You must have seen this coming. I mean, how could I possibly ask what name(s) you call your grandmother(s) without asking about grandfathers too?
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Let me paint the disastrous scenario: A Nigerian grandfather is browsing the internet, pipe or snuff box in one hand, the other hand is working the keyboard or mouse. By some miracle, he stumbles on my blog. He has been searching for a new name to call his sweetheart: Grandma.
He quickly scans my blog and discovers to his chagrin that I only dedicated a post to grandmothers. No similar post for grandfathers.
Upset ... No, livid with anger, he contacts the President of the Association for the Advancement of Nigerian Grandfathers' Rights, and they send me a carefully-worded e-mail. They "CC" the National Pipe Smokers' Association, who inevitably inform the Federal Snuffbox Carrying Giants of Nigeria of my error. No, they're not really giants. They're just people who have been using snuff for longer than Nigeria has had her independence.
... Should I continue? I mean, this is all fictitious, and ... Whatever! I shall continue jare!
In their letter, they tell me in no uncertain terms that what I have done amounts to gender discrimination, and that I must correct my mistake within 30 days.
So, you see, instead of waiting for all this drama to unfold and another 30 days of additional drama, let me just kuku do what I know I should do. Get it?
Okay, so here's the deal. I already told you what names I call both my maternal and paternal grandmothers right? Today, I'm asking the same question, except ... No ... wait for it ... it relates to grandfathers instead! My goodness! I really hid the ball, didn't I?
*grinning sheepishly*
So, for my grandfathers, I used to call them the following names (they've both gone home to rest):
Maternal Grandfather: I called him Grandpa
Paternal Grandfather: I called him Baba
As you can see the names I called them mirror the names I call/called my grandmothers too. I suspect the same is true for you guys too, but we shall see.
So, what name(s) do you call your grandfathers? Do they / Did they smoke pipes and/or use snuff?
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Let me paint the disastrous scenario: A Nigerian grandfather is browsing the internet, pipe or snuff box in one hand, the other hand is working the keyboard or mouse. By some miracle, he stumbles on my blog. He has been searching for a new name to call his sweetheart: Grandma.
He quickly scans my blog and discovers to his chagrin that I only dedicated a post to grandmothers. No similar post for grandfathers.
Upset ... No, livid with anger, he contacts the President of the Association for the Advancement of Nigerian Grandfathers' Rights, and they send me a carefully-worded e-mail. They "CC" the National Pipe Smokers' Association, who inevitably inform the Federal Snuffbox Carrying Giants of Nigeria of my error. No, they're not really giants. They're just people who have been using snuff for longer than Nigeria has had her independence.
... Should I continue? I mean, this is all fictitious, and ... Whatever! I shall continue jare!
In their letter, they tell me in no uncertain terms that what I have done amounts to gender discrimination, and that I must correct my mistake within 30 days.
So, you see, instead of waiting for all this drama to unfold and another 30 days of additional drama, let me just kuku do what I know I should do. Get it?
Okay, so here's the deal. I already told you what names I call both my maternal and paternal grandmothers right? Today, I'm asking the same question, except ... No ... wait for it ... it relates to grandfathers instead! My goodness! I really hid the ball, didn't I?
*grinning sheepishly*
So, for my grandfathers, I used to call them the following names (they've both gone home to rest):
Maternal Grandfather: I called him Grandpa
Paternal Grandfather: I called him Baba
As you can see the names I called them mirror the names I call/called my grandmothers too. I suspect the same is true for you guys too, but we shall see.
So, what name(s) do you call your grandfathers? Do they / Did they smoke pipes and/or use snuff?
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