Alpha Blondy;978989 wrote: maya, abti. baal so daa sheekada. ;) War beri baan gabar yaroo ciise ah kala rooray Diri Dhabe. We escaped in the dead of night her waiting for me in a small hillock. We then took the road and after a few days reached Cali Sabiix. What a hell hole that place was where even the donkey are thirsty and inhabited by short, dark people all with rat like features. (I was hoping at this point the women doesn't give birth to something like that). After a day or so we hitched a ride with a man named Tuurweyne who drove a truck laden with goods from Harar to Jabuuti port. He had a funny story but that's for next time. We were about 30 mins or so drive from Jabuuti City when I told Tuurweyne to stop so I could answer the call of nature. Whilst I was relieving myself behind a Mareer tree and helping myself to its delicious berries, I noticed the truck speeding away. Inkaar qabaha kaadiduu igu gooye. Ka daba carar baan is iri but what good would it do. I had no money, was in an alien place and the bloody women I did it for was speeding towards a distant city at 70mph (suffice to say I never saw her again, who knows there might be a Haatu Jr somewhere in Huunoland today). I decided to go to the city and look for her. I reached the city after maqrib and after asking here or there, I couldn't find her. I then headed for the dock area and saw a few poor urchins huddling around a fire in an alley way named Jiiro Miskiin. They were kind enough to allow me to share the warmth (but not the roodhi) but I couldn't care less. I was in the depths of despair (I wonder if this alley still exists). I woke up before dawn to search for some kibarwaa as I call it (or xamaali) to make a few francs. Luckily I came across a Yemeni trader who was seeking an extra pair of hands for his voyage to Xamar via Berbera. We quickly struck up an agreement and I was given 5 francs as advance payment (enough to buy you breakfast those days). By midday I had left Jabuuti and never saw Northern Somalia again.

Hobbesian_Brute;978983 wrote: " innaa khalaqnaakum min thakarin wa unthaa wa jacalnaakum shucuuban waqabaa'ila litacaarafu inna akramakum cindallahii atqaakum " Haatu dagaweyne, please read this and tell me what you understand by it. Yarow, in the early 70s they actually used to call me afweyne but that is a story for another day. This ayah tells us that Allah created us into clans and ethnicities so that we may understand each other. (I remember learning this ayah under an abaq tree in a place called laag dheere many years ago, horta do you know what an abaq is? Kids nowadays. You see the qurac tree, when it is still young and growing and the branches are still small and cannot provide adequate shade it is called abaq). But what is the point of sourcing this ayah? Alphow, war berigii aan Jabuuti tagay ma kaaga sheekeeyay?

I bet he changed it to a white name

Alpha, I was just recalling what I was doing that night 53 years ago? Talow what were you doing?

Alpha Blondy;978932 wrote: does Adrian Chiles still host MOTD? :cool: He left I think two years ago. I remember it like yesterday. It was a cold xagaa night with a chill wind whipping sand into your eyes. We were all crowding round the radio listening to the latest updates as they came and this song came on. Waayo waayo.

Foolish Somalis. Let them leave and we'll then see Berbera seceding, Awdal rebelling and Burco divided in two. Qabyaalad only begets qabyaalad.

Alla dad dhalanteedyo iska dhacsiiyay maxay meeshaas tuban yihiin.

A person sick with qabyaalad wrote that, but coming from JB a man himself in need of treatment it's a bit rich.

It makes me very happy to see United being whooped and Arsenal winning. What a day! (Shame I missed the Arsenal game tho------>MOTD).

ElPunto;978779 wrote: So people should just nod and grin and take it any which way? Boy - the Queen and Country BS indoctrination huh. People should be patient.

You listen to some weird stuff. Put some nice kacaanist tunes once in a while, you won't regret it.

Hobbesian_Brute;978753 wrote: what happens most of the time is just translate somali language into english, like today at the mosque a somali guy was sleeping and a kenyan guy kept looking at him, he got upset and sat up and told the guy, war go and do your business , he was literally translating bax shaqadaada qabso , instead of saying go and mind your business . You at a mosque? Naga daa

Mad_Mullah;978696 wrote: Typical slave mentality right there Haatu. This is a minority Alawite government that is destroying the country so they can stay in power. It's either we rule or the country turns into ashes. It went from killing demonstrators to bombing them, this is the point of no return. There's no stopping it now. Who told them to demonstrate and start a rebellion against their ruler? As Hassan al-Basri said, not a day of good did they get from raising the sword. Instead their homes have been destroyed and their families killed or living as refuges. May Allah help the poor Syrians caught up in this violence.

How do you say: Score Reccomendation Feature in Somali?

These crazy syrians have destroyed their country and now their fitnah is spreading.

So many dials. How can anyone remember what they all do?

Safferz, washroom? I normally use Water closet (WC) and loo when I'm feeling informal Apo, I see. If I were to invest in something, say £5000, what would you advice I go for? I'm looking for something that will give me a nice little return, not necessarily quickly as I'm willing to wait it out.

Hobbesian_Brute;978580 wrote: i was kidding too, it seems Haatu doesn't know his area well, otherwise how could he not know xaloolshe was made up clan War I barely know my own lineage and you expect me to know where random clans settle

Hobbesian_Brute;978576 wrote: its funny you say that, i could school you in somali With that broken Somali even STOIC can whip you.

Wadani, we all know Wardheer is an Abraahiin city ee naga daa Hobbs, are they that^^ group?

Hobbesian_Brute;978570 wrote: ..tan networka siin aanan qabanayn ba. you know it Fire your Somali teacher. I can't understand what you're trying to say

War go up a level or two and tell me who they are.

And what village am I from Mr Know it all?

Wasaaradda Gaashaandhigga. That's what it should have said. For those of you who didn't realise the obvious mistake, you probably would be guilty of it had you been in charge and hence fall under my category of waxmagarato

Reer Sheikh Xaloolshe are who? That's too far down the chain for me to know. Go a bit higher.