^^ Maaddeey is alive and kicking. Johnny B keeps sneaking in and reading the threads but something is holding him from posting (might be the calibare of the new atheists we have on this site). As for Kashafa, I reckon he got bored with hip hop (or Al Shabab) and decided to concentrate on his studies.

^^ I don't think Islamic schools make much of a difference. It all goes back to the family, even for those that go to Islamic schools. As for speaking Somali at home,I think it is almost impossible to do for most families. It'll come in time, like in my case.

Though I still believe it is a change of attitude and public opinion that will eventually be main reason Somalia is saved, I nonetheless decided to have browse at the websites of the prospective candidates for the Somali presidency (those I could find). Dr Cabdulwali’s website looks impressive and has plenty of information about his plans for a future Somalia. It is a typical political campaigning website full of buzz words and sound bites. Where it differs from the others is in its attention to detail and presentation. Dr Farmajo’s political party’s website is not bad, though it relies a lot on bullet points and looks hurried. Where Cabdulwali tried to detailed and through with his ideas, Farmajo just filled his one with lists. Hiil Qaran isn’t impressive at all. Considering that this is their main website where they could sell us their vision and ideas, they really did a botched job there! I expected much more from Prof. Samatar. The best of the lot is Sheikh Sharif’s website. I am not going to give you my opinions on that one; you have to see it for yourself. http://ssmf.webs.com/

Those shorts are exteremly..err..short.

Actually (and at the risk of annoying my old pal A&T) I think Cabdulwali is running a brilliant campaign (whilst ignoring the amateurish nonsense his supporters are boring us with in SOL). Now I don't know how many undecided members of parliament there are and don’t know if they could be swayed by political campaigns, however, if this race was one to be won by the best campaigner, Cabdulwali will win it hands down. If he doesn’t, it will not be through a lack of effort or ability to “sell his vision”; it’ll probably be due to the overzealous support of Puntlanders putting every one off.

^^ Those two are going to bully the hell out of you soon.

On the way to school this morning: Me: You've got to stop forgetting your PE kit, you've done it last year and now you're older and wiser, you should not be doing it. If you don't start looking after your things, what will you do when you're an adult? Daughter (ignoring my rant and choosing to answer the last question): I will be ok when I'm an adult. I'd have moved out into my new flat when I'm 18. Me: EIGHTEEN? I was hoping to get rid of you by the age of sixteen, darling. Daughter: I'm not sure I'll be old enough to leave at sixteen. Me: I don't think your mother would even let you move out when you're twenty five, never mind eighteen. Daughter: I don't care, I am moving out when I'm eighteen. I don't want to be lonely! Me: Then stay with us. Lonely is living on your own when you're eighteen, silly. Daughter: Women who stay in their parents' house when their eighteen never get married. Me: I thought we agreed that you'll never get married until you're forty! Daughter: I know. But I heard that women who marry late struggle to have children. I want to have children. Me: Who told you all this rubbish? Daughter: My friend told me. Her elder sister is a twenty five year old "sprinter" who lives at home and never got married. Her mother keeps telling her that she'll struggle to have children if she does not marry soon. Me: That's rubbish. You can have children at forty, dear. Trust me, stick to forty. Daughter: But I want to have my own flat! Me: You can have that when you get married. Daughter: I thought you wanted to get rid of me when I get to sixteen. Me: Ok. You can leave when you're sixteen and have your own flat but no marriage until you're forty. Daughter: Can you marry someone you don't like? Me: Yes, some people do it. Why do you ask? Daughter: Because I don't really like boys! (worrying times but at least the good news is I only have nine years before she willingly moves out).

Don't hint, Malika. Say it politely and be firm (a smile while you do it helps to usually scare them off). Juxa, was she Somali? The jumper, I mean!

Morning Juxa & Jb. Juxa, you keep looking forward to Friday every week. Are your weekends that great or are you just lazy?

First in. Again!

^^ Waxaan bariga hore Ibti ku dicaayadeen jiray ayaa Norf ku dhacay miya?

JB, Wait until you recieve a text from his "female" alter ego. Alles goed?

^^ No, I am not. Maybe next year though. (Read slowly, saaxib).

^^ In ten days? War I've still not had enough of H town, saaxib. How could you tell which part was the meat and which part was the fat?

^^ Ka magaalada jooga ma xamuurad baad o marisaan? Naga daaya dee, waa geel uun.

^^ Maybe he was being sarcastic dee. Does anyone know if the price of said "koolo" increased when Farmaajo was PM?

^^ On this site? War we're all privileged dee. It's just that some of us realise it and others keep forgetting.

I can't see the video. What did the Cheese man do? (never thought he was much of a "siyaasi" to begin with).

^^ War why pick on me, anigo miyaan kala ogahay geel magaalo iyo geel miyaha waxay kala yiheen? Waa ii geel uun. Abu Salman, I am happy to go but I neither like Camel milk or its meat. Alaabta Norf ayaa jecel inuu isku khasbo!

Sounds like a total nightmare!

N.O.R.F;864647 wrote: If you're going to drink milk from those camels then good luck I can't stand the stuff, saaxib. But I see no difference between a city camel and a miye one. Does the city one taste of plastic bags?

^^ If every one of these guys has secured the support of 20 mps (each) already, isn't Sharif worried that by delaying things he might not be left with any MPs to rely on?

^^ Why not, are there no camles in the city? I could swear I've seen a few!

N.O.R.F;864601 wrote: ^Apparently parents can see the future and decide if 2 kids is better than 6 because of a coming war in 10 years time. What is abject poverty to insulated western educated kids is considered a normal life by others stuck in Africa. Stuff iyo maalayacni. In a war/famine/poverty situation, having twenty kids increases the chances of some of them surviving. Of course this whole topic is the dinner table discussions of the privileged. Pass the ketchup please, this placenta looks bland.

Alpha Blondy is illegitimate. He aint got no birth certificate. He's got aids and cant get rid of it. He's a crazy b*stard, He's a crazy b*stard.. (not my words, a chant Liverpool fans usually sing for Ryan Giggs).