But seriously, women who tie gigantic traditional scarves to church, all in the name of Thanksgiving – or whatever it is they might have in mind when they wear these things – should be made to sit at the back! As one who is a fan of the big scarves – the wider, the better – I have to say that I was not finding it funny yesterday when I could literally not see anything in front of me – apart from a scarf, that is.
I know and understand the euphoria – and I use the word, euphoria, sparingly – behind tying a huge scarf. Really, I do. I don’t mind wearing one to a social event. Once, I even wore a really big one to church, but I have to be selfish here and say that I do not want one of those scarves in front of me. In my defense, of course, I only wore the gigantic scarf to church once.
After carefully looking at a few women’s scarves today, I came to a logical (but slightly radical and even debatable) conclusion: these women do it on purpose!
Some of these scarves don’t even have the artistic factor anymore. No longer do you look at them and marvel. Well, you marvel, but for a different reason. You marvel at some of them because they look like their owners just folded them – perfectly, might I add, placed them on their heads, and then, somehow, inflated them up with air. So now, they just look like ballooned squares that are busting out at all their corners.
Now, I have to do is make sure that all the big-scarf-wearing women in my church don’t see this post. That shouldn’t be too difficult. All I have to do is make sure they don’t go anywhere close to the world wide web. That, too, shouldn’t be too difficult. It’s just a few hundred women after all. *Gulp*
Read Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid (1) here
Do you mean "gele" that our women wear with pride on native outfits?
Second. Yay. Off to read it now.
I could say "look who's talking" but for the four fingers that will be pointing back at me. LOL. But I've not seen those square balloons sha.
4th.
I have geles. I can't tie them so I have to hate them. They make my head look fat.
lol. imagine telling those wome to seat at the back, they would freak out seriously. maybe even stop coming to the church. lol
I agree with Bibi, there was a woman in the choir yesterday who blocked everything in front of me. I was so angry..anyways sometimes they look nice!
They have started tying gele with two scarves! I call them satellite blockers!
lmao.
Lol ode @ vera
lol…what are u missing…
That is a one in a time thingy..me no dey use am play ooo…first sunday of the year swagger..lol
Hmm I haven't been here in a very very long time.
ah, sitting at the back makes serious sense o jare..but i love them gele much..
ah, sitting at the back makes serious sense o jare..but i love them gele much..