This picture was taken in the village of Tsanwa in the Maradi state of Niger in November 2010. These are three of my closest neighbors and friends eating tup (boiled millet mush) with okra sauce. From left to right are Zali Sanushi with her daughter Habiba, Maimena Hassan, and Barea Lowali with her son Haiyatu. I don't remember the joke, wish I did.