^^^ What do you mean waa ka maarmay? How so, please share... thank you

Cara no need for bared fangs. Of course you are as complex, multi-dimensional as any SOLer and this is not trying to take any of it away, just trying to label your different dimensions.... Geel jire, hold the mouse over the color and it should explain.

^^^^ OMG Val, must you mention Krispy Kremes??? At this darn place, all the Krispy Kreme shops have moved away. I need to move.

Ibtisaam and Geel jire, True it helps when one covers one's body, but walaahi at times I have to fidget and pull at my hijab to make sure if it is still there, and mind you, that I am one who wears the full jalaabiib 3 yards from head to knees, complete with the big skirts. Always pressed and dressy yes, but still.... It is more annoying when male relatives or friends who are trying to be helpful will say something like "Put your hand under the jalbaab an push it off your body." Great Idea thanks, but pray tell me how I can pull off such feat when I have been shopping and I am carrying shopping bags in both hands???? GRRRRR.... Does it make any difference in the stares directed at me, heck no. Sometimes they seem more and at times I wonder if the person actually knows me somehow, which in the end makes me struggle w/ the suppression of the urge to go up to him and scream "Hellooo!!! enough already, stare at those who will find it complementary and quit making me stumble w/ self consciousness." Okey, enough said....*grins sheepishly* I guess I am quite touchy about this topic..*sigh*

^^^ Cara, I was starting to wonder at how analytic you sounded, then I saw the green. Explains a whole lot.

Pucca, Wow!!!An organized Genius... is that you???

Che You seem surprised!!! Aaliyah, do you agree? Are you very organized then?

May be if a lady stays "pure," she will end up w/ a "pure" guy. And may be all of the guys who are claiming to be experienced are just bragging their ... off. Considering all the stories about who did what is from the male population (I am yet to meet a girl who says that she has slept with what-was-his-face) Which goes back to bragging. And if there is anyone who can claim that they have seen what-was-his-face making an "experience" w/ whatchamacallher... Well look at it this way... If it is a guy "Negro Please" If it is a lady, (here goes the double standard) We question your......(Darn it, I could not finish it) Bottom line, zaani with zaani, and bikr with bikr, no matter what the advertized reputation looks like.

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Subxaanallah, Hadii in masaajidii caruurta lagala baqo la is farayo, maxaa ku soo xiga toloow? Hadii layiri, hadaa inankaaga masaajidka u dirto ciidamaa kaa ka xaysanaya soow talo faro kama haadin. Ilaahoow noo gar-gaar oo jidka xaqaa nagu toosi adigaa garanayee. Aamiin.

Ala abti dhaga nugulidaa dee, soo adigan sadar ku ekeeyey daabacaadii. Teeda kale, Oo waxaa intaa u dig iyo ham lahayd ma intaa bay ahayd, Waxaanu lahayn wuu is daficiye, Ma PM baan soo galaa ku ye. Walee cinwaanka threadkan qofkii bilaabay, tiirada lamuu gafin. War hayaaaaaaaay!!! Walee ciwaanka threadkan qofbii bilaabay tiiradi lamuu gafin hadalka, Mise way isku ogaayeen show. As to type garaaca, I was just pointing out the fact that you have no right to belittle some ladies b/c they are "banging on their keyboard all day," while you dear Abti are in danger of eyes-protruding-from-eye-socket syndrome due to staring at the screen for the the books you publish in here. I must stop. *checks eyes for syndrome then walks away from comp*

Here, Here, now before you all get your eyebrows tied in knots from frowning so hard over the topic at hand. I thought it was a suggestion, but no one waited to see what it would look like, many were quick to pull their golxob out and are standing ready to lunge. Now if this is a topic where we can learn to talk about such matters, for healthy settings of course, it would be beneficial, but if one takes things literally, (kkkkkkk, the nether regions actually talking, Jim Carrey miyaa? *blushes* )then by all means way foolxumaaneysaa. Now CL, You have started this topic, please explain what you have hoped would be the outcome. Haddii ay wuxu yihiin aqoon is waydaarsi, fadlan maskaxdiina sifeeya, enough with the lewd thoughts and suggestion cob web ka jafid. Hadii ay wax kale yihiina, Alaahu ma najaynaa!!!!

Alaa ilaahay qaadirsanaa, Mar alaale markii uu asaagaa kusoo aado, adigu intaa orodo imaatinkeeniyo afaaraheena buugaag ka dabaacoo ku rafo Abti. Goormaadse, your archaic sytle of shukaansi waqti u heshaa, adigaaba type writerkaagi xarfahii ka guureen saa u garaacisaye. Wuu libaaxyeeyaa kuye, aloow yaa ogaada inuu curi haduu arko ka carari lahaa. I know, I know, Maantuu his karaani style type writer iga soo daba qaadan doonaa dee. LOL

Alaa, Sheekadii way ka yara xaraaraatay, Istaaqfurulah dhaha, marka hore, marka labaad is cafiya, Marka sadexaad itaqilaah xeetha maa kunta.

Subxaanalah, A&T labadaan cisho noveluu soo daabacayaa... NG inanka dhiig kar ha ku ridin walaalo.

Sir QA, Sheekada "Say Walahi" iga daba gee, waan maqlay, laakiin si fiican la iiguma tuura goyn. Waryaada wixii af-soomaali baranaya, Casharka ugu horeeya waa xuruufta, laakiin dhibka jira wuxuu yahay hadii aadan maqli karin codka dhawaaqa yaa kuu sheegahaya. B T J X KH D R S SH DH C G F Q K L M N W H Y, ku waasi waa shibane yaasha, A E I O U Waa shaqlada gaa-gaaban AA EE II OO UU Waa shaqalada dhaa dheer. M N L G R D B, (sida Kubbad) wa xarfaha laban laabma, waxaa lagu soo xusuustaa ereyga ah, Manalagaraadbaa. Class dismissed

^^^LOL No need for apologies dear, the passion in your response deserves to be applauded. If it is was a cheesy romance as some books that I have seen, it would have faded from memory for me. Why is it in the romance genre, probably for lack of another placement. As for Rushdie, I would say it would have been smarter for a Sholar to write a counter argument for his book, instead of requesting his head on a silver platter. It is the demand on his life that he gained most of his fame from. Now do answer my Q at the bottom of the previous post.

LOL, alaa goonada yar maxay ugu soo xireen. Qaawanaanteey Qurux moodoo lugo qaanso la moodiyo Qoob sagaaro baneesee Baan maqli jiray. Laakiin, Walaahi ilaahay ha soo hanuuniyo, hooyo iyo aabo baa dhalay inamahaas halkaas isa soo dhigay oo raga ku dheg-dhegaya.

^^^ Opressed, Neglected and Depressed indeed. It was called "Ufta" "Ceebta" among others. CL asked if Somali women have relationship with their Vajay-jay (for the sake of those who are afraid of the name.) Well, ladies get the ball rolling and let the liberation start.

Siren Darling, I would say very well done on your response in the same sentence that I will say job well done to McNaught. A book that has stirred your passion and tapped your feelings to this extent does indeed deserve a praise and will stay on my fav list. I would say that the lady author has achieved her goal in which she got her reader to have a very strong opinion about the book one way or another. If you were not able to recall the story, it would have been another matter altogether. On to a different topic, All of you avid readers in SOL, Please tell me what makes a book that you have read memorable. Include feelings, emotion, etc.. that the particular book invoked in you as you read it.

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^^^lol at Guest speaker. One wonders who that would be? Great topic lets get started!!!!

LOL Nephisa Walaahi you made me laugh, Deg soo qabo yaah. Classic. Waa gaariga parking geli anaa gadaal kaa hagayee, "Soo soco, gadaal u soo soco, soo soco," *GIG* "Ka joog ku dhacdaye!!" Oo maxaa sugaysay intii looga dhaco?

Ala Siren, True he raped her, and believe me there is no justifying a rape, but, BUT... He let her have all the revenge and fun she wanted against her childhood love, she behaved in a naive manner and drove him insane with jealous. He thought that she was a worldly woman when he took her to bed then almost died from the shame of it. Later her reputation was cleared and they lived happily ever after.

Ms DD, Who is about to xaraash the dahab to cure a dog with cancer? Do tell the rest of the story darling. A&T, You should have been offended with such gift, soap and lotion ku lahaa, what is she implying? *frowns hard, then grins* Either be afraid, very afraid or pissed.