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uj_sizzle: Monalisa
Amon, L'isa= Egyptian gods for male and female sexuality.

It's said that the painting was named after these gods, cos it looks both masculine and feminine at the same time.

I think the uniqueness of it lies in the fact that no one knows for certain who 'it' is that was used for the portrait, or what Da Vinci was thinking when he drew it.
And that weird smirk on it's face looks like it's saying "Yeah lets watch you figure me out"

This is correct. I'm sure you culled this from a website. You're not this smart.

The painting is not just famous for the technique used in creating such a portrait but has to do with the artist and the mysticism behind this beautiful piece of art (Bullocks).

There're several conspiracy theories as to what the picture was/is dicpicting. Some say the woman in the picture is not a woman at all but the gay lover of Leonardo Dan Vinci (The artist) and it's the reason why he/she has that weird smirk on her/his face. Remember, homosexuality was a serious offence during his generation and not just that, it was heresy to the catholic church and punishable by death. He was just trying to tell the world that he was gay without actually verbally confirming he was homosexual.

There're other conspiracy theory that is just absolutely ridiculous. I just believe these conspiracy theories are just hype to increase the value and worth of this painting. Currently the worth of this painting is priceless. I think it was insured for $20Mil. To me, all I see is a fat ugly beast of a woman smiling through the painting.

Longeria: who's the opponent?

I don't know yet.

madam_oringo: Well Useni may not be of much regarded to most Nigerians, especially since he was in cahoots with Abacha. That will be a legitimate reason for the ordinary Nigerian not to be interested in him for whatever reasons. However, the ibos who are talking here are pretending as though they are the saints! They are no better and in fact worse than Useni. So they are mad that Useni gave an interview, they diminish it but when achebe wrote a book of lies and false hood, they glorified it. You see hypocrisy?

When Ironsi was killed, they cried but do not give any credit to Lt. Col. Adekunle Fajuyi at all. What an ungraceful people! They killed Balewa, Bello, Akintola, Largema, Maimalari, etc, but allowed Zik and Okpara to escape! This is enough reason to never respond to anyone from other parts of Nigeria who is still upset till today! They cry about the July 1966 counter coup but pretend as though in Jan 1966 Nzeogwu, Ifeajuna, Onweteagwu, Ademoyega, etc never happened! Is that not the height of hypocrisy! If Ironsi had not carried his badluck to Ibadan, after refusing to do anything to bring his kinsmen coup plotters to justice for about 6 months, Fajuyi would have had a different story. Well, since you don't reciprocate and appreciate the hospitality of your hosts, you should enjoy the brazenness of Useni and co. who are still upset about their commanding officers you killed since after 40 years!

You call the first military coupe the igbo coupe when you forget to address the fact that some Northerners and officers from the middle belt played a major role during the first coupe but no, you all complained like it was a coupe done by the South eartern brethren alone.

A coupe was eminent during the 1960's even though if Neogwu and Ifeajuna who was the driving force of the first coupe didn't kindle the spirit, someone else would. The military were all power hungry at that time and still are. Azikwe was spared his life because he was damn lucky. The weeks before the coupe, he left for the United State for a conference of some sorth. I'm sure if were still in Nigerian during the time of the bloodshed, he would have been a collateral damage to their cause.

We all seem to forget about the thousands of innocent Southern Eastern officers who were arrested, tortured and prosecuted unjustly during the counter-coupe. Also a very great and civil man lost his life. His name is Aguiyi Ironsi. He had no involvement during the first coupe that went wrong, he simply took the mantle of power and became the supreme commander because he was the most high ranking officer at that time and he was murdered because he represented the South-Eastern side and the millions of Igbo brethren and people alike lost their lives during the civil war.

Also during the first coupe, the mutineers planned on excuting Aguiyi Ironsi later on but couldn't succeed since their coupe later failed and was uncompleted. All top military personel during that period were planned on being assasinated. Also Aguyi's intentional plan after becoming the supreme commander was to restore back the power to the democratic regime before he was being murdered during the counter-coupe which would later lead to the destruction and the deunification of Nigeria. People also fail to remember that Aguiyi and some other high ranking officers purposedly matched to Balewa's residence to warn him of an imminent coupe rumours spreading around and to listen to his couseling and orders but the old man couldn't give any. He was too trusting and too naive.

So let's try to be civil and unbiased about this matter of very sensitive nature. Nigeria was formed from distrust. Distrust from the Northerners towards the South and vice versa. It's so sad that the driving force of the first coupe where the South-Eastern brethren. It shouldn't have been them. It should have been someone else. Maybe we wouldn't be suffering from prejudice like we've been for over 40 years.

berem: Patrick Obahiagbon is too sophisticated to be compared to Sexkillz. You can compare Sexkillz to Ahmed Yerima. He definitely fits your description.

Word!

I'm Back Niccur:



That is what happens when one only thinks of his Benefits rather than that of those who made them what they are today. Selfish humans everywhere

I dey tell you my brother.

I just thought about this recently. It's funny how the comparison between Nairaland and Nigeria is just too similar.

We have a President who doesn't give a damn about the well being of the masses (Seun).

We have the crooked politicians, corrupt officials who are fighting for their own pocket and they would use the power of their office to intimidate anyone who goes against their commands (Mods).

And we have that one individual who thinks he's God's gift to women while trying to impress everyone with his concocted grammar and buffoonery yet inadvertly ruining any respect/love people had for him and his name his Hon Patrick Obahiagbon but on Nairaland, sexkillz fit that representation.

And we have the masses (NL members).

atlwireles:

I like that spirit, as long as you are willing to live with his victory come 2015.

Fucck that!. He's never going to win. He's going to loose by a landslide to an unstoppable opponent. I'm very sure of that.

@Seun... Constructive purposes? Like seriously? What do you think the dudes on here have been protesting for? This chap is unbelievable.

Dudes protesting on here should just stop wasting time. I don't think this guy has your time.

atlwireles:

Why are you afraid of elections . Why is Jonah stepping down something most of you desire so much . Why not disgrace him at the ballot box

He will be disgraced alright and I can't wait.

Mr President would not win the election come 2015. If you retards are too damn stupid to notice the irrefutable hole he's dragging the nation Nigeria into then I think I've lost all hope in humanity. He's been the president and acting for almost 4 years or more yet the 6 month governance of my great friend and father Yar'Adua was better and favourable than both the rule of the southern presidents combined. Let the mantle of leader change hands. I'm tired of imcompetence and mediocrity being the order of the day. I'm tired of GEJ and I'm sure millions of Nigerians feel the same way too.. Let's someone else carry that burden.

justwise:

We don't ride public toilet

Not cool! Man.

sexkillz: Ignoring fools since 1887. . .

How does it feel to be purposely ignored?

I never knew you had a misunderstanding with your father. So you've been ignoring him since 1887?

sexkillz: I love being a being in the b.utt. . . It's a hobby.

You meean you love taking it in the b.utt. It's a hobby for you right??

What a retardd..

justwise: [/b]

How do you know that?

It's just common sense. We all improvise sometimes.

justwise:

Afam4eva? How will deactivating button protect member's intellectual property?

Couldn't you just shy your eyes away from the error. He meant to say something else but he couldn't find the right vocab and so he improvised.

Lucky bastard...

The human body is mysterious, damp place, capable of all sorts of unlikely sounding feats: Terrified mothers lifting cars from atop their trapped children, every day people slurping 18 fertilized duck embryos without hurling positively everywhere...the wonders never cease. So perhaps it shouldn't come as such surprise that one Texas man is capable of brewing beer—in his stomach.

The story goes that the man—a 61-year-old homebrewer who remains unidentified—was finding himself suddenly and perplexing drunk. After church, during church, you know, at times of day when getting drunk really just wasn't the thing to be doing. His wife was understandably peeved. He was confused. From the study:

His wife, who is a nurse, began to document this phenomenon with a DOT approved alcohol breathalyzer. Often his blood alcohol percent was as high as 0.33 to 0.40. The legal limit for alcohol in the United States is 0.08 percent. They could find no correlation to these episodes other than scant ingestion of alcohol such as from a piece of gum with alcohol sugar or a candy with chocolate liqueur as an ingredient. The episodes were more frequent when a meal was missed, after exercise, or when alcohol had been ingested the night before.

So the two took a trip to a gastroenterologist in Lubbock, where a team of medical professionals searched his belongings for illicit booze and locked him in a room for observation. What was happening, it seems, is that the men was suffering ("suffering" from "auto-brewery syndrome," also known as "gut fermentation syndrome," in which a person's stomach converts the yeast from starchy foods into ethanol. Ethanol is alcohol.

The problem ("problem" is easy enough to treat: This man had in his system an overabundance of brewer's yeast, commonly found in comestibles like bread, wine and beer. He was treated with antifungals and a low carbohydrate diet, and the syndrome disappeared.

Is the condition like a superpower, capable of being recalled in times of need? Or is it gone forever, a distant memory relegated to the pages of a study? The study doesn't say, but we choose to believe that he's still out there, somewhere, getting wasted off a bagel.

SOURCE: http://gothamist.com/2013/09/18/man_brews_beer_in_his_own_stomach.php

Idowuogbo, I see you.

Why is the purpose of this dumb thread. why you have nothing better to do? Why because ASUU is on strike..

Get a life dudes...

Chiidi: Nna mehn, lekwanu idowu dibia...


I am covered with the Blood of Jesus in this nairaland sha.


But bros, una welldone oh... I just wan let una know say;

Jesus loves you.

Guy, na by force to comment, why you nor waka pass.

Joavid: odiegwu

Can I help you?

PAGAN 9JA:


No It doesn't exist. it is usually carried out for personal vengeance, to steal lands/property, or by the church to wage war against traditionalists.

What can be said though is possesions whereby a bad aura surrounds an individual due to spirit possesion or bad spirit/troubled soul. Many ethnic groups around the world perform exorcisms in such cases. They are very scary if you've been to one. Im getting chills while typing this right now.

Hehe... Ok.

I have actually accidentally stumbled upon threads on this Forum created by some who claim to be witches and wizards and it has further strenghtened my believe that they actually do exist but I have come to understand from experiences gathered by some friends who are pagans too that there are white witches and the evil ones. A friend of mine explained in great details about their mode of operation and how one can protect himself from their destruction. He also said something white witches being very few. I just want to have more information on this.

If Seun truly is the sole owner of Nairaland, I'm sure he would definitely release Sexkillz of his responsibility of being a Mod on this Forum after reading his comments on this thread. I won't hold my breathe though.