What ever it is. For me the issue is offending people online. This topic is the product of this topic. In SOL, we all get up and personal with each others views, sometimes (especially in the politics section) it gets personal. In my years here I have piss*ed a lot of people off, made some cry, others angry, some just fuming mad. Especially in the olden days when I had a different name, a different location and identity. Over the years as I aged, I mellowed out a bit, but even now I still drive some people mad, get people angry and sometimes I am just damn rude to people. Although at that moment I feel that they deserves it, upon reflecting, and often when I am in a good mood, I often feel guilty, especially when people sound genuinely upset. I always say to myself, I’m going to be more like Lily, Dahia or Ms DD and be nice to everyone. But obviously I forget, and since it is in my nature to be evil, annoying and provocative, it comes naturally to be all these things online. But what if you found out that someone who YOU was mean to here on SOL passed away, how will that affect you mentally, will you feel guilty, wish you was nicer to them, maybe said a kind word here and there, or perhaps asked for their forgiveness, after all you did not want to really hurt them (well I don’t) What about people who just drop off SOL, and you have no idea what happened to them, but while they were around, you annoyed them a little, made them sweat a little, even if they are unreasonable, mean and rude back to you, does that justify your actions (tit for tat) or make you feel better. Recently I often find myself thinking about things I say while blogging, or in forums because somehow, sometime ago the clear line between reality and cyber world started to blur, and the two started to compliment each other. What people say on SOL does not affect me offline, nor do I hold grudges, and I would feel sad if someone (even as Umu asked me, if not a fan of their posts) died or dropped off. But other people do take things to heart. Anyway in case any of you are planning to die, or end up dying or leaving SOL. I just want to say good luck in life (what is left of it) and I am sorry for 2007 and the start of 2008 if I’ve hurt your feelings. ....So what would you like to get off your chest.

^^^No I've never heard of that!! :eek: I don't like beauty products, they make me look worse. Umu I will, but for different reasons, I'm currently writing a post about this for the general, or should I just post i here toolow.

^^^ He is not really dead…is he?? I thought it was just a distasteful joke, right?

Looool @this thread. SO Thugged out...are you a girl or boy in realy life?? :confused:

^^^^Shid I just found/ figured out something!thanks for the hint. Damn you S.O.L Analyst!!

^^^^I wanted something that I can pick up in 5mins. Did you not hear that I'm straving.

^^^Interesting take on things. But I think that only works for certain type of people, I cannot trick my mind. In all cases it is very hard to close your eyes and ignore what you see or exposed to on daily basis. Everyone once in a while it will bring you down, but if you keep trying (and if enough people keep trying in their own way) I really do think it will and it can make a difference. In some places we may not live to see those changes, nor will the suffering easy as a direct result of your current action, but setting the institutions and building the capabilities now, may benefit others in 50yrs or so, it may mean that certain illness will not kill the poor on mass scale, or that dominate states can murder and massacre others, or people won't die of hungry in one place, while food is wasted in another. Obviously there is a high chance that the world will only get worse, with more injustices, higher gap of distribution of wealth, more wars etc. But even if a collective effort benefits one person, it must be better than doing nothing....well at least that is what I tell myself. Who knows maybe this is another way to make myself feel better……. Today I have a lot of work to do. Why I'm here?

^^^What is that?

I'm straving. Any ideas on what I can eat.

Originally posted by +Faheema: quote:Originally posted by *Blessed: ^Nigis! Sheeko la'aan baa meesha ka jirta baryahan. Shaqo la'aan iyo badh dhe :rolleyes: And lack of better things to research. How does one conduct a research on such personal things? AAlah maaxaa ciyaal suuq meesha (SOL) jooga! lol Some of you need a good beating.

Me shut up waryaa maxaad laa qoosli!! Umu Zak My dear, don't take that the wrong way, I was just feeling a bit confused as to when I could have possible said it was okay to marry you brother (cuz). But if I may correct you a fellow Burcawii is not the same thing as a brother. Aaliyah good luck, it creeps me out to even think of it, let alone consider it. But I agree with Umu, obviously it is Halah and therefore acceptable. It is not common in the somali community, some of you seem to think it is??

^^^EXcuse Me?^^ When have ever said I think it is normal to mary your brother/ sisterAkhaas. :eek: There is no good enough reason to marry your brother. :mad:

Blessed: What!!? this thread is about people not wearing nigis? are you kidding me?? niiki diimaan waah waax kasta wuu aarkah this beats the trashi Sun headlines!

^^^^Loool Don't get arrested dear! like all super powers before you eh! loool About the talk....Overall the event was interest, derailing in many different directions, yet focused on a new way, a new approach and attitude. Dr. Helbawy was quite admirable, touched on many different aspects of Islam and most importantly Muslim’s attitudes in the west. Although a far cry from the original ideas of the Muslim brotherhood, some of its key fundamental arguments were visible in his talk. Well received and understood by the Muslim audience (who strangely enough were a minority) however it felt short of offering a basic understanding to the non-Muslims. Nevertheless, his talk was the most focused and attempted to address the theme of the talk. This part was okay. Then there was the government part, now I can be an idealist, and I can also be a liberal Muslim, yet it was not enough to make me appreciate Dr Mustafa Ceric solutions and suggestions. The talking point was that there is a conflict (always has been) between Sunni, Shia, and Al Khawariji. His bright idea was to alienate Khawariji, especially their political ideas, and at the same time create merge between Shia and Sunni authorities for one global Muslim leadership, to develop a universal peaceful Islam. to do this we must change mindsets blah blah blah, the rest you know.... Hello by the way

^^^^Loool, in house fighting! Blessed boooodka diigo. Berbera is too hot to fight! qiiiq baa kaa baaxayah!

What is a kastuumo, is there another somali word for it.

Originally posted by AfricaOwn: quote:Originally posted by Ghanima: AfricaOwn. Attacking Puntland or Somalia, because he attacked Somaliland is just as silly, as I said it is not worth stooping that low. It is always better to claim the high ground, after all you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Blessed, For Burcaawi you're sound so peaceful..I always thought reer Burco are the most feisty ones out of us. Only maarkaa naala gartaristo, otherwise we are the best peace keepers. Che: A lie is a lie, is a lie, call what you want dee

^^^I was referring to the name, rather than people. Although some say the land of punt was in Ethiopia/Eritrea and east-north-east Sudan. :confused: AfricaOwn. Attacking Puntland or Somalia, because he attacked Somaliland is just as silly, as I said it is not worth stooping that low. It is always better to claim the high ground, after all you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Blessed, Che lool, that is still a lie.

^^^Loool @ is it bigger than a rat!. Sorry I said from what I remember (hearing/reading) is it incorrect? @ Che: So you quoted him because you felt ticklish? Beenbaadniida?

^^^Maaxaad laa qoosli adigu? AfricaOwn: If I remember correctly the name is derived from the Land of Punt mentioned by ancient Egyptian sources, so both you and Khalaf are wrong. Please don’t feel you have to sink to their level by make equally false claims. According to Egyptian sources, the land of Pun was abundant in many exotic products, such as gold, aromatic resins, African blackwood, ebony, ivory, slaves and wild animals.

^^^I assumed you heard about it. It was even on Newsnight. Sorry.

^^^^You should have came to the talk "What Islam can offer Europe" at LMC last week It covered this so called internal struggle within Islam. It is a weak case, if I may say so.

Still not a good enough reason to marry your brother or sister :eek: There is no reason good enough.

2- greater international involvement in peacekeeping operations How about less interference and externally lead peace process, this has obviously failed in the last 17yrs, perhaps it is time to try the old traditional Somali way.

Nayruus you are so funny, you really think these people read SOL eh? lol haha.