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Seun:
Can you prove that the picture was taken during elections?  Maybe a pic including the ballot box?

While I do not know if the OP meant this other than to satirize the numerous spurious and inflammatory allegations made on this site since the election, it is good to finally see the beginning of moderator challenges to non-credible threads that are sprouting from all corners.  For example, the posting of morbid pictures of tragic events totally unrelated to any post-election strife being used to buttress claims of "war" in the North.  

Funny.  But there's no proof that the boys pictured are waiting to vote in the current election.

[quote author=EzeUche__ link=topic=490918.msg8207234#msg8207234 date=1303825092]EzeUche is eternal. Many manifestations yet still the same EzeUche.[/quote]hmmm.  Have we met?

alj harem:
are there no mods again

everyone has being complaining since yesterday and not one has done anything about

moreover unban alj uche pls

Alhaji,
You wanna be a mod? You'll be great at it! You can ban Ezeuche.

Jiah011:
. . . I don't understand promoting virginity for women. . .

Are you serious?  I find the reason is quite transparent and cogent.  Except for those determined to have an endless and fruitless debate.  There is no society in the world where female promiscuity is encouraged.  

To borrow a girl's line from a popular script: "You see how picky I am about my shoes and they only go on my feet."  Think about it.  


To the OP: Stick to your convictions; No explanations necessary.

"When life is . . . something, and child of adari is upsetting one's mind. . .  something. . . Let your thoughts. . . bellybutton. . . No matter the fact that I am unable to stop the rotation of the earth or reverse the movement of time; Wipe your eyes, my friend, and continue to remember to rejoice because time. . . "
                            ~                         ~

I need tonal markings!  That was my effort before I gave up and sought help.    Now, I bet you can do better than that. 

naijababe:
Translation:

When the tribulations of life cause misery and the sons of man cause
sorrow, let your thoughts be still on my vow of truth with you. Though I
possess no power to still the storms of life or change the heart of men; be
enlivened my friend and remember to let your heart rejoice because nothing
lasts forever neither does life run a smooth course.

Truly, the Almighty alone is the one and only true friend and there's no
tower of strength like the Glorious King, full of wonders; my hope is in
Him (in the Lord) and my heart believes that only positive wonders shall He
make of us.
Nevertheless, I extend a hand of friendship, devoid of thoughts of betrayal
and hope for wholehearted acceptance because I know that every son of Adam
needs a confidant that makes the cross of life, lighter a burden to bear.

I am for you and vow to share with you all that I have. I desire to rejoice
with you in times aplenty and empathise in lean seasons.

Have faith that my love for you shall remain eternal so help me God ( Amen)

              ~                             ~

Na wa o Isale, to think I came here to kick back, only to be handed an assignment like this! My head hurts o

Was that so hard?    E se o! 

For me, it was a gargantuan task.  You guys rock!

OAM4J:
Me abi like Jonathan, wey no get school bag or school sandals, even if dem dash me school bag, I no get textbooks, and untop bad my papa no name me Goodluck, maybe i for don get luck.

[quote author=Kilode?! link=topic=590933.msg8203879#msg8203879 date=1303769724]At least Jonathan still go school without shoes but with uniform . .[/quote]Do not make fun of our president.  He's the only one we've got.  God bless him.    God save Goodluck!   

me wey I wear only singlet reach Standard 6 nko?

Hmmm, we thank God sha.

[quote author=Kilode?! link=topic=590933.msg8203846#msg8203846 date=1303769392]Naijababe can't fool us anymore. She obviously sits in a pent house corner office with a magnificent view of the North sea. [/quote]I will only say this once!  naijababe puts us all to shame. For summer holiday, (cos I can't wait till my b'day or xmas) we should all ask for a car.  Each!

Okay, I'm done.

naijababe, girlfriend, how far now?  

OAM4J:
You people should take it easy on some of us who went to [b]Ifowosowopo [/b]community schools, Abulu Muwonleru in Okokomaiko

I no sabi all these turenshi - ede geesi you una dey throw up and down. Some of us only get Standard 8 abeg.  

Don't start.  

Ifowosowopo koo, Ifowonfoloke nii.  

naijababe:
Who told you i have a pali?

And you deliberately [b]bolded [/b]the wrong paragraph just to prove how "ara-oko" you are, right?  I can read you like a book!  

Can I just say that all I've gotten from Isale today is just abuse. Hope y'all are paying attention now. Igba t'esinsin j'elegbo, enikan o gbo o. I dont want to see any teary smileys when I unleash my wrath o

"Wrath."  

Is it too late to say, I actually am enamoured of "pure science" people?

naijababe:
I won't even dare!!! My yoruba no reach this kind level o, OAM4J you try o. kilode? na u write the thing? This na 8/5 for me o

And what in carnation is 8/5 on a scale of 1-5?    Didn't you have to pass Math before they gave you all those Palis from Oyinbo schools?  I admit I suck at Math, but it don't look kosher to me.  That's all I'm saying.

[quote author=Kilode?! link=topic=590933.msg8203700#msg8203700 date=1303767877]Isale uses so much liberal arts lingo, she'll make pure science people have inferiority complex  [/quote]Kilode,
No! Don't fall for it!  She's trying to lull you into a false sense of security, so you would underestimate her.  Then, when you least expect it, she'll pull the rug out from under you!

naijababe:
Helep me somebody! Isale forgets that i'm an airhead masquerading to be cool. Someone tell me what the bolded means

Yeah, right!  Can I say your profession, or is it classified? 

An Agit-Prop is an Agitator-Propagandist.  One of those terms used more often in political science class and less so in day-to-day political discourse.

You, my friend, are a pot-stirrer troublemaker.

naijababe:
I won't even dare!!! My yoruba no reach this kind level o, OAM4J you try o. kilode? na u write the thing? This na 8/5 for me o

I just noticed that you are actually an agitprop. You stir the pot. Don't know why I never noticed till now. God protect people like me sha. At least its not a sin to be naive and gullible.

You on the other hand. . .

naijababe:
Hey kiddos! What did I miss?

Do the assignment, please.  

Get a load of the translations so far.    You see all these people who are a credit to Yoruba culture, huh?  Aintcha proud?  I am not worthy!  

Part of the motive here is to assuage my own feeling of inadequacy when it comes to my language - THE language.  I insist the letter is written in an almost  obsolete Yoruba language, not day-to-day conversational vernacular.  Certainly nothing close to the creole I try to pass off as Yo'oba. lol.

[quote author=Kilode?! link=topic=590933.msg8203360#msg8203360 date=1303764454]Translated:

When the vicissitudes of life depresses you, when man breaks your heart, anchor your thoughts on our shared covenant of faithfulness.

Although, I may not not have the powers to stop the storms of life or change the hearts of men;  Be cheerful my friend, let your heart rejoice because of the fleeting nature of time, because life does not follow time like a gun's shaft follows its handle.

It is true, God is the only true friend, there is no comforter or backbone like the king of glory, the wonderful God; My hope lies in the Lord, My heart trusts in his protective hands.

Still, I stretch out my hands of loyalty and friendship towards you, that you may take it without no second thoughts, because I know every man needs a covenant that helps lessen the weight of life.

I'm yours, I make a promise to share all I have with you, a promise to rejoice with you in the times of plenty, and to sympathise and stand by you in your moments of despair.

In the hope that my love will be forever, May God be my strength. Amen[/quote]Wow!  This is neat!  I want more translations now. I've gotten greedy. lol.  

You must tell that guy to pay us something o, I don't write wedding vows for free o

For all you know, I could have lifted it from a textbook, or someone's old homework book.  When I was in school in Naija, a couple of times we actually had to write letters in Yoruba.  But that was kids stuff compared to this.

No worries, Kilode?!  I forgot some are working the day after Easter.    Now I know where you are definitely probably not. 

Okay, I won't speculate on it (ur location or i.d.) again.

OAM4J:
True, this kind of Yoruba only exists in the textbooks, Yoruba dramas and among the elders.

There is it!  Thank you o jare.  Tough for anyone.  Well, the writer is exceptional.  Cos I couldn't write like that even if I undertake to immerse myself in Yoruba literature and nothing but, for the next 6 months straight.  lol.

"Pa" is now also a slang which has been redefined to mean "very much," but the original Yoruba meaning conveys an idea of death or cessation (of something), does it not?  Like, "pa ri e."  I'm prob getting too technical now. 

OAM4J:
Dear Isale,

When the challenges of life make us faint and mankind brings us much sorrow, let your thoughts toward me be anchored on the faithfulness that exists between you and I.

Though I do not possess the power to calm/stop the storms of life or change peoples minds, be cheerful my dear friend, and remember to let your heart rejoice because no season remains forever and life is not bigger than the riffle.

It is true that Only God is a true friend and there is no other support like the Lord of Glory, the king of wonders; my hope is in the Lord, and my heart believes that He will perform good wonders with us.

But still, I extend a trustworthy hand of friendship to you, And I expect an acceptance that’s is devoid of any doubt, because I know all mankind need someone faithful that will allow the carrying of life crosses become bearable/lighter.

I am for you, and I promise to love you with all my belongings. My resolution is to rejoice with you when you are happy and share in your sorrow. Have faith that I will love you forever.

May God help me. (Amen)

Yours truly

OAM4J 

Difficulty Rate: 3.5

Great! Thanks. That was really hard to translate. Don't you agree that it is not everyday Yoruba that people speak to each other? It's not even the kind of Yoruba you would typically write someone. Am I wrong? I always make excuses that it's due to the lack of accents or tonal markings on the vowels when I have trouble reading Yoruba, but in this case, even the words were hard to identify.

The degree of difficulty of understanding it is like a 5, if you ask me.

[quote author=Kilode?! link=topic=590933.msg8202952#msg8202952 date=1303759837]Okunrin lon ke si 


I Think maybe 3/5 ?

I'm a very generous grader [/quote]Talk to the hand! 

Someone else translated the letter.  [s]You can redeem yourself by submitting your own. [/s]  

P.S. The rating is for how hard it is to translate. What are you grading? How good the letter is?

[quote author=Kilode?! link=topic=590933.msg8202820#msg8202820 date=1303758575]You dey practise wedding vows ni ?

Se o fe se igbeyawo ni?

Invite us to come chop Iyan and Obe Isapa o [/quote]Kilode?! Kilode?! Kilode?!  How many times did I call your name?

Do you think I could write something like that? lol.  Well, I could transcribe it if someone was talking I guess.

How hard do you think it is?  Come on now.   

Yoruba Language - Lesson 1

Assignment:
1) TRANSLATE into English;
2) State the DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY of translation, using a rating of 1-5, 1 being easy Yoruba that a 12 yr old bilingual speaker should know, and 5 being Yoruba so hard and obsolete only a grandfather or a Yoruba college major would understand.

I am serious.  Everyone (reading it) has to do this!  
_________________________________________________


Nigba ti iriri aye ba n fa irewesi, ti omo adari hu'run si n ba'nilokan je,
je ki ero re sinmi lori ileri is'ododo mi pelu re. Bi o tile je pe n' ko ni
agbara lati mu iji aye duro tabi yi okan omo eniyan pada; tuju ka ore mi,
ki osi ma ranti lati je ki okan re maa yo nitoripe igba kan o lo bi orere,
bee si ni aye kii to bi opaa 'bon.

L'otito ni pe Eledua ni kan ni ore ododo, bee si ni ko s'alatileyin kan bi
oba oga ogo, oba alara;  ireti mi wa ninu Oluwa, okan mi si ni 'gbagbo  pe
ara ire ni yio ma fi wa da. Sibe sibe, mo na owo isore alai l'ero idale  si
o, mo si lero fun itewogba aise'yemeji, nitori wipe mo mo pe gbogbo omo
adamo lo ni lo imule tii je ki agbelebu aye fuye fun ni lati gbe.

Mo wa fun o, mo si s'leri lati fi gbogbo ohun ti moni ba o lo, ipinu mi ni
lati ba o dun nu ni gba opo, ba k' edun ni gba ti sonmoni ba lo tiirin.

Ni igbagbo pe n o ma fe o titi  lai, k'eledua o ran mi lowo (ASE).

OAM4J:
38-24-38

32-30-34

You might wanna get those fake measurements out of your head.  You missed it, but naijababe has thrown the mother of all tantrums to go join her soul sisters wherever they congregate 

BTW, all of you yabbing my team, all I've got to say is: There is always another season and[b] its not over till it's over.[/b]

I sympathise with you Gunners.  Most of you, anyway. 

I thought all hopes was lost.  So, are you counting on next season or are you saying there's still a chance this season?  I'm not vested in ManU or Chelski winning, so Arsenal taking it is fine with me.    I don't see how though.  You can't break all the legs of the ManU and Chelski players without someone going to jail for a long time.

naijababe:
Hahahahaha!!!! The ones you won from the Jurassic abi? Pele sogbo, shey na commom totoham kon steal your thunder! SMH!!!
Finito!!!

  I missed this earlier.  It's actually quite funny. 

Hey there, Awori chick!  How're the Romance/Sexuality w####s treating ya? 

BTW, wasn't it Tottenham that gave y'all 4-1 or was it 5-0. 

AjanleKoko:
The measurement no too bad na. 34 na still sumtin
That middle 30 fall hand sha. Must be the bambinette effect. She almost qualifies to be a model in Britain

   

[quote author=Kilode?! link=topic=590933.msg8201893#msg8201893 date=1303749459]chavs = Shepke boys.

Too much ogogoro and wife snatching, too little game [/quote]Personified by John "The England Lion" Terry. 

[quote author=Kilode?! link=topic=590933.msg8201910#msg8201910 date=1303749615]If I confess and reveal, Seun w'ld have no other choice than to shut down Nairaland for good [/quote]That's a gem right there. 

Katsumoto:
The Spanish coach, Benitez, failed miserably at Inter and is now jobless. He, together with the Americans, almost ruined my club.

I forgot his name.  All that came to my mind was "spanish waiter," which was more of a slur popularized by the ManU fans.  I wasn't gonna insult anyone, ya know. 

Who/what is rawk?

http://www.redandwhitekop.com/

I lived in Liverpool as a little boy when Liverpool FC was the King of old division one. I idolised players such as Barnes, Rush, Beardsley, Hansen, etc

Didn't expect a "confession."  You're slipping.  

O ya, Kilode. It's your turn.  People are waiting.

naijababe:
Now I give up on you. Seriously SMH!!! So you don't even know what shekpe means?! How does the word shekpe bear any semblance to Arsenal eh?!

Shekpe should probably be "she'pe," which would mean, "to curse at people" repeatedly.

AjanleKoko:
Pity. With x-24-38, you'd have definitely been a strong contender for AJ's BFF on NL.

I already said that's not me! I wouldn't give my measurement, but the other was definitely naijababe's though. Yup!

Katsumoto:
You mean the bullies (Manure, ARSEnal and Chelski) that Liverpool only lost one game to all season. Liverpool will be back to the summit of EPL next season.

Dreamer!  "It's good to want things."  

Katsumoto:
Sweetie, Istanbul was only 6 yrs ago besides ARSEnal didn't win anything during the said 'jurassic period'.   

Na wa o. Isale, your thread is bringing out sides from people we never thought possible. 

If it's good, I claim it.    If it's bad, you know who's responsible.  

naijababe:
Na lie, we won the EMIRATI CUP jo!!!

I am supporting the chavs for the rest of the season. I want to see manure (fans, players, coach et al) eating shyte at the end of this season

Need I say more?  Agbero lingo, I believe it's called.    

Katsumoto:
I was expressing my support for ARSEnal but u had to go there. Well I am going to gloat about my FIVE European cups for which you have nada absolutamente.  

I am sure everyone can see you threw the first salvo. I dismissed the one you threw several weeks ago.

Katz Katsumoto, Liverpudlians are wild and out of control like the woman that's on your case.  How'd you ever become a fan of the Kop/Koppites?

From following Premier League for years, I read ManU fan sites a lot, and still do to some extent, but Rawk was crazy.  Maybe it's cos they've been losing consistently since winning Champs League a few years ago.  I know you can't judge a people from reading online forums (Nairaland and Nigerians, anyone?!) but they just sounded so bitter.  I'm sure they're unbearable now.  Whatever happened to the previous coach, the Spanish guy that went to Inter?

More from Rumi:


All day I think about it, then at night I say it.
Where did I come from, and what am I supposed to be doing?
I have no idea.
My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that,
and I intend to end up there.

This drunkenness began in some other tavern.
When I get back around to that place,
I'll be completely sober. Meanwhile,
I'm like a bird from another continent, sitting in this aviary.
The day is coming when I fly off,
but who is it now in my ear who hears my voice?
Who says words with my mouth?

Who looks out with my eyes? What is the soul?
I cannot stop asking.
If I could taste one sip of an answer,
I could break out of this prison for drunks.
I didn't come here of my own accord, and I can't leave that way.
Whoever brought me here will have to take me home.

This poetry, I never know what I'm going to say.
I don't plan it.
When I'm outside the saying of it,
I get very quiet and rarely speak at all.

              ~

O Prince,
with your tiny horse and saddle,
You're a charlatan! A knave!
Though your head is bound in gold cloth
Your eyes see only what they want to see.

You say, "Where is death? I don't see death!"
Death will greet you from all six directions
and say, "Here I am."
Death will say,
"O donkey, your running about is over."
Where is your moustache, your pride,
your turned-up nose? - Gone.
Where is your beautiful maiden? - Gone.
Where is your glimmer of happiness? - Gone.
Who will come to make your bed
now that your pillow is a brick
and your blanket is the earth? . . .

Say good-bye to your eating and sleeping.
Go and seek the truth within.
Throw away your petty rituals
and become a prince of eternity.

Don't take the soul from your soul.
Don't turn this bread into poison.
Can't you see? -
Someone has tossed a pearl
into the bottom of a dung heap.
It is only for the sake of that pearl
that we cover our hands with dung.

O soul,
Don't be so hard - break!
Find a lustrous pearl
among the broken shells
of your pride.

When you see a man of God
offer him your service.
When you are troubled and in pain
just keep going. . . .

O body, what a joke! -
The Prince I'm looking for is me
yet I spend all my time
thinking I am you!

O Shams, Lord of Tabriz,
You are the water of life -
Who shall drink of your water,
save one with a tearful eye?

              ~

Can you find another market like this?
Where, with your one rose
you can buy hundreds of rose gardens?

Where,
for one seed
get a whole wilderness?

For one weak breath,
a divine wind?

You've been fearful
of being absorbed in the ground,
or drawn up by the air.

Now, your waterbead lets go
and drops into the ocean,
where it came from.

It no longer has the form it had,
but it's still water.
The essence is the same.

This giving up is not a repenting.
It's a deep honoring of yourself.

When the ocean comes to you
as a lover,
marry at once,
quickly,
for God's sake!

Don't postpone it!
Existence has no better gift.

No amount of searching will find this.

A perfect falcon,
for no reason
has landed on your shoulder,
and become yours.

This hurts me more than it hurts you.

[flash=500,440]http://www.youtube.com//v/YO5JiGlqiK8[/flash]

naijababe:
Oko t'abi somo'pe l'ope somo ni. T'abani ka m'eni ola laamu. Ori mi aperi, oku ai gbabode 

I told you before now!!! naijababe is a raging fire, charring away at a certain gangan. Hahahahaha

I beseech all who can hear me!  Please tell this Fake-Awori Fake-Lagosian woman to stop speaking ARA OKO Yoruba to me. I don't believe that is real Yoruba. lol

Iya aje,
Okay, wth did you just say?  You know I do better with spoken Yoruba - proven with my sterling transcriptions of popular Naija/Yo'oba songs.   

If written, especially the way you write yours, kindly accent it!