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Old 02-25-2010, 11:56 AM
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Welcome to Kenya

Sorry if this is a dupe, I'm too lazy to search

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Funny? Maybe. Accurate?

This is a hoax. First, Kenya's two main languages are Swahili and English. The road sign above contains what appears to be Arabic script. Second, the image was Photoshopped. The original, discovered by a user posting on the conspiracy-theory website AboveTopSecret.com, is of a road sign in Madha, a territory of Oman located in the United Arab Emirates. In English and Arabic, it says: "Wilayat Madha Welcomes You."
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Obama's father, Barack Obama the elder, was born in Kenya...
otherwise that sign is bogus, imo.
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Good sign though. Not far off. His grandmother has not been invited to the White House for Holidays?!?!?!? She has said, on multiple occasions, that she was there for his birth. In Kenya.
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Good sign though. Not far off. His grandmother has not been invited to the White House for Holidays?!?!?!? She has said, on multiple occasions, that she was there for his birth. In Kenya.
You have a legit link(s) for that idea?


By the bye, many Swahili words came from Arabic, much like English
from Germany, et al. Dunno what that sign says or, what langauge.
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You have a legit link(s) for that idea?


By the bye, many Swahili words came from Arabic, much like English
from Germany, et al. Dunno what that sign says or, what langauge.

Here is just one I found off a quick search.
Democrat: Obama's grandma confirms Kenyan birth

There are many many more. There are also many stating this wasn't true. Where there is smoke, there is fire
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Berg's suits were dismissed; he is imo, a nutcase at best...
Not defending the BigO, but this urban myth stuff comes
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Applying the phrase 'where there is smoke there is fire' is essentially saying that if you tell a lie often enough, it becomes truth.
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By the bye, many Swahili words came from Arabic, much like English
from Germany, et al. Dunno what that sign says or, what langauge.

Swahili - Language Information & Resources
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The original sign Road Sign: 'Welcome to Kenya, Birthplace of Barack Obama' [p. 2]

Side by side comparison
Road Sign: 'Welcome to Kenya, Birthplace of Barack Obama' [p. 3]

Site of origin.
Road Sign: 'Welcome to Kenya, Birthplace of Barack Obama' [p. 3]

Truth to be told.
Road Sign: 'Welcome to Kenya, Birthplace of Barack Obama' - Urban Legends

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