Ah, the good times

THE EAR - The Freeman

February 17, 2024 | 12:00am

BE MY BALENTONG. A man had greeting his wife by saying “Happy Balentimes” for years now. This year she couldn’t stand it anymore and corrected him.

“Unsa’y Balentimes?xs man gud na!” she said.

The man, a laborer who was barely literate, said it was an honest mistake.

“Abi g’yud nako’g Balentimes na ay. Mora gud og good times ug bad times,” he replied.

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