The concept of “Sankofa” is derived from King Adinkera of the Akan people of West Africa. “Sankofa” is expressed in the Akan language as Sankofa bird “se wo were fi na wosan kofa a yenki.” Literally translated, this means “it is not taboo to go back and fetch what you forgot”.
“Sankofa” teaches us that we must go back to our roots in order to move forward. That is, we should reach back and gather the best of what our past has to teach us, so that we can achieve our full potential as we move forward. Whatever we have lost, forgotten, forgone, or been stripped of can be reclaimed, revived, preserved, and perpetuated.
Visually and symbolically, “Sankofa” is expressed as a mythic bird that flies forward while looking backward with an egg (symbolizing the future) in its mouth. This ties with our motto: “In order to understand our present and ensure our future, we must know our past.”
“Sankofa” teaches us that we must go back to our roots in order to move forward. That is, we should reach back and gather the best of what our past has to teach us, so that we can achieve our full potential as we move forward. Whatever we have lost, forgotten, forgone, or been stripped of can be reclaimed, revived, preserved, and perpetuated.
Visually and symbolically, “Sankofa” is expressed as a mythic bird that flies forward while looking backward with an egg (symbolizing the future) in its mouth. This ties with our motto: “In order to understand our present and ensure our future, we must know our past.”
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Usually happens when the slut you bring home tells you she’s into coffee enemas but you are out of fresh brew so you improvise using the jar of Sanka instant coffee that’s been in your cabinet for five years.
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I was pumping that slut’s ass full of coffee with the enema bag but she said it wasn’t quite like she usually feels. She asked if I was using Starbucks but I admitted to giving her the dirty Sanka.
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-noun
A foreigner who has incomprehensibly heavy accents.
This term originates from this particular group of foreigners' speech pattern. As they request favors from you, they often complete the request in a polite way of saying "Thanks" multiple times. However due to the inability to annunciate the /θ/ th sound in "thanks", they end up saying "sanks sanks sanks sanks sanks", similar to the sound of a tank firing its machine gun.
-noun
A foreigner who has incomprehensibly heavy accents.
This term originates from this particular group of foreigners' speech pattern. As they request favors from you, they often complete the request in a polite way of saying "Thanks" multiple times. However due to the inability to annunciate the /θ/ th sound in "thanks", they end up saying "sanks sanks sanks sanks sanks", similar to the sound of a tank firing its machine gun.
A : "Flas moai snell mela all toi jooo?"
B : "Sure"
A : "Sanks sanks sanks sanks sanks!", and walks off
C : "What did sanks tank ask you to do for him?"
B : "I have no idea, I can't understand a word he said"
B : "Sure"
A : "Sanks sanks sanks sanks sanks!", and walks off
C : "What did sanks tank ask you to do for him?"
B : "I have no idea, I can't understand a word he said"
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Sankeyer: Yeah my ERA was 9.0 and i can bench 225.
Other person: Stop sankeying dude.
Sankeyer: I was the best player out of my highschool and i know pro scouts. Anyone wanna hear me voicecrack?
Other person: No sankey, nobody cares.
Other person: Stop sankeying dude.
Sankeyer: I was the best player out of my highschool and i know pro scouts. Anyone wanna hear me voicecrack?
Other person: No sankey, nobody cares.
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