Alpha Blondy;959009 wrote: what precautions are you taking to minimise any dangerous threats to your person? just act like a foreigner and under no circumstances, DO NOT be tempted to use the ramshackle and very basic Amharic, you've learnt so far. waa iga talo, inabti. Common sense, papers, and contacts/arrangements in each place I'm visiting. I'll be fine, and will check in on you guys whenever I get internet access

Alpha Blondy;958998 wrote: LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL you going to do work there ee sida uula soco. I'm not there very long, I'm mostly going to be in Jijiga and small towns in the Somali kilil this trip. Aside from a few meetings and a visit to the university, I'll be a tourist in Addis and the work will begin when I get to Jijiga late next week

Apophis;958991 wrote: Naga daa dee. You're as depressed as a sunflower, in winter. Woman problems is it? lool I'm fine walaal, but thanks for the concern Maybe a little busy running errands before my flight on Saturday, but everything is in order and I'm having a great week. And I'm happy about all the cute dresses I bought to wear in Addis

Apophis;958985 wrote: Is it me or does Saffz seem somewhat depressed? I hope it wasn't me who dun it Not at all I'm having a perfect week.

Alpha Blondy;958970 wrote: ok....... i didnt want to be one to say it.....but your comebacks are NOT funny, amusing nor interesting, anymore. just browse the thread and don't bother trolling, ya? LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Alpha Blondy;958957 wrote: you think this is DHUSA-MA-RAPE? where rape victims, live by the dozen in the asylum shacks, with UN tarpaulins providing the ONLY cover from sun exposure? naga da ciyaarta, ma garatay? LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL Not that kind of asylum, I meant where they keep the insane locked up in gated compounds, as the photo you posted would suggest. I'm surprised they let you take a pic during your daily walk

Glad to see you in here SP, I was upset and thought you had died with oba's malayaacni thread

He lives in an asylum dee

I was hoping more people would share their sumad but maybe they don't know it

Haatu;958868 wrote: Safferz, you know I grew up near suuqa xoolaha back home and I go back every now and then when o holiday and spend time in the Wednesday market and I have NEVER noticed these sumads. Inattentive or what, right? lol LD It's okay Haatu, I learned about sumad quite recently too I think it's so intricate and fascinating, an ancient sign system.

My favourite animal is steak.

warsamaale;958817 wrote: What about you ? surely your privileged and can make the lifestyle change. Because I have no ethical issues with eating meat. Stay on topic

Our orality.

^^ veganism is a lifestyle choice made possible by class privilege and location dee, it would be impossible for Somalis to survive without animals. QansaxMeygaag;958808 wrote: Kkk. I don't know peoples' clans here except the ones who proudly volunteered!

Alpha Blondy;958776 wrote: that's a bit sick, ma istidhi? isn't that like incest? Hey, my ayeyo did this back in the day when my grandpa died :mad:

QansaxMeygaag;958740 wrote: Your clan sumad |.| is very close to my clan sumad; our sumad is |: . Would be interesting to find out if people of the same clan family (HAG, SAHAL, DM etc) have similar pattern sumads or if sumads are more regional e.g. people who settle in the same place regardless of clan family e.g. cow-white and p.u.n.t.i.t.e.s in Mudug or sujuu in NFD who are so mixed you don't know an longfoot from a dagoodi from g*a*r*r*e.... Are we of the same clan? My sumad is for my immediate reer, which is within 7 generations of me. I will have to ask about the others nearby, but from what I understand it's not uncommon to have a general clan sign with more specific additions to indicate sub clan/families. A neighbouring clan has a different sign, which is a cross.

I'm trying to learn more about these ancient insignias that appear as markings on camels to indicate clan/subclan ownership, so please share anything you know or images you come across. I asked my dad about our sumad, apparently it's called muta'andi (meto and, number 101 in Amharic) because it looks like 101 in Arabic - labo daadimood iyo shumi, two vertical lines with a dot in the centre. It will generally be branded on the leg or neck of the camel. Some subclans have circles and semi-circles, lines, dots or even a swoosh (or a combination of these). Sometimes they are referenced in poetry, and my dad gave me an example of one man's gabay where he details a marriage dispute between clans over one woman and tells other men to stay away from her as she (metaphorically) already bears their sumad. I haven't been able to find any information about this in a Somali context, but these old symbols also seem to be present amongst other pastoral, segmentary lineage societies. Here's a Turkana clan's camel (northwestern Kenya): Bedouin camel in Jordan: I've been looking for images of Somali camels with markings, and the best I could find is this photo I took near Berbera, with an R sign:

Season 6 of the Cosby Show was the BEST intro:

Alpha Blondy;958634 wrote: p.s - saffz enjoy it. i would gladly make a fool of my person to make you smile, especially after what you went through tonight. Alpha it made me laugh, thanks darling :D

Night Haatu Apophis;958612 wrote: So Alpha, tell us when you first realised you were a loser, and how you dealt with such a realisation? *leans in to listen, and grabs popcorn*

You have no taste, Haatu.

Haatu;958601 wrote: I'm sorry to be rude, but what a sh!t song. My goodness. It's only (objectively speaking) one of the greatest songs of the 2000s :mad:

Alpha Blondy;958588 wrote: crazy ads on SOL, y'all. My ads are sexist :mad:

Apophis;958599 wrote: You niggas need to chill the fck out. It's called cantrabagash corner for a reason, Am I right or what? It's feigned anger, I'm not mad

I can't get into it, sorry dear This is more my speed...