^what? Afternoon all. Lunch time ---KFC!

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^He should have just burst the damn thing. I blmae Reina.

^ma been baan sheegey?

^Kids will be taught a lesson. Wait and see.

Simple. Some want to be with their ilma adeero. Some with there ilma abtiyo. Some want none of the above.

Marx def need dhaqan celis. Lets have an SOL wip-round. Please donate to a good cause (Marx's rehabilitation)

Originally posted by peasant: ^ Reer xamarku marka ay subaxdii koob qaxwe ah ku dhuftaan baa saacadu u bilaabataa. Reer waqooyigana markuu koob maraq ah ku dhufto duhurkii buu sacada kow ka bilaaba. Waa lanaga horeeyaa dhe

Originally posted by Jacaylbaro: Maa shufnaa shar walaa samicnaa shar Ma carab baad tahay?

What I find very peculiar is when someone from Xamar says waa laba saac (2 oclock) even though it's 8 oclock! Where did this opposite clock/time thing come from?

See no evil. Hear no evil.

This has the finger prints of Aw Tusbaxle all over it.

^I just get the sense there is a lot of misplaced patriotism amongst Somalis. Here in Dubai a lot of the expats stick a small flag on the back of their cars. I always wonder what benefit or joy this brings them. I then recently saw a car with the blue Somali flag plastered all over it with the words 'I LOVE SOMALIA' inscribed on the back window (God knows how he could see through it). The chap was beaming from ear to ear. Very proud of his work and even more so when he saw me looking at it (in shock more than anything else). Word of advice would be not to jump on the ‘I’m a patriot’ bandwagon. More often than not those who proclaim allegiance to the flag/country do so for geographical reasons (Somalia is one etc) whilst there is endemic inaction on their part when it comes to the need of the people there. SOLers withstanding of course.

We are finished! Wasted season ahead.

What is being a patriot in the Somali sense?

Rights council adopts Gaza report The UN human rights council has endorsed the Goldstone report on Israel's war on Gaza, which accuses the military of using disproportionate force as well as laying charges of war crimes on Israeli occupation forces and Hamas. The council's resolution adopting the report was passed in Geneva by 25 votes to six with 11 countries abstaining and five declining to vote. The inquiry, lead by Justice Richard Goldstone, calls on Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, to monitor whether Israel and Hamas conduct credible investigations into the conflict which took place last winter. Should the two sides fail to do so, it calls on the UN Security Council to refer the allegations to the International Criminal Court. The Palestinian Authority had initially agreed to defer a vote on the UN-sanctioned report, but later backtracked under heavy criticism. The United States and Israel were among those countries which voted against the resolution. Mike Hanna, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Geneva, said the vote was a "very strong victory" for the supporters of the resolution, but that the large number of abstentions was also "very significant". In Gaza, Hamas thanked the nations that voted to endorse the report. "We hope that vote will lead to a trial of the occupation leaders," Taher al-Nunu, a Hamas spokesman, said. Mousa Abu Marzook, the deputy chairman of the Hamas political bureau in Damascus, Syria, told Al Jazeera: "We thank our people, all those who support to submit again this report to the human rights committee and all the countries who voted for the report. "I think if the Palestinian Authority didn't withdraw this report it will be more efficient and the result will be stronger than the resolution. "We will co-operate with this report and we will establish a new committee to investigate. "Right now, there is no talking with Fatah, but during the dialogue between Fatah and Hamas in Egypt, within a few weeks, we are going to talk about reconciliation and, of course, this kind of subject we are going to talk about." In addition to endorsing the report, the resolution "strongly condemns all policies and measures taken by Israel, the occupying power, including those limiting access of Palestinians to their properties and holy sites". It also calls on Israel to stop digging and excavation work around the Al-Aqsa mosque as well as other Islamic and Christian religious sites. Israel rejected the charges saying the resolution – drafted by the Palestinians with Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan and Tunisia, on behalf of non-aligned, African, Islamic and Arab nations – threatened peace efforts. The Goldstone report recommended that its conclusions be sent on to the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor in The Hague if Israel and Hamas do not hold their own credible investigations into allegations of war crimes within six months. The report accused Israel of war crimes and crimes against humanity. It also accused Hamas, which has de facto control of Gaza, of war crime violations, but reserved most of its criticism for Israel. 'Rights undermined' On Thursday, Navi Pillay, the UN human rights chief, endorsed the report, calling for "impartial, independent, prompt and effective investigations" into the alleged war crimes. Pillay said: "A culture of impunity continues to prevail in the occupied territories and in Israel," Pillay said during the UN Human Rights Council's special debate session on the report on Thursday. In her speech, Pillay cited concern about the restrictions on Palestinians wishing to enter al-Aqsa and expressed "dismay" about the Israeli blockade of Gaza that she said "severely undermines the rights and welfare of the population there". On Thursday, Goldstone, a former South African judge, criticised the resolution, saying: "I hope that the council can modify the text." About 1,400 Palestinians – the majority of them civilians - and 13 Israelis were killed during Israel's three-week war on Gaza, which had the stated aim of stopping rocket attacks by Palestinian fighters from the coastal territory. Source: Al Jazeera and agencies Goldstone report vote For: Argentina, Brazil, China, Russia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Djbouti, Egypt, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Africa and Zambia Against: US, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Slovakia and Ukraine Abstentions: Belgium, Bosnia, Burkina-Faso, Cameroon, Gabon, Japan, Mexico, Norway, South Korea, Slovenia and Uruguay No vote: UK, France, Madagascar, Kyrgyzstan and Angola

Knock Knock

Originally posted by nuune: ^^ This is more damned one, unfortunate Utter *********!!!!!!!!! And she just stands there. DUH!

Originally posted by Jacaylbaro: ............ How about "Dabada Cadaadda" ?? The only areas I know are 'Cidaacada' iyo 'Burcaan ka yimid' at the bottom of the hill

^At least you don't work with a bunch of mad beer loving louts who earn tax free cash and think they're the best people in the world. I do enjoy saying it how it is sometimes though Too many late nights this week. Leaving early for some kip.

^hear hear. Just can't bring myself to do so. Had McDonald's Gourmet Chicken Burger for lunch. Nice.

Ha. Waa xaafad ay dhagaxyadu ku badantahay

Only the landmarks

Originally posted by NGONGE: I'm sitting here with my boss calculating some figures across the desk from me. He keeps saying stuff but I have no idea what he's saying. I'm reading SOL instead and smiling at him. What langauge is he speaking?

Hadaad soo toosteene naga daaya sheekada.