I'm seriously pissed off. Mostly at myself but also at every living soul around me. Right now, I don't like people, I wish I could go to a place with no people and live there for a while. Honestly, people are nothing but trouble. Not always intentionally, but there is something inherent to the human race that makes them so attracted to conflict. We are killing the planet, we are killing animals and we are killing each other. We are also finding a sadistic pleasure in annoying and opposing young women who just want to go home after a hard day's work. Adam must have been so happy to have briefly lived in a world with no other people. Ah, needed to get that off my chest. Now I'll return to building that doomsday device that will get rid of all people (and carnivorous/toxic animals).

It depends which kind of jazz. I like Nina Simone, but I can't stand the disconnected sound of what my friends call "real jazz". I prefer melodies, tunes I can sing to. The arrangements in traditional jazz are all over the place, and I find it unsettling.

Oh is there a similar organisation in the UK?

LOL, what a way to add to the immigration debate. I can already see the Daily Mail headline: African asylum-seekers possible cause of cancer!

Originally posted by Brown: I am voting that Guy in...... if hes willing to reduce the price of dirac and dahab(not to mention diamonds) I always thought that the whole point of diamonds was to show off to your friends how expensive it is. And I thought the only reason we got our men to buy us diamonds is not because we love the sparkle, but because it is expensive and we want to see him move heaven and earth and sell his house to buy them.

Originally posted by *Diamante*: I'm off to get some hagen dazs icecream...and then pop into starbucks for some hot choclate...anybody wanna join?? Funny, it's usually around this time people are told to get ready for summer and to refrain from eating until September.

How did they compile this list?

Hmm, I've been so busy lately, I forgot I was even a woman. :eek: And apparently there was a whole week dedicated to me, dammit, I always miss out on these things, Did you guys have fun celebrating me?

Welcome, welcome, welcome. That's it, I've done my good deed for today.

^^ Oh come off it. I know plenty of people who sleep with younger children, mostly of ethnic minorities like Asians, Somalis, Africans etc. You have to know that black people are more social and as a result they always have family and friends staying the night. I have had to share beds with kids, and it is a very normal thing to do. As far as I know, there is nothing wrong with the act of sleeping with children. Remember to abuse a child is not the norm and unless you were already leaning towards paedophilia, it won't automatically result from sleeping with a child. It is easy to forget sometimes these child rapists are a tiny tiny tiny percentage of the population and the vast majority of people have no such sick thoughts. About MJ, I say innocent until proven guilty. But I can't help but think that if he is guilty, he might have been not really be aware of that fact when (and if) he commited those crimes. He seems to be like a person who thinks he's on the same level as children and therefore be accounted with the same lack of responsibility as other children. I hope he's innocent though, I like his music and I'd feel guilty for enjoying the work of a child abuser.

One day, while Nimco was sitting at home reading a book about FGM , a delegation of females knocked at her door and asked to be let in. Nimco put her book down on a table and invited them in with the usual exclamations of how her humble house has been blessed by such a visit, etc. Brown, that explains the question regarding apparent pornographic material The bit about the Somali women's stubborn denials struck me as interesting. I have found that many Somali people or Muslim people (some of my family members included), are very reluctant to accept the opinion of anyone who is different. Though it is right to consider the character of the person presenting an opinion, in order to partially establish the validity of their comment. Some of the Somali people I know, fiercly oppose any argument presented by a non-Somali/Muslim, when it's blatantly true. This stubborn habit of confusing one's argument and one's personality puzzles me. Granted a lot of them have had cause to be suspicious of "outsiders" in the past, but to employ a blanket dismissal of anyone who doesn't subscribe to the same religion/culture is really fascinating. I wonder sometimes, what their distressing experiences were with "outsiders" or if Somali people in general are naturally suspicious. Though Nimco was also to blame for contributing to the misunderstanding. As an anthropologist, you have to be sensitive to people's culutures and behaviour. For instance, she should have anticipated that by publicly manifesting her independence, she would have caused some outrage. She should have known that she was likely to be the object of suspicion. I don't see how she could have failed to register the women's (misguided) disgust when she was making small-talk with them. Either she was completely unprepared when she began her mission or she is generally very naive.

^^She wasn't arguing with you there. Everybody here already knows that Islam upholds the rights of women. No need to preach to the converted. :rolleyes:

^^ Whether you're a man, woman, child, muslim or non-muslim, you have the right to defend yourself. If the person' doesn't want to be murdered, he/she has no business attacking you.

^^ just imagine the bidding war for that little island

Oh my God, how could I forget Dogville! Everybody go see it, I'll even lend you my DVD copy if I have to, just see it dammit!

Jamie Foxx deserved it, but I was rooting for Don Cheadle.

I do like the romantic movies from the 40s and 50s, anything with Cary Grant in it. Do you know what isn't a great movie? Those patronising so called black or urban movies, with ****** titles like "The brothers" or "Two can play that game". The sad thing is that these films all have very good actors like Vivica A. Fox, who believe that they cannot do better than stereotyped flashy soulless films. You would think after great films like Malcolm X and Set if off, black people would choose artistic integrity in favour of these flashy films that look more like shameless ads for gucci. Black people have a great heritage and a natural ability to tell stories, why then are black people content with such mindless drivel? A few exceptions however are "Friday" + "Next Friday" and "Don't be a menace while drinking your juice in the hood." Parodies aren't just jokes, they reflect movie mistakes people should learn from. Sadly, most of the time they don't. As for good films, I saw Hotel Rwanda recently, and I can't remember ever being this moved by a film. And one of the best films I've ever seen are two Hong-Kong films directed by Wong-Kar Wai called Chungking Express and In the mood for love. I also like Scarface and the shameless mockery of the American dream it portrays. Shawshank Redemption, Lord of the rings and Fight Club are also in my top ten. Can't think of any more right now.

I was also told that if you don't fold the prayer rug, the Shaytan will perform his prayers on it.

One time my mum had a miscarriage and when I was little I blamed her for losing the baby, because I thought that she stood up and the baby fell out of her belly and crushed his head. I used to ask why the hell she didn't just stay in bed, so the baby wouldn't have fallen out. I know, how cruel kids can be.

Originally posted by Aniga: Accept it and move on, if you can't change the views of the society fundamentally. Are you saying that people shouldn't speak out if they can't change anything? Sure they won't make any radical changes, but persistent condemnation by a few will over time fuel the resistance of many. Even just talking about crimes against humanity does a little to combat, because what you're really doing is creating a culture where these things are taboo. This combined with active action will accumulate in change, and in these situations any change is good. It doesn't do much for us to cry 'Western Propaganda" everytime a fault within our own Muslim cultures is highlighted. It is a shame that the West is more vocal (for whatever dubious reason) in addressing these issues than Muslims are. I assume she was examined by a doctor to say that it was a willing act. And to free the men from the execution penalty. How can you prove someone was not raped?

Those pictures freak me out.

For a minute I thought you were commenting on a familiar sight at the London club scene.

In my case I wish the limits were a little more defined than they are. I get confused sometimes, the rules keep changing and the boundaries tend to shift without notice and you could find yourself in enemy territory or worse..... no man's land. :eek:

Gosh I don't know many of these American comedians you guys are fawning over. But I'd say the Brits are the best when it comes to comedy. I'm still new to the scene, but honestly, I don't have enough time to list all the people I like. - Bill Bailey. His jokes tend to go on for a while, and just when you start to think he's telling an ordinary anecdote, he'll come up with an insane and bizarre line. - Dawn French / Jennifer Saunders. Sure they do mostly sketches (which btw, are hilarious), but French is generally great and Saunders is awesome in Ab Fab. - Dylan Moran. I don't know him apart from Black Books and some interviews I've read, but he does self-deprecating humour better than the English can. And the Black Books show is absolutely hilarious, too bad it's finished. Take this quote from the first episode: Customer: Those books, how much? Bernard: Hmm? Customer: Those books. Leather-bound ones. Bernard: Yes, Dickens. The collective works of Charles Dickens. Customer: They real leather? Bernard: They're real Dickens. Customer: I have to know if they're real leather because they have to go with a sofa. Everything else in my house is real. I'll give you two hundred for them. Bernard: Two hundred what? Customer: Two hundred pounds... Bernard: Are they leather-bound pounds? Customer: No... Bernard: Sorry, I need leather-bound pounds to go with my wallet. Next! - The girls from 3 Non Blondes. - Oh gosh, they do this sketch/hidden camera show which is so much funnier than that Trigger Happy TV thing. - Lenny Henry. Nobody does outrageous silliness better than he does. I like his randy Jamaican character or his version of Beyonce.

This dye mishap is actually the best thing that happened to my diet. I'm so scared of eating processed food, I've actually resorted to using raw ingredients for my cooking, instead of Pot Noodles and tinned rubbish. I didn't even know there was a fresh vegetables aisle in ASDA's until this news story broke. I even bought some cauliflower (can't say I actually brought myself to eating it, not really sure how I'm supposed to eat it or even if it's really edible).