When was the last time the man visited the place anyway?

^^ Heh. Amatuer! The justice system in SL is a joke and Siilaanyo is to blame. Grrrrrrr...

What sort of dutch hellhole do you live in, Carafaat? No cheap calls, watermelon or pancakes? Had you said you missed the weather, the people or the madness it would have made sense but laxoox? Khasaara fooqal khasaara.

^^ War maxaad ku hadlaysa? Ma deentaad ka bixi adna? Ayoub, Africa nooh, Africa.

^^ You and Jb are wrong on all counts. His 'other' name starts with A too.

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N.O.R.F;849369 wrote: Photoshopped surely Not just photoshopped, it's actually a site where you can write anything you want and it would appear on that piece of cardboard. I can't remember the url now but I'll try to find it for you.

The idea is good and is actually a fair criticisim of SL. The details? Well, I think had A&T posted this stuff on Wiki he would have the tiny words "citation needed" next to his declaration that "most of Awdal wave the blue flag" (or whatever it is he wrote). But that's neither here nor there. It is his conclusion that is most interesting. In simple words, what he is saying is that if SL does not change its history books, SL will not get what it wants! Heh. :D War get off that unicycle and talk sense dee.

^^ A compliment meant as an insult. I'll take whatever I can get, I suppose.

(words from the site, not mine). 20 years ago, a 12-year-old boy took a camera and filmed half of a conversation, pretending to be talking to himself in the future. This year, that boy is now 32-year-old actor and videomaker Jeremiah McDonald, and he’s finally made the conversation whole. The resulting video is sweet, sad, and kind of beautiful. The first half of the video is kind of silly. Writing today on Twitter, McDonald explained that, to make the conversation seem real, he was “locked into” the improvisations of a 12 year old boy. However, once the younger version of himself begins asking about a hobby that was, at one point, incredibly important to him but has now fallen by the wayside, the proceedings get wonderfully poignant and human. Plus, it all ends with a great Doctor Who/Blink reference which is always good! If only all of us had been as prescient as the camera-toting Jeremy of 1992, we’d all have wonderful videos like this. Of course, for some of us, maybe that wouldn’t be too pleasant an experience…

^^ Like an ant giving food advice to an elephant!

^^ Short passes, long passes or lobs. We do it all, saaxib. But we're never offside.

^^ It's the one place in SOL where a script's imagination fails him. No wonder you and that Blue fellow hardly post in here (and thank god of course).

For no reason AT ALL, I suddenly got a whiff of an old smell. Sabuun!

Juxa;848829 wrote: Chimera makula tahay Serenity speed dating meel lagu sameynayo iney tegi laheyd. Haa. Oo waliba sida kuwa xeerooyinka lago arki jiray, ol yar iyadoo sidata ayaay marba mid ku odhan "taa ha la hadlin", "kanu waa axmaq ee ka hadh", "kana laguu qaatay", etc, etc..... ** Closes eyes and pictures the scene **

^^ He's both plus Mukhtar, Mustafa and Abdi. The man is prolific, I tell ya.

Norf, Norf, it's the age saaxib. I went home and fell asleep on the sofa. Woke up at two in the morning wondering where the hell I was. I'll send it today (I hope). Heh.

^^ You know he didn't go to a real wadaad because, waxa la yedhi, if you visit a wadaad with such complaints (as the ones A&T suffers from) they would usually spit on you.

^^ I'd love to know how they managed to convince you to become a xamaal for that book show thing? Laalush miya? Heh@ Val..it's "home" now, is it? Hi Serenity. Bye Serenity.

^^ Hoos eeg dee. My name, yours and Serenity appear. Malika and Maaddey are not even there. Which could only mean that Serenity is lurking in the background. Wax fahan.

^^ :D p.s. Morning Serenity.

RIYADH: ARAB NEWS Monday 4 June 2012 . The president of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (Haia) urged its members to show leniency to people and strive to remove fear and wrong impressions about the commission among members of society. While warning the Haia members against abuse of power and heavy-handedness, Sheikh Abdul Latif Al-Asheikh cautioned them not to allow anybody to violate the fundamentals of religion or the so-called “five red lines,” Al-Watan Arabic daily reported yesterday. Addressing a meeting of the Haia branch chiefs from various regions of Riyadh province here on Sunday, Al-Asheikh recalled the advice of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah when he met him just after he assumed his duties. The Haia chief could no longer control his emotions and sobbed in front of the audience when he mentioned the king’s words: “Beware, don’t do any harm or cause harassment to citizens. Show mercy to those erroneous and don’t exceed proper bounds in the case of suspects. Always advise people gently.” Al-Asheikh said King Abdullah reminded him about the greatness of his responsibility by saying: “You are at the helm of affairs of an important and most risky agency. You have to promote virtue with wisdom following the example of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his companions. As for the fundamentals of religion, they are red lines, and hence I won’t either accept or agree with anyone who crosses them. Therefore, if anyone violates the basic tenets of religion, you should fulfill your responsibility.” Al-Asheikh urged the Haia officials to mingle with members of society. “They are your brothers, sisters, neighbors and friends, and therefore, we all should be in the same boat and we have to meet each other with a smile. It is indispensable for us to help them as much as possible and prevent them from being harmed,” he said. Al-Asheikh emphasized that the duty of the Haia members is not confined to monitoring people during prayer time. The Haia chief also came out strongly against one of his men who ordered a woman to leave a mall because she was wearing nail polish. "I was very disappointed by what I have seen on YouTube, and it pained me very much,” he said. The woman filmed her argument with the Haia official and posted it on YouTube. The clip attracted more than a million hits the first few days after it went online. The Haia chief did, however, say the woman took her behavior too far and exceeded the proper bounds of Islamic Shariah rules. Addressing the gathering, he asked: “What would be your feelings and attitude if this sort of behavior had been carried out by one of your girls? The matter has been exaggerated and negatively exploited to tarnish the image of Saudi Arabia, as was evident by the 1.1 million who viewed the video. The way the commission member behaved was not right, even if the girl had gone too far. He should have offered her advice and left instead of arguing with her and causing the situation to escalate.” Al-Asheikh urged Haia members to find time to visit sick people in hospitals, attend public forums and distribute booklets useful to the public rather than just ensuring people attended prayers. He admitted some people are scared of Haia members. “It is essential for us to break the barrier of fear and dread prevailing in the minds of people about the Haia. There are 4,000 field members among you and if any of them commit any foolishness, it would be damaging to all Haia members who perform their duties day and night,” he said. Al-Asheikh advised Haia officials not to publicize anybody’s errors and instead be discreet. “I stopped one member from performing field work after reports he had continuously harassed members of the public. One time, he approached me and boasted that he caught 15 women in a single day,” he said. Al-Asheikh also spoke about the five red lines that must not be crossed and urged Haia members not to allow anybody to violate them or deal with perpetrators discreetly. The first is related to Islamic ideology. The second is blackmail, while the third is practicing black magic and sorcery or benefiting from the wealth of others illegally. He said human trafficking is the fourth while disobeying rulers is the fifth. The Haia chief warned his members against abusing their power and called it one of the worst crimes. While criticizing those who try to create a wrong impression about the commission, he lauded the efforts of the overwhelming majority of media organizations highlighting positively the commission’s mission. http://www.arabnews.com/haia-chief-asks-staff-be-lenient

^^ Salaam Maaddeey. Don't take your own advice on this one and do what Val told me (though I don't remember now what her advice was). Dadka meeshan furi jiray waa Juxa kaliya; Juxa got a new assignment and has not been herself since.

Maaddeey;844937 wrote: Maanta, maalin kale yeelkeede Gar & Surwaal gaaban dartood Xabsi layskuma gelinaayo. It is good to see the great scholar (Abu Is-haq al Huwaini) and others, oo dhuudhuumashow ku jiray, inay xaqqa (siduu ula muuqdo) sheegi karaan iyagoon cidna ka baqayn!. Wal caaqibatu lil muttaqqiin[ The name of Egypt’s newly elected president, Mohammed Mursi, is still on the travel ban lists in all Egyptian airports and harbors as a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Despite winning Egypt’s first presidential elections after the January 25 Revolution, Mursi’s name was not removed from the lists of people banned from leaving the country. The president will need to file a lawsuit to have his name removed from the travel ban lists. However, the fact that he is still officially banned from traveling is not expected to hinder Mursi from making international trips as the country’s new president. But the issue is likely to stir much sarcasm abroad not only because he is the first president to assume office while banned from traveling, but on how immersed Egypt still is in matters of bureaucracy. Travel bans constituted one of several ways the former regime used to put pressure on Islamists, and particularly the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, reported the Egyptian newspaper al-Mesreyoon. According to the Egyptian Passports Authority, the total number of Egyptians whose names are placed on travel ban or on watch lists had reached 21,000 in March 2012. A large number of Muslim Brotherhood members were on the travel ban lists, the most famous of whom was the group’s Supreme Guide, Mohammed Badei, who was not allowed to leave the country since he was a member of the Guidance Bureau. In 2008, Badei was prevented from traveling to Saudi Arabia to perform the Lesser Pilgrimage (Umrah). The same happened to Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide, Mahdi Akef, when he was prevented from performing both the Lesser and Greater (Hajj) pilgrimage as the head of an “outlawed group.” Deputy Chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party, the Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing, Essam al-Erian was stopped at the airport several times during the past few years. Several Muslim Brotherhood members filed lawsuits to lift the ban and the rulings came in their favor, yet the Ministry of Interior had their names placed on the lists again whenever they were removed. In addition to travel bans, Mulsim Brotherhood members were put in jail several times, including President Mohammed Mursi who was detained in 2006 then put under house arrest. He was arrested again on January 28, 2011, also known as the Friday of Anger, during the January 25 Revolution. http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/07/05/224663.html :D