The Charge of the Light Brigade Alfred, Lord Tennyson Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. "Forward, the Light Brigade! "Charge for the guns!" he said: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. 2. "Forward, the Light Brigade!" Was there a man dismay'd? Not tho' the soldier knew Someone had blunder'd: Their's not to make reply, Their's not to reason why, Their's but to do and die: Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. 3. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volley'd and thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred. 4. Flash'd all their sabres bare, Flash'd as they turn'd in air, Sabring the gunners there, Charging an army, while All the world wonder'd: Plunged in the battery-smoke Right thro' the line they broke; Cossack and Russian Reel'd from the sabre stroke Shatter'd and sunder'd. Then they rode back, but not Not the six hundred. 5. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them Volley'd and thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell, While horse and hero fell, They that had fought so well Came thro' the jaws of Death Back from the mouth of Hell, All that was left of them, Left of six hundred. 6. When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made! All the world wondered. Honor the charge they made, Honor the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred.

Ahem..ahem.. I think I qualify as the older man you guys are speaking about. Seeing that most of you are in your late teens and early twenties and I’m at least ten years older than most of you, I don’t see what the fuss about age is! Most of you sound mature enough and sensible enough to be mistaken for someone who’s in his late twenties or early thirties - shock, horror, shock, and horror! You’re not, are you? :eek: The difference might occur if the young girl is still into her Barbie dolls and the man is too old to tolerate such childish behaviour. Incidentally, Barbie dolls rock, man - check out www.barbie.com , you can dress your doll with all sorts of different clothes on line and even choose the colour of her makeup! Back to the topic, I don’t think it’s a matter of age, it’s all about attraction and compatibility. My own wife is nine years younger than me, yet, strangely, she can’t stand Brittney Spears! But seriously, and this is for the guys, marry them young, brothers. The age has its advantages. For a start, they’ll be able to “churn” out lots and lots of kids for you before their biological clock finally runs out of battery. When you’re an old man, you’ll still be able to look across at your wife and marvel at how young and full of life she is (that’s if you don’t drain the life out of her with extreme farax acts). But the best thing of all is the great opportunity you’ll be presented with to mould a young mind to your (obviously correct) way of thinking. An older girl will be set in her ways and ideas of life and how it should be lived. While a younger girl will be open to persuasion, cajoling and bribes! In no time at all you’ll have her dancing to your tune (a bit like the Barbie website above). :cool:

Anyways - the little black box is called a DSL modem isnt it? Yeah, that's what we have from Bell Sympatico (Hspeed). But this damn pc needs cleaning.... it's getting very slow... I can prolly clean it myself ...cant I? Any help would be appreciated. Ilhaam, I don’t know what you mean by cleaning, do you mean you have some sort of virus or Trojan? Anyway, for simple everyday “housekeeping” that will keep your PC ticking on nicely, you need to do the following: 1- Defragment your hard drive on regular bases (right click the “C” drive, then properties, then choose the tools tab and finally click on Defragment Now) 2- Download the free Ad aware software (or any software that clears your pc of all the spy ware material you’ve accumulated) 3- Check if you have enough RAM and upgrade that if applicable The following sites offer free software that will help you keep your computer relatively “clean”: http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php These are basic things that you can do to improve your PC and keep it “clean”. I’m sure other people who are better in this field than I can give you better and more comprehensive information though.

any ways me personaly I don``t give crap about how a somali acts but aslong as he stays black I`m cool with them...I cant stand a somali white wanna be..ceeb.. What exactly is the difference between a white gaal and a black one? In fact, now you touched on that topic, this is the real problem we have with Somalis; Not the fact that a small minority try to act “cadaan” but the reality that a huge majority are acting “black”!

Heh. What makes this story sound even better is the reaction of most of the women on here. Watch out brother, this type of humour might start some kind of revolution, man. They’ll all be burning their “garbasar” any minute now. Heh.

Kynda, a long time ago.(5ala9 a3tazalt el 3arabi). OG,((((hug)))) little sis. If you're here then I know this place must be cool. Membrane(or was it mrembo? marmite?), aftere spending a whole night serenading you with music, you act as if you don't even remember me? :mad: Boxer, balas 7arakat el no9 kom ya basha..Raami, yarmi, rama..bil gazma al 2deema

Heheheh "Camo AMIIN". Baba Yassin a7la By the way, I didn't notice you started at the same time as me. Now, it’s even harder to guess who you are. :mad: As for the occupation, it has already begun. I think by the end of this year, I’m getting a promotion and a pay rise for my perceived “hard work” in the office. :rolleyes:

:eek: You recognise me? I’m at a disadvantage here. Who are you and why didn’t you tell me about this place? :mad:

I might be I only recognise OG Girl in here (well, I suspect I know her from Paltalk but I’m not too sure). If she knows Raami, then it’s her if she doesn’t then it’s the wrong number. Same with you I suspect. :rolleyes:

^^^ Like giving someone a recipe for a tasty dish, they will not realise how nice it is until they taste it, huh?

It uses the “Amazon.com” system, man. So, I guess it’s safe enough. Check it out and see for yourself.

I might be an adult, but sometimes I’m as naïve as a two year old. It took a while to sink in but I got you now. Fancy having the time to look out for xaada though when you’ve got bigger fish to fry! Heh. I'm hoping all this is subtle enough and will not offend anyone by the way.

Here is where my Somali limitations show me up again. You’ll have to help me with the meaning of “xodxodisho episode”, man. :confused:

My father was a little dhagacas who grew up in cadan. He went on holiday to Somalia and met my then 16-year-old mother; he was 26(damn those guys used to get away with murder). He chatted her up (as you do) and they declared their undying love to each other. Her parents refused to marry them, so, as was the custom in most such situations, they eloped! Over forty years later, she still teases him about tricking an innocent sixteen year old into marrying him. These old people were brainwashed with all that romance stuff, man.

I was being serious. I’m an eye, man. Always have been. I remember a few (heh, a few!) years back I was walking around the city centre with a classmate from university when a Muslim sister bumped into me by accident. She was wearing a cabaayah and had her face covered with her niqab. All I could see was her eyes. My English friend, coming from a rural town and not being used to such scenes, was surprised and asked me if she covered herself like that because she was “ugly”. Now, my usual response would have been NO, she’s more beautiful than most women because she’s keeping her cafaaf, etc, etc, etc...But to tell the truth, and maybe it’s because I was young and single (and slightly unruly) at the time, I thought she was the most beautiful thing I ever saw. Those eyes were just stunning! But, yeah, I agree with you that some men go for the obvious things. Still, I’m yet to understand the Somali fascination with Xaada (sp?).

The following is an English translation of a well-known Arabic song (by Abdelhalim Hafiz). Can you guess the name in Arabic? For those who like to listen to Arabic songs but don’t understand the meanings, below is a website that has some translated songs. Some of those mentioned earlier might be found there. " Vagabond, and walking between countries, vagabond And the step between me and my beloved [is] big A long journey, and I'm wounded from it And the night approaches, and the day goes Chorus: And if you see my beloved, say "Hello" to him [her] Reassure me: how is my brown-looking girl doing so far away Vagabond, I'm walking all night Vagabond, not knowing what I'm doing Vagabond, and the separation, oh my dear Vagabond, what has happened to me? And years, years, and I'm melting in loneliness and tenderness I want to know just where is his [her] road" http://www.shira.net/lyrics.htm

I also, view make up as an art form that can only be appreciated by women. Men don’t usually look at a girl’s complexion or even face to be attracted to her. I think they’re more into the spherical stuff – you boys agree? Only if the “spherical stuff” is as round and beautiful as the ones the lady in your aviator has, Ameenah. :rolleyes: Eyes, eyes, I’m talking about eyes, you suspicious people.

This is nice and clear. Thanks. Yeah, yeah, I know “nice and clear” is borderline trashy in itself. But, I’m bringing the thread up for others to read, man.

I think I fell in love with Xalimo Farax, man. Will fifty goats close the deal? Joking aside, I’ve got to congratulate you on this well written and very impressive piece of satire, bro. Well done.

I'm sure she knew we were kidding, rayaana.

This thread worries me! Is there a list of acceptable topics to start? What would you say is not a “trashy” topic? If I make a “donation” would I be able to post trashy topics to my heart’s content or would I still be gagged? I’m not siding with anyone here or having ago at anyone either but, to be perfectly honest, you’re not calling a spade a spade, sis. I’m starting to feel paranoid now!

Barwaaqo: Yeah, lets agree to disagree on this point. However, I wouldn’t want you to think that I’d take the Arab side over the Somali side! When push comes to shove, I’ll always stick up for my people. But, when I see or hear something that I perceive to be wrong and unreasonable, I’ll do my best to point it out.

Makeup is one of the many things women use to make themselves look good. Some, like the sister above, don’t need to use makeup but they still do other things to look good. They fix their hair, they dress in a nice way and they make sure that their faces look good (with or without makeup). It’s human nature to try to stand out from the crowd. Women do it more than men. Most do it for selfish reasons. Not for men or other women. The gender does not matter as long as everyone looking thinks you look good. As for makeup, that’s the best invention ever. Every time a father (or mother) is presented with an ugly baby girl, his first prayer is “ Thank god for makeup”. :cool:

Home time, people. Hope neither of you was offended. Anyway, come on, bax, go home, girls.

See what you’ve done now? You drove all those silent people away. There were over three hundred guests a minute ago! Now, there is only me. Dhirbaaaxo fooqal dhirbaaaaxo.