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Habesha Mailbag 4.0
Feb 17th
Habesha Mailbag 4.0
Welcome back for Habesha Mailbag 3.0
A look back at the week that was and a look forward to see what will be coming up as we all cope with the incoming Snowmaggedon…which will mean 1 inch of snow in DC. SMH
by Teddy Fikre written: Friday, February 17th, 2012
B’sma’am, wuy gud, time flies when one is twittering and Facebooking all the time, zare meche new? Arb new? Really, what is z date? February 17 already? Beunet? Well if it’s Arb (Friday) you know what that means, time to dust of another version of Habesha Mailbag. I know, I can’t believe that this is already the 4th edition of the Mailbag. I have to admit, this is my favorite part of writing in terms of how much I laugh at my readers questions/comments and keep laughing as respond back. Beunet, sak be sak lemot new be Habesha Mailbag.
As always, first a tiliq SALUTE and BIGup to Bill Simmons aka the Sports Guy (@sportsguy33 on twitter). He is the comic genius that inspired this, for years he did the Mailbag and he would use the question/response format. I swear, I used to act like a 7 year old in Bole, More >
Habesha Mailbag
Feb 3rd
Welcome back for Habesha Mailbag 2.0
This is the second edition of the Habesha Mailbag; last week’s mailbag was a smashing success, time to build on the success.
by Teddy Fikre written: Friday, January 3rd, 2012
This is the second edition of the Habesha Mailbag; last week’s mailbag was a smashing success, time to build on the success.
Alright sewoch, endet nachew? Melkam Arb, Happy Friday, I bet you are ready to get the weekend popping after a long week of working. I feel you boo boos (yeah I know that is a bit feminine, but I am making it masculine). Anyway, it’s that time of the week where I interact with my readers and see what we come up with together. I am sure to laugh my Qit off while reading their questions and comments and then laugh my Qit off again while responding—what can I say, I know how to make myself laugh.
Now before we get to the emails. Since this is an article inspired by Bill Simmons, let me take a quick attempt to be a sports pundit. My prediction for the Super Bowl is that the little blue giants (aka the New York Viagra) will lose to the New England More >
Habesha Mailbag
Jan 27th
Welcome to the Inaugural Habesha Mailbag
I am launching the Habesha Mailbag with the help of a few friends who lent me their time and creativity to come up with some questions, enjoy the gursha sewoch.
by Teddy Fikre written: Friday, January 27th, 2012
Well the moment has come for the launching of the inaugural Habesha Mailbag. Yes, I have changed with the time, I still don’t like the word Habesha, I prefer to be called Ethiopian. However, the word is not going anywhere, and if it serves as a bridge for Ethiopians and Eritreans to identify with a common name—well who am I to hold a grudge? So going forward, I shall call this the Habesha Mailbag.
So you ask, what is Habesha Mailbag. Well it was influenced by one of the writers I idolize by the name of Bill Simmons. On a weekly basis, Bill would take questions and comments from his readers and then reply back with a wit and humor that would make me literally make me laugh my Qit off as I was reading the article. Grant it, trying to emulate Bill Simmons is a tall order—after all, Bill was a writer for multiple late night comedy shows. But More >