^^ Thank you. Pretty scrumptious, but I want to dig further into 'Nam. Happy to wait for when you are less knackered. :cool:

^ Ahem....wake up on the wrong side of the furaash this morning, ey?

Some exquisite pictures. Norf, I agree with Sheh in regard to 'the quality of the photos and what they mean to us'. I think they are the important criteria, so the level of exoticness doesn't matter....much. Size-wise, I would reduce mine but it's too late now. Some feedback: Sheh, outstanding picture. Love it. (In response to Wembley, it too is very exotic...in its ghettoness ). Now I want the pleasure of viewing the rest of your traveling album. Wiilo, which city is that? Gorgeous. Raxmah, breathtaking view. Abdi - LoL...what happened to the one picture? All three are beautiful, but which should we judge? STOIC - Nice photo, too bad it was taken by someone else. Breaking competition rules already. Tut. BTW, your university must have been massive, pouring out enough graduates to fill a football stadium. Blessed, thanks for that. Most meaningful photo so far. And finally.... UCHI - WoW. If you were selling that photo, I would buy it. That's how good it is. I'm sure there are loads of photos to come, but I already feel this one could fill my #1 spot. :cool: PS: Norf, you have no idea just how many near-misses I have with cyclists each week. I can't tell which one is the bike lane because they ride on both.

^ LoL. STOIC, It's always uninviting, in that it's always empty. But yes, you are right. It looks pretty depressing when it rains.

Name: "Another Frigging Wet Day" Date: 06 July 2006 Location: North West London Significance: I walk down that path every day, and on a particularly soaking and miserable day, I decided to take a picture to capture my daily misery.

Sorry to hear it, Sista. I don't know what can make you heal faster. I have been told going on the rebound makes it easier, but I wouldn't advice it. Maybe there isn't anything you can do. Maybe you keep feeling horrible until u wake up one morning and realise you feel OK?

Excellent idea, Norf. I bought myself a nifty little digital camera but I have yet to use it properly (other than taking 3000 pics of my favourite child). Lemme rummage around and find something. Warsan: Priddy. :cool:

Hello Mr Malaysia, It is rather simple. Women mention the same common requirements because it's the easiest way to communicate that the man should really be a human being as opposed to a wild animal. Mentioning that he should be kind implies that she wants to avoid the masses of cruel and ruthless men out there. Ditto with honesty, integrity, generousity and an acceptable level of intelligence. Who would want to live with a lying, unscrupulous, and tight-fisted individual? Nobody. Of course lots of women end up with such characters anyway, but that's often because the rake pretended to be a decent bloke when she first met him. There is definitely a reason why women seek what you term 'common attributes'. It makes it that much easier to sift through everyday garbage. See, once all those boxes are nicely ticked, she can get down to more important business: Finding out what exactly is wrong with him since nobody can be THAT perfect.

^ What are you on about? :confused: Liiban, sorry to hear that. Glad to see you are already looking to get back on the horse tho.

Nice pictures.

Welcome to SOL. :cool:

Originally posted by me: Let me give you a small example. We the Somalis are the product of carefull evolution. We are more adapted to our evironment better then any other race. The main feautures of Somalis. Somali long-legged phenotype, you may also call it tall skinny guy syndrome: well this makes it easier to survive for us in times of hardships and famine. Us Somalis can survive in extreme condition where as most people from other races woudl have died. Big forehead: This is a sign of well developed frontal lobe. The frontal lobes have been found to play a part in impulse control, judgment, language, memory, motor function, problem solving, socialization and spontaneity. Hairless: As you have noticed the majority of the Somali people are not hairy this is mainly because of our desert environment. This makes it easier for us to cool down. The Somali is tough, inventive and resilient. Ha ha ha..good one. The big forehead has some use after all. Plus what kind of hereditery diseases do we Somalis mostly get? Ahem...diabetes? Hypertension? Look at the percentages of kids dying before they reach 10 thats natural selection at work. Natural selection? More like malnourishment. Good effort tho.

^ I wouldn't go for average-looking if I were you. I would go for tall and handsome. Give your kids a chance, ya? *Smirks* Originally posted by Hizb_UK: ^^ So your kids will be fab looking. Maybe. If I married you. Of course it's not that simple. It might not be confined to just you and her, it might be your (and her) whole family. Your child might take up after anybody on either side. You better find out the good-looking:ugly ratio in your family before you start producing. No one likes ugly tots.

Originally posted by Legal Crimes: I have no evidentiary support so you'll just have to believe me Good for you. What was it like then?

I suppose you know that someone can marry another race without insulting their own (ugly etc)? Similarly someone can choose to stick with their own without insulting other races (genetic defects etc)? Looks-wise, Somali men aren't too bad. Some of them are incredibly good-looking actually. Plus, I don't think all Somali women are beautiful. Don't let the Diana effect confuse you. OMG...am I actually defending Faaraxs? :eek: Side note: Have you guys noticed how ugly parents produce beautiful children and vice versa? Some of the best looking people in the world probably have average-to-hideous looking parents. Which makes me think Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's little sprog will grow up to be a right minger. Life might be cruel, but at least it's fair in some parts.

Originally posted by Viking: It's unfair to remember Zizou for only headbutting Materazzi; he did more than that...in 2000 when he was at Juve, he also headbutted a Hamburg player and got a five-match ban. You can take the maestro out the Marseille ghetto but you can't take the ghetto out of him Lo0oL!! Walee ninku waa khatar! Awesome. A memorable World Cup it's been.

Don't try you can understand how us men think or see things, just as I wouldnt dare to try to understnad how women see things. COME ONNNNNNNNNNNN THEY ALL WHINE AND IF YOU THINK THAT SHE MIGHT BE A LITTLE CRAZY. WELL ALL WOMEN ARE. TRUST ME BRO. I NEVER MET A WOMAN THAT’S 100%. It’s their nature, in our eyes their sensitivity seems like there is something wrong with them. I dated enough to know that most women are like that. They are just emotional, oversensitive, start fights over whatever whine and hate themselves Is that right? LoL.

Bummer. And the final is coming up! Do u think people will be able to resist watching it in public? This could be an opportunity for Somaliland to foster a lot of goodwill. The administration should set up outdoor screens in Hargeisa and invite their Southern brethrens to watch the final game in peace. It could generate some income for the hosts too. Just an idea.

Originally posted by Tyjwania: You've commited forum suicide my friend. I think so too.

Ah...it's not just that he is ugliness personified, but he seems to think he is all that to boot as well, huh? The cheek of it...imagine having confidence when you look that bad! Completely unheard of ayaan ku idhi. He is clearly not being appropriately apologetic for his lack of looks. Worse, he probably hasn't shown you the deference you deserve as a pretty girl, am I right? Boy this guy is already getting on my nerves! :mad: Your company needs to take another look at their recruitment policy. They can't be going around giving jobs willy-nilly, especially to ugly ppl! Grr...

X, You are not coming across as lecturing. More like a little vain and a bit conceited. Originally posted by Xoogsade: I only refuse the idea that if something went wrong with other people's marriages, mine would be the same or somali women would be a failure to me since the ones I saw whose marriages suffered are somalis. That's what I meant by the 'Half-full glass' comment. You believe your marriage will be different, it won't happen to you (and if it does, Allahu Yaclam, right?). But why should I believe it won't happen to me? What makes me different? I can assure you I'm not any smarter or wiser than any of the married women I know. Anybody can make mistakes, and if some of the beautiful, highly educated, and independent women I know (and am related to) can make such monumental mistakes when it comes to the men they marry, by heck what chance do I have? The only difference is, I'm a little bit more cautious and unwilling to take that risk. Stuff like having my own kids or regular shagging are not that important to me. They don't worry me and they certainly won't force me into settling for mundane domesticity. They say you only have one shot at this life, so why settle for something that won't make you happy? Just accept it, I hate to conform. I hate to 'settle' for something, when I know there is a great deal more out there for me. And I simply hate useless men, which this world is full of. There you go. Considering how somali lives had been shaped by conflicts back home, it is quite natural now for many young ladies to not know how to cook, usually their mothers have taken the burden of cooking for the entire family for many years. I think it would be nice if they saw the benefit of their mother cooking for them while they studied and worked so that they would do the same for their kids. How important it was for them to have ready meal when they were going to school is how important for their future kids it will be to have ready meal at home. That is my point. Not knowing how to cook doesn't make a woman less of a woman but it is a craft essential for a good home. The father chips in too but nothing equates "Hooyo"'s care. Well, that's all good but I wasn't talking about not knowing how to cook. Everyone really should know and if they don't they can learn very easily. It's not much of a problem. However knowing how to cook isn't exactly the same as liking to cook, is it? That's what I'm talking about. Not every woman likes to cook, so it's rather silly to expect that she would want to. I don't buy into the 'hooyo's cooking is always better than aabo's' crap. Feeding your kids is pretty much feeding your kids, it doesn't matter who cooks. That is unless we are talking about breast feeding (which we are not, right?). You are not the romantic type I suppose but if your worries are that your beloved won't serve you breakfast on bed, and you are protesting because of that, I am sure he will accomodate you for a while. LoL. No, I can't say I'm worried about not receiving my breakfast in bed. I don't eat breakfast for one.

Originally posted by Xoogsade: Tell me what is bad about these 70% marriages you saw without being too specific. What are the generalities? X, I believe you are an eternal optimist. You only ever see the half-full glass, which is fantastic. I wish I could be like you. The main generality is that each and every single marriage I have encountered made me feel sick. I simply can not see myself in such a life or settled with such a person. What's my idea of a perfect marriage? I'll let you know when I encounter one. Btw, I learned how to cook at a young age. I had to cook for the family because the only girl for the family was way younger than I was and we aren't a big family. Even my father did his laundry if mother had no time. If I wanted to eat earlier, I had to help. Both parents worked. Bottomline, I don't like cooking, an inconvinience I am hoping wify should willingly accept to shoulder What is "cooking" for her when I take care of everything else huh? I know this is something you would do for your beloved. But we can carry on the fake debates on it. LoL..there we go. Did I say there was anything wrong in you not wanting to cook? There is no need to explain anything. You like cooking or you don't. Full stop. It's that easy. When you are a man. However, it doesn't seem to be so when you're a girl. Say you don't like cooking and lose half of your womanhood. I see it as a simple preference. I'm a little curious of the 'when I take care of everything else' bit. What's everything else? Getting and keeping a job? Paying the bills? Hardly everything, dear. Hardly.

I see many references to some sort of natural 'pride' Somali women are supposed to have. I'm wondering if this could be the same type of 'pride' that makes so many women bleach their skin to ghostly proportions? I'm also wondering how this 'pride' is supposed to stop them from wanting other artificially enhanced assets? Somali women are not that different ...they do what everyone else is doing (and no, it's not only confined to buying the same curtains as heblaayo).

What's with all the 'greasy' and 'lazy' references to the Italians? They did well and they deserved to win. I thought it would go into penalties, which would mean Germany would be victorious, but the Talyaani were not having it. I wanted Germany to win, but I can't begrudge the Italians. They did it beautifully. Would luv to see France in the Final, but I'm not making any more predictions. I plain suck at it.

England tried their best, they just couldn't deliver in the end. The luck was against them, see. Heartache iyo half. France, Mon Dieu, they were on fire! I have now lost my pretty trilby. Good thing I didn't bet my kitten heels, 'cause that would have hurt! Viva la France. Originally posted by Northerner: France WILL beat Brazil and they will beat then convincingly! Germany will be outplayed by the Argies England will win 2-0 vs Portugal with goals from Rooney and Lampard Italia will beat Ukraine Two out of four isn't too bad.