^^^^ You and others have just stated the obvious, because you only know one side of the story. So please don't be hasty. Also it is not nice to chastise me for not doing enough. What do you know about what I did for Og-girl when she was banned? Ask people who are close to her, cos they know. Again, do you know what I am doing now? Or you are just assuming that I haven't done enough? C'mon now Sue, dont be judgemental please. There is no need to orchestrate things out of propotion.

^^^ Looool Boolbaro kuye! Waryaa whats this name-change revolution taking place right under our noses? War ninyhow haa, dalkii baan u xiisey, marka kaalarka madowga ah ayaan is yara jecleysiinayaa. I am not cunsuri laakiin, just being traditional with the colour black. Silent-Guy sxb, I am feeling like your friend . I am just being analytical, thats all. I know the colour 'black' has been associated to many things, among them 'Ar Gabadha waa il-Madow, ee yeysan ku habaarin'. Laakiin I am showing the definition of black from another perspective. Juxa, thank you sister. Follow me now! sheherazade, I am not obsessed either and mind you I am gonna do that, erm, I mean, the last nail on your coffin? . However, I wouldnt understand why you should necessarily perish rather than blissfully pass away! If such happens, sleep in peace. Dont be 'a very conscientious ghost.'

I like the idea! I am in.

^^ Wallee Baashiyow, mar hadaad kaa dhaanteysey halkii disko dansa laga rabey, in murti waxay ay gabdhaha ka sheegtay baratid way haboon tahay

Lol Baashi OKey, let me give you a good phrase, used originally by nomads: War Hebel, dhulka "madow" (cagaar), maleeyahay? Just look at the opposite of this phrase then...you do the maths Baashi, I am talking about traditional perception of the words - Madow and Caddaan. And you seem to talk about the definition of the word. Now, about 'dhul cad' though there is no "dhul cad" in discription, how does the land turn to during dry seasons? When the seasons is in transition from 'Madow Tikh ah' to whitish in the way trees look like. Hadaan ku iraahdo, Baashoow dhulka, qaybna waa cadyahay, qaybna weli waa madow.. you should understand it automatically what I mean. FARIID I kinda agree but not wholeheartedly.

2. Saddexna waa ragoo : 1a. Ninkii naag garooba guursada waa rag. 1e. Ninkay nolosha isla dhameysaana waa rag-karooni 1i. Ninkii furaana waa runtiis, oo horey wixii loogu furay baa ku wacan kara. 3. Saddex kalana waa ragoo : 1a. Ninkii libaax raadsadaa waa rag. 1e. Ninkii soo dilaana waa rag-karooni. 1i. Ninkii ka baqaana waa runtiis, oo waxa waa libaax. Loooooooooooooooooooool@Ninkii ka baqaana waa runtiis, oo waxa waa libaax. War ninyow Feebaro, murtida iska qor ma ahee waxay u baahan tahay hirfad. Marka adiga waxaad soo qortay ayaanba ka heley, inkastoo aanan sidaas u murtiyeysneen sxb. 1 - Saddex waa rag 1a. Ninkii akhriya murtidaad qortey waa rag 1e. Ninkii taadoo kalena qora waa rag-karooni 1i, Ninkiise aan qori-karinna waa runtis,

^^^ I am ina Jaamac Murux Maqaarside

^^^ One is clarity and corretness = Cad (not positive, not negative), and the other is Truth = Dhab ah. Or So you can use it in regards to clarity but not to truth. You cannot claim, 'waxaasi waa run cad' (that is a white truth), can you? The word 'war' itself can be used either negative or positive. 'Hebel or Heblaayo wey 'war badan tahay' = negative in nature. But 'Hebaloow, bal ii 'war'ran or 'war'ka isii' can be positive.

Ilahoow u gar gaar reerkiisa. amiin. Aamiin

^^^^ Yes, what a secret.You mean you didnt know? Oh, what a shame!

^^^^ War heedhe, Silent-Guy, horta soo dhowoow! Maxaa ku helay beryahan, illeeh shibtaad badisaye sxb? Shaah cab, buskud cun, caano geel hoo Waryaa, Shoobare, geel-beele maxaad maan-deeq ii soo xasuusin adna? beryahan baan ku tala jirey in aan geel dhaqasho dib ugu laabtee. Walee waa iga dhab oo inaan geel yeesho ayaan aad ugu han-weynahay sxb. Illaaheey ha i sahlo, soo ducee! Juxa, waxaan u malayn inaad dumarkii la yaqaaney ee asliga aha aad ka hartey, sababtoo ah mar hadaad geesinimaad halkan ku soo gashay leedahay waa in aan gacan iyo lugba kuu taagaa! Haye, heelada sii tumo hee, yaanan kaa dhex gelin anigee

^^^ Mee too

In Somali language, Black = Green (Madow = Doog) Green = Prosperity (Doog = Barwaaqo) 'Black Magic', 'Black witch','Blackmail','Black Heart' are terminologies of the English language. But I couldn't help asking myself, shall we (Africans) allow the English language to monopolise how we percieve our own colour? The English language does seem somewhat biased against the colour black, whilst being in favour of colour white. So, one might ask, were these colours deliberately given meaning to reflect superiority? Black (Madow) While the English language provides only a narrow perspective on what the colours white and black mean to its speakers, our rich Somali language equates the colour 'Black' to Prosperity, while equating the colour white to 'Drought and Famine'. The colour black is respectively refered to as Madow(black). Madow in pastoral terms signifies Doog (or geen). Any area refered to as 'waa dhul Doog leh' (meaning its a land of greenary) is straight-fowardly seen as a Prosperous land. The fact the blackness stands for prosperity, shows that, the English or European languages are culturally baised against the colour Black, which then spreads connotative meaning of blackness to human beings, which in turn propagates Black people (Africans) to be seen as evil. However, our beloved Somali language now comes to the rescue of the colour 'Black'. I must admit that sometimes, Somali city dwellers use the word 'Black' negatively, using phrases like 'Mukulaal Madow' or black cat, I could easily claim that usages of such demeaning phrases are of Arabic or foreign orgin. White (Caddaan) White in Somali pastoral terms symbolises 'white land' or baren land, meaning a land with no green pasture or rain. A land of such discription then automatically becomes 'famine land or drought land'. Not only does the colour white come across as negetive in terms of land discription, but also, white means many other negative things in Somali language. When someone wants to say 'this or that is a lie', in Somali one could translate it to 'waxaasi waa been cad'. There are many instance in the Somali language where white is portrayed in a negative way. One of the most interesting times when the colour 'white' was used to kill off the first 14 white colonialists, was when a Somali clan of the South, ordered its warriors to kill the white men before they could spread upon Somali soil. The clan chief or elder reasoned that: if these white people spread their whiteness upon our green properious land, the whiteness of famine, drought and rain-lessness will spread accross the land and replace the green pastures. Therefore, the first of the colonialists were murdered there and then. That shows how hated the colour white is in Somali pastural life. So nomads, what do you think? Shall we be taking the very steps of whiteness to a land of white oblivion?

^^^ Anigaa bal isku deyi inaan kaaga taariikheeyo 'galoobal woormin'e' bal i yara sug Baashow! Rainbow, sxb anaa kuu warami doona ..meeshaad deganaan jirtey baan deganahay beryahan, waa Haanisloowe. posted by SHOOBARO: walaal aniga caano geel iiga keen Shoobare,sida marka aad Starbucks tagto laguugu sharaxo nooc-yada badan ee kaxwaxa side; coffee late, cuppacinno, (italisn) cofe' machiato, espresso, or even other enthic recipes like ..vienese, turkish, or kenyan, cuban or spice coffee...ayey caanaha geelluna u kala yihiin: 1 - Caano geeloo 'Dhey' ah ama fareesh 2 - Caano geeloo 'suusac' ah Manyac = weli fareesh yara ah laakiin suusac noqon raba. Suusac haboon oo dhadhan wanaagsan - Waraabe qandhis = dhanaan, qaraar sayid ah oo suusac dhaafay Iyo Waxla Mid ah - Ee adiga nooceed rabtaa?[/b]

^^^^ Lol Yaa ku dhalay adiga horta? Wallee aduun inakaa wax aragney. War indha-adaygaagu ma in aad awoowgeey igu qabso buu ku tusay waryaa? Horta inta aanan sii caraatamin, ina ayaad tahay, aan is heybsanee ?

Baashow sxb, waxaan ka maqli jirey gaala-madowda kiinyaatiga ah: "Dhaawa yaa Mootoo ni Mootoo"...oo u dhiganta: "Daawada dabka waa dab" ee maad shaaha ka wardoontid, illeen kuleylbaa kuleyla lagu daweeyaaye?

^^^ Leave the guy alone, i think inuu ka wado .. the symbols of somali marriage's must do'es... The Husband wears the macawuus while the Wife wears the uunsi, and for the house - ah! such a serene scent it is! I should suggest: Man is to Macawuus, as Woman is to Dirac. Proverb: Naag, meel aysan ka uunsan jirin hadeey ka uunsato, meel aysan ka guban jirin bey ka gubataa

Count on me! and others I know

War hayaaaay! War Feebaro, sxb waad inoo dhuumatey. Illeen rag isma yaqaan oo weli laisma wareysan. Saaxiib, sadexleeydaas inoo soo gudbisey aad ayaan uga heley ...ee bal inuu Illaaheey kheyr iyo murti kuu siyaadsho, murti kale inoo soo daabac... Muxuu: Fartaa tiri hee? lol

Libaax, thankx for the liin-dhanaan scrrensavers. I would have prefered lol the below pic as a screen saver

^^^^ Kix kix kix! @ Afartan jir Caruur ah! War ma kuwii iyaga ahaa baad ahayd? War bal dhageysta ninkaas qawlkiisa, war sow ka ma war-qabtid inuu ..shuu--kaaga geela dabri karo? Lol Waa iga kaftan ina Iskoris-shoobare Libaaxow sxb, shaaha waa shuban yahay, ee suurtiisa udgoon ee lagu carfiyey hayl, qorfo, sinjabiil iyo dhage-yareba ku soo dhowoow! Illeen waa sidaad sheegto, ragi waa shaahe! Odey, Baashina, bal kursiga soo jiido oo illeen adaa war-gal ahaaye, noo warran!

"Nothing wrong with dictatorships, J!" NGONGE, sxb for you, there maybe nothing wrong or negative about dictatorship, but to some of us, especially I, it stands for negativity. And, I do not wish to dwell under any sort of dictatorship. Just against my principles of life. If SOL is dictatorship, then you will see me speak and stand out.

Jumatatu, Viking, Mal-girl and NGONGE, Wouldn't it be wise to ask the Admin to provide the proof, rather than making a judgment on his actions? :confused: Let us see the findings of the investigation, and then reach a decision on whether we agree with the findings or not. The Admin says there is an on-going investigation so there is no need to talk of dictatorship or things of that sort. For the Admin to bring up this issue, he must have a good reason and concern behind it.

^^^ LooooooL@Bob Marley, Yacquuboow saaxiib raggi waa kii ku jaazi-jirey BB-King iyo Bob-Marley. Mar hadii ay sheekadu mareyso warqad macagyada doobkaheesa ee cusub, tallaa faraha ka haaday. War ninyahow anba waxaan u xiisay meeshii dhadigleeyda la qonfi jirey oo weliba toomtoomyana loo raacsiin jirey. Waa sidaas aad sheegtee yacquuboow, hadii alle kuu roonyahay, dhoocilihii yaryaraa oo cakuukooyinka ayaa waa loo maara-waayey. Iyagoo labaatan-jirsadey ayey saqiir ismoodaanoo waaba ka war-moogyihiin mas'uuliyada saaran, oo ay weliba ugu muhiinsantahay 'ina odayaasha raashiin wanaagsan loo kariyo oo fiish iyp chipiska saliidooda laga yareey, si eyan ugu laabjeexin.' Qisa yar aan kuu qeexo Yacquubow, Nin aan akhyaar wadankii ku wada ahayn, ayaa beri dhoweyd dalkii nooga yimi. Ninku waa xaasleey, xaaskuna halkeer ayuu u daganyahay oo wey ka soo horeysey. Maalintuu yimi habeenkeeda ayaa rag kale oo ah akhyaar ay saaxiibo yihiin ayaa waxay u sameeyeen xaflad yar oo soo dhoweyn ah. Xaflada kadib ayaa waxay ka baryeen in la wada qayilo oo halkaas lagu caweysto. Illeen ninkani weligiis qaad afka ma saarin, hasa-yeeshe ma uusan u sheegin saaxiibadiis arrinkaas. Mar allaalle iyo markii uu qaraarka-qaadka taabtey ayeey waano ku saabsan dumarka wadanka lagu qabo siiyeen. Waanada waxay ahayd in uu iska ilaaliyo xaaskiisa, waayo xaasaska wadankan waxaa u dabeecad ah in ay rag inta dharka BAC_MADOW uga buuxshaan kadibna dibadda u dhigaan. Markii qayillaada la idleysetey oo taqsiintii la tufay ayuu guriisii soo abaaray. Sidaa markuu guriga usoo joogsadey ayaa waxay indhahiisu qabteen labo BAC-MADOW ah oo iridka docdiisa horyaala. Markaaseey inta naxdin darteen indhaha dam-yiraahdeen, uuna u maleeyey in xaaskiisu ka war heshay inuu qayil ku maqnaa, niyada iska yiri: "balaayaa ka dhici weydey, wallee ragu waanadoodii sax bey ahayd, anna bacdii madoobeed baa dibadda lai qotomshey" .markaasuu labadii bac ee madoobaa horey usii qaatey..oo sxbadiis ula tagey kuna yiri - "naagtii wey isoo eriday ...oo dharkeygii waakan aan bacda madow ku wato" Nimankii saaxiibadiis ahaa oo yara wareersan ayaa islaanta sodohdiis ah telefan u direen una sheegeen waxa dhacay! In gabadheedha ninkeeda oo dalk ku cusub bac-madow dibada u dhigtay... Sodohdii oo dhakafaarsan ayaan gabadhii wacday oo canaanateyna. Gabadhii waxay ku jawaabtey: "Hooyo aniga ninka ma eryin, garana-maayo cida eridey ee wuxuu ninka sheegaayo hala hubsado". Raggii qayilsanaa markeey is yiraahdeen hubsada arrinku, waxay goor-dambe garwaaqsadeen in aan ninka la eryin balse uu horey usoo qaatey bacihii-qqashinka ee la doonayey in gaariga qashin uruurinta subaxii horey u sii qadoo. Waa mar ay xaajo ku cadaatey ragga dhamaantii - oo ceebina ku wada timi

^^^ Tanzania and Egypt. These are the 2 places I am considering to buy a home, till Somalia's back on its feet. PS: Insha-Allaah I will migrate back to dhul la yaqaano soon.