Mooge;980684 wrote: Alasoow is upto something. i recognise at least two of those guys. i wonder what they're doing with the HAG Piers Morgan?

this guy and his brother Jooqle have always been attention seekers. even back in my north london days....you'd see them iyagoo islaamaha xaafada shukansanaya. this is a little desperate and quite frankly pitiful.

they wouldn't be able to walk around like that in waajaale.

meanwhile.............world mental health day was celebrated in Mogadishu (source: Somsat)

Cadale;981099 wrote: :D tell him cuz somaha, dee? usheeg waxaan yare ee waxaay gaalado uu taqaan ''balls'' lahayn. ;)

Safferz;981097 wrote: Fine, I'm dating oba anyway :mad: black widow, miyaa? na dhumaal anaaga, ma garatay? inabti isgaa iloow bakhtiga. ileen anaaga (Cadapha) joogney.

Wadani;981077 wrote: We need a daanyeer quota on this forum. Cadale and Alpha are enough, no to a third daanyeer unless it's Cabdi Haybe Laambad lool.

YoniZ;980916 wrote: Salamat ya AL Well done, the strong man is the one who controls himself at the time of anger. yeah bro. thanks. :cool: i was so calm and patient, dee. i've actually surpassed my own expectations. looking back, i ought to be proud of my self-control, you know. i was never like this. perhaps, there's some of the divine about my person, these days, maha? why was i so patient and in 'full control'' of my person? :p

Jeudi Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooir in less than 1 hr. another explosive day. so much to catch on y'all.......

^ abti, it was madness walahi. it was a bizarre incident. i forgave the guy....WTF?? i think i've finally grown up. i'll write about the entire 'horrific' incident, tonight. that's if the internet is working....:D

couple of busy days. yesterday i was beaten by a police officer. this has caused me serious stress and has tested my confidence in SL. this morning i granted him clemency and all is well.

nuune;980562 wrote: So Alpha has a 9-5 job in there, hmm that's exactly what i think everyday, abti Al? work? naga daaya y'all.:D balse, if you add the amount of hours working but spent ''outside of the office'' per day............................it's a lot, dee.

Safferz;980561 wrote: I'm all for skipping work, but I've also never held a job longer than three months so I'm probably not the best person to listen to. you're a book worm, ma garatay? stick with the books and leave the real practicalities of life to those who know, okay? ;)

nuune;980557 wrote: No the world will not end in 6,00AD, as if there is any AD in my qaamuus, sxb, I use Dacruujiin Calender to be precise, why don't you write your first Java Hello World Program and stay away from Hanna Montana shows . aar baal tan eega y'all? abti, miyaanad la socon horta? hannah montana wey weynatahay. ''naagtu'' xadkey ka baxday, ma istidhi? ;)

nuune;980556 wrote: uff, horta ma cayaal baad tahey, maxaad video music u daawataa, ma wax ka fiican baad weyday, abti ^ abti, i feel so powerless, ma garatay? let's not kid ourselves into yet another herculean Somaliweyn mashruuc, okay? there's a real land-grabbing war going on. and our land is being divided by them and our resources being decided for. ......................so i've created an alternate reality where i'm the absolute ruler and Dire Dawa and Nairobi form part of the realm.....these songs are merely one of many manifestations of my make believe desire to rule. you can even establish a jacbur-like regional admin in my world, if you want. ileen i've secured it for us eh. Jubbaland, perhaps?

nuune;980553 wrote: 3,000, your numbers make sense, as they are equal to the numbers of those killed in WTC, abti 3,000 in BHD and 3,000 in the WTC. BHD was financed from the WTC and shot in Morocco.....therefore the world will end in 6,000AD, miyaa? maalaha you've been watching too many repeats of the arrivals, abti?

I can be your hero, abtiyaal I will kick them away I will stand by you forever they won't take our duul away dedicated to my waloweyn peoples. ileen xaaladeenu wa iska bariga dheexe eh. i'll be y'all's hero, one day. not today, but one day.

nuune;980551 wrote: Muqdisho waxaa shalay iyo maanta looga dabaal dagayey Black Hawk Down, illeen dadkiiba Mareekan bey noqdeen, nobody is doing annifeersari for the 300+ dead Somalis as the result of the US invasion in Xamar, 18kii mareekankaa tacsi loo dhigayaa 3,000+, abti. that's one 176.47+ Somali for every american. UNACCEPTABLE. :mad:

i'm contemplating whether i should take a 'sickie' from work tomorrow. maxa tala ah, y'all? p.s - the bloody internet connection doesn't work there.

nuune;980546 wrote: Somali government was not informed about this raid in barawe, Radio Muqdisho just says ciidama shisheeya oo weerar ku qaadey Baraawe, waxaas hada maxey tahey, dowlad aan lala tashaneyn, Alpha , comment on this please kolleey balaayaa tahayee, inaar aar they're shooting the sequel to Black Hawk Down, baal is deji, abti. :cool:

^ the Westgate attacks was an inside job. why are American Navy seals attacking Somalia? this is unacceptable. i wouldn't allow such heinous abuses of territorial sovereignty, you know.

^ lix meeshaad ku joogtaan, dagaal laabta ka ogaada said the famous arabite poet Faarax Nuur don't underestimate the arab, abti.

Reeyo;980537 wrote: You also sound a little shallow however, you wouldn't really take notice of the dunnya around you. I'd hope you'd be too busy cleansing your soul. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL@Reeyo what's up with the insults, inabti? shallow? Al? caajiib! Hajj is just another trip, another stamp on the passports, another country visited...., maha? let's not delude ourselves in thinking it changes people. let's avoid the hollywood sentimentality, inabti. i would've still been shallow, maha? oh i'm so shallow. poor Al, he's shallow. let's all give him soME pity, maha? :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Deluded Dictators: African leaders with ridiculous official names Name: Idi Amin Job description: President of Uganda Years in power: 1971-79 Full title: "His Excellency President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea, and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular." Megalomania rating: 9.5/10 Although his eight-year rule left around 500,000 Ugandans dead and devastated the country’s economy, Idi Amin believed he had been sent by God to be the “hero of Africa”, and the “most powerful figure in the world." The former army commander also offered to become the king of Scotland, and reportedly forced the white citizens of Kampala to carry him around on a throne and kneel before him in front of the world’s press. Amin designated himself ‘President for Life', but his plans were thwarted when he was ousted by Tanzanian and Ugandan troops in 1979, and he spent the remainder of his life in quiet exile in Saudi Arabia. Name: Jean Bedel Bokassa Job description: Emperor of the Central African Republic Years in power: 1976-79 Full title: “His Imperial Majesty Bokassa the First, Emperor of Central Africa by the will of the Central African people, united within the national political party, the Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa.” Megalomania rating: 9/10 Renowned as Africa’s vainest dictator, Jean Bedel Bokassa was an army colonel who seized power in the Central African Republic and proclaimed himself Emperor, President, Prime Minister, Commander in Chief of the army, and leader of the country’s only political party. Bokassa saw himself as a ‘second Napoleon’ – his lavish $30 million coronation ceremony in 1977 faithfully copied that of the French Emperor – and he was also rumoured to be a cannibal. Bokassa’s extravagant lifestyle stood in marked contrast to the abject poverty of his country, and when he was overthrown by a coup in 1979, jubilant crowds celebrated by tearing down his statue in the capital Bangui. Name: Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi Job description: Leader of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Years in power: 1969-2011 Full Title: ‘Brotherly Leader of the Great September Revolution’, ‘King of Kings of Africa’ Megalomania rating: 9/10 Throughout his 42 years in power, Mu’ammar al-Gaddafi cultivated a reputation for eccentricity that made him a figure of international ridicule. The ‘Mad Dog’ insisted he held no official position in the Libyan jamahiriyya, and contented himself with the humble honorifics of ‘Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution’ and ‘King of Kings of Africa’. When a full-scale uprising against his rule began in 2011, Gaddafi denied there was any internal discontent, telling the world’s media “all my people love me”. Within nine months, however, the dictator had been ousted, and died an ignominious death at the hands of an angry mob in Sirte. Name: Mobuto Sese Seko Job description: President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Years in power: 1965-1997 Full Title: ‘The Father of the Nation’, ‘Allconquering Warrior Who Goes From Triumph to Triumph’, ‘The Messiah’, ‘The Redeemer’ Megalomania rating: 8.5/10 With his signature leopard-skin hat, thick-rimmed glasses and silver-tipped ebony cane, Mobuto Sese Soko was one of post-colonial Africa’s most flamboyant and iconic leaders. He also had an unparalleled reputation for arrogance and greed, amassing a personal fortune of $6.3 billion that was said to match the national debt. In addition to his extensive collection of official titles, Sese Soko demonstrated his megalomania by ensuring that all government correspondence referred to him with a capitalised ‘He’, and insisted that the nightly television news was preceded by an image of him descending god-like from the Heavens. Name: Haile Selassie I Job description: Emperor of Ethiopia Years in power: 1930-1974 Full Title: "His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah, King of Kings of Ethiopia, Elect of God" Megalomania rating: 6.5/10 Ethiopia’s last emperor, Haile Selassie traced his royal lineage back 3,000 years to the biblical King David. Although he was lauded in the West as a ‘reformer,' Haile Selassie ruled his country with an iron fist for forty-five years, and through his lavish lifestyle became increasingly out of touch with his people. He was guarded round the clock by a coterie of lions, cheetahs and imperial bodyguards, and always referred to himself with the imperial “We”. Selassie was overthrown by a coup in 1974. As he was driven through the streets of Addis Ababa, he was jeered by groups of bystanders, and reportedly asked his driver what people were saying. The driver informed him “they’re shouting ‘thief’ your majesty”. “What do you expect them to call you”, replied Selassie, “when you have robbed them of a king”. Name: Hastings Banda Job description: President of Malawi Years in power: 1961-1997s Full Title: His Excellency the Life President of the Republic of Malawi (Paramount Chief), Ngwazi Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda ( Ngwazi means “chief of chiefs” or “great lion”). Megalomania rating: 6/10 In his trademark three-piece suit, top hat and lion-tail fly whisk, Malawi’s first president Hastings Banda cut an eccentric figure. He outlawed television, banned men from growing long hair and women from wearing trousers, and reportedly decreed that a group of women should dance for him whenever he visited a town or city. Banda complained of loneliness throughout his life, and in a particularly bizarre moment in the early 1970s, banned the Simon and Garfunkle song ‘Cecilia’ because he found the lyrics (“Cecilia, you’re breaking my heart”) too upsetting. In 1994, Banda was overthrown at the age of 96, and died in ignominy three years later. Name: Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud Job Description: President of the Former Somalia Years in Power: 2012 - Full Title: His Grand Excellency Culusow, Libaax and Eternally Glorious Leader of the Honourable Agitators of Glory and All Militia Hordes of Xamar Caddey Megalomania rating: 7.5/10 very little is known off the heinous past of Hassan ''L'Oréal because i'm worth it'' Sheikh Mohamoud before he left his ivory tower to assume the leadership of the world's first failed state. what little is known, prior to 2012, of Somalia's first officially looking President is still remains a mystery. like his kin, the HAG (Honourable Agitators of Glory), President Hassan ''do i look fat in this for my forth coming trip to Washington DC?'' Sheikh Mohamoud, has become an expert in milking the darwasi bowls of the calaamiga folks. less than two years since assuming the HAG throne, President Hassan has amassed a personal fortune of $2.3 million from keynote speeches on the international public speaking circuits - second only to Bill Clinton in 2013. despite acting the role well dressed to impress in his 2 piece suit, HAG president Hassan has built a personality cult based around his desperate need to present himself as the Father of the Nation. fronted by his two wives, who accompany Sheikh Mohamoud on his international travels, the Presidential family has clocked up 15,000 air miles in 2013 alone. whats more, if you also factor in the number of close aides and confidantes (all HAG), collecting ShebaMilles air miles, it culminates in the HAG using up 87% of all air miles in the Former Somalia since 2012. nationally hailed as a failure and international praised for his 'nomad diplomacy' (traveling diplomacy), President Dr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud plays hide and seek behind the high walls of Villa Somalia, guarded by AMISOM troops, when not travelling internationally. ------ http://raseef22.com/News-Detail/155/Deluded-Dictators-Ten-world-leaders-with-ridiculous-official-names#.UlB_6zCQZGR ------- interesting.

Why Gorillas Aren't Sexist And Orangutans Don't Rape by BARBARA J. KING Last week the Dallas Zoo announced that it was shipping one of its largest, most popular residents to the Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens in Columbia, South Carolina. Patrick, a 430-pound silverback male gorilla who has lived in Dallas for 18 of his 23 years, just doesn't like the company of other gorillas. He's underscored his preference for solitude by nipping or biting the females. The Riverbanks Zoo has a reputation for helping in cases like this and Patrick will move there soon. The media always likes a good ape story, and Patrick's is no exception. "'Sexist' gorilla being kicked out of Dallas Zoo," wrote the New York Daily News; "Male Dallas Zoo gorilla to get therapy for sexist attitude," claimed Reuters. Can a gorilla be sexist? Male gorillas, it's true, are twice as big and heavy as females and, as I've seen in my own studies of these apes in captivity, they boss around the females. Labeling them as "sexist" reminds me of claims, sometimes even in the academic literature, that orangutan males "rape" orangutan females. Just as with gorillas, orangutan males are much bigger than the females; unlike gorillas, they sometimes physically restrain a female and mate with her even as she cries out and struggles. But I'm uneasy with using words like "sexist" and "rape" to describe situations like these. Why is that? If I'm ready to say that other animals express "grief," even "love," why balk now at using human terms? Here's my answer: for the most part we're dealing with actions taken by men against women and these actions occur within, and are enabled by, uniquely human cultural systems of power and oppression. Patrick and his orangutan male counterparts may indeed act badly toward females, yet they aren't willfully choosing to inflict harm or violence as an expression of institutionalized male dominance. Earlier this week, I asked two feminist scholars for their views on this matter (without expressing my own thoughts to them). Erin Tarver, a professor of philosophy at Oxford College of Emory University, sent me this response via email on Tuesday: First of all, when we look at the non-human world through gender-colored-glasses, which is what we do when we describe it using gendered language, it's hardly a shock that we "see" our own gender patterns everywhere. Second, these kinds of perceptions can end up justifying bad social practices. Once we believe that male domination is just natural, it's a very small step to believing that it's inevitable—and, for some people, that it's divinely ordained or otherwise meant to be. In other words, talking about Patrick the sexist gorilla or rape-prone orangutans isn't doing our species any favors, because it may imply that sexism and rape are hard-wired into our behavior and hard or impossible to change. Nancy Gray, a colleague and a professor of English and women's studies at the College of William and Mary, underscored this point in an email also sent on Tuesday: What it comes down to for me is a deep wariness of and attention to the human factor in defining animal behavior. Yes, we can observe. Yes, we can correct for possible bias in what we observe and what we conclude about it. But if Marx was right that we think only those thoughts that are thinkable in our time, then we might do well to consider how the discourses of our time shape what counts as real or meaningful, and what truths are delivered to us as a result. That's beautifully put. What truths are delivered to us as a result of the language we use in talking about our closest evolutionary cousins? The truth I would like to convey is that male-to-female aggression and sexual violence is neither natural nor inevitable, as the more peaceable and egalitarian bonobos tell us. As for Patrick? Kudos to the Dallas Zoo for wanting the best for him. Hand-reared as an infant, he is having a harder time than most in mastering the basics of gorilla etiquette. He's no sexist, though. I wish him luck in South Carolina. ---- http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2013/10/03/228809153/why-gorillas-arent-sexist-and-orangutans-dont-rape?utm_content=socialflow&utm_campaign=nprfacebook&utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook ----- any feminist scholars in the house? perhaps y'all can shed more light on why all Somali women dig monkey men.