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Zimbabwe: Political jokes

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 @ 19:04 UTC

by Ndesanjo Macha

Countries:: Zimbabwe
Topics:: Elections, Internet & Telecoms, Technology, Politics
Languages:: English

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Comrade Fatso writes about political jokes in Zimbabwe: “Anyone know someone with a truck? There's a guy wanting to move all his stuff from State House to Zvimba. The jokes spread as text messages refer to our aged dictator relocating to his rural home. People really do believe this is a general election - because our generals decide who gets elected. Another joke walking the streets of Harare is that the only difference between an election and an erection is that you can't rig the latter.”

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