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Politics › Re: Edo Suspends Traditional Ruler by coolcharm(m): 11:54pm On Oct 27, 2016
Oboy... See cutting to size abeg.

He who pays the piper ditactes the tune.
Politics › Re: Army Orders For Made In Aba Boots by coolcharm(m): 12:06pm On Oct 27, 2016
That's nice. Now we are all Nigerians. No more Biafra and Nigeria dichotomy. Lol. I love Ibo people ehn.. Business comes first.
Christianity Etc › Re: Anita Oyakhilome Remarries - Dawn-To-Dusk News by coolcharm(m):
How can this people claim to be of God when they cannot practice Forgiveness and Love which are foundational to the Christian faith?

With what guts and conviction will they teach their congregation to forgive one another as Christ forgave the church?


When Men and women of 'God' cannont exhibit forgiveness and love which are fruits of the spirit, and coin out terms as 'irreconcilable difference' then you know that the devil has finally worn prada!

And so, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only when I was with you but even more now that I am absent, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. Philippians 2:12

Let's focus on living a an acceptable life before God and leave all these bling bling and hyper prosperity pastors alone.
Business › Re: Nigerians Spend 73% Of Their Income On Food-CBN, compared with other countries by coolcharm(m): 11:57am On Oct 15, 2016
Hmmm... 73%. That's more like living from hand to mouth. Yet people kill themselves to get paid jobs.
Celebrities › Re: Caption This United Nations Meeting In 1960. Naija Problems Started Long Ago by coolcharm(m): 5:43am On Oct 13, 2016
Lol.. He was experiencing AC for the first time probably.
Phones › Re: Samsung Permanently Discontinues The Galaxy Note7 by coolcharm(m): 1:36am On Oct 13, 2016
ApexTitan:
There are no puns in your post abi do you have a different meaning of puns? smiley
Oh.. Thanks. I just checked that up. A joke I meant instead.
Phones › Re: Samsung Permanently Discontinues The Galaxy Note7 by coolcharm(m):
Hmmmm.... Abeg who dey do samsung? The baba wey dey cook am for them na confirm! Lol. cheesy grin
Technology Market › Re: Samsung Permanently Ends Galaxy Note 7 Production by coolcharm(m): 4:59pm On Oct 11, 2016
Hmmmm.... Abeg who dey do samsung? The baba wey dey cook am for them na confirm! Lol (all pun intended) cheesy grin
Celebrities › Re: Identify This Man If You Speak Igala by coolcharm(m): 8:25pm On Oct 10, 2016
Steven Omakoji Achema #blessed memory
Education › Re: 300Level University Of Jos Student Dies (photo) by coolcharm(m): 8:45pm On Oct 08, 2016
Rest well
Politics › Re: “You Can’t Summon Buhari Through Newspaper" - Presidency Tells National Assembly by coolcharm(m):
Lol. Imagine all those criminals in the senate (past governors et all) who joined hands together to bleed us into recession surmorning the president. Intact, they should all bury their heads in shame that some of them were the masterminds behind the reckless and wayward leadership that has landed us in this mess.

Btw, they need some sense to know that you 'Invite' and not summon the president to the floor. Infact...
Celebrities › Re: Juan Manuel Santos Awarded The Nobel Peace Prize by coolcharm(m): 4:01pm On Oct 07, 2016
Blessed are the #peacemakers

Congratulations Juan Manuel Santos.

All the trigger and bomb happy governments should learn conflict resolution.
Literature › Re: Evil Seduction: A Short Picture Story by coolcharm(m): 10:49am On Sep 22, 2016
Lol... This is cool... (For primary 2 & 3 pupils tho) smiley

Weldone.
Romance › Re: You Must Carry This Stone For One Hour To Prove That You Can Handle Two Wives!!! by coolcharm(m): 8:15am On Sep 15, 2016
Lol... Not guts no Glory
Career › Re: Nigerian Lady Joins The US Army (photos) by coolcharm(m): 8:14am On Sep 15, 2016
Safe Journey and #Goodluck.
Crime › Re: Harrison K From Kenya Was Jailed For 100 Years For Raping 3 Girls In Church by coolcharm(m): 6:51pm On Sep 14, 2016
His case file has been cloed. Let him go and donte his bum bum for raping in prison. Usless mofo
Travel › Re: Tragic Auto Crash Cum Inferno Along Abaji-lokoja Express High Way (photos) by coolcharm(m): 10:45am On Aug 07, 2016
Lord! What could have caused this?? God rest their souls eternally.
Nairaland General › Re: Biography of the Tallest Man ever:Robert Wadlow by coolcharm(m): 10:13am On Aug 07, 2016
Oya, put source = Wikipedia before... Lol

Viktoreze:
Robert Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American who became famous as the tallest person ever in human recorded history for whom there is irrefutable evidence.[3] The Alton and Illinois monikers reflect the fact that he was born and raised in Alton, Illinois.[1]

Wadlow reached 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m)[2][4][5] in height and weighed 439 lb (199 kg) at his death at age 22. His great size and his continued growth in adulthood were due to hyperplasia of his pituitary gland, which results in an abnormally high level of human growth hormone. He showed no indication of an end to his growth even at the time of his death.

Early life Edit

Wadlow was born to Addie Johnson and Harold Wadlow in Alton, Illinois, on February 22, 1918, and was the eldest of five children. He was taller than his father at age 8, and in elementary school they had to make a special desk for him due to his size. By the time he had graduated from Alton High School in 1936, he was 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m).[1] After graduating he enrolled in Shurtleff College with the intention of studying law.

Later years and death Edit

Wadlow's size began to take its toll: he required leg braces to walk and had little feeling in his legs and feet. Despite these difficulties, he never used a wheelchair.

Wadlow became a celebrity after his 1936 U.S. tour with the Ringling Brothers Circus. In 1938, he did a promotional tour with the International Shoe Company (since 1966 called INTERCO). They provided him his shoes free of charge. Examples still exist in several locations throughout the U.S., including Snyder's Shoe Store of Ludington and Manistee, Michigan, and the Alton Museum of History and Art. He continued participating in tours and public appearances, though only in his normal street clothes.[6] He possessed great physical strength until the last year of his life, when his strength and his health in general began to deteriorate rapidly.[citation needed]

Wadlow was a member of the Order of DeMolay, the Masonic-sponsored organization for young men. He was also a Freemason. In 1939, he petitioned Franklin Lodge #25 in Alton, Illinois, and by late November of that year[7] was raised to the degree of Master Mason under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Illinois A.F and A.M.. His Freemason ring was the largest ever made.[citation needed]

One year before his death, Wadlow passed John Rogan as the tallest person ever. On June 27, 1940 (eighteen days before his death), he was measured at 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m) by doctors C. M. Charles and Cyril MacBryde of Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.[citation needed]

On July 4, 1940, during a professional appearance at the Manistee National Forest Festival, a faulty brace irritated his ankle, causing a blister and subsequent infection. Doctors treated him with a blood transfusion and emergency surgery, but his condition worsened due to an autoimmune disorder, and on July 15, 1940, 11 days after contracting the infection, he died in his sleep at the age of 22.[citation needed] He was buried at the Oakwood Cemetery in Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois.

Legacy Edit

A life-size statue of Wadlow stands on College Avenue in Alton, opposite the Alton Museum of History and Art. It was erected in 1986, in honor of the well-known native.[1][8] Others stand in the Guinness Museums in Niagara Falls and Gatlinburg, as well as several of the Ripley's Believe It or Not Museums. A group of six life-size models of him, made by artist James Butler, exist, and are shipped and displayed in replica caskets.[9]

Another life-size statue of Wadlow may be viewed at Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum in Farmington Hills, Michigan. In front of it is a small, quarter-operated "TV-box", which plays a short, documentary movie about his extraordinary short life.

Wadlow is still affectionately known as the "Gentle Giant".
Literature › Re: What Is That One Word In The Dictionary You Hate So Badly. by coolcharm(m): 12:28pm On Jul 25, 2016
Mine.. Whatever

God... e dey burst my brain
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Properties › Re: Eko Atlantic City Completes Eko Boulevard, Nigeria’s First 8 Lane City Road by coolcharm(m): 12:52pm On Jul 20, 2016
Wow.. Is is cool.

I wish the other 35 are as innovative and creative as Lagos. angry
Jokes Etc › Re: Born Between 80's And 90's? Oya Come Answer This: by coolcharm(m): 9:06pm On Jul 19, 2016
Molo
Gorimakpa cheesy grin
Crime › Re: PHOTOS: Two Woman Beat Up A Man And Throw Him In The Gutter In Akure by coolcharm(m): 1:07pm On Jul 12, 2016
Haaahaa.. See falling of hand... shocked shocked

The guy jam karachika them. grin cheesy

Seriously, in Falz's voice 'God save us from karachika'
Sports › Re: Serena Williams Wins Seventh Wimbledon Title, 22nd Slam by coolcharm(m): 8:01pm On Jul 09, 2016
Boring:
atleast NL don teach u something 2day..
ogbeni park well joor.. undecided..see as u dey take NL post serious ..
you come across as an uncultured individual. Yes, I learn every day, and I also unlearn irrelevant things everyday too. Stuffs like your lazy acronym don't pass for what I'll take to heart. Just have yourself a fab evening.
Sports › Re: Serena Williams Wins Seventh Wimbledon Title, 22nd Slam by coolcharm(m): 6:06pm On Jul 09, 2016
Boring:
children of nowadays just wanna type any rubbish in dia little brain.

if u dont know wat GOAT means why not ask me or google it..

ok boy listen up now lemme lecture u, GOAT is an anacronym or web abbreviation which stand for Greatest Of All Time
Is your hand hurting you? Is that too long for you to type? Look who's calling some a child. I wouldn't blame you. Your likes have been spoilt by useless and meaningless acronyms
Sports › Re: Serena Williams Wins Seventh Wimbledon Title, 22nd Slam by coolcharm(m): 5:28pm On Jul 09, 2016
Boring:
Serena Williams the GOAT
huh? Stop hating on someone who doesn't even have an idea of you. It's not good for your health.
Christianity Etc › Re: Eunice Elisha Olawale Killed In Kubwa, Abuja, During Early Morning Preaching by coolcharm(m): 5:25pm On Jul 09, 2016
This is sad. May God rest her soul. Amen.
Christianity Etc › Re: Anglican Church Named After Late Olubadan by coolcharm(m): 5:21pm On Jul 09, 2016
What rubbish
Car Talk › Re: Range Rover Sports Vs Mercedes G Wagon, Which Would You Choose? by coolcharm(m): 8:20pm On Jul 08, 2016
G wagon anyday man.
Crime › Re: LOLZ!!! Man Beats Girlfriend For Saving His Contact With “microfinance Bank” by coolcharm(m): 9:51am On Jul 07, 2016
Haahaahhaa... Hilarious. She must be a successful business mogul and oil distributor cheesy cheesy

CBN must be the biggest maga grin

The boyfriend must be a conductor. Lol
Crime › Re: Photos When Nigerian Politician Are Ready To Deceive People by coolcharm(m): 9:49am On Jul 07, 2016
All na format. I think that's the easiest and surest way to scam Nigerians grin grin

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