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TV/Movies / Re: What Movie Are You Watching Now? by Illuminatus(m): 3:18pm On Jul 11, 2021 |
pu7pl3: Why are you pained? You are suggesting that these comics are awesome only because the characters were male and straight. Is that really the case? You are suggesting that these new adaptations are bad simply because the characters are re-cast as female or queer. But that really is not the case. How good these movies are should really depend on their content and writing and delivery. 2 Likes |
Romance / Re: Give Me A Reason Why She Isn't A Prostitute by Illuminatus(m): 7:13am On Jul 10, 2021 |
fineboynl: Yes, I know. But the fact that she is using one does not make her a prostitute. There are other ways she could have gotten the phone. It is the assumptions for me. This is how the police assumes that everyyoung man that has a car is a criminal. |
Culture / Re: Birth Control And Culture by Illuminatus(m): 7:08am On Jul 10, 2021 |
I am really pleased that you found this interesting and have shared with us. But yes, as far as I know, there is no free birth control. Only a handful of organisations offer such services and their reach are usually very localized and restricted. People on health insurance may be able to access the birth control they need, but this assumes that the person is enlightened enough to know that they need health insurance and can afford it. Majority of Nigerias population are intellectually and/or financially challenged. The government is so weak it can't provide for them. 1 Like |
Romance / Re: Give Me A Reason Why She Isn't A Prostitute by Illuminatus(m): 6:55am On Jul 10, 2021 |
fineboynl: This is quite some painful, disappointing reading this morning. The way you are being so conclusive that she is a prostitute even though she has not had sex with you has me fuming and confused. Things does not revolve around what you imagine and these sort assumptions are not only problematic but maligning and some serious cock move. |
Romance / Re: She Said She's Fixed, Should I Back Off Or Still Chase by Illuminatus(m): 6:46am On Jul 10, 2021 |
Is she someone you are genuinely interested in? Why are you attracted to her? If you want more than smash, you may want to try a different tact. Instead of being so direct, you may want to become her friend first both of you would come to understand each other a little bit more intimately before you ask her out again. This way, you are certain you want her for the right reasons and she sees that you want more than getting into her pants. This does not guarantee that she will[ change her mind, but it is one your best options. Good luck. 1 Like |
Business / Re: Cheap And Lovely Adire Tops by Illuminatus(m): 2:19pm On Jun 26, 2020 |
Give us the price here, I don’t have strength to be coming to the DM. |
Religion / Re: Should a True Church mix with the World? by Illuminatus(m): 1:37pm On Jun 26, 2020 |
I hate to break it you like this but you are born in this world, you are mixed with this world. What you are referring to, isolating oneself from possible contamination by the ‘sinners’ is not realistic. You are surrounded by us sinners. We are your family, friends (if you have any), colleagues at the office, neighbours at home. There is no getting away from us. You are welcome to try though. As long as you recognise that this negatively affect your relationship with other people and your social capital. |
Religion / Re: No Nigerian Will Travel For Hajj, As Saudi Restricts Entrance To Residents Only by Illuminatus(m): 6:53pm On Jun 23, 2020 |
Probably for the best. Saves the government a few million. |
Nairaland / General / Re: Tell The Truth Day by Illuminatus(m): 6:48pm On Jun 23, 2020 |
TheSourcerer: No. Fourteen days to come. 1 Like |
Nairaland / General / Re: Tell The Truth Day by Illuminatus(m): 11:21am On Jun 23, 2020 |
TheSourcerer: I almost fell off my seat laughing at this. Would would have thought this would be the life in 2014? 1 Like |
Religion / Re: I Need Advice by Illuminatus(m): 6:56am On Jun 23, 2020 |
Whenever you’re ready, whenever you’re ready, you will surrender to your mission, your dream. You will stop looking for reasons why you shouldn’t do what you must do, less constricted by vague interpretations. Till then, ask questions, seek answers. 2 Likes |
Religion / Re: What Kind Of Generation Is This? by Illuminatus(m): 6:53am On Jun 23, 2020 |
Here is a suggestion: whenever you are confronted by the overwhelming sense that something is incredibly wrong with our generation, ask yourself, ‘What is it? Why is it wrong?’ If the answer is heavily linked to what the bible or Koran has told you, then you should just ignore it and mind your business. Our generation is just fine. Just like the generation before ours. Interestingly, the generation preceding each generation always felt that the younger ones lacked moral decadence. Our grandparents thought Michael Jackson and Boney M is devil music, the tv was the devils box. Look where we are now? At some point, some hardcore Christians thought women wearing trousers was the worst crime ever, look where we are now. But this doesn’t hold true. In fact, we usually find that the older generation was wrong on a number of things. We now think that slavery was very very wrong even though the bible supports it and it was legal sometime ago. We now things racism and disenfranchisement of women is very wrong, though it was fashionable some decades ago. We now think that not putting the environment first is a big offence due to climate change prospects, but this was baldarash to our parents. The society is continuously changing, not necessarily for the better or worse. It’s inevitable. It’s unreasonable to continue to judge a generation with the moral standards of centuries ago. |
Religion / Re: Why Couldn't Science Save The World's Most Developed Nations From Covid-19? by Illuminatus(m): 6:42am On Jun 23, 2020 |
For the love of the Flying Spagetti Monster! This is the most ludicrous thing I’ve read all day. Science is only competing with religion because you guys want it to. But be that as it may, religion isn’t suddenly a better option to science. This is a novel virus. An understanding of how science works would show that it doesn’t know everything but it tries to learn as much as possible in as short a period as possible. But until then, it does not pretend that it has all the answers, unlike religion. And it isn’t scoring you point that you are using the purported lower number of infected person in Africa as evidence that god is good to Africans. The virus is spreading. Very fast. A census of people in your social network who have experienced flu symptoms recently, with the loss of their sense of taste and smell would reveal how widely the virus has probably been circulated. We have done very little testing compared to our contemporaries which is the reason for the seemingly lower numbers, but I guess that doesn’t matter. Religion is the opium of the masses. It makes people who believe it feel better. That’s okay. But it doesn’t and shouldn’t take away the credit that countless scientists who have spent months conducting research and experiments till they found that dexametazone can help infected persons. It doesn’t take away the thankless job and sacrifice that health workers have engaged in to save countless lives. ��♂️ 10 Likes |
Music/Radio / Re: What Music Are You Listening To Right Now? by Illuminatus(m): 5:02pm On Jun 21, 2020 |
cao: This is my favourite song from this album. In fact, one of the three songs I like from the album. I think I probably like the duo better without heavy production and synthesised sound. |
Education / Re: The Freethinking Nigerian Youths [hear Us Out] by Illuminatus(m): 4:38pm On Jun 21, 2020 |
There is fire on the mountain, but we aren’t running. Already, smoke has engulfed the air but we are still here, we don’t even know where the fire is. The problem isn’t that the old has grabbed power and have refused to hand it down. The problem is that the youth have in general, failed to realise that the power does not belong with the old alone. In that way, the older generation has succeeded. They foresaw this moment and took action years ago to self perpetuate for decades. They kept telling us that we are the leaders of tomorrow, but then made laws and adopted policies and practices that kept them at the helm of power. And they have pulled our strings, over the years, our parents and societies at large have continually told us that something is wrong with us: we are more lazy, less focused, less wise when compared with our predecessors. And a lot of us have bought into that. We have concede to the whims of the people at power because we believe, on some level, that they deserve to be there (even if they bribed their way in). We now only try to charm our way into the corridors. Nothing will change unless we are re-indoctrinated into understanding that deserve power. It is only after we achieve this that we can work on how to wrestle power away. For any movement to succeed, the people driving it have to understand and agree on what the aim is. Till then, we will keep moving around randomly like gas molecules. P. S. This problem is multifaceted and it would be rather myopic to think that there is one singular thing that needs to be done to fix the situation. This is the problem with the Not Too Young To Run Act. The problem isn’t just the age limitation. It is also the financial and social limitation. A solution isn’t a solution if it does not take all the offshoots into account. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Travel / Re: Lockdown: Inter-state Travelling. Share Your Experience. by Illuminatus(m): 4:27pm On May 11, 2020 |
hafsatadebisi: . |
Technology Market / Re: Sell Your Icloud Locked Iphones And Scrap Iphone Here by Illuminatus(m): 3:18pm On May 09, 2020 |
MrDexter:Yes. |
Religion / Re: If Supernatural Bodies Are Better Than Human Bodies Why Do Demons Possess Humans by Illuminatus(m): 4:21pm On Apr 15, 2020 |
Wow. So much folk tales/fantasy stories in one thread. This is Rick Riordan meets Tolkein, meets Stephanie Meyer, meet Igbo folktales, meet Hebrew fables. �� Thanks for sparking my imagination like this. Thank you! � 2 Likes |
Literature / Re: What Are You Reading Right Now And What Page Are You? by Illuminatus(m): 10:49am On Mar 18, 2020 |
PET by Akwaeke Emezi. Akwaeke’s stories are unconventional and may require some getting used to, but her writing is exquisite. Should finish this book today. Expecting her next work later this year. |
Health / Re: I Was Recently Diagnosed With The HPV Virus by Illuminatus(m): 10:11pm On Mar 03, 2020 |
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Crime / Re: Food Vendor 'Mama Aroma' Burnt To Death In Delta For Cooking With Mortuary Water by Illuminatus(m): 6:33pm On Mar 03, 2020 |
Did they consider that this woman may not have been using water from a mortuary? That the man that ‘discovered’ her may actually be someone who wants to hurt her? 3 Likes |
NYSC / Re: Corpers' Lodge: Ask Questions & Share Your NYSC Experience by Illuminatus(m): 10:08pm On Mar 01, 2020 |
Free texazzpete: iLove! � |
Phones / Re: How To You Remove The Tempar Mod On Phcn? by Illuminatus(m): 8:44am On Feb 29, 2020 |
Ournolly: I have used pre-paid meter for a couple of years now and I honestly can’t say categorically what causes the machine to enter tamper mode. I think it happens when the machine believes someone is tampering with it, hence it may happen when power supply comes and goes too often in a short period of time. Again, that is just conjecture. 3 Likes |
Phones / Re: How To You Remove The Tempar Mod On Phcn? by Illuminatus(m): 8:18am On Feb 29, 2020 |
Call the customer care agent of your power distribution company and have them give you a 20 digit number (tamper code) that you can input in the same way that you recharge and your power will be reconnected. Alternatively, you can go to the nearest power distribution company and get the code in person. 3 Likes |
Technology Market / Re: Sell Your Icloud Locked Iphones And Scrap Iphone Here by Illuminatus(m): 6:05am On Feb 28, 2020 |
iPhone SE. 64 GB. Still in good condition. iCloud locked. No cracks. Abuja. |
Literature / Re: What Are You Reading Right Now And What Page Are You? by Illuminatus(m): 6:56pm On Feb 22, 2020 |
On Earth, We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong. This is the first work of this writer’s that I will be reading but I expect that it’ll be good. He comes critically acclaimed. Phew. Anyway, I just finished Marlon James’ Black Leopard, Red Wolf. It was a good read. Difficult start for me, but eventually, I got into the story and enjoyed the long ride. Wonder when I’d be expecting the second book. Hehehe. 1 Like |
Health / Re: Help: I Have premature ejaculation. by Illuminatus(m): 8:20am On Feb 19, 2020 |
Okay. Shit is real. Sigh. I’m sorry. Solving the problem would be hinged on why it’s happening in the first place. You may find medication helpful, but you must consult a qualified, exposed doctor. Please, not your run of the mill, backwater doctor that hasn’t seen anything interesting since he left medical school. Good luck. 71 Likes 7 Shares |
Romance / Re: Please Your Advice Is Needed Here As Breaking Up Loom. by Illuminatus(m): 8:12am On Feb 19, 2020 |
I find it interesting that you are using the word ‘ungrateful’ to describe what is happening here. As if you were getting her the job so that she would be indebted to you? Hmmm. I find the situation rather sad. I’m sorry that you your hopes and dreams are slipping out of your fingers. I’m sorry that the time and energy you invested in the relationship may be coming to fruition. In this case, even though I only know what you have told us, I feel like the girl shouldn’t have started the relationship if she knew how her mother would react and she isn’t ready to rock the boat. This is especially because I know that if the girl really wanted to, she would have married you regardless of what her mother or who never is saying. Be that as it may, it’s better that this is coming up now. Don’t push it. Let her go. You don’t have to fight for her. You can’t force her to stay. Move on. Personally, I wouldn’t renegade on the job arrangement if I was in your shoes. Things I would do for people I am in a relationship with would come with no strings attached and not hinged on us staying together. That you hurt me doesn’t mean that I get to hurt you back. ��♂️ But it’s all for you to decide. Numb the pain by keeping the job away or being a good human being first and letting her know that you loved her and though she hurt you, you wish her well. Good luck, bro. 5 Likes |
Agriculture / Re: Cassava Urgently Needed In Large Quantity. by Illuminatus(m): 6:47pm On Feb 18, 2020 |
Like how much are you looking at? |
Family / Re: 4 Out Of 5 Pastors Said She Is My Wife, But We Dont See Eye To Eye by Illuminatus(m): 6:42pm On Feb 18, 2020 |
Dear Novakk, Whatever anyone says, whomever they say is ideal for you, you, my dear, will be the one wearing the shoe in the long run; only you will have to live with the person you eventually choose to marry, hence you may want to choose someone you have personally picked out for yourself because: 1. I believe that on different levels, you know yourself better than anyone else and you know what you can tolerate. 2. When eventually, marital problems crop (they always do), you’ll be more inclined to work through it and keep moving if your spouse is someone you choose and you two have mutual understanding. Don’t follow ‘Pastor said that the lord revealed’. When the un revealed trials come, those pastors won’t help you oh! Be that as it may, marry the right person for the right reasons. Good luck. You’ll be needing it. � 7 Likes 2 Shares |
Romance / Re: Being Gay Shouldn't Be A Crime In Nigeria by Illuminatus(m): 6:23pm On Feb 18, 2020 |
khiaa:The point of making those references wasn’t to use them to justify my position. No, that would be a weak argument. The point of those references was to point out that morality is subjective, and sadly, religious folk like yourself tend to be picky about which perceived vices that should be fought against. If indeed all abominations (as provided by your religious book) were equal for you, you would be living in every single Nairaland post, screaming and preaching about everything and anything from lying to murder and people eating with their left hand and not keeping the sabbath day. You wouldn’t selectively be interested in things like homosexuality. ��♂️ 2. Supposedly your white Jesus was conceived through artificial insemination!! Where is it stated that taking care of innocent children without parents is an abomination Which one is White Jesus again? Biko, don’t veer the conversation with this one now, Abeg. 3. You are being ridiculous, the Bible/Torah/Koran tell us what kinds of food we are supposed to eat with fish being on the list. Is it stated for us to eat the fish raw? Pause. That the penis fits into the vagina is one of the foundations of your argument? Honey, reading up about anal sex will make most men realize that heterosexual intercourse is probably comparably underwhelming. People who have tasted both vagina and anus have sworn that the latter is tighter and snugger. But don’t take my word for it. You can ask your significant other (if you have one) to run an experiment and give you his honest opinion on how both body parts fit. Lol. There are many demon deities that you can believe in that will support your desire to have your butthole rammed with a big fat one. Sorry, I didn't mean to sexually excite you. This goes for women as well who participate in these perversions. I laugh at this embarrassment. Oh wow! � pS... God knew what he was doing when he made the female vaginA to give extreme pleasure to man. Just because you get pleasure from a pole up your bottom isn't a reason to shove one up it. Speaking from two sides of the mouth, are we? In one sentence, you talk about how the pleasure derived from vaginal sex is proof that it’s a gift from god, in another, you decry the pleasure gotten from anal sex. Well, I don’t expect more. Double speak is something religious faithfuls and leaders are known for. |
Literature / Re: What Are You Reading Right Now And What Page Are You? by Illuminatus(m): 10:53pm On Feb 17, 2020 |
SIRcumalot: Okay. I’m pushing it lower on the to read list. Lol. Have you read Marlon James’ fantasy book? What do you think? |
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