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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 22 Jul 2016

    If a rat goes swimming with a lizard, the lizard will get dry quickly but the rat may die of cold. An Igbo proverb sent by O Mathew, Nigeria

    10:00 PM - 22 Jul 2016
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      2. Bina Caisie‏ @binacaisie 22 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        #It sounds like a statement but Am sure got meaning#😀😀. What meaneth thou?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Emeka OJ‏ @EmekaOJ2 22 Jul 2016
        Replying to @binacaisie @BBCAfrica

        it means ; you be working as a banker and at the same time want to be a doctor

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Bina Caisie‏ @binacaisie 22 Jul 2016
        Replying to @EmekaOJ2

        # Oh cool @EmekaOJ2. Thank you pal👍

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      2. Latinoamerica Global‏ @LatinGobalAC 22 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        What is the meaning of the Igbo proverb from their worldview?

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      3. Chibuike Utaka‏ @utakaegbe 23 Jul 2016
        Replying to @LatinGobalAC @BBCAfrica

        @rupa_jha it is often used to garnish words of advice. It suggests you should be cautious of following 'the crowd'

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      4. Latinoamerica Global‏ @LatinGobalAC 23 Jul 2016
        Replying to @utakaegbe @BBCAfrica @rupa_jha

        Thank you! Excellent!

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      1. Emeka OJ‏ @EmekaOJ2 22 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Oke soro ngwere ma mmiri, okocha ngwere oga akonu oke? This is the original version of this proverb in Igbo language

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      1. Ile Ife‏ @ileiife 23 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        We are swimming with lizards now in Nigeria. APC led government is the lizard. Nigerian citizens are the rats.

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      2. Alien‏ @Alien2016 22 Jul 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Save Catholics in Africa who are touchered by the islamist idiots and forced to convert

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      3. NIYONGABO JEAN PAUL‏ @HopeNiy 24 Jul 2016
        Replying to @Alien2016 @BBCAfrica

        good

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      1. Matalee Fofana‏ @FofanaMatalee 1 Aug 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I think u got it mean why I have try to fuger it seem to be the same.

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      1. #StopMenAbuse 🐦‏ @Riddlewhy 23 Jul 2016
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        I wish you people understood it... Imagine the Rat is white...

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      1. BIGGER BOY‏ @OfficialBiggerB 23 Jul 2016
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        : Speak that truth 👏👏👏

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      1. Ireland: top news‏ @TopRT_IE 23 Jul 2016
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        : "If a rat goes swimming with a lizard, the lizard will get dry quickly but the rat may…" #1 in #Irelandhttp://www.toprt.com/TopRT_IE/?t=756715663817867264 …

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