar (the guy I am named after) was a huge joker and if I was like him in that respect he would tie me to his cherette (horse drawn carriage) and drag me out of town. To that I replied give me your rope, witch made every one crack up laughing that was there. Of course the more sass I through peoples way the more they say I know Seeree so it works out.