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Phones › Re: How Stupid Is The Iphone by coogar: 10:25pm On Dec 08, 2011
alleno:
I know this topic would have been discussed over a billion times already but really i got very frustrated tonight.
I have had the iphone 4 for months now and i just found my music collection, and the device would not allow
me to copy without wiping away my one in a million apps.

Apps i stayed overnight at internet zones to download and install, Really, i can't understand why i cannot sync
songs on my own computer and why i cannot make a song a ringtone without going through them, silly restrictions
that makes no sense.

GOING TO WP7! Good luck with the rub*ish Apple!
where did you get the apps?
where did you get the music from?

was it from the same computer? same music source?
apple is quite unique. they dont want you to lump pirated mp3s with their own products!
Romance › Re: Should I Stay Or Walk Away? by coogar: 10:03pm On Dec 08, 2011
debosky:
They know themselves grin
at least mention 3 names.
you can write in codes if possible.

MRbrownJAY:
man, if that was the case then they would clearly state: our products are 100%safe SO LONG AS IT IS USED PROPERLY.
condoms are NOT 100% safe! no condom lab test have come back 100% safe!
condoms are 100% safe. they have not failed me yet.

ahahahahahahaha what a funny quote! so i guess going to the cinema is out of the question then?! if anything you do at night will get you a hang over and that will be viewed by you as a bad father then i am safe to say that UNLESS A MAN GOES TO BED WHEN HIS KID DOES, he is a bad father! lol
people don't go to the cinema to drink, do they?
hang-over from alcohol taken after getting their faces moistened by pu[i]s[/i]sy residues.

again, people can do WHATEVER they please to get the stress out of their system BECAUSE we all know that raising kids is NOT a joke. so if someone needs some se[b]x[/b]ual attention, then they should get it wherever they can!
shaking my head!

maybe in 9ja thats how they react because of the mentality of men that surrounds them, sure doesnt happen like that in the real word!

well then, AT LAST WE ARE GETTING SOMEWHERE, so we are safe to say that dating a single parent is all down to PREFERENCES and not an automatic disqualification (as you first claim).
automatic disqualification for me.
if someone seeks my advice on the issue, i would say the same thing: don't date/marry a babymomma/babypoppa
however, if someone else thinks there's nothing wrong with it. . . .his choice, his life.
i cannot force him/her. . .

i guess we are living in different worlds.
brazil is quite far from europe. i don't disagree with this statement.

bro, i wrote "most" mother because the majority are MARRIED, so i didnt want to confuse you. this is what you should have understood:
"in the real world, most single mothers  are no different that any women out there. you are the one who believe otherwise because you are not mature enough to accept that a man has already "been THERE" with your "partner.
and i insist it has nothing to do with maturity.
i just don't want a single mother to marry. for effing sake, i am far far better than that.


AGAIN care to answer my question:what will you do if your "CLEAN" bride gets ra.ped and becomes pregnant?! (and she is against abortion of all kind)
she got rap[i]e[/i]d. . . .totally against her will.
why should i hold her responsible for such?

you cannot tell me all single mothers got rap[i]e[/i]d. most willingly consented to have s[i]e[/i]x.
apples and oranges.

try again!!
Romance › Re: Should I Stay Or Walk Away? by coogar: 9:12pm On Dec 08, 2011
debosky:
No assumptions bro - this guy is good at what he does. Seek out the impressionable, obviously lonely chick and strike up a long distance relationship with her. Never go to visit, so she comes to see you all the time, deflower her and keep her hooked with your player antics.

I've seen it played out countless times. . . . even by some NL players.
please name and shame. grin
Romance › Re: Should I Stay Or Walk Away? by coogar: 9:07pm On Dec 08, 2011
MRbrownJAY:
so what you are saying is that DUREX is saying their product is NOT 100% safe. but you say otherwise because "you know how to use it"?! lol!!!!!!!
because they have to leave allowance for tools who would misuse/abuse the product. hence, it's not 100% safe.

whatever you do at night should be irrelevant when it comes to being a FATHER to your kids. . . . . unless that activity could hinder you being a father in the morning.
hang-overs can hinder the activities of a father in the morning.
thanks for at least shooting your foot with a luger.

again, the definition of a great father has absolutely NOTHING to do with what that person decides to do at night (so long as it aint anything criminal/illegal). some gamble, other watch indecency online, some go meet ashis, others go to sleep. . . . .the point IS: anyone should decide how they want to spend THEIR time relaxing after a hard days caring for their children. its THEIR batteries and therefore should decide how to recharge them the best THEY can, so that THEY can wake the next day fresh for the job at hand (raising their kids).
but this woman does not want that. if she does, she won't bring it up.
keep your eyes on the ball instead of shooting in the dark. focus on what this woman demands from his partner and not what brad pitt or baba suwe decides to do at nights.

yes there are MANY places to recharge your batteries, AND EVERYONE should decide which is best FOR THEM. each should decide what leisure fits their personalities best. what has being with a pr[b]o[/b]stitute got to do with YOUR KID? some men are single, have no gfs and are ho[b]r[/b]ny. so long as they are not cheating on anyone, then let them call a h[b]o[/b]e to service them, rather than been se.xually stressed out and take their frustration on the kids! i guess to each their own!
so in your eyes, using pr[i]o[/i]stitutes is a responsibility? grin cheesy
i am in stitches out here with your jokes.


strong enough to accept them for who they are, we all have our limits and sadly, the 9ja limits for men have been known to be VERY LOW. but then again, there is NOTHING wrong with that. . . . . . . just that we should understand why these women would do that.
that's not strength - that's pity or seeing the opportunity to take advantage of a woman who would rarely say "no" to ridiculous demands.

most men in the real world dont dream about meeting a babymomma, but ALSO, most wouldnt automatically judge her as rotten good if she was. thats the whole difference.
stop making your arguments. i have not said babymommas are rotten. they are just not my preference.
that i prefer benz to peugeot does not mean peugeot is rotten.

sadly you are right about single mothers in Africa, thats how they are viewed by the majority of men (like you) and therefore they have no choices.
that's how they are viewed globally, my friend.
single mothers are the most domestically-abused women on the planet. there's a reason for that. they take shyte from men cos they have been stripped of their choices to choose. what a normal chic would flip you a bird for, a single mother would take it line hook and sinker.

in the real world, most mothers are no different that any women out there. you are the one who believe otherwise because you are not mature enough to accept that a man has already "been THERE" with your "partner. it's all down to ego! the same way you would quickly get rid of your woman if she was ra.ped and got pregnant! its all her fault and she is rotten goods, right?
thanks for using "most mothers".
in other words, you accept some mothers are different from the regular woman out there.
i don't even want to take such risks. whether most mothers or few mothers. mothers are a no-no for me.
it's nothing to do with maturity. it's my choice - deal with it.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread:Home Of The Blues!!!! by coogar: 7:43pm On Dec 08, 2011
nateevs:
It will actually surprise you to know that Romeu is a far better player at tackling.
Ramires, for a CM possesses way less ability. I know he is 23 but I do not know if he can be better.
can you recall makelele doing anything fantastic at 23?
scholes? keane?
don't be too hasty to judge a young player. i am not saying ramirez will grow up to be zidane but he's still new in the premier league.

Ramires is not entirely useless. However, for Chelsea to move to the next level, Ramires will need to take a back seat.
The ilk of players we are being linked with Modric, Sergi Roberto, Lucas Ocampos, Eduardo Vargas - some relatively unknown and unproven though - would mean that Ramires will relegate to a squad player.
there's no promise these names would cut it in the premier league.
mata was a lucky break. even david silva did not click in his debut season. don't just think players with flair will come in and start cutting it.
when chelsea were about buying torres - everyone felt he would come in and start scoring at will.
Romance › Re: Should I Stay Or Walk Away? by coogar: 7:29pm On Dec 08, 2011
MRbrownJAY:
i am sorry to be the bearer of bad news but, even when used properly, condoms are NOT 100% safe. NO condom company would have the AUDACITY to claim such fact!
that is because condom companies know there are so many simpletons in the world.

may i ask, do you have kids? if you do, are you saying that caring for them is a 24hr job?! EVEN WHEN THEY SLEEP/OR IN SCHOOL?! how can you "make your presence felt" when that little guy is sleeping or away?!
pls DO EDUCATE ME, so i can be a better father?!
caring for them is not a 24 hr job. . . . .but that does not mean my leisure would be spent in strip-clubs and whorehouses.
how's that edifying? having a baby often signifies maturity. i'd expect a young man with a child to grow up overnight because of the responsibilities attached to taking care of that child. he should be spending his free time in something more developmental - not sticking pennies in the thongs of whores.

also, BEING HAPPY is very important to him but also TO YOU, so you should do whatever brings you happiness, whether strangers may like it or not. i dont go to strip clubs but i sure wont tell my child NEVER to go to these joints. its all down to his preferences in life. there is NOTHING wrong with looking at a nekkid woman (to me). it isnt a crime/against the law or IMMORAL (to me).
there are other places he can go to spend his free-time. cinemas, stadiums, etc.
find something more edifying to do. let him play golf, skydive, swim, paintball, etc. not going to whorehouses every night when he knows there's a child to cater for. that is just irresponsible in my own opinion.

such person dont see anything wrong with their past, they see something wrong in the person in front of them, so they dont bring out everything that would make that person's weak self crumble under the pressure.
if that's your interpretation, good for you! may you find baby-mommas all the days of your lives as you dwell in this planet.
not me, never have, never will.

the problem here is that they wants you to see/judge them for who they are NOW, not for the "mistakes" that they may have done in the past(if thats what YOU want to call it). so as much as YOU may see that as a mistake, they see it as a blessing but they are not too quick to let you in on it (she first has to make sure that you are strong like that)
strong for what?
so bringing in or dating a baby-momma is strength?

i actually think not dating them is the strength. men who go after babymommas do so to take advantage of vulnerable women.
these type of women have been left with little or no choice and they tend to obey whatever nonsense the man throws at them.
after all, this man has accepted their past mistakes - the least they can do is to accept his and they paper the cracks.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread:Home Of The Blues!!!! by coogar: 7:16pm On Dec 08, 2011
nateevs:
He does a job but he is not "as important" as you make it seem. Ramires does not play in DM. If he did, you'd wish he never wears a Chelsea shirt again.
if he plays as a defensive midfielder, i am sure his mobility would be restricted.
when was the last time you saw carrick running around like a headless chicken or even mikel?

Ramires is what he is - hard working. Going forward though, he is a massive liability. He cannot keep the ball, his off-the-ball movement is below par, his passing is horrendous, his overall positional discipline is woeful and his first touch has lost so many goals that could have been scored.
he makes meaningful runs sometimes. he's comfortable in possession too and he can dribble.
positional discipline is woeful because he's no defensive midfielder. if he is given that special role, he won't be moving around the pitch.

With his pace, other players will set fear in the minds of the opposition. Ramires is occupying that position because we don't have another CM. If we transferred Modric to Chelsea, would you rather line up like this. .

    Romeu
Ramires Mata


or like this

   Romeu
Modric Mata?
modric and mata in the same team is tethering towards overkill.
who would hold? romeu? can he do the dirty work? modric and mata would work if you have essien behind them mowing down the opposition.
i have a big question mark on romeu - he's not ready!
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread:Home Of The Blues!!!! by coogar: 6:59pm On Dec 08, 2011
nateevs:
If Ramires does not play, trust me you won't know.
There's not much he does. If you think I am lying, educate me.
i disagree with you, nateevs.

ramirez is actually good. the issue for him is just to know when to travel with the ball and burst forward and when to hold.
he's still young and he will learn in due course.

in my opinion, he is the best tackler in the division.
makelele-esque. knowing just when to stretch his leg and touch the ball.
Romance › Re: Have You Ever Mistakenly Flirted With An Online Character Of The Same Gender? by coogar: 6:57pm On Dec 08, 2011
kokoye:
^^^

na you go kiss Gagool!

I even blocked her from the ICQ chat program . . .for lying!
can i see the picture, please?
i don't wanna fall in the same pit
Romance › Re: Have You Ever Mistakenly Flirted With An Online Character Of The Same Gender? by coogar: 6:49pm On Dec 08, 2011
kokoye:
Like 12 years ago, I flirted with someone who sent a sent me a pix she took like 75 years ago

When I eventually saw her, I swear she could pass for a man. you remember Gagool?

I posterated and said I would come back when she got off work.

. . .i'm still waiting for her to get off work.
grin grin grin grin grin
kokoye, you mean you didn't even wait to kiss her and squeeze some flesh?
goddamn it. . . .you are cold!
Politics › Re: Igbo Traders Count Losses After The Kaduna Bomb Blast by coogar: 6:46pm On Dec 08, 2011
jason123:
Is it not the same OBJ we accuse of "genocide" (people use that word too often in Nigeria)? You want him (GEJ, an Ijaw man(minority according to Nigerians)) to do the same to Northerners (majority), abi? Yet, you want peace?
genocide because the odi community are not notoriously known to be troublesome.

i doubt anyone would use the word genocide as a term to describe anti-terrorism considering the number of casualties boko haram have claimed.
otherwise, united nations, obama, david cameron, etc have all committed genocide.

if i were jonathan, i would test nigeria's military might in borno state.
what an opportunity to make history. 3 scud missiles to those remote villages - captured live on bbc.

i reiterate, jonathan goodluck is a simpleton!
Romance › Re: Have You Ever Mistakenly Flirted With An Online Character Of The Same Gender? by coogar: 6:42pm On Dec 08, 2011
emofine:
Oh coogar grin
emofine, i hope this is not about you. . . .are you a male poster?
that will just ruin my plans cos i have been planning to ask you out during the christmas period.
my flawless strategy and meticulous plans must not fall apart.

please show me your identity card.
Romance › Re: Should I Stay Or Walk Away? by coogar: 6:35pm On Dec 08, 2011
MRbrownJAY:
first you said the case was that the mother didnt like the guy. . . . . .  and that should have been the end of it!
now you are saying that her mother's views were not "that important" but added with the other vices (lol), suddenly it all made sense to see the guy as a liability?!
the mother not liking the guy is secondary as long as the girl in question is satisfied with the guy.
but right now, the girl isn't even happy with the ways of the guy. had this guy been responsible to a point that satisfied the chic, she would be the one defending him against her mother's views about him.

yes, it ruins it to some, it sure didnt here.
it has - otherwise the chic won't be seeking a second opinion about the loser.

hey,if that's how you see life then fair enough, too bad people didnt think the way you do when talking about FINANCIAL baggage. rich men marrying ONLY rich women etc lol!
most rich men would rather marry rich women.
it's in the absence of the first choice that these rich men settle for the second option.

mike adenuga's son will not marry a ground-nut selling babe in oshodi.
this is reality, forget cinderella's story.

is he her first BF or the first who dived between her legs?
pls care to show me where she wrote that she thought the guy was irresponsible? and if she thought that much of him then why not simply listen to her mummy and leave? jerk, why? because he goes to strip joints? because he has a kid?
she's still in the relationship not because she thinks the guy is responsible but because of what she has invested in it.
most women don't let go easily in spite of the atrocities of their partners. this woman is in that situation right now.

dont get me wrong bro, i am NOT defending the guy, i am just saying that so far, there is NO PROOF that he is doing anything wrong. now the fact that you said that having a kid/going to clubs/going to strip joint is irresponsible, is what i would definitely stand against. . . . . . .but as for the OP, i am just saying CONFIRM YOUR ASSUMPTIONS before judging someone.
in all the cases of philandering louts i have seen, this a perfect replica.
if he talks like a c[i]o[/i]ck, walks like a c[i]o[/i]ck, stalks like a c[i]o[/i]ck and sulks like a c[i]o[/i]ck. . . .then it's definitely a c[i]o[/i]ck.

unless you are a virgin, there is NO WAY you can say that. . . . . . . .especially when condoms are not 100% safe. so which one is it?! lol
condoms are 100% safe for those who know how to use it.
the negligible percentage deducted from it is because of the phools who abuse/misuse the product. under normal circumstance, a condom bought that is not expired, that is never been used and used correctly will never leak.

love fleeced?! lmao!
yes it is possible, but it is also possible that the OP has been accused of something he is not doing. . . . . . . unless you are 110% sure he is fukcing his ex?
like i said. . . . .my opinion from the word go hinges on the poster telling the absolute truth.
if she's not then i take everything i have said back.

how is he NOT a father to this child?! how can you even say that?!
legacy?! so whatever you teach your kids during the day, the minute you go to a strip club, it automatically is erased from his mind?! bwaaaah!
stringing the OP along?! oh lawd Coogar!!!!
responsible fathers stay at home.
they plan and strategize how to make the life of their love-child better. stay with him/play with him/go out together with him.
that is making your presence felt in his life. being a father figure - not hopping from one strip club to another like a male just hitting puberty.

this guy is doing anything he can to either A) stay in that country to STAY in his child's life B) keep the child in a foreign country rather than back home or C) stay where he can get a better job to care for that child. (again these are all assumptions who could be real).
then he should marry the ex girlfriend.
why make things complex for this new chic.
in one big swoop, she's now gotta deal with baby-momma and a green card mistress staying together in the same house with him.
the possibility of them sleeping together is 97%.

fair enough, and "some" people out there look beyond that. . . . . . just like some men marry women who already have kids.
in the absence of first choice, some of us do settle for less.

the past is not the problem here, your EGO is. if you dismiss someone simply because they had a child (and baby daddy may come to visit his child), then i can safely say that it has nothing to do with the act at hand but that it is your EGO that is in the way. . . . . . . but then again, that's YOUR choice!
nope. . . .nothing to do with my ego. it's my choice.
when i set out to date, i am not looking for babymomma. no baggage whatsoever - having to deal with someone else's child or whatever.
i want myself a maiden with no labour-room history. if a girl now deceives me only for me to find out later. . . .she's gone!

my ego has nothing to do with it. . . . . .if she saw nothing wrong with having a child, why cover the fact from me?

woah, thats rather deep!!!! so because he enjoys what he does, he has absolutely NOTHING to offer?! well then, the poster must be one hell of a dummy to fall in love and stick to this guy (who has nothing to offer her) for such a long time.
i am sure she did not find out all these facts about him in one day.
that you are reading them in one day does not mean she knew all these facts from the onset.
the events were creeping in one after the other until his cup over-run.

yes you are right, choose for YOURSELF, and let others choose for themselves, instead of saying that they are wrong simply because they dont view life like you do, and have a different definition of "being responsible".
to each their own!
the op asked other posters to give their opinions.
i have given mine. you have given yours.
let her decide for herself what she wants - but if that was my sister being mistreated by one social reprobate, i would pay thugs to castrate him. . . . . . . . . .manually!
Politics › Re: Igbo Traders Count Losses After The Kaduna Bomb Blast by coogar: 6:14pm On Dec 08, 2011
jason123:
GEJ has tried,he really has.  Who said governing Nigeria is easy. After 2015, we will might have an Igbo president. Do you think the Igbo president will stop this crises? No. GEJ, though, not the best we can produce (I did not support him),  is OUR PRESIDENT. In as much as we critise him, we should also try to work with him.
any leader with balls would solve the crisis.
obasanjo stopped a similar crisis with the odi community when they killed soldiers. you meet fire with fire.
i would solve the boko haram crisis in one week. matter of fact, in 3 days.

the amount of ammo i would drop in borno state would make a mockery of what americans did @ nagasaki.
take no prisoners. any suspected village harbouring these terrorists should be burnt to the ground. give soldiers the license to raid, loot, murder and crush and watch boko haram flee to somalia.

jonathan is not trying. he is a wimp.
Romance › Re: Cool Date Ideas (in Lagos) That Are Not Too Expensive by coogar: 6:06pm On Dec 08, 2011
Dyt:
Olodo nie ni
now i c u wanna get me talkin
u missed me ryt?
see me see palava.

you said going on a boat ride is 350h.

i asked you what is h. . . .you said h is hundred --- which either means 350-hundred or 35,000
or you mean 350 naira.

which is which?
Politics › Re: Igbo Traders Count Losses After The Kaduna Bomb Blast by coogar: 6:04pm On Dec 08, 2011
jason123:
What is GEJ's involvement in this? Why call his name? You wan kill the guy? He can only do so much!
why won't i call his name?
who's the commander-in-chief? who should be more attentive to the actions of boko haram?

he sits down there with his mexican hat deliberating fuel subsidy when he should be tough on boko haram.
this would never have happened under general abacha or even obasanjo(as dull as the ota farmer might look).

i reiterate, jonathan goodluck is a disgrace. he's got no regards to human lives.
how many casualties has boko haram claimed this year? are we even closer to catching this group of terrorists unleashing mayhem in the north?
Romance › Re: Cool Date Ideas (in Lagos) That Are Not Too Expensive by coogar: 6:00pm On Dec 08, 2011
Dyt:
Coogar
h=hundred
350 naira or 35,000 naira?
Politics › Re: Igbo Traders Count Losses After The Kaduna Bomb Blast by coogar: 5:53pm On Dec 08, 2011
afam4eva:
Once again Igbos are casualties. I keep saying it that it's easterners that are carrying this nation on their head. Anything that happens in Igboland affects Igbos. It happens in the west, Igbos are counted. It happens in the north. Igbos are highly represented. Igbos are being used for blood money in this country.
igbos are the jews of africa.
Politics › Re: Is Fashola God? Or Are His Supporters Simply Sychophants by coogar: 5:43pm On Dec 08, 2011
afam4eva:
Ok, this is not directed to Fashola's supporters but also to other political sychophants out there eg Ekoile, Chino, beaf, Gbawe and co.

It beats me how someone can just programme their mind to have only positive thoughts about someone even when the person's actions prove otherwise. For instance, i've never seen people like Ekoile, Beaf, Chino, gbawe and co ever criticing a single action taken by their demi-gods. Does it mean that once we're employed by someone, we loose touch with reality and sees whatever action the person takes as God-sent?

If Fashola shits in public, Eko Ile will tell us that he's trying to bring himself close to the public. Just to let the ppublic know that he's like everyone else.

If ACN touts are seen carrying ballot boxes, Gbawe will tell us that they're exercising their fundamental human rights.

If Goodluck Jonathan appoints refuses to act upon the numerous clashes and bombs in the northern parts of the country, beef will tell us that he's tyaking his time to calculate his next move. Thereby making him a smart person.

When are we ever going to be neutral in the way we view our
afam4eva, fashola is your god!

i saw the campaign of 4 governors from the east in the last election and they all promised they would turn their states into lagos state.
now, concentrate. . . . , these four eastern governorship aspirants promised they would model their states like fashola did to lagos state.

that is enough evidence for you to wonder about.
Politics › Re: Igbo Traders Count Losses After The Kaduna Bomb Blast by coogar: 5:37pm On Dec 08, 2011
jonathan goodluck is a disgrace!
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Manchester United Fan Thread: Premier League Champions 2010/11 by coogar: 5:28pm On Dec 08, 2011
dayokanu:
Some people no get shame walahi
like bayern munich getting sodomized 4-0 by zenit st petersburg in the europa cup not too long ago?
dayokanu - do you know the meaning of shame? decorum? grin grin grin
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread:Home Of The Blues!!!! by coogar: 5:26pm On Dec 08, 2011
Ibime:
Im sure Coogar will not be posting on Chelsea thread for the next few days. He should go and focus on matters closer to home on the Manure thread. Ninja always worrying about the neighbours when his own house is burning. grin
my own house burns not.

4 league titles in the last 5 seasons
3 champs league finals in the last 4 seasons.

what happened last night was a minor blip to be rectified soon.
when united go down, they roar back like lions paraded in the era of the roman empire.

manchester 3
city of london 0.

yes, that's what the european champions league record says.
you phat philandering phool!
Romance › Re: Frustrated Single Nigerian Ladies Blaming Nigerian Bachelors For Their Woes by coogar: 5:19pm On Dec 08, 2011
Goldieluks:

Am not single, with you there with me.
i am saying orikinla wants you there alone, unaccompanied. cool
go and make his day. make sure you wear a micro-mini. . . .belly-revealing top(no bra).
make an impression. grin

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