May Allah have mercy on them. Originally posted by Castro: ^^^^ That's exactly right. Only the ambitious would risk their lives to improve them. The multitudes of bums sitting in mafrishs would never get on a boat or risk their lives in any way. Not even by waking up early. Those are the ba$tards I'd like to see drown. May Allah forgive their sins and grant them Jannah. They have no more worries. There is a Somali from the UK who went to Syria, sold his passport for $4000 and then smuggled himself through the Turkish border and tried to return that way. It was a trip he made years earlier and I have no idea why he would sell his passport for pittance and go through that trip again. He was a professional mafrash dweller though.

^^ Good stuff. Thanks.

Skipper, Spain are not rubbish, Spain WERE rubbish last night. A team with all those stars should have beaten Italy by at least ten goals. What exactly did they do last night other than pass the ball around in the middle? The Germans outplayed Portugal.

^^ So what should I do? Other than thanking god of course. I did imagine not having it. Where do you think llamas came from?

Heh@A&T Did you break your new rule already? It was a figure of speech, you towel.

^^ He gets their attention by telling them that they have a nice smile then asks what type of tooth paste they use, whilst still keeping their interest but he finally spoils it all by spitting out a statistic about the number of people that don't brush regularly leading to them having bad teeth.

^^ North, Italians always play this way, saaxib. Do you not remember the last world cup or the one before or the one before that? The only problem they had last night was that their strikers were rubbish and there was no Pirlo to add a bit of class to their game. ps They did try to score and had the best (and only) proper attempt on goal of the match.

^^ Yes. But Spain themselves were no better. How many open chances did they have in the game? Can you imagine them playing that way against the Germans? Italy, after all, had useless Luca Toni upfront, a man that struggled to score all tournment. ps That has always been the way the Italians play. The only thing that hid this fact in the past is that they used to have good forwards. They don't now.

^^ He's done well with his last two teams. If Roy Keane can do it why not the guvnor himself, eh?

^^ Well done. You are a low risk candidate. You'll be glad to know that you're neither in a midlife crisis nor are you heading for one. Obviously you are a man who appreciates the quality things in life. We actually think you'd rather like the finely engineered and refined features of the new Volkswagen Passat. Next....

What do you mean by judgemental? I did not judge you, smelly student, I advised you. you is a lady, get me?

I am indeed, Afro. But what's that got to do with my ennui?

^^ I always thought a mid-life crisis involved a busty blonde. Been looking forward to mine for years. Ibti, Know of any Somali projects I can take part in (on weekends)? I am thinking of starting a youth club. Did it in the past and had a blast (you might even have been one of the kids that used to frequent it). edit: Henry, I actually thought about the motorcycle thing. Heh.

Ibti stop being vulgar and using the 'wtf' phrase all the time. It does not suit you, woman.

Done the gym thing. Done the holiday thing. I'm now on the stage of reading two books simultaneously. Was never fond of gardening but forced myself to do the garden these past weekends. Was never a fan of shopping but swept the high street for bargains that I eventually did not buy. Did the praying and meditation, thought about the meaning of creation, wrote and read what I wrote but none of it was interesting. I even got a pet that entertained me for a few months then got bored of me and went missing one night. Should I swap jobs, should I change wives? Should I throw it all away and move to Peru to pursue my childhood dream of tending llamas and goats? How can I get rid of this immovable state of ennui? Must be the summer blues.

^^ Great? They were RUBBISH last night and struggled to beat a weak Italian team.

For football reasons alone, the Russians should win this competition. For reliance and never-say-die attitude, the Turks should win it. But if we introduce the argument that form is temporary and class permanent, the Germans should win it. Spain have no encouraging reason to win (from a neutral point of view) other than, erm, having a good looking keeper! Of course, it is a shame that half the Turkish team will be missing in that semi final and that the Russians have a very weak defence (at least they're playing Spain not Germany). ps Was the broken clock correct again? Maybe the damn thing is not broken after all.

Maybe it is just me but this wailing and protest at some throwaway comment from your opponent in a discussion, is truly laughable. Looks like he (whoever he/she is) succeeded in throwing you off course and into this cul-de-sac of an argument. Does the fact you fell for such an obvious ruse signify anything?

An editorial is usually the opinion of the editor of a news medium. It usually reflects the position and political stance of that news medium. Are you left wing, right wing or centre left, centre right, etc? Seeing that SOL is a discussion forum and NOT a news medium, it is almost impossible to have such an editorial. In fact, I oppose such a move. Being a contributor to the site I may run the risk of agreeing to the overall goal and stance of such editorials. Still, if it must be done, why not do it in the form of articles that members post to a section named 'SOL Editorial'. The management would have no input or control of the content (unless it is something that breaks the golden rules of course) and the opinions posted would range from violent Islamists to lily-livered turncoats, and everything in between. Of course, the catch here is that every time an editorial is posted people would want to comment on it and may start a new thread in the political section to talk about it! Would that not defeat the whole purpose? This, of course, begs the question: why do we need an editorial in the first place? I insist that we should leave things as they are, and, if people must have an editorial of sorts, they should just go and read any of my guru's posts. He usually has ten of those in each post of his (all entertaining and, mostly, to the point). Ps Leave Nur alone, the brother likes to post his own political 'editorials' in the Islamic Section. Xaajiga masaajidkiisa yan laga saarin.

A&T (I refuse to call you by that other name, it's see through, saaixb), I'm on your side, ***** yaho. But I chose to keep my mouth shut so that people would not call me dirdiraale. All the trouble you got is down to JB. He's the one working behind the scenes and getting people on your back. War ninka eska celi.

^^ How would Somaliland work with them? Be CLEAR warya. Are you selling out?

^^ There is a handy little thing here called 'edit', m'dear.

Originally posted by Abtigiis & Tolka: quote:Originally posted by Abtigiis & Tolka: The semi-finalalists are" Holland Germany Italy Turkey Does this look like a broken clock??? NGONGE, you were pre-empting the inevitable!! Anyway, will I get any credit for bold and perfect predictions?? If Italy lose tomorrow, the broken clock will be right twice.

2-1!!!!! GET IN THERE...

^^ Not me, North. UAE people work on Sundays you know. ps Russia shold have won this HOURS ago.