oba hiloowlow;930090 wrote: Acacia tree Many species of qurac/qudhac, this and the previous "umbrella tree" is one of them. There are also smaller ones which have a light yellow bark from which we get xabag.

oba hiloowlow;930082 wrote: Cawbaar trees in Cadale,Middle Shabelle. Baar is the correct term and its equivalent is "palm tree".

Safferz;930079 wrote: Boswellia frereana (known as Maydi, or Yigar in Somalia), one type of tree that produces frankincense (luban, or foox) from the sap found in its bark. Frankincense is only found in northern Somalia, Yemen and Oman. The production and trade of frankincense and myrrh have a long history in the Horn region, and some of you may be familiar with Queen Hatshepsut's voyage to the "Land of Punt" for these prized aromatic resins. Found in all Somali regions including NFD, many species of Boswelia found in dry areas not just northern Somali, Oman and Yemen.

Maarodi;930171 wrote: In Somali its Qurac and in English its called Umbrella thorn. Now I know the name of this wonderful tree! I wanna plant one in my backyard! Acacia senegal

Abbaas;930066 wrote: Inta badan kabaxo soomaaliya http://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geed_Hindi Neem tree, geed qareer, Azadirachta indica

brainblaster456;930074 wrote: My favourite and most pleasurable Tree is the Frankincense tree: http://www.bubblews.com/assets/images/news/1353095902_1358809962.jpg http://im.ft-static.com/content/images/2a402b56-66bc-11e0-8d88-00144feab49a.img Commiphora molmol

Alpha Blondy;928545 wrote: can you get a copy and give to someone coming here? i'll send you the dosh via dahabshiil? i've been starved of a good book. i've read all my books. How do I do that given we are both alta egos on the internet...

Wadani;928083 wrote: Yes I can. Your are: exceptionally smart, analytic thinker, insightful. Much of ur strengths are cognitive in nature. Also u seem to be neurotic, insecure, plagued by self-doubts and jealousy, suffer from bouts of mild depression, hieghtened sense of self-importance, strong desire for power, fame and wealth. Ur weaknesses are emotional in nature. Also, it seems u are sociable and gregarious when in the right company, but standoffish and aloof when not. Oh my! We have a resident psychologist in the house! Most of what you have said though is true of people with a desire to communicate - like all SOLers i'd argue, a bit of narcissism...

LMAO. Political satire at its very best :cool:

Nice place to write a book or something...images of Hemingway....

Alpha Blondy;928421 wrote: ^ i've been called many things before but never genius, inaar . its been amazing bro. its approaching 3.5 years now and i've enjoyed my time, here, in the republic. i was a refugee too. i don't remember much of the refugee experience but about a year ago, i set off an expedition, to retrace our footsteps. it was heartbreaking journey but it was also satisfying to know the sacrifices that were made on our behalf. I just read a book set in Ceel Afwayne and Sheikh back in the colonial days - amazing. Was tempered to post you several quotations but unfortunately it was not on a kindle but a hard copy. Margaret Laurence's The Prophet's Camel Bell

Alpha Blondy;928276 wrote: ok. this is what we do: 1. we'll make a thread called Oba's and Alpha's SOL Reform Thread. in this thread we'll be very respectful and polite, inaar. we are talking to our enemies and the general public so its important we behave accordingly. we mustn't lose credibility by being our usual selves, inaar. 2. we should only blog on this thread and boycott the rest of the site. we discuss everything and anything on this thread. post songs and pics and all our usual dealings. we CANNOT and SHALL NOT post anywhere else. 3. we bombard PMs to ALL our friends and ensure they support our reform plan. 4. we'll make a petition and ask our all friends to supports our political campaign. the ADMIN is a smart one inaar, but we can turn the people against him, and when he bans us, we'll have the moral high-ground as we'll remembered as free speech martyrs. the people will demand our membership to be reinstated and he'll have no choice and will be FORCED to listen to the people. i have won against him like this before. its his achelis heel. that's why they (ADMIN and the MODs) don't like me, but with our combined strength, imagine what we can do..... we can WIN, inaar. victory will be ours walahi. the annals of history will forever bare witness to our efforts, indeed. what do you think? Pray, and how will you stop Haatu from posting a pink nigis on the new thread? Pun intended, nigis is made from thread no? Looks y'all folks have been depressed since I was away... Oba am not surprised; you call people names....called me a bloody sijui after just 3 months on SOL....but I don't hate you bro! Alfie how can anyone in their right senses hate you huh? You ROCK man!

Tillamook;928175 wrote: believe he will attend after a few foreign delegates go to Hargaysa to meet with him. And then come May, he will pull out that old card about attending as an independent observer or some such nonsense. I seriously doubt that; word is the Brits, traditional backers, ain't giving no recognition so the relationship is the other way around...no more Hargeisa door knocking...Silanyo been asked to take what he can get and run with it.

^ Great read; thanks for sharing!

A new Richard Burton...on a discovery mission?

Who cares what the woman is; did she have a point or not is the question... But, she's damned fine even if I say so myself; a saucy minx if ever there was one. :cool:

Dude it's like March? The 3rd month of the year? But a good song is always welcome! :cool:

iminka waa xaax iyo xuux...

^ One lucky girl...many of us only get to see shitty slums and unplanned spaces in Africa...

SomaliPhilosopher;926642 wrote: Sir Qansax, I was referring to your comment as me being a "counselor" and was making the joke that you were one of my clients unknowingly. have you seen shutter island? anyways... Waa wareey, you are a funny one; how did you "counsel" me? Unless you are one of the many scripts of AB, then that would make a heck of a lot of sense... Maybe I should bow out as well - like your dramatic exit LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Alpha Blondy;926638 wrote: that's what i try telling this guy S.P. he's a strange one ma istidhi inaar? Am like huh? what are you talking about. I've been on SOL for 2 months and SP is like "Qansax, you have made substantial progress throughout the years.I am glad I have been able to bring you to grasp reality at least to some extent. I reckon soon you will no longer need my services.

^ What do you think your dreams mean? Have you asked the learned to interpret them for you? I am curious to know what they thought. I once saw my brother in a dream buying a suit and I was told "don't repeat that because new clothes in a dream means death" and someone else interpreted the new clothes as "either a new wife or wealth".... Well - he is still alive, he has not married a new wife neither has he become a billionaire...dude's still the same!

Alpha Blondy;926582 wrote: haatu.... can you expand more on this meeting? thx Al. What is Abdi Eyeless up to now?

SomaliPhilosopher;926526 wrote: Qansax, you have made substantial progress throughout the years.I am glad I have been able to bring you to grasp reality at least to some extent. I reckon soon you will no longer need my services. Huh? You have brought me to what? Ever heard of the Somali saying "ri' is nuugti"? Stop sucking your own teets mate :cool:

^ Xaaji you keep sayin "the state is an alien concept to Somalis" - of course it is, as it is to many many other peoples in the world. There was hardly any concept of the nation-state before European colonization in many countries in Africa and Asia. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, etc are as much artificial as any other "modern" nation-state. What is undeniable is that the Somali identity is not artificial. When Richard Burton first set foot in Seylac in the 1840s as the first European to do so he clearly says he met "Somalis" just like out grandfathers in all the Somali regions were and are Somalis. The Izaks might have told him they were Habar Eunice and Habar Lover and Habar this and that, but there was no doubt as to their Somaliness. Am a bit confused by your arguments bro...You can argue that we are one nation, but don't have to have one state - we can have many states, fair enough. But make no mistake - the Somali NATION IS NOT A FIGMENT OF ANYONE"S IMAGINATION. It existed and shall continue to exist just like the Jews were scattered thru the 4 corners of the world, so are we - but we ARE a Somali NATION goddammit!!!