interesting discussion on Universal TV. the programme is called ''maxaa cusub''. it's a new show, apparently. 21: 26 Cowke and Harari are discussing the benefits and pitfalls of the internet. they're joined in the studio by two young professionals. 21:30 Cowke is discussing the story of Glen James, a 54 year old homeless man from Boston, who found $40,000 in a bag but reported the money to the police. now, he's been paid in kind by Ethan Whittington, who's set up a website on behalf of Glen. the website has raised $170,000 in just a week. now, they're asking people on the streets of Hargeisa.....what they'll do with the money. every person is saying they'll buy a passport, land and invest in business opportunities. 21:35 Harari is discussing world population figures. why are people living so long?...... the dynamics between Cowke and Harari is good. Cowke's name is Ahmed, apparently. GOOD TV. educational.

SomaliPhilosopher;980524 wrote: This tale has really humanized you huh. The enigma is human, who would have thought. i'm really embarrassed right now. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Jacpher;980482 wrote: ^Save your troll for another day pal. If the government of Italy declared a day of national mourning for the victims, you should keep your lecture to yourself. there's no need to be rude, ma garatay?

''Time Out'' in English. From a deceptively simple premise, this deeply moving French drama develops a startling story that works both as a detailed personal portrait and as a rather frightening examination of modern times. Vincent has already been fired from his office job when the film begins, but he has not told anyone. He still leaves the house every morning and fabricates work-related stories to tell his loving wife, Muriel. He even takes business trips. Few have ever worked harder at not working. To support his lie, he convinces his parents and his former friends to invest in a money-making scheme he’s invented. Then a hotel owner figures him out and offers a solution. 10/10. Excellent.

fdama;980456 wrote: I only have 2 kids Alhamdullilah. Two boys and that is it. I am a Software Consultant, the wife is currently a housewife getting back to work soon. We have a nice house in a nice neighbourhood, a Mercedes for me and recently a VW for the wife. I send the boys to private, fee paying schools. I also pay for private tuition to ensure their success. We go for holidays abroad twice a year,most recently to Malaysia. I buy for them, what they need, but make sure never to spoil them. You may think we are your typical Western family. This is the life. You generally cannot have this lifestyle with 5, 6,7+ children. You'll have to buy a bigger house and put them into state schools. Not to mention the headache of running a large household. For get about the holidays too. It's just a holiday, but it adds to the well-being and the bonding of the family The family will generally be happier and the kids will have more of a chance in life than their counterparts who have numerous siblings. Personally, I detest those men who use their wives as baby-making machines. And worst of all, when they are needed, they are nowhere to be found. And I hate those women who starve their households for the monthly Ayuuto/Hagbad. This is why a lot of Somalis are in the shit here in the UK. Large families, living in inner city ghettos with kids attending some of the worst schools. Its a cruel vicious cycle. abti, you seem like a guy who has his head screwed on. halka ka sii waad.

Admin;980467 wrote: Hobbesian_Brute is banned. a brute by nature and brute by character. good riddance to bad rubbish. be that as it may.......we ought to be able to debate and deliberate issues without intimidation nor to be coerced to conform to a particular set standard of values. we're all different and people’s individual’s views, however crude, should be respected. however, if there is an abuse of power, especially in cases where it’s not balanced, those with power should be able to exercise their discretion with good judgement and make decisions, which are in the best interests of all forum members. balse......i have also observed a growing indifference towards certain individuals on this forum........particularly in abusing the rules of the forum, which have long ago passed the threshold of any reasonable standards of common decency and mutual respect. one of the major attributes that makes SOL a premier site for people to gather, to discuss and indeed to debate ideas is that - freedom of expression, no matter how polemic or differing has always been considered a sacred value, appreciated by forum members its in entirety and indeed, at most times tolerated by the ADMIN and his cronies particularly kuwa ku magacdheere the MODs. banning people should always be a last resort. it draconian and shows that a conflict or any issues pertaining, cannot be resolved in a reasonable manner. Admin and MODs, i'm pleading with y'all to give importance to our cordial relations and to give regard, and indeed an important platform, at all times, to the spirit of democratic expression and freedom of speech. thank you, Al.

i should have gone to perform the Haji this year. that was my intention. my mother left London earlier this afternoon. she's British, you see. i planned to go from here on the Abdulahi Yusuf passport, and as part of the Somali Haji encourage posse. i had to cancel last month because i realised we would have been in different camps. mine very basic, austere and third world. her's compliant with health and safety standards, EUROSOM travel Agency's Haji guides and air conditioning. my qurbo friend, who because of performing the Haji, now exudes the peculiarities of a reformed ex-bad boy akhi, explained the procedure to me and it seemed fairly simple, at the time. he went last year, you see and to be honest he's still as bad as before, albeit still trying to perfect his iman and stuff. really, i would have loved to have gone but for not being able to company my mum due to the segregation between poor nations Hajis and those developed nation Hajis. the Haji is very important and you'll get your chance, she reminded me when we spoke earlier. this was, perhaps, my greatest chance to company my mum and aunt but it seems i'll have to perform it some other time. good luck to the Haji pilgrims wherever they're from and may Allah accept your prayers and pilgrimage.

Hobbesian_Brute;980443 wrote: The people have spoken, Admin it's in your court now. do something about this issue. http://www.accountkiller.com/en/ ^ great site, helped me delete lots of accounts i had like sykpe, and some others which i cant mention here. SOL would be blacklisted by this site, coz its impossible to leave this site even after contacting the owners. online addiction is not good, leads to depression and so many other illnesses. my advice to nomads here is cut back on your online time gradually. And I would do anything for SOL I'd run to the internet cafe and come back to troubleshoot I would do anything for SOL I'd never quit SOL and that's a fact But I'll never forget the sadness i felt contemplating quitting Oh no, no way And I would do anything for SOL, but I won't do that (Delete my account, that is) No, I won't do that (Delete my account, that is) Anything for SOL Oh, I would do anything for SOL I would do anything for SOL, but I won't do that (Delete my account, that is) No, I won't do that (Delete my account, that is) Some days the fikir don't come easy Some days the fikir don't come hard Some days it don't come at all, and these are the days that the trolling never ends Some nights i'm breathing fire Some nights i'm carved in ice Some nights i'm like nothing SOL ever seen before or will again Maybe I'm crazy, but it's crazy and it's true I know only SOL can save me, no-one else can save me now but SOL As long as the internet is working As long as the thoughts are burning bright As long as the posts are being replied to You'd better believe it, that I would do Anything for SOL And I'l be there until the final act of being BANNED I would do anything for SOL, and I'll take a vow to stop trolling and delete the scripts But I'll never forgive myself if i delete my account I would do anything for SOL Oh, I would do anything for SOL Oh, I would do anything for SOL, but I won't do that (Delete my account, that is) No, I won't do that (Delete my account, that is) I would write anything on SOL Anything i'm thinking of, but I just won't do that (Delete my account, that is) I would write anything on SOL Anything i'm thinking of, but I just won't do that (Delete my account, that is) I would write anything on SOL Anything i'm thinking of, but I just won't do that (Delete my account, that is) I would write anything on SOL Anything i'm thinking of, but I just won't do that (Delete my account, that is) Some days I pray for the recognition of SL Some days I pray for more cultured people Some days I just pray to the MODs and the ADMIN for freedom of speech Some nights I lose the feeling to post Some nights I lose control to stop posting Some nights I just lose it all when it's empty Maybe I'm lonely, that's all I'm qualified to be That's just one and only, the one and only promise I can keep :cool::p:):mad:

Coofle;974067 wrote: or simply do something *tupid & let the admin finish your life.....Misa you want to leave with honor this. + 1,000,000 when i go, i ain't going without a fight, abti.

big tune. BIG up Taper, woolwich's greatest Somali Habar Qaloocian Rapper. a little dated but still a great tune. ;)

Safferz;980438 wrote: you're getting taught. ee stop being arrogant naaya.

Apophis;980423 wrote: A man can go no lower than when he tricks a monkey into eating diazepam (outside of a lab). :D what's this about? baal sii waad sheekada, abti.

the Italians have declared a day of national mourning. AUN to the tahribbed.

Safferz;980432 wrote: Of course it's indigenous to Kenya, there are many societies that make use of calabashes as containers and instruments. Stop trying to be a smartass :mad: inabti, you're the one being a smartass. the calabashe is from Sidam, Ethiopia. after king Meneleke II's great southern expedition, it was exported to the South and subsequently to Lake Tukana region and to then eventually north-western Kenya. you found it in a nairobi tourism shop ee naga aamus.

Coofle;980422 wrote: Today its is the Hot-dog friday in SUDAN... I don't find better name for this friday...Care to join Alpha. Bashir says Sudanese ‘did not know what hot dog is’ before he came to power :D saas miyaa, abti? Omar Bashir was a man with a vision before he reluctantly accepted the secession of South Sudan. the CPA was heavily skewed in the favour of the dinka et al. he ought to have appointed the radical clerical and nemesis Hassan Turabi to lead the negotiations. Sudan lost 75% of it's oil as a result. balse, the Sudanese are a little backward and i'm not surprised about your absurd claim. i know them very well from time spent in London in their circles. their small-mindedness and extreme levels of conformity shook the mind, walle.they are very hospitable people and incredibly generous. but they are confused and divided. i was a regular in Sudanese political circles from 2007-2009. i even participated in lively BBC Arabia live studio discussions. i was in the audience looking very Sudanese. i just sat there, looking very non-peculiar. no questions were raised over my sudanesenimo, you know. :D

SomaliPhilosopher;980342 wrote: hmmmmm... it's these sort of statements..............why i don't host you, ma garatay? :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad: sanbac fooqal sanbac.:mad::mad:

Safferz;980360 wrote: That would be a dhiil from Somaliland on the left, and a calabash from Kenya on the right. I have a lot more stuff too that would piss you off, most recently I've added some beautiful wood sculptures from Ethiopia Don't hate because my apartment looks better than your furniture and art-less house :mad: purchased in Nairobi probably but not indigenous to Kenya. Southern Ethiopia, actually. it seems someone ought to do their homework better, ma istidhi?

Cambuulo iyo bun;980369 wrote: waraa Haatu you bloody ugaali eating sijui i have nothing to do with that murtad troll hobbesian_brute (sorry hobbes your a cool person),, ee sidaa ula sooco, abti you disrespected me garatay? Xaal baa laga rabaa!!! :mad: :mad: salaams to asxaabta kale see you after a while im taking a break from this place!!! welcome back kun iyo koow jeer, inaar. your absence has been noted. your presence missed.

jimco wanaagsan dhamaan akhyarta sharafata leh. it's raining heavily in the nation's capital.

^^ impressive, ma istidhi?

A teenager was killed in a shoot-out comparable to a 'Western' movie, a court has heard. Mohammed Hussein, 19, part of a notorious North London gang, was killed by rival gang members with a sawn-off shotgun, the jury was told. The alleged murder, which took place around a tower block, was caught on CCTV cameras. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2441323/Teenager-killed-Western-style-gang-shoot-rival-turf-jury-hears.html#ixzz2gbMNjk7O AUN.

this is the second major road built in Garowe according to Kalsan News. good stuff.

Nin-Yaaban;980347 wrote: That's the standard issues duty belt most officers wear. You got all your basic stuff, including ur gun/taser/radio/cuffs/flashlight/mace and few other gadgets. i see. is that from experience?

Laba-X, it's been ages since you posted. glad to see you're still a member of SOL.