Those who are coming from the religious angle will quote for you the Bible verse that kicks against having tattoo on the skin.

 

Tattoos as matter of fact is strange in the African or Nigerian setting as it is only copied from the westerners, any man that is seen having tattoo on his skin in Nigeria is often looked at as either a bad person or probably belongs to a member of an occultic group.

But however the case maybe, everyone is entitled to his/her opinion.

Yesterday, a Facebook user by name Ademola Olawuyi posted on a group known as "Akpos the joker" a photo of a woman with multiple tattoos on her skin with the caption "Dad, mum, meet my wife to be, reply as a Nigerian parent:

The thing is that, a man who has tattoo on his skin is considered a bad person, not to talk of a woman who will come to live under a man.

As a man can you marry a woman who has multiple tattoos like this on her skin? Assuming you don't have a problem with a women like this, can you boldly take her to your parents and introduce her as your wife to be?

Before you drop your comment, take a look at some comments made by other Facebook users in response to the question asked by Ademola Olawuyi: 132x2

From the responses you see above, it is so glaring that most Nigerian parents will not blink to accept a woman like this to be their daughter-in-law.

What are your thoughts on this? Please drop your comments below, click on the like button if you find it interesting and don't forget to share this post with someone to hear what their views are on the matter.

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Funny Jokes In English

By Clare on July 19th 2019

What makes people laugh? What do native English speakers find funny?

Here are seven different types of funny English jokes. Don’t forget to read to the end, where you’ll find the joke that was voted the funniest in a survey of 36,000 people.

There are also explanations to help you understand the joke!

1. Jokes with puns

A pun is a “play on words”, so this type of joke plays with different meanings of a word, or is based on words which sound the same – but which have a different meaning.

Here’s an example of words that sound the same.

“I went to the zoo the other day. There was only a dog in it – it was a shihtzu.”

Explanation: A shihtzu is a type of dog. But when you say “shihtzu” it sounds like “sh*t zoo”, meaning “a terrible zoo”.

(By the way, this joke is also an example of a “one-liner” – a joke in just one sentence.)

Here’s another example of different meanings of a word.

“Two aerials get married. The ceremony was rubbish – but the reception was brilliant.”

Explanation: Reception can mean the party after the wedding, OR the signal on your TV or phone

2. “A man walks into a bar” joke

A lot of jokes start with this sentence. Then the joke continues with a little story about a man in a bar. But, a bar is also a hard piece of wood or metal, so you also get jokes like this:

Example 1

A man walks into a bar.

Ouch!

Explanation: “Ouch” is what we say when we hurt ourselves.

Example 2

A dyslexic man walks into a bra.

Explanation: If you are dyslexic, you have difficulty with letters. Instead of b-a-r, the word is b-r-a (which means women’s underwear.)

3. Mother-in-law jokes

Men often tell these jokes, and they’re also considered a little sexist and old-fashioned. Here’s an example:

“My mother-in-law fell down a wishing well. I was amazed – I never knew they worked.”

Explanation: A wishing well is a well (place where you can lower a bucket to bring up water) where you can make a wish – and it happens.

4. Cultural jokes

These are based on shared cultural knowledge, which makes them hard to understand. Here’s an example:

Doctor, I can’t stop singing The Green Green Grass of Home.

He says “That sounds like Tom Jones syndrome.”

“Is it common?” I asked.

“It’s not unusual” he replied.

Explanation: “It’s not unusual” is a famous song by Tom Jones.

5. Doctor jokes

A “doctor” joke is a joke based on an imaginary situation when a patient explains a problem to the doctor. Here’s an example:

Patient: Doctor, I have a pain in my eye whenever I drink tea.

Doctor: Take the spoon out of the mug before you drink.

6. Lightbulb jokes

These always start “How many (type of person) does it take to change a lightbulb?” Here’s my all-time favourite:

“How many members of the Socialist Workers’ Party does it take to change a lightbulb?”

“About a million. One out, all out.”

Explanation: “One out, all out” was a slogan used by the Socialist Workers’ Party to get everyone to “come out” on strike / take industrial action.

When we say a lightbulb is out, we mean it no longer works.

7. Three… jokes

Jokes are often told as little stories, where there are three types of people. A typical example is “An Englishman, A Scottish man and a Welshman …” Often it’s an Irishman instead of Welshman. These jokes are often negative about the stereotypes of these three countries. But here’s an alternative:

A Doberman, a Golden Retriever and a cat died and met God. God said to them, “Tell me why I should let you into heaven.”

The Doberman said, “I’ll protect you with my life.”

God said, “You can sit at my right side.”

The Golden Retriever said, “I will fetch your slippers and anything else you ask me to.”

God said, “Then you can sit at my left side.”

Finally, God looked at the cat and said, “And what will you do?”

The cat said, “Excuse me. I think you’re sitting in my seat.”

Explanation: If you’re a cat owner, you don’t need an explanation for this joke!

The people’s funniest joke

This is the joke that was voted the funniest in a survey of 36,000 people.

A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The driver says “Ugh – that’s the ugliest baby I’ve ever seen!”

The woman walks to the back of the bus and sits down.

She says to the man next to her: “The driver just insulted me!”

The man says: “You go up there and tell him off. Go on. I’ll hold your monkey for you.”

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