انتا بتتكلم سوداني ولا مصري يا باشا!

^^ It was not a fantasy, it was real. 45 bloody minutes I was stuck in that damn lift. She cried too.

To my knowledge, all can and are allowed to connect to each other. All connect from either side. The only four letters that can't are RAA, ZEEN, DAAL & THAAL! You can say: ارز: as in rice (prononced A-ROZ) but you can't connect those last two letters to each other under any circumstances. However, you can say: خيزران: as in bamboo (pronounced KHAY-ZA-RAN) and as you can see the letter 'Yaa' is connected to the letter 'Zeen'. Everything else connectes normally and from either side depending on the word you're writing. (I think). Edit: Heh@North..didn't I tell you I thought your arabic was better?

Intelligent, pretty and Somali! Oh well, two out of three is not that bad.

Today I didn't take the lift. Yesterday, I got stuck in one (with a very pretty blonde) for 45 minutes.

^^ Give it a try, saaxib. I bet you speak better Arabic than the whole lot of them.

Duke, You should have left it at the argument that the sheikh was playin the game of politics, saaxib. Lakin wad imaan la'dahay! You just had to go for the biggest bite you can take. Bal ha kaa saarto, try and chew with such a mouthful. I am not taking sides here but I can't stand mad exterems. As the Goat man said: the sheikh is a human and he's prone to error (just like AY is). The important thing to remember here is that this is (when all is said and done) a game of politics. One is not judged by their honesty (and if you do judge them in that way then god help you). A man of politics is judged by his ability to appear good to all. In that regard, the sheikh is still ahead of Yusuf. However, in this particular round it's obvious that he stumbled and made a silly mistake. You have every right to point it out and claim bragging rights.

^^

A politician telling a lie, fancy that!

^^ Your wish may yet come true. One North African team out already.

^^^ Is this a new 'reaching out to the people' policy of yours? war naga daa...I liked it when that evil child used to appear every now and then. It's been more than three days since the 'troubles'. I reckon people should let things go for now. You'll all have an opportunity to fight again in a year or two.

^^ I am NOT staying in City Gold. Can't take children to that place, saaxib. I reckon it will have to be a proper hotel or a hired flat. I prefer the flat option.

Heh. I thought you were our Arabian link. ps Find me some cheap flats for rent for ten days in Sharjah. They have to be cheap, have a swimming pool and all other mod cons. Go....

^^ You think they'll listen? Still, at least someone is keeping an eye on things.

Yes. I always have ART at this time of year. Can't miss Star Academy on LBC. The Arab commentators are fun when the game you're watching is not important. But when it's a big game, they usually ruin it for me. I used to think Motson was annoying.

Surely not to the extent the author is painting there, saaxib. Those Arabs must be landing in Somaliland in their thousands and on a daily bases for their efforts to cause such an ecological disaster as the one the author is trying to portray. Unless, of course, the wildlife was already nonexistent to begin with!

Yes. The Arab commentators are going berserk and mentioning it in every game. They're complaining of double standards and keep mentioning the Ghanaian player that waved an Israeli flag in the 2006 World Cup. Here he is: Angola might face Egypt in the next round. Depends on who finishes first and second in each group. I am going to stick with Egypt. I watched most of the games and have not yet seen one team that could challange them. Drogba's boys are good but they always get beaten by the Egyptains. I don't expect that to change now. ps Ghana and Senegal could both leave in the first round.

^^ Has English become the language of correspondence in Somaliland these days? Happy days.....

In that case, congratulations saaxib. Welcome to the club. Now don't you go rushing into anything just yet. Pace yourself and win her trust first. Soon come, as they say. Don't be like all the eager newlyweds who burst in and expect the wife to wash their feet on the first day. It'll come, it'll come. I have faith in you.

Bristol Rovers v Southampton Cardiff City v Wolves Sheffield United v Middlesbrough Liverpool v Barnsley Manchester United v Arsenal Preston v Portsmouth Coventry City v West Brom Chelsea v Huddersfield Town

I'll withhold my congratulations until the man gives me a good enough reason why he denied me the chance to eat some free barees and hilib!

Abu Trika is the man. Egypt all the way.

Booooooo! Booo!