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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 3:47pm On Jun 19, 2007
uzo di nma a ga ya nga abuo
when a path is good u thread it twice

Ok! I insist to be present at the ICHIE council for the proceedings as soon as possible
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 4:11pm On Jun 19, 2007
Don't be so fast pal, they are procedures. First you must be accepted into the "Ime Obi" from there anything can happen.

Remember: Onye buru chi ya uzo, ogbagbu onwe ya n'oso
One who goes before his god, will run out himself
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 4:25pm On Jun 19, 2007
emesia bu onwu n'ebgu onye ngana
procastination is the lazyman's undoing

ngwa nu. nke a n'eme a n'eme osiso.
so let's get this show on the road already,
tupu m chie onwem ichie a o! wink
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 4:33pm On Jun 19, 2007
Do i love this girl or what?? The way you break your Igbo is tripping me off my chair   . . infact even without proverbs , i offer you the 2nd position, youngies will manage 3rd  

@cute-ass
thats what happens when u have an igbo mum who sent u to Ekulu primary school in Enugu. Though i didnt learn the igbo from school ,i did from cousins maka na ndi igbo turu ilu si na ebe onye no ka o na awachi (where u stay is where u protect) besides, o wughi ihe aga elefuru anya n'ihi na asusu ala anyi bu Nigeria bara uba. I si na-igaghi amuta nke diri gi imuta, ngwa nu.

mana marakwa na agbaruchaa Ngene, e kuru Ngene nuo . Nya mere nwanne m nwanyi,cute ass ,o di mma na m mutara asusu a ka m soro unu bu umunne m n'ikwu nne m supu ihe m.

ka o di nu ubosi nta, anyi ga - achu na owele nchi, (till the day of the hunt, we'll hunt at the grass-cutters territory)udo diri unu!

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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 4:36pm On Jun 19, 2007
moondust:

emesia bu onwu n'ebgu onye ngana
procastination is the lazyman's undoing

ngwa nu. nke a n'eme a n'eme osiso.
so let's get this show on the road already,
tupu m chie onwem ichie a o! wink

I ve got to be patient because ndi ichie anaghi eti mmanwu akwa aka na azu
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 4:39pm On Jun 19, 2007
I hereby pronounce ME-ZAINAB the second in command on this thread, i mean after me tongue grin


youngies and Moondust, both of you can compete for third, ngwa let the drums start rolling grin grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 4:41pm On Jun 19, 2007
@me-zainab

Glad to know na I gara Ekulu primary school, agara m Abakpa nti ike primary school, lol

I ma ihe anyi na akpo ndi Ekulu? Umu mummy  grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by viee(f): 4:45pm On Jun 19, 2007
Holy Molly! shocked shocked shocked shocked shocked
where have i been?
cry cry cry cry cry
mana nsogbu adighi maka mbosi onye tetara, o buru ututu ya smiley smiley

olee otu anyi nile mere? wink
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 4:47pm On Jun 19, 2007
Anyi di mma oh, ndi be gi aputkwara ula? cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 4:51pm On Jun 19, 2007
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I hereby pronounce ME-ZAINAB the second in command on this thread, i mean after me


youngies and Moondust, both of you can compete for third, ngwa let the drums start


@ cute-ass

Hey babes chill, chere kwa! Ana m abia. Anula ngwo na nkwu na abia ( dont drink the farmented palm wine cos the fresher and sweeter one is on the way)
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 4:56pm On Jun 19, 2007
youngies:

@me-zainab

Glad to know na I gara Ekulu primary school, agara m Abakpa nti ike primary school, lol

I ma ihe anyi na akpo ndi Ekulu? Umu mummy grin

a gara m national grammar school nike for 1 yr in 1990

cute-ass:

I hereby pronounce ME-ZAINAB the second in command on this thread, i mean after me tongue grin


youngies and Moondust, both of you can compete for third, ngwa let the drums start rolling grin grin

Mba unu ga abu umu lolo
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 5:00pm On Jun 19, 2007
moondust:

a gara m national grammar school nike for 1 yr in 1990

Is that one in Enugu too?? Dont tell me i'm the only one left out cry angry grin

moondust:

Mba unu ga abu umu lolo

Huh?? If you like don't go and fight for "third" position tongue
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 5:06pm On Jun 19, 2007
moondust:

a gara m national grammar school nike for 1 yr in 1990

Mba unu ga abu umu lolo



@ youngies
really? no wonder! well i first attended command children's school at 82 div,abakaliki road as per  soldier's daughter. but later changed to Ekulu in my pri 3.Hummn, nwa abakpa nti ike?! okwa ya bu housing estate pri school ka oya bu st theresa's pri school ndi oba nsi na pant.ha na -ama kwa ndi nkuzi ha nsi ma o pia ha utali ma o ha gba puo tire ugbo ala ya.  

@moondust
ndi Nike boys na -ama kwa ndi nkuzi ha nsi n'isi ma o nye ha punishment.Ahh,no wonder u r so controversial!Okocha went to your nike grammer school ,i understand.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by viee(f): 5:11pm On Jun 19, 2007
youngies, anyi nile putara, dalu!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 5:17pm On Jun 19, 2007
Is that one in Enugu too?? Dont tell me i'm the only one left out  

sorry, but it is in Enugu smiley wink cheesy grin

Huh?? If you like don't go and fight for "third" position

you both should be canpaigning for lolo before contenders come o wink wink wink
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 5:42pm On Jun 19, 2007
moondust:


sorry, but it is in Enugu smiley wink cheesy grin

cry cry cry So i'm really the only one left cry cry Its all good sha cheesy

moondust:

you both should be canpaigning for lolo before contenders come o wink wink wink

Oooh now i get ya, well i'm already a lolo, she's my assistant lol tongue
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by lilian777(f): 5:55pm On Jun 19, 2007
gosh ,do i love this thread?!

@youngie,

na waa o. I bu nwa afo

@moondust
my guy u dey try sha

@ cute-ass

how come you write igbo so well when you are not here in 9ja?! ko waa onwe gi
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 5:59pm On Jun 19, 2007
lilian777:

gosh ,do i love this thread?!
@ cute-ass

how come you write igbo so well when you are not here in Nigeria?! ko waa onwe gi

Nwatakiri guru akwukwo nke oma
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 6:09pm On Jun 19, 2007
lilian777:


@ cute-ass

how come you write igbo so well when you are not here in Nigeria?! ko waa onwe gi


I kô kwana ihe i huru oo grin

But seriously sha, i did secondary in naija, my parents dragged my ass down there so i can be able to express myself in the midst of such lovely people, like the ones we have here wink

So guess it wasnt such a bad idea afterall!! grin

BTW you're pweety cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by moondust(m): 6:19pm On Jun 19, 2007
Ndi banyi I'm hitting the road ryt now
been gr8 hangin wit u guys
ka chi foo!!!!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by cuteass1(f): 6:29pm On Jun 19, 2007
Ka ô bôô @ moondust . . bye, later!!!
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 3:40pm On Jun 20, 2007
me-zainab:


@ youngies
really? no wonder! well i first attended command children's school at 82 div,abakaliki road as per  soldier's daughter. but later changed to Ekulu in my pri 3.Hummn, nwa abakpa nti ike?! okwa ya bu housing estate pri school ka oya bu st theresa's pri school ndi oba nsi na pant.ha na -ama kwa ndi nkuzi ha nsi ma o pia ha utali ma o ha gba puo tire ugbo ala ya.  

You are so close. Oh St. Theresa's primary school! May God forgive us for what we did those good old days. I also attended Army Day Secondary School 82 Div Abakaliki road. Na for there soldiers pikins spoil me finish.  grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 1:01pm On Jun 25, 2007
youngies:

You are so close. Oh St. Theresa's primary school! May God forgive us for what we did those good old days. I also attended Army Day Secondary School 82 Div Abakaliki road. Na for there soldiers pikins spoil me finish.  grin

no be soldiers pikins spoil you youngies, na so you be! cheesy. You don spoil finis'   i mebi go.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:06pm On Jun 25, 2007
So long still nobody!

I take it that everybody including cute-ass has conceeded defeat cheesy
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 1:13pm On Jun 25, 2007
youngies:

So long still nobody!

I take it that everybody including cute-ass has conceeded defeat cheesy

which kin defeat? cherekwa, o ga ha abia, i mean cute -ass. meanwhile kedu onye huru ugbo-ala na strike a ( for those of us in naija) ma o bu nwee efe? And, how are you youngies? i putala?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:15pm On Jun 25, 2007
Ihu udala n'ime ikpo nsi, kara akwukwo kpuchie nsi ma were udala racha
If you see an udala fruit beside a mould of shit, pluck a leaf and cover the shit, and take your fruit. grin
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by bluesky4(f): 1:18pm On Jun 25, 2007
this thread is funny
how do u guys know all these proverbs?
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:23pm On Jun 25, 2007
me-zainab:

which kin defeat? cherekwa, o ga ha abia, i mean cute -ass. meanwhile kedu onye huru ugbo-ala na strike a ( for those of us in naija) ma o bu nwee efe? And, how are you youngies? i putala?

Nwanne m, a putakwalam oh. Strike affect kwara m oh.
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:31pm On Jun 25, 2007
blue-sky:

this thread is funny
how do u guys know all these proverbs?
You are funny too, how come you don't know any of these proverbs, lol
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by bluesky4(f): 1:34pm On Jun 25, 2007
not sure undecided
keep up comin guys, at the moment youngies is in the lead tongue
Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by mezainab(f): 1:41pm On Jun 25, 2007
ndi igbo turu ilu si na oka mma na ewepuru ikpo nsi kama ikata akwukwo kpuchie ya maka na onye kpuchie ya ma were udara  pu ga etinye kwa ukwu n'ikpo nsi ahu ma olagha chi azu i site ofu uzo ahu.

It is better to remove the shit  than to cover it because you might match the shit if you'd be taking the same route on your way back.

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Re: Igbos come show your proverbs skills by youngies(m): 1:42pm On Jun 25, 2007
blue-sky:

not sure undecided
keep up comin guys, at the moment youngies is in the lead tongue

Thanks for the verdict, but I don't know how cute-ass and moondust will react when they read your verdict. Hope your head will still be on your shoulder then.  grin  wink

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