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WILLING, ABLE & READY !! ...that's what we are all about!! |
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They are trying to apply reverse-psychology so when they lay down their guard, they get attacked !! Creepy-bastards !!! 2 Likes |
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ukomko: ONLY A BLIND AND DEMENTED BASTARD CAN POST OR AGREE WITH THIS POST!!! 1 Like |
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This is the first of many trips that I have benefited from!! The Chinese - 9ja trade stuff. |
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So because he's a Hausa man, he 'voted' Buhari? Good for you! 4 Likes |
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I wanted to believe the post, but the source sent a cold chill to my spine! Pathetic !! |
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Osyabj: you cooked up the heading and backed it up by a story with different heading. See you!! |
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they are bribing the poor boy with a degree in the UK, which he sees is better than the 'village-life' ! |
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APCLyingBastard: Early Dutch settlers of New York considered St. Nicholas to be their patron saint and practiced a yearly ritual of hanging stockings to receive presents on St. Nicholas Eve, in early December. Washington Irving, in his fanciful History of New York, mentioned that St. Nicholas had a wagon he could ride “over the tops of trees” when he brought “his yearly presents to children.”. The Dutch word “Sinterklaas” for St. Nicholas evolved into the English “Santa Claus,” thanks in part to a New York City printer, William Gilley, who published an anonymous poem referring to “Santeclaus” in a children’s book in 1821. See Also: Social Protest For Christmas: Why Dickens Wrote A Christmas Carol The poem was also the first mention of a character based on St. Nicholas having a sleigh, in this case pulled by a single reindeer. Perhaps the best known poem in the English language is “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” or as it’s often called, “The Night Before Christmas.” Its author, Clement Clarke Moore, a professor who owned an estate on the west side of Manhattan, would have been quite familiar with the St. Nicholas traditions followed in early 19th century New York. The poem was first published, anonymously, in a newspaper in Troy, New York, on December 23, 1823. Reading the poem today, one might assume that Moore simply portrayed the common traditions. Yet he actually did something quite radical by changing some of the traditions while also describing features that were entirely new. For instance, the St. Nicholas gift giving would have taken place on December 5, the eve of St. Nicholas Day. Moore moved the events he describes to Christmas Eve. He also came up with the concept of “St. Nick” having eight reindeer, each of them with a distinctive name. Charles Dickens and A Christmas Carol The other great work of Christmas literature from the 19th century is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. In writing the tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, Dickens wanted to comment on greed in Victorian Britain. He also made Christmas a more prominent holiday, and permanently associated himself with Christmas celebrations. Dickens was inspired to write his classic story after speaking to working people in the industrial city of Manchester, England, in early October 1843. He wrote A Christmas Carol quickly, and when it appeared in bookstores the week before Christmas 1843 it began to sell very well. It has never been out of print, and Scrooge is one of the best-known characters in literature. Santa Claus Drawn by Thomas Nast The famed American cartoonist Thomas Nast is generally credited as having invented the modern depiction of Santa Claus. Nast, who had worked as a magazine illustrator and created campaign posters for Abraham Lincoln in 1860, was hired by Harper’s Weekly in 1862. For the Christmas season he was assigned to draw the magazine’s cover, and legend has it that Lincoln himself requested a depiction of Santa Claus visiting Union troops. Read more: history1800s.about.com/od/entertainmentsport/a/christmas19thc.htm |
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well, biafrans are terrorists... |
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I SEE A GROUP OF TERRORISTS ABOUT TO BE NUKED !!! TIME SHALL TELL! 1 Like |
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...its weird, i mean, nairaland used to be for people with brains ! |
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filthy bastard ! 2 Likes |
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Too ugly for an angel, pls... |
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Worthless topic! |
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Let's assume the picture shows Buhari frog-jumping there, TANoids, STOP THE HANDOVER (of you can)! |
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Source http://m.thenigerianvoice.com/news/180257/1/buhari-cameron-hold-talks-in-london.html TANoid didn't post the rest of the pics... 6 Likes
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Location? |
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I had problem with my ba3, this article helped me sha.
www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/galaxy-s6-problems-and-fixes/3/#battery |
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Screw them !!! Empty threats, they won't risk it, they will be at the 'loosing' side...can they ![]() |
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its a lie ! we should go ahead and increase their tax...let's double or tripple it as protest (or sanctions as some adviced) |
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i reason with this list ! |
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HYENACHIEF: I'm tring to correct you but you are trying to prove 'Soyinka'. get a dictionary and check the meaning of a parody account, pls. Stop embarrassing yourself... |
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Tompeters: doesn't it say 'parody' in the bio ![]() ![]() |
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people on nairaland can be 'dead-dumb'!!!! Even on the accounts bio, it says 'parody'... when I see some posts, I feel like crying! |
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BizBloke: Thanks, what's delivery date if I make the payment by Wednesday or Thursday? |
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