CHRONICLES OF NYSC CAMP - SKINNY LEGS

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Almost all the guys from the North have thin skinny legs. It’s a marvel how the sticks support their weight. Well, maybe not. They are usually skinny all round (oxymoron – lol). And their accent is so cute! Like “Egskuz me Madam. Vhat are ve haping por lanch?” One guy was so excited to be eating fufu, that he collected extra. When he tasted it he shouted, “I no like pupu!”

There’s one guy in my platoon who’s tall, dark, lanky and handsome, from Borno state. The same lovely accent. His bride has already been chosen for him, he saw her for the first time just before he came to camp, but that didn’t stop him from wanting to have “fun” while in camp. Guys are so…….

Comments

xi said…
And their accent is so cute! Like “Egskuz me Madam. Vhat are ve haping por lanch?”

My dear, egskuz me, but your definition of cute worry oh!
November 16, 2007 at 11:07 PM
Daydah said…
@xi: I meant the way it sounds. The fact that they have their pronounciations warped up. I am not weird, don't worry. lol
November 20, 2007 at 12:36 PM
Kafo said…
wow

hmmmm

take it easy ooo

i miss u
November 21, 2007 at 4:27 AM
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