Heh@second malab moon. Like she went on a first or something. Anigu ingrees ma ahee. Waxan ma aqaan ya Juxa. If pushed it'll possibly be a handshake and or pat on the shoulder with the words 'well done' or something.

^^ You don't understand. Goats usually have no nationality but these SL goats have taken part in the recent voter registration and were the ones that caused the whole thing to collapse.

I actually was thinking of going on a holiday early next year. But the Mrs might decide to tag along and use the excuse of tenth wedding anniversary and other nonsense. So I wont bother.

Don't listen to her people. I'm six feet tall but I just don't look it.

Are you calling me fat or short, Juxa? No other kinds hang around with raindeer, woman.

^^ I would not even dare.

War dumarkan ya naga qabta. I come to 'work' to relax not to hear about children. Change the subject please.

Bah! She's talking about having two at the same time? I thought her economical reasons would have something to do with inheritance and not having uuf girls who will pass on her wealth to some undeserving rascal.

Originally posted by *Faheema: OK let's try and see how this works.... "A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet" Ubax mid aan magac kale lahayn, miyuu urtiisu udgoon'an Now try the following in Somali: to be, or not to be: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep; No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep; To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause: there's the respect That makes calamity of so long life; For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely, The pangs of despised love, the law's delay, The insolence of office and the spurns That patient merit of the unworthy takes, When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin? who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something after death, The undiscover'd country from whose bourn No traveller returns, puzzles the will And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of? Thus conscience does make cowards of us all; And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their currents turn awry, And lose the name of action. - Soft you now! The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons Be all my sins remember'd. I reckon this will sound even better in Somali.

Warya Jb, we need to train those goats to do better and better. They are still not world class goats ninyo. Check out how it's really done (see the beauty of the formation):

Ileen the ice queen actually has a heart! Ibti, would you have gone if he was not good looking? Hi Sheh. Neutral is best.

It's a good flag. It's got the blue flag of Somalia at the top of it (first come Somalia). It has white in the middle (then come peace). It has green in it (then comes prosperity). The gibberish that Fiqi put in the middle spoils it a little but I guess that is his interpretation and not the real flag.

^^ The conversation that followed was even tastier (all true by the way). The UK MP expenses thing seems to have got lots of organisations to look at their own systems. Our one is no different. So these suits sat looking at receipts and discussing the best way of doing things. Suit: It says here that someone had TWO cans of Fanta when they were on that business trip. Why two when it was only him on the trip? Me: Maybe he was thirsty. Second Suit: Nope. Something fishy is going on here. He took his wife with him. 1st Suit: It is not our job to pay for wives. We must demand he pays us back for the second Fanta. Me: What, in pounds? 2nd Suit: In whatever currency it was orginally charged. Me: But that's pennies when converted to sterling! 1st Suit: Yes but it's the principle. 2nd Suit: This is tantamount to fraud. 3rd Suit: But he is right. When converted to sterling it'll amount to pennies and mess up their accounting systems. Can't we look through the receipts and see what else we can force him to repay? 1st Suit: Good idea. 2nd Suit: It says here that he had meat and chicken! Who eats both at the same time? Someone else must have ordered the chicken. 1st Suit: How much did it cost? Me: I think the meat was the 'starter'. It says so on the receipt. 3rd Suit: Yes it does. 2nd Suit: Maybe he paid the waiter to put that there. 1st Suit: That's an idea. What if everyone is doing that? How can we ensure there is no fraud. Me: Why not just give them a daily cash allowance? 3rd Suit: That's complicated. 1st Suit: That's not our breif 2nd Suit: But it's a good idea. 1st Suit: Lets keep looking through the receipts. I know these sorts of people, if they done it once they must have done it a hundred times.

Faheema, that is why they get paid double. Why should they worry about such things when there is someone always at hand to explain it to them? Talking to one of the suits from yesterday. Me: We need you to transfer two million pounds to our account so that we can pay for such and such. Suit: Why do you need it? Me: So that we can pay for such and such. Suit: Ok. Let me speak to our department's accountant. (makes phone call). Suit: He says, why do you need it. Me: To pay for such and such. Suit: He says can't you ask for a smaller amount? Me: No. It is a set figure. Your accountant should know this already. Suit (shouting on the phone): you should know this already. Give him the two million. He then turns to me and says: "Will half a million do?" Me: NOPE. Suit: Two million is a lot of money, you know. Me: It was not our idea, YOU signed the contract. Suit: Did we? I got an e-mail today from a different accountant asking me why do I need the money and will half do! (it's not even my job, to be honest. I were merely passing a message).

^^ Away with you and your nonsensical propaganda, saaxib. Laba X, I still blame you and Nur and all those that support Al Shabab. You say the news is controlled by such and such but you do not do your bit to counter the news. Choosing instead to point fingers and dissect whatever you deem false. I told you above and I tell you again, when you say that Al Shabab are good, why is it only when you're attacked and put on the defensive? Who is stopping you from starting threads showing the constant achievements of Al Shabab? Do you (and Nur) see where I am coming from? It is simple. It really is not rocket science and it is the one great reason why most people despise Al Shabab (they have no other source of news). I also need to rebuke you on your argument that you are not out to change anyone's mind. Why else did you start this thread if that is not the case? Changing people's minds should be your top priority, adeer. Unlike the others that are arguing with you here, I am not really interested in right or wrong, I am concerned with the way each side presents itself. The TFG is clearly and obviously a pointless administration full of thieves, turncoats and opportunists (the news tells us that). However, I know from personal experience (if not the news) that there are good people working for the TFG with the simple aim of bringing peace and stability to Somalia. On the other hand, Al Shabab is said to be a group full of angry kids, zealots, some clannish moles and even thieves. But I am also sure that the group contains many with the simple aim of bringing peace and stability to Somalia. I do not trust the TFG. In fact, I do not trust them even before considering Nur's rehtoric about the CIA. However, TFG waxba iga maqaadi karto. I do not trust Al Shabab either (though I tried). I do not trust them because I hold them in a higher regard than the TFG and apply more stringent criteria to judge them. In this, I make no apology. After all, Al Shabab are claiming to fight for a nobler purpose. So, for example (and this is something that Nur talked about elsewhere), when AMISOM shell the Bakara market, I put the blame on Al Shabab for allowing such a thing to happen. AMISOM is part of the corrupt TFG and does not care for Muslim lives, Al Shabab (being the best of Islamic movements, as they would like us to believe) are Muslim and SHOULD do all they can to avoid the spilling of Muslim blood. Yet, they keep making their attacks knowing full well that AMISOM will retalite by shelling the innocents! Or, maybe, no such thing happens and AMISOM just shell those areas for the fun of it! Anyway, I shall stop ranting, I think you get my point by now (about the importance of having your own news).

^^ If you look closely you will find it's not the same bird. Not unless Sayid used Photoshop to colour it up.

^^ I would explain it CL but Juxa will tell me off. She claims you already read good Somali. Ibti, you needed it in writing?

I admit I'm a bit of a bully. I don't allow them to get angry. I pester them and chase them around and change the subject and talk until they clam down and forgive me. Come to think of it, I do that with everyone.

CL, they're (in my opinion) wrong for Johnny. Kolay waa waxa diinta ka saaray.

Ibti & Jb, STOP what you're doing. JB, you had a choice from all the women in the world and you landed yourself a sijui? Why?

Originally posted by AYOUB: ^ What are saying, my impersonation was not spot on? Happy Nu year to you too. Ngonge Kasiiddaa ya sahbi. Just had the thought, saaxib. Didn't write anything. You missed out Shankaroon's elections though.

Beat me to it.

^^ I put a different one.

Originally posted by Fu-Fu: ^^^LooL waraa horta seey nooga bad badiyeen maka yaabtay ..Burco & qardho Adeer wad caytamaysa dee. Look at Qardho's picture below and tell me that the two places compare.

Originally posted by AYOUB: quote:Originally posted by NGONGE: Rafa knows what he's doing and he'll get it right sooner or later. I don't like his style of play (as I said a million times before) but I trust that it will win us something. Maybe, but not this season. Be realistic and pray for 4th. Did you miss the part where I said winning the title was not realistic this season, saaxib? Next season though we sure will win it. I reckon fourth place is easy. Liverpool has had a bad run of games since the start of the season and has not had a good run yet. Every team has a good run during a season (or else they get relegated). When we get ours, we shall catch up with most of the teams in the top six (maybe not first but second down are all within sight). I say this because United are just starting to have their bad patch (two losses in their last three games and their defenders are not likely to be back before the new year). Arsenal never have a bad patch, they just stumble from one game to the next (and they sure will again this season). Chelsea is also going through a bad patch and it is likely to get worse before getting better. Spurs, Villa & City are not used to such heights and are bound to start getting dizzy sooner or later. Who does that leave, saaxib? You all have seen what sort of season we're having here so don't act all shocked when I say that fourth is a formality for Liverpool (and depending on other results, I may even change my mind and still say we can win it. It is a mathematical possibility still).