Mrs Bikiboko has to walk 45 miles to get water....

Turkana

You know those charity appeals that tell us how women and children have to walk miles to get water... why don't they just move closer to the water source? Serious question.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

because if they do they'll likely be murdered/raped/abused by various ****/militias.

Seachmall

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newballsplease

Turkana wrote: »

You know those charity appeals that tell us how women and children have to walk miles to get water... why don't they just move closer to the water source? Serious question.

serious question...do you rob many comedians material?

The Floyd p

Move what?

Wile E. Coyote

Maybe they like to walk but don't like to be thirsty.

Turkana

Move their huts or whatever. Why not just live by the water source?

newballsplease wrote: »

serious question...do you rob many comedians material?

Yes, because it's such a unique question that only one person has ever thought of it in the history of the world.

PseudoFamous

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

because if they do they'll likely be murdered/raped/abused by various ****/militias.

But they're willing to go there daily?

I thought it was more of a "somebody already owns the land with water" malarkey.

stovelid

This

sierra117x

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

because if they do they'll likely be murdered/raped/abused by various ****/militias.

so basically its not as much to do with lack of available water and more to do with the fact that its a lousy country ?

DublinWriter

Why can't she just order her Evian from the Tesco web-site loike?

CreepingDeath

Turkana wrote: »

You know those charity appeals that tell us how women and children have to walk miles to get water... why don't they just move closer to the water source? Serious question.

Same reason culchies don't move to Dublin.

Seachmall

sierra117x wrote: »

so basically its not as much to do with lack of available water and more to do with the fact that its a lousy country ?

The lack of available water forces them into dangerous militia/rival tribe area.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

sierra117x wrote: »

so basically its not as much to do with lack of available water and more to do with the fact that its a lousy country ?

sometimes, yep.

annascott

Turkana wrote: »

You know those charity appeals that tell us how women and children have to walk miles to get water... why don't they just move closer to the water source? Serious question.

Maybe they would get eaten by lions?

MitchKoobski

Take all the homeless and abused animals you see on the ISCPA adverts, and send em over to all those sad children we see on the Oxfam ads. They smaller animals can be pets. The medium sized animals can be sold on for food/money. The larger animals can be used to carry water or ridden to the source of the water so they'll stop complaining about the walk.

Problem solved.



No I won't explain.....

stovelid

Think of the amount of African fauna that can trample. kill and/or eat people.

Think only available water source for miles.

Look for light bulb over head. Or perhaps not.

GavRedKing

CreepingDeath wrote: »

Same reason culchies don't move to Dublin.

Coz its a shithole?

:pac:

Emiko

stovelid wrote: »

Look for light bulb over head. Or perhaps not.

Surely if they're smart enough to have light bulbs overhead, they could come up with some sort of water source?

Mahatma coat

45Miles may be a bit of an exageration,
but I'm sure I read somewhere that the reason they do it is because of Malaria,
Basicly if X is the range a female Mosquito can travel from the watersource in search of people to feed off, then the ideal distance to locate yerself from the watersource is X+1

that, and also the possibility that the Crocodiles or Warlords will kill you for the Laugh if you live near them

ejmaztec

Let's all chip in and buy them a longer pipe.

Richard Hillman

I think we need more crocodiles and warlords to end hunger in Africa.

stovelid

Emiko wrote: »

Surely if they're smart enough to have light bulbs overhead, they could come up with some sort of water source?

No, no, It was a metaphor for chronic - and incorrigible - stupidity.

orourkeda

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

because if they do they'll likely be murdered/raped/abused by various ****/militias.

Do various ****\militia wait for them to move to a water source before they start raping and murdering?

ejmaztec

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I think we need more crocodiles and warlords to end hunger in Africa.

If the crocs eat all of the warlords, that would be a good start.

Cianos

Turkana wrote: »

You know those charity appeals that tell us how women and children have to walk miles to get water... why don't they just move closer to the water source? Serious question.

D'you not think on one of their long walks that that idea may have crossed their mind if it was actually an option?

ReReginald

ah mrs bikiboko ... knew her well...from cavan.

sure soon we'll be the same with these new water-taxes theyre trying te bring in.

Bottle_of_Smoke

newballsplease wrote: »

serious question...do you rob many comedians material?

Comedians have to walk 45 miles to shows so he won't steal their jokes

TheZohanS

Turkana wrote: »

You know those charity appeals that tell us how women and children have to walk miles to get water... why don't they just move closer to the water source? Serious question.

Yeah like totally, or just drive ffs.

Better still why don't they just head to the local supermarket and buy a few 5litre bottles.

jimthemental

TheZohan wrote: »

Yeah like totally, or just drive ffs.

Better still why don't they just head to the local supermarket and buy a few 5litre bottles.

With what money Zohan, there's loike no ATM's in the countryside and if they go to built up areas they will be killed by second hand smoke from inconsiderate warlords. What a total mare!

prinz

Turkana wrote: »

You know those charity appeals that tell us how women and children have to walk miles to get water... why don't they just move closer to the water source? Serious question.

I was just thinking the same thing while I watched the mass exodus from Roscommon into Galway to be closer to the hospital there. For a few days there they were all like 'Agggh Galways is so far away'. Then John Mac said 'Why don't we all just move to Galway' and so they did.

Turkana

So nobody has an effin' clue.

TheZohanS

jimthemental wrote: »

With what money Zohan, there's loike no ATM's in the countryside and if they go to built up areas they will be killed by second hand smoke from inconsiderate warlords. What a total mare!

Omg, what a hole. How do they pay for their Storbucks?

stovelid

TheZohan wrote: »

Omg, what a hole. How do they pay for their Storbucks?

I couldn't do without it for my morning pygmy up.

mackg

There is the possibility that they live next to something else they need which would be impossble to transport.

jimthemental

TheZohan wrote: »

Omg, what a hole. How do they pay for their Storbucks?

I heard they don't, and that they actually pick the coffee beans in Africa. They're shameful, kinda loike farming theives. Culchies basically

gonedrinking

If African people are so hungry why don't they just hunt wild animals on the masai mara like lions do? A single zebra can feed a pride of lions for days, so surely the same meal would feed an African family for about a week?

TheZohanS

jimthemental wrote: »

I heard they don't, and that they actually pick the coffee beans in Africa. They're shameful, kinda loike farming theives. Culchies basically

Ah...kinda like the Boggot Inn where you can pull your own pint of 'ken...

mawk

gonedrinking wrote: »

If African people are so hungry why don't they just hunt wild animals on the masai mara like lions do? A single zebra can feed a pride of lions for days, so surely the same meal would feed an African family for about a week?

When you hear hoofbeats, dont think horses, think dinner.

Occams menu

Richard Hillman

Can they not get it delivered from tesco? Whats the broadband service like out there?

stovelid

gonedrinking wrote: »

If African people are so hungry why don't they just hunt wild animals on the masai mara like lions do? A single zebra can feed a pride of lions for days, so surely the same meal would feed an African family for about a week?

Try a month of living on rat, hedgehog and pigeon and get back to us.

gonedrinking

stovelid wrote: »

Try a month of living on rat, hedgehog and pigeon and get back to us.

I'm jus' sayin', its better than starving to death

ejmaztec

gonedrinking wrote: »

If African people are so hungry why don't they just hunt wild animals on the masai mara like lions do? A single zebra can feed a pride of lions for days, so surely the same meal would feed an African family for about a week?

If the African people went hunting in that region, the lions would have even more to eat.

Venom

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Whats the broadband service like out there?

Better than the overpriced rubbish Eircom offer over here