^Aaamin. Innaa lilaahi wa'inaa ilaahi raajacuun Ilahay ha u naxariisto aabahaa and may he be kindly rewarded with Janatul Fardowsa.

Hee dhe aren't wedged heels soooo much more comfy then stiletto heel or block ones I don't know about that dearie, I can run with 3' Stilettos without tripping but when I wear wedged heels, I feel as though I'll be spraining my ankle at any moment. Stylish and comfy. My two favorite shoes at the moment.

^ . Bulsho! I think you and I both know it's a question of "where" rather than "what."

There is a difference between the two. Not really. Autonomy can be and is (sometimes) a form of independence. @Socod.

Puntland already declared an independence of sorts maandhow. I believe it was around the late nineties.

Personally, I can't wait to see Taylor vs. Hopkins fight and I'm betting all my easily-earned money on Hopkins to deliver a 6th round K.O preferably by way of a right hook this time, for variety sake.

Wordette, come on you are no Canadian, you are one of those skinny Somali brothers. I live in the United States and I never claim to be an American although I qualify for citizenship. Don't assaciate with those ****** please.They are all ****** whether it's U.S, Canada or any where else where infidels accupy. I'm not a canadian, Thank God, and I have Skinny Somali brothers but fortunately I'm not one maandhow. I never, at least in this post, claimed to be an American but I was raised here(hence the word "bred"). Btw. You could tell what the words substituted by the asterisk signs are? My curiosity is gotten a hold of me and won’t let me go.

^Gruesome wasn't it? Inaa lilaahi wa'inaa ilaahi rajacuun. YAA ALLAH U NAXARIISO ADOONKAAGA BISHA RAMADAAN DHINTAY, SABIR IYO IIMANA KAASII EHEL KIISII. ADUUNBAANA WAX DILA WAXNA NOOLEEYA. ILAAHAYOW QABRIGA U WAASICI ADAA WAX WAASICIYEE YAA RABI YAA RAXMAAN. ANAGANA SIDOO KALE NOOGU NAXARIISO. DHIMASHADO WAA XAQ NOLOSHO WAA XAQ, DHIBTU WAA XAQ CAAFIMAADKU WAA XAQ CADAABTU WAA XAQ JANADU WAA XAQ. ILAAHAYOW KUWII MUSLINIMO KU DHINTA NAGA DHIG, DANBIGAYAGA DHAMAAN DHAAF IYO KUWA WAALIDIINTAYADA BA. AAMIN YA RABBI AMIN YARABI. Aamiin, Aamiin, Aamiin.

Ehelka, qaraabada, bahweynta suugaanta, iyo ummadda Somaliyeed ayaan uga tacsiyadaynaynaa geerida naxdinta leh ee Abwaan Cabdulqaadir Xirsi Yamayam - Sabir iyo Iimaan. Marxuumkana Illaah waxaan uga baryaynaa dambi dhaaf iyo naxariis Aamiin. Aamiin. Aamiin.

^ Isn't he just adorable? They (love and enmity) aren't that different maandhow. They are both emotions we experess concurrently or alternatively (in lieu of the other, if you will). To answer your question, besides hate whether it’s concealed or revealed, the only alternative to love is to not fall in love. Love as a concept is very alien to most somalis. Actually I disagree for most Somali songs are about love, usually unrequited love but nonetheless it's not an alien concept. Most Somalis know of and feel this emotion but from what I seen, they are usually incapable of expressing it publicly.

I have but two simple instructions for our little video surgeons, and senders; Open mouth wide, now insert foot. this is some bullshit. I have never seen a bull sh!t however, Maxkamada waxee cadheysay ninka danbiga lagu eedeenaayey inuu waxba ka jidhin. That is not to say, his not guilty of "other" human rights violations but rather that, thanks to the altered evidence, the Swedish court found him not guilty of this particular one. What I'm confused about though, is why the Swedes didn't see fit to question the authenticity of the tape in first place? After all, shouldn't evidence before admissibility at least satisfy the required condition of being original?

^Your generosity is overwhelming. Truly it is

I love the 80's but I'm a 90's baby ( graduated from the School of Lucky Charms) who would like to commerate this post to the decade that I love, and the remember the most. The 90's. You know you grew up in the 90's; -If you had a crush on Zack Morris (at UCLA) or Denise Huxtable (In different world) even though they were older than you. -if you used to say the phrase; "I'm rubber you're glue, everything you say bounces off of me and sticks to you" -if you did those schoolgirl park dances like: The tootsie roll, butterfly, and the butt during recess -If you played tetherbal, Onesies, and truth or dare. -if you believed "cooties" existed -if you ever had a "cootie" shot -If you ever read any R.L Stein books -if you were ever afraid to say "Beetlejuice" 3x -if you ever sang "Boys go to Jupiter to get more stupidier, girls go to college to get more knowledge" -if you believed anybody who could cross their eyes, and touch their nose with their tongue at the sametime was talented -if you remember where the term "African booty scratcher" came from -if you remember the lyrics to Coolio's "Gangsta's paradise" or "Fantastic Journey" -If you loved "Dangerous Minds" the movie and the show. -If you wore fannel shirts, and baggy jeans with the peek-a-boo cK drawers regardless of gender, and thought it was the coolest thing -if you wore scrunchies, and thought the more the better -if you used to rock overalls with a tiny tee -if you remember when Timberlands were sold at Payless -If you ever uttered the terms "Dunderhead" or "Gosh" -If you watched "Clueless" religiously. Those are all I can remember at the moment. I miss my 90's.

" Nur, my friends 14 year old daughter is pregnant, this Jamaican teen is worthless, a drop out, now what should I do Nur? does Islam permit abortion"? Somali parents can reduce, if not stop, the sudden increase of abortion- a trend I’ve noticed lately in my own city- involving Somali girls if they come to understand- and recognize widely - that not all first-time brides go to their husbands a virgin. They also need to understand that there are more effective teachers out there in the “big bad world†if they don’t fill that that role of an informer. Apparently, a role they believe need not be filled, for sex education is still an element which is sadly lacking in our culture. When, if ever, have you seen a parent discussing with their children the importance of abstinence, if not protection? Personally, I have never, for most parents would like to hold the belief, place confidence that is, that their children are chaste, innocent, and pure beings. A confidence, in my opinion, that is misplaced since the said children are usually living in highly sexually driven cultures. After all, it was during adolescence when we were thought by our unholy teachers, television, and its twin sister society, how to reap the benefits, such as material wealth/favors by using our sexuality as a bargaining chip, or how to imitate, and produce the contradictory Madonna- Whore image/complex; innocent, yet experienced, Sexual yet naïve, Passionate yet unaware. An image, regardless of what terms you use, that is very solid, and implanted in minds of young girls with the core message that women are a sexual contradiction. Furthermore, this is the image being implemented, despicable as it is, that a little girls sees daily outside the house while by her family, she is thought that her sexual being is and should be nonexistent. Surprisingly, it will be, if fortunate, awhile until she meets a male who brings it into existence. However, it’s up to the parent to educate their daughters (and though I’ve not mentioned before, their sons as well) so that the person who does awaken it is his/her spouse. But if the off-spring has taken upon them selves to educate their selves with a willing partner, all manners of carnal pleasures; then the parents should be able to deal with it. Don’t condone it, but don’t condemn them either. As for the choice between abortion, and mutilation, neither should ever be an option.

Iam a ca-na-diaaaaaaaaaaaaan. God I love that song. My cousin- whom I’m now proud to write is a distant one- thought it’d be fun to take his newly discovered American bred cousin, moi, to an Oilers game his friends invited him to. Apparently, he and I had a different definition of fun. A game of hockey, in my esteemed opinion, is similar to gouching your eyes out-voluntarily mind you- with a 3 sided Swiss blade repeatedly, and with a certain relish; you could almost write, it's a sweetened excruciating pain but you couldn't for politeness sake. Branding it boring would be an understatement. It's also uneventful unless some poor sucker gets his teeth knocked out, ribs broken, and/or his eye bloodied which, surprisingly, I didn’t see in the game but outside the Rex when two of my cousin’s friends fought over who played better, or as they called it “D’ed it better†Soccer is also boring. It’s almost boring as football (especially college football) though it was almost exciting to watch- albeit forcefully by my brothers- Alexander’s 3 touchdowns. I never thought I’d be proud of the Seahawks (God forbid). Golf is placid. Basketball is redundant as a rewind button without the phenomena that is Michael Jordon, and to add insult to an injury, the Raptors got served by an Israeli Team, a novice team at that! How insulting. Baseball is as exciting as inexperience in a brothel, and there aren’t any other “sports†worth mentioning so I have come to the conclusion that the only true sport that should be able to exist is Boxing . It never lets you down; the humiliation, the drama, the passion, the blows-below or above the belt, and most of all its consistently inconsistent. P.s I had some time on my hands, surprisingly I'm wearing a watch, so I thought I use it productively instead of how I wanted to, which was to write my Prof. an anonymous "you suck, parasite" letter. I'm fasting thus I can't tell him, orally that is, what I really think of that undeserving grade he thought I deserved. It doesn't matter anyway. I always thought 'tis more nobler of mind to suffer in silence unless I could scream, and since I unable I shall be Golden. Anyway Salaams, and Go Oilers, Go Oilers, Go Oilers Go! Popcorn, cracker jack, C'mon Smyth, hit that puck!

^Chicken. Atleast thank the man for thinking of you.

Originally posted by Naku Penda Piya: Some of us have tampons jammed up our you know where, and others for padded absorbent brick stuck in their knickers. Hello? Stop blushing. And if I don't stop typing right now, i'm going to leave a big stain on my beautifully reupholstered computer chair. Luckily, it's a floral print on which nobody will notice an errant red spot. But gotta go anyways! War ileen balaayo.... PMS-ing huh? I would of have never guessed.

Why aren't I married? First, the whole marriage idea is a turn-off to me at the moment. I know a couple [quite intimately really] who have been married for 22 years that can't even be in the same country much less the same room. Second, I have seen too many couples that seemed perfect for each other divorce before their wedding tape was even completed. Third, the man I want to be married to is already taken [by an undeserving wench, no less]. Fourth, calafkeyga midkaan ku xidhanlahaa, and/or akdiganlahaa wali maan isbaran.

Originally posted by besbaaso: Always so dramatic...missy....Ramadhan Kareem...sweetie... Why make it so dramatic... love just is ....love is about accepting the other person and then loving them regardless of their flaws....and being accepted in return....its about mutual respect, admiration and common ground...and another important part is physical attraction. It’s about being happy...there are sad and disappointing times...but if u r grown u know life is full of them...so move on to the next happy moment.... LooooooooooooL. @dramatic. (She is an artiste, ma is tidhi.) Naa maandhay, choke on a cooked garlic. I'm not dramatic but to misqoute Fred Allen, I rather walk down lovers lane holding my own hand than to search for "the next happy moment" Thank you very much! By the way. Ramadaan kariim, and the best of luck to you.

Aren't you judgmental by referring all Somalis to be judgmental? Well, Heck! She is Somali after all buddy o' pal. Anyway, despite the title of the thread the author states in the opening sentences that it's the majority of Somalis whom she comes in contact with that are judgmental not all mind you. @Sky. Ilaahay ka cabso maandhow. In my sacred opinion, making judgments, or generalizing (quite natural by the way) isn't unique to just Somalis but rather all ethnicities as well as all nationalities. It's something, that despite the best of efforts, cannot be changed, and a perfect example of that is the good Ol' US of America and the racial inequality (for judgments lead to prejudices) that exists in this modern and developed country er...Excusi Empire. On another off key note, this thread serves as a perfect example why with every generation our old world mentality which is allergic to change can’t co-exist in harmony nor side by side, with our new world "modernity" with the mantra "conform you b*stard" etched in our young "enlightened" hearts like a fine art form, and it also explain why these two ideals always, and unfortunately clash. The result of this disagreement is a generational competition to abolish -that- which we disdain in the previous generation. (For example the new, and modern generation wants the fresh off the boat, banana eating older refugees to; smile more, look approachable, befriend non-Somalis, and stop friggin’ speaking Somali around foreigners Gosh!. The unchangelable older generation's reaction: a smirk [or insert middle finger], and an impolite "I refuse, you ignorant child")

Istaaqfurulah.

Hate, party of 5 your table is ready. Seriously wasup with them? you might think dat beautiful weather would encourage them to do something more than flock arround the most qaxooti looking maqaayad It does sweetheart, you just being hanging around the wrong crowd, and eateries. BTW. Rain is the gift that keeps on giving.

^ Dear Future Me, I hope that you find a way to at least triumph over, if not annihilate, your inner child.

What are you insinuating wordette? Absolutely, and posi-friggin’-tively nothing. Your post, however, provided a much needed support (er example?) for a point I was trying to make.

You? or the Love?[The redundant one that izzzz] Both, and neither. And a belated ramadaan kariim to you too Mr.Brownie points. Love in my view enriches life, nourishes the soul, makes you and those around happy Maandhow, Love, much like liposuction, sucks and molests indecently innocent hearts .