^^ Andromeda?

^^ Don't exclaim at me, woman. I have never been nice to Andromeda. If I start being nice to her now she'll think I'm after a loan or something. Anyway, if she speaks as well as she writes, I don't think she'll have any problems. ps I've just had it confirmed in PM that she indeed sounds like a dead pigeon (Thanks Val)

^^ Those that chew qaat marry tea ladies?

Originally posted by -: P.S. Back to trends,someone told me, and this is an awful story, women in the States with good number of Somali Bantus would date the Somali Bantu men to get money or whatever have you. The women milk these men for the money while these men get the satisfaction of screwing with women whom they couldn't get backhome. Obviously, these relationship alot of times result in pregnancies most of which were aborted. Nowadays, instead of aborting the babies, these women gave up for adoption. It should be noted majority of these women are in the their 30s as well. Heh. I am laughing for entirely different reasons to what you probably thought.

What perversion, Serenity? Twenty is a legal age, woman.

Originally posted by -Serenity-: Shouldn't your benchmark grow, as you do ? Surely *I* cant be out of ur range... not that I care or anything. I mean, I would never ever ever ever ever be ur min-yaro. Nope. It actually recedes with every passing year. I was having a similar conversation about this with my wife the other day. Told her to check out all the ten year olds she sees and keep a mental note of all the potentially good-looking ones. In ten years time, they'll be ripe for the picking. She thought it was a disgusting idea (the ten year olds not the marrying again). Nonetheless, I bet she goes round scowling at little girls now and wondering who her eventual rival will be. Ps You're right. You'll never be my minyaro. You're too old, darling.

I could give you lots of advice on this subject and I am sure it will be helpful for most people. But, for you? Hmmm. I don't really know. I always get the feeling that you have a voice like that of a dead pigeon. All the presentation techniques in the world could not fix such a problem. Try shouting at yourself in the mirror, dear.

Originally posted by Northerner: quote:Originally posted by NGONGE: I was born on the same day as Adolf Hitler Thats impossible saxib. You would be what? 100+ years old. ps do you hate Jews? No. I have a couple of Jewish acquaintances and they're very nice people. At least that’s something I don’t share with old Adolf I suppose. ps Aporpos of nothing, have you seen this?

You girls have MALE best friends? If I had a female BEST friend she would have to be really really ugly in order for me not to think about her in THAT way. Of course, I'm trying to think from the point of view of a single man. As it it is though, I can easily have lots of best girlfriends. As long as they're not twenty two (new benchmark) and under. If they were, they would qualify for the lottery you see.

^^^ Heh (On both your posts).

^^ Have you ever heard sijui's talk? In fact, have you ever heard sijui girls talk? “ So I said to him, kikki tiki waka under no circumstances would I dakiika dalili harka na rempa. And for your information lisilokuwapo moyoni,halipo machoni so you better not phone me because manahodha wengi chombo huenda mrama and don’t waste your time telling me mchovya asali hachovi mara moja! He got upset and hung up. Asaalaala! Can you believe the maskiini tiiki murampa shamali taktak hung up on me? Majuto ni mjukuu....” Ps I made some up and cheated a little.

Heh

^^ It's not the words themselves that have changed meaning. The words are as they've always been. It's the way they're said. In fact, even the dreaded (for you girls) word naaya can has a different meaning when the person uttering it is doing so with a twinkle in his eyes and a quivering lower lip.

Ghanima, I almost went on Sunday. I was supposed to go to the maqaaxi to meet a couple of people who would have joined me and go from there. Big mistake! At any rate, I got home later than usual but with no show to talk about. Heh. ps Serenity didn't go

^^ There is nothing wrong with her Somali. If only she would not whisper when she talks. Disclaimer: I have never had the pleasure of actually hearing her speak of course. Ps Her father once recited to me a poem he wrote. I think he thought I understood.

Originally posted by Gorilla Theater: I didn't mean the Somali ethnic background, I meant Somali nationalism. The blue flag, the anthem, the whole nine yards. Basically, are you proud of the Somali nation and its accomplishments since 1960, if any? I hear some of you out. I am a Somali, but I am a proud American and a proud Minnesotan. I do not have a single Somali flag in my house nor do I ever want to take a second look at the nation of skinnies. Occasionally, I do burn a Somali flag here and there. Got everything you wrote there and understood most of it. What I didn't get is the occasional burning of flags? Why do you feel the need to burn a piece of cloth? What does it symbolise for you as a proud American? Failure? Unwanted past? Embarrassment? I am, believe it or not, a proud Somali. I don't like most of the people. I don't like the backwardness (of those living in the West mostly) and I utterly despise the foolish traditions. But I'm still a proud Somali. You all should be proud Somalis really; it's a unique privilege that somehow connects you to ME. And for that, most people would be proud I'm sure. :cool:

Terribly written piece with many awful grammatical mistakes! It is as if the writer was in too much of a hurry to bother checking his words and ensuring that what he's written would make sense. Is it fury or, (more likely) the fact that he was spinning a disjointed web of lies and didn't want to lose his thread of thought by stopping and rechecking his work? Anyway, ONLF is a domestic Ethiopian problem really..

The name Ali Nayruus never fails to crack me up. (This random comment has nothing to do with your topic. Carry on..)

Heh. Though they both speak a lot of sense I can't help being amused at the thought of yet another reconciliation conference. Urinating against the wind there.

^^^ I don't doubt the man's ability as a politician. His record in political duels (moral positions aside) speaks for itself. But my question was about the next snake in the grass, troublemaker, agitator or even defector. Are there any parliamentarians or Ministers that you consider iffy?

^^ Where do you foresee the next crisis coming from? Lets assume that Geedi was like one of those old Xamar roadblocks standing in the way of the TFG, and that old wise Yusuf is on a mission to clear out all the debris! Who would you say is the next target? Surely you don't believe it is all plain sailing from now on! So who would you bet on as being the next Tank Man to obstruct the TFG's advance? (You must have some undesirables you wish eliminated.)

^^ You're too late with your news, duqa. The caravan has moved on. The juicy news is up south again.

^^ Oh stop being childish and challange the ideas, man. What have you or Castro have to offer other than self-indulgent anger? You've given a historical lesson there that was full of holes and when I challenged you, you promised to come back and deal with those points. Did you? Not at all. Instead, you came back with this limp-wristed insinuation about which group I support. If you're up to the task then come up with some waterproof argument or just step aside and watch others that can. So far, and though I don't agree with all they say, only Xiin and Paragon seem to be arguing these issues with what looks like an objective outlook. BiLaal is still in dreamland. Castro is aimlessly sniping around the place (almost a year later) and Kashafa is being the impulsive foot soldier that he's always been. If you can't explain your positions rationally and with what approaches an objective outlook, don't dare don the holier than thou coat whilst accusing others of being turncoats. You're really not much better than them to be honest. In fact, you're much worse. I've given you a virtual scale and shown you how it leans heavily towards the TFG side. If you have any scraps, morsels or facts to swing the scale to the other side (and the opinions of any readers) please do so. Kindly note that dreams though are weightless and usually add nothing of value. ps I've long realised that this argument is futile but something keeps urging me to prod you and irritate you further in the hope that this anger of yours will finally manifest itself in something that is a bit more tangible than mere rants and dreams. Maybe I should take a break!

^^ You've become very paranoid in your old age, saaxib. My praise was genuine. If you cut down on the empty bravado I'd praise you even more.

Originally posted by Castro: Xiinow, as long as they don't have the blood of the innocent on their hands, my support goes to anyone who fights the Ethiopians and their dabo-dhilifs. In other words, you don’t support anyone. Remember, he talked about Aideed and Indhacade there. One was part of the TFG when the Ethiopian army fired its first bullet in the capital and the other (if we believe BiLaal and others) is in charge of the suicidal resistance. Both seem to have blood on their hands! Where exactly does that leave you, saaxib? There is nothing wrong with opposing the Ethiopian occupation and refusing to look at any other options but war. It’s only human to admit that one’s anger in the face of such transgressions can not be restrained. However, when you try to explain it in any separate and rational you’re only being dishonest. Still, anger tends to do that to people. I look at Somalia today and despair at this (seemingly) unsolvable situation. It is not acceptable that Ethiopian soldiers should be stomping in such a way around the land. But then I look at those opposing them and wonder if they’re good enough to merit my support. Maybe if I was living in Somalia right now I would be supporting that Asmara group out of desperation. But I am not. I am sat here at home, in front of my brand new laptop and with a nice cup of cappuccino by my side, as I type these words. I am at liberty to think rationally, leisurely and even frivolously about the fate of my country while women and children get shot and blown up. This might not be to your taste but it is the truth nonetheless. Now what can I do in such a situation? Assume an angry pose to distract my troubled mind from the nightmares it will have if it thought of all those poor civilians being trampled on? Ignore the whole topic and pretend that all is well with the world? I choose to do neither and instead rationalise the whole thing and think of ways to get us out of this quandary. If one of these ways happen to be the lending of my support to the TFG (bear in mind that this is nothing but a vocal support) so be it. At the moment, from this privileged position of mine, and for the reasons I gave BiLaaL in our earlier exchange, I have no other choice but to support those turncoats. Love them or hate them, they got us into this mess and they seem to be the only side that is capable of getting us out of it. If you have another practical way out I would be honoured to hear of it; as long as it is not wishes and dreams. Which, incidentally, even young Khalaf started to exhibit. His ideas of outside trustees is as ludicrous as BiLaaL’s one about supporting the Asmara group because they may (or may not) have a bright future! It is dreams and duplicity that I abhor here more than I do an Ethiopian occupation. You think outside of that angry box of yours and I’ll be sure to be on your side. Xiin, Nur worries himself about which sections of this forum to share his political ideas in, do you really think you’ll get much wisdom from him when image and other minor considerations are uppermost in his mind.