No one:
Not a single soul:
Not even Johnny Sins:
My hararge people: Muxxe hadha kee sali!
When feeling powerless,
Being grateful for what you have is a great segway, but patience is the ultimate vengeance
No one:
Superstitious people jumping to conclusions:
- When it rains the lights go off, and also
- When it rains there will be a traffic jam
- Therefore traffic jams make the lights off
Incompetence-tolerant generation is for society as drug-resistant bacteria is for microbes
Читать полностью…This might be obvious but I just realized the reason my people jump to paranormal reasoning whenever people get rich is not that we have የsuperstition አባዜ, it's because getting rich in a regular route is extremely difficult to the point you need a divine intervention
The mentality we have for business, the beurochracy, and the never-ending bullushit from our political elites make you wonder when people make it through. It is an anomaly to be rich and successful in this country with a sane mindset
We already know the meaning of life but we are too cool to accept its absurdity so we create a fake hero’s journey to search for the dictionary meaning of it
Читать полностью…God: ... when life gives you lemon.....?
Caucasian:...uhm... I might make a lemonade.
Negros: .... እወረውርባታለው!
Romance is fun until they tell you there is a wrong way of folding socks and it's very important for them that you fold your socks properly
Читать полностью…In the grand scheme of things, higher powers don't care about beings in general. An asteroid doesn't change its course because you are on its way. It doesn't care whether you are a caring dad or ብረት ምጣድ
Likewise, during the Noah flood one unfortunate soul was probably taken by surprise while she was fighting constipation
A path to a political career should start by refusing to close the taxi window
I found Minibuses to be a minified Ethiopia
When stressed,
Crying unburdens the soul, but hysterical laughs burn your stress like a calorie
Therapist: it's time to tell me something positive about your traumas
Me: unlike her, they don't leave me on read, I usually get instant responses
Therapist:
Now that everyone is writing with AI, the only authentic writing left for humans is profanity
Until the woke AI wakes up, am gonna finish my emails like
Sincerely, እናስትቤ
So that they know I wrote it myself
... he is driving an ambulance with a broken siren. The traffic was at a standstill, an endless sea of red taillights extending as far as the eye could see. Stuck in a traffic jam with no alternative road or a way out.
His alter self is lying on the back, and it's very heavy. He is carrying his dreams, ambitions, goals, memories, responsibilities, expectations, traumas, and fantasies. This fragile cargo with a very short shelf life must be unloaded asap.
He has to go through the jammed pavement. Along the way he knew he probably will break traffic laws, might get a hefty penalty, and could even potentially crash the car.
His life, driving an ambulance in a state of constant anxiety and emergency. If he stops he dies, if he drives he crashes...
No matter how much you prepared or meditated on, death will always be an exhilarating surprise for the ordinary soul
Читать полностью…Me: ... today I learn that there is a common bacteria in yogurt and pussy, which is responsible for that tangy taste...
Friend: hmmm..... Pasteurized pussy!
Dear Readers,
In this issue, Ketema looks back on a project that successfully boycotted the use of glazing on its exterior surface in an attempt to redefined the ideal shopping mall design for Addis Ababa. Designed by Vilalta Studio based in Barcelona, the design took inspiration from Merkato, the largest open air market in Africa.
Back in 2017, the building won a special prize for its facade design at Prix Versailles. The facade of the building was designed considering the local climate conditions coupled with the fractal pattern commonly found in the local fabrics.
Check it out! 👇
https://ketemajournal.com/v-19/
MARCH • APRIL • 2023
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These days relationships are like my dad’s Facebook accounts
He just signup again whenever he forgets his password or changes a device
No remorse, no feeling of missing his old posts and interactions whatsoever
These Mini Cupcakes should be the ምርቃት of another actual-sized cake, not the cake itself
Читать полностью…Arbaminch is warm, very humid, full of springs, and surrounded by bushes
The town is basically a giant habitable pussy
Dear Arsenal fans, you gonna end up at መቀዶንያ so do yourself a favor and book your seat by texting to 8161
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