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I know we're all trying to be civil and tolerant, but please be honest with yourselves. Those saying that this has nuthin to do with islam are just being deliberately naive.

Anytime you put a black man in any kind of association with a monkey, people are bound to get upset.
  But this:

OgidiBoy:
there is the now-infamous cartoon with two befuddled looking policeman standing over a shot-dead, crazed chimpanzee. The caption reads: "They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/18/ny-post-put-obama-photo-o_n_168016.html

is just too too funny!

rikkyjen:
@ A-40.

Son, Your team won something? Is ur home-team not Dallas again? or Is me going senile?

Yes, Pittsburg is ur second option just like it is everyone's alternate option

Are you ashamed of the yeye Cow-dung team who couldn't Cowboy the F%ck up to play some good footie in a season adjudged to be personally carved and weaved for Dallas.

Hehe leave A-40 alone oh! He has amnesia, he knows not about these strange Cowboys you speak of

rikkyjen:
You no dey learn your lesson sha

You want another egg in your face scenario again? Or you think Brady would ever be the same after being crocked for a whole season? I can wager on anything you want me to wager on that Brady would never lai-lai be this good again!

Brady will not be the same, he will be better The football gods have spoken, weren't you listening?

My Intel has it that Cassel is coming to Indianapolis as our back-up. Who knows? the Young-un may upstage the legendary Manning!

False prophet! God forbid bad thing Cassel will remain here just in case Brady does something to displease the gods and they don't give him back his powers
Good Qb's are hard to find these days, if you got one, you hold on to him for dear life.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=148652.msg3481085#msg3481085 date=1234919649]I guess it would be unfair to blame Porter Steve Kerr should shoulder the blame with his ridiculous trades[/quote]Exactly. Porter was the sacrificial lamb. Kerr single handedly dismantled that team for the worse.

One question for the Hornets why trade your starting Center for backups of one of the worst teams in the league surely there could have been other teams they could do business with

I was wondering the same thing oh . . . everyone is busy "clearing cap space" in anticipation of the coming sweepstakes. No one is thinking about what if we strike out. You are not guaranteed anything in the future, you must try to win NOW.

Moonstone:
Jesoul, are you minding them? I called my friend today and was "crying" over that stupid trade hysterically. They are not even starters oooo! Backups for Jeff Green. Both of them. Chandler is the main core of our defense and these stupid people have rendered us completely useless. Can you imagine?

I am just tired.

My sista I nor blame you jare. When I saw the trade I was like is it just me or does this look like a raw deal for the Hornets? Last season Chandler's inside presence gave the Celtics a tough time, he and CP3 along with West terrorised other teams with their combination. Besides "cap space" I don't see how this helps the team.

bawomolo:
they are trying to remove contract,remember 2010 is the big year for FA. Tyson Chandler is way to costly for what he brings to the team.

Well they didn't seem to mind last yr when he was churning out double doubles and catching mad alleyoops for easy buckets. He's injured this yr which explains the decline in his numbers.

the cetics sure need to make a move, what about tony allen and leon powe for joakim noah. solid trade for both teams 

God forbid bad thing!      
You can have Scalabrine and Walker or Pruitt for Noah. Tony Allen and especially Powe are untouchable unless you're planning to give us Rose   

anyway my bulls are gonna be involved in a three way deal.

bulls - Chris Bosh 

toronto - Amare stoudamire

phoenix - tryus thomas and drew gooden

[url]http://www.suntimes.com/sports/basketball/bulls/1434361,CST-SPT-bull17.article[/url]

Phoenix would be the collosal idiots of the century to give up Amare for Thomas and Gooden

The Hornets trade Tyson Chandler to OKC for Joe _who? Smith and Chris _what? Wilcox. I guess these guys could add to the team but still . . . even though Chandler has been down this yr, the guy was a double machine last yr. It looks like the Hornets be getting the short end of this stick, but if Chandler ends up being injured the whole time, it'll have been a good deal I guess.
  _{Celtics make a move now}

rikkyjen:
JeSoul baby
E wo lo se? Longest time!

Rikky sweetie Long time indeed, hows life these days in Indianapolis?

rikkyjen:
AT the end of the day EVERYONE's team on this board didnt win shi-shi

Chicago,Indianapolis, Boston, Dallas et al.

All the hot air blowing from everybody amounted to nothing.

Any lesson learned? Talk softly and carry an armor when yarning NFL.

I hope the new next season promises a lot!

Which kin talk softly? come september na hot air we go dey begin blow again GO PATRIOTS!!! DOWN EVERYONE ELSE!

bawomolo:
see you people, we now have the MLB's version of Ron Artest on our team,we shall ride that Agbero to the WS

Dream on playa, dream on     

I still think the ravens would prefer a high priced suggs to an high priced ray lewis. Ray lewis should swallow his pride and take a discount. Where would julius peppers? where Adewale ogunleye leaves

If na you you go take discount? lol . . . Lewis is no fool, a few teams are waiting in line to snag him. He needs to lock in that max contract cos his productivity is about to start going south.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=170354.msg3461705#msg3461705 date=1234460228]Apparently Papa Brett Favre has retired and its looking like its for good this time[b] or maybe i am speaking too soon [/b] [/quote]Indeed you are. Lets have this discussion again during training camp, we'll see whether or not the "itch" will have returned to Bratt 

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=148652.msg3476078#msg3476078 date=1234820817]The Suns just fired their coach and i am not too suprised Phoenix has been neither here nor there but i am also tempted to think Steve Kerr has been sent to dismantle that franchise since becoming GM he has been making gaffe after gaffe on the trading floor and he seems set to make another one by letting Amare go[/quote]Well that should be a lesson to Porter and any other western conf nba coach who dares to request his players play defense

Poor suns, they still don't realize that Porter was not the problem. I start dishing out blame from Kerr who doesn't seem to know what he's doing.

spikedcylinder:
Oh well, just not my thing. can't stand all dem 24, Lost, Prison's Break etc.

lol . . . well different strokes for different folks

Tasma:
Sorry guys, haven't really been part of this thread for a while.

Not a problem    just jump right in

Just a few comments, first Je Soul the part where you say the bible cannot be understood by human understanding is a bit of a problem. It goes back to arguments of whether the bible can be taken literally or not. If it takes a special kind of spirit to understand the bible that only some people have acquired then we may conclude that the bible cannot be taken literally. It means that if the bible says there was a flood that covered the whole earth - this statement may not be literally true. However if you have the true spirit of God in you then it is true , somehow. I'm not sure if you see how murky this leaves the translation of the bible.

How does needing the spirit of God to understand the bible = Don't take the bible literally? 

I said

JeSoul:
I believe the bible is a complex book that cannot be understood by human understanding. We need the spirit of God to reveal the difficult and sometimes confusing things in it.

Sometimes my dear, I said the bible is sometimes difficult to understand. For example Jn3:16 "For God so loved the world he sent His only begotten son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life"  is pretty much straightforward and doesn't require much 'translation'. But go into the book of Daniel and Revelation and it gets harder to understand. Then we need the Holy spirit that much more to be able to understand what is being said in those places.

First off can we then assume that all people with the spirit of God in them will interpret the bible the same way, see the same hidden meaning in all biblical verses. This is in fact not true as evidenced by the various denominations of of the Church in existence. So where does that leave us.

Yes they will. Sometimes they might attack it from different angles but the overall message should be in harmony . . . however you're missing one thing: while the Spirit is one and is never confused - the problem is with the us. Even as christians we don't always listen to the spirit, don't always pray and study closely enough and hence sometimes end up with disagreeing thots and doctrines, all claiming to be based on the bible.

  So how do we differentiate who's wrong and who's right? Well the bible teaches each christian to study and discern (with the help of the holy spirit) to figure it out. So we come back to where I said each man has to search and account for themselves, I cannot confirm or deny for you which way you should go, you find out from God.

The second problem with this argument is that those who study folklore is different cultures have seen and heard several stories like the biblical stories. Their studies have brought a great understanding to how ancient folklore originates and develops into accepted "fact" in many cultures. In another thread I asked the question that if a sango worshipper told you stories similar to ones you read in the bible how long would it take you to discard the stories. Many Africans believe stories about Oduduwa are folktales but the biblical stories are true. Can it possibly be because we feel the more civilized religion is simply superior? If this is the case then a 100 years from now who can say if Christianity will still a widely accepted religion.

We're back to faith sweetie  I only 'know' with assurance and confidence becos I've chosen to believe the bible above and before anything else.

I'm not sure you will agree with the points i have above but i would be interested in hearing if you think they make any sense at all. Cheers

Oh yes they do make sense and are very good points.

duduspace:
I've never said I didn't like the bible, I just don't beleive it is God speaking and all those balderdash charismatic pastors gyrate over while fibbing people out of their money.

and I do, 100% without any reservations. I believe the bible is a complex book that cannot be understood by human understanding. We need the spirit of God to reveal the difficult and sometimes confusing things in it.

good, mine has also been mostly guaranteed during my life time but rather than attribute it to God, I attribute it to Time and chance. If I was born in Somalia or any of the hotspots then it might not be guaranteed whereas if I was born as a member of the Royal family, I would have to watch a documentary to even understand that people could be in such situations where their daily bread is not guaranteed.
If I accept your statement attributing your provision to God then I must say that he is a very evil God to send some babies to peaceful countries and others to trouble spots. Surely, such a God can't be good.

and my dear Dudu is[b] God to blame for [/b] the actions of men? Isn't it us who make our surroundings peaceful or war-zones? Don't we have the freewill to do as we please?
God has given the earth to man, it is now up to us to do evil or good with our power. Why do we then turn around and blame God when we do evil?

Be careful what you ask for, they have a way of happening.

lol . . . it happens all the time. But temptation will always lose

I'm glad most of ya'll enjoyed the game, I thot[b] most[/b] of it was boring    Besides a few dunks n passes here n there. The highlight was def Shaq's dancing  absolutely entertaining!
 
Kudos to Nate on dethroning Howard . . . the kryptonite thing was creative 
  and they should scrap that stupid HORSE game  what a bore. Anyone see that ugly 'trophy'? It looked like a 3yr old put cardboard together and used a glue stick to make it 30 mins earlier _{geez I'm so negative today} 

spikedcylinder:
No, I don't like 24. Will check this Fringe though. . .

wow you have got to be the first person just outta curiosity why don't you like it?

You don't like 24?
And no, Fringe is nuthin like 24. See the wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fringe_(TV_Series). Its centered around FBI agent Dunham who deals with strange and paranormal situations and cases.

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=148652.msg3467613#msg3467613 date=1234574527]Na waah ooh see as Boston just mug us last night [/quote]Eya e pele The Celtics showed that you can have all the offensive firepower you want but if you can't play clutch defense and stop the other team at crunch time, it's useless.

The Heat have traded Marion to the Raptors for Jamario Moon and Jermaine O'Neal what do y'all make of this?

Marion for O'Neal?
The Heat are def getting the short end of this stick. Jermaine's best days are long behind him and he can't even stay healthy.
Now we're all waiting to see where Amare will end up. The suns should shine their eyes and make sure they make the best deal possible. Else they might be regretting it for a long long time.

spikedcylinder:
I caught a few scenes from one episode the other day. Its good then?

Oh yeah gurl. I've been watching since the first episode and its smart, witty and unpredictable. Fringe and 24 are the shows I follow religiously

Nnenna1:
Yeah. The episodes are really inter-linked though. You'd have to start from the beginning to appreciate it. We're only 14 episodes in, so you could catch up by watching it online. Hulu has all of the episodes, I think.

Fox.com also has all the episodes on their website for free with practically no commercial interruption and the video quality is super. Connect ur pc to ur tv and it'll look fantastic.

Nnenna1:
I know, the alien vs human implication makes me nervous too, and the bit with Olivia and the shining lights sort of takes me back to the matrix, terminator 3 and "the one" syndrome.  Let's hope it doesn't go there, I think the writers know better than that, lol, next thing we know, we'll be thrown another curve ball.

lol true and that's what I've loved about it so far, its been unpredictable and I like that.

Didn't think of Bell writing the book. it's a BIG possbility, seeing that Bell and Walter were acquaintances long before Massive Dynamic. I don't know why, but I also think there's more to Astrid as well.

Yeah I think it'd be too obvious if it ends up being Walter who wrote it . .  . this myserious Bell that we never get to see self  . I'm anticipating the look on Peter's face when he finds this out 

Don't you just love when Walter seemingly ponders about something important only for you to find that he wants ice-cream or candy? lol.

LOL I absolutely do!    and Peter's witty sarcastic remarks are just priceless during those times.

Is the series a big deal in Boston, by the way?

Not as far as I can tell actually. I think if the show continues to get good ratings as it is, it'll get bigger. Oh and another thing I like about it is the limited commercials . . . "Fringe will return in 60 seconds" lol and it really does 

My sister I dey watch am religiously 
that was a nice nut-shell description of the show, Joshua is perfect with his sarcasm and wit and Anna Torv is simply fantastic. "Broyles & Charlie" are also nice supporting cast characters.
  I live in Boston and its so cool to see areas I know and have been to popping up on the show 

Nnenna1:
No one around me watches it so I place it online. Anyone seen this week's episode? What do you make of Walter writing the apocalyptic book? I'm rewatching some episodes on hulu.com because I feel like something went over my head.

Mehn it was a nice twist but not too suprising I guess. I think it'll end up being Bell that wrote it, it'll add up since he went on to found Massive Dynamic. I loved the x-files but I hope they don't make this an 'aliens vs humans' thing.

  I'm a lil nervous about the direction they're going with making Olivia "special" with the whole ability thing . . . but it should be fun if they can keep the writing creative.

[quote author=lai-lai link=topic=148652.msg3449178#msg3449178 date=1234233034]odom showed a glimpse of his true potential when he's not high, hope he brings it to the table for f remaining part of the season[/quote]Odom has always had potential . . . but he never was and never will be consistent at putting in up. So lower your expectations quick quick so that you can be pleasantly suprised

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=148652.msg3448959#msg3448959 date=1234226164]You told us ooh!! ROFLMAO!! Artest is to the NBA what T.O is to the NFL

You forgot to add the Mavs we are missing Jason Terry

Jefferson's injury was ugly its so sad[/quote]Indeed I forgot about Terry. Kai the Mavs can't catch a break this yr huh? 
I give the Rockets 2 months, they'll be dishing out restraining orders between TMac, Artest, Skip and Yao 

bawomolo:
did they think an agbero like artest would shut his mouth?  T-mac is obviously soft and is a shell of the T-mac from Orlando.  that guy used to be compared to Kobe.  can Odom be consistent. pay close attention, DA BULLS could be making a move for amare stoudamire, I bet amare can't wait to get holy passes from Rose

TMac has never played defense he was always about showtime, both he and Carter. Their lazy behinds were never taught that to be truly great you have to do it on both ends.

and Bawo its too early to be drinking and typing     I will like to think Phoenix is not dumb enuff to ship off  Amare to the bulls for anything less than Rose and 2 others  .

na wa for Chris Brown,

http://www.tmz.com/2009/02/09/rihanna-bloody-and-bruised/

tell us why you mad brotha 

Black man beating on black woman . . . what else is new?

bawomolo:
sharrap baseball aint over until the Cubs win, then the sport can take a break

Bawo not many of us will be around in 2100   

in the winter

Well they have done the paradise hawaii thing for how long now? and it is getting worse each yr. Cold or no cold, northeasterners are not afraid of a lil snow, if you bring it they will come 
and any nfl player that cannot play in the cold should turn in their resignation.

bawomolo:
betty favre should take his prima dona mess to Las Vegas.   Do something else like lame wrangler jeans ads  

hehe I doubt he'll have a hard time selling out tickets  

the ravens have to choose between terell suggs and ray lewis. keep terell suggs, he is younger.

Younger isn't always better. See how granpa Warner took the yungin Leinart to school

Anquan Boldin wants more money.

Who doesn't?  

I would rather watch Arena football than the pro bowl.

lol . . . I hope Goodell is listening

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=170354.msg3448939#msg3448939 date=1234225758]Yeah i did it was incredibly boring except for watching Spiderman oops i meant Larry Fitzgerald who copped the MVP award that dude is just unstoppable he can catch balls with both eyes close[/quote]They should move the pro bowl away from Hawaii. A higher profile city like NY I sure will garner much more hype and attention.

@Jesoul
Beyond Brett Favre though whats your take on Ray Lewis? dude says he doesn't want no hometown discount from the Ravens

They should do their best to keep him. While he's getting old, he is still the leader and motivator for the team. He is the one consistent player on the roster that has made them a defensive force to be reckoned with. They should just find a way to produce enuff & better offense at the right times and they'll soar next yr.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-steelers-roethlisbergersribs&prov=ap&type=lgns

Man of Steel

hehe steel self get shelf life. All this bravado-ism is going to catch up to him . . . he will not age gracefully at all at this rate.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-cowboys-pacmanreleased&prov=ap&type=lgns
Who cares

A-40 Cares!!! say what you will heartbroken one, you will open your arms wide open again in August for your Cowbillies

B.T.W: Don't watch much baseball but A.Rod has just come clean and admitted he took drugs

O kpari for baseball. The sport is ruined. We cannot believe any of the numbers and home run records. Its too bad cos I'm sure many guys played it straight and honest, but too bad we have to throw out the baby and bath water in this case, at least for the last 10-15 yrs.

duduspace:
Impressive, nice to meet a sincere christian for a change. You might actually be more christ like than Pastor Adeboye and if you start a church, I would bring my family there rather than any of those business outfits called churches in Nigeria.

hehe but you know say na the same bible wey you nor like I go dey preach from

I hope so, the love of money is truly the root of many evils but in reality who doesn't love money? and what if your daily bread isn't really guaranteed?

My dear my daily bread is "guaranteed" becos its in the hands of God. He promised to supply all our needs and in my short life I have not seen that promise fail once.

There's a prayer in the bible that goes like this:
Proverbs 30:8
Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
give me neither poverty nor riches
but give me only my daily bread.

Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you
and say, 'Who is the LORD ?'
Or I may become poor and steal,
and so dishonor the name of my God.

This is and has always been my prayer to God.

Never been on that band wagon, I beleive in self preservation (only the living have tales to tell) the dead only trigger philosophical discussions by people like me and Mad_Max.
The Europeans have fallen into the same sense of false security that preceeded the 2nd world war, they are so stuck up and beleive they have achived a higher state of civillization than other continents (even the US with its technological advancement and economic power is still considered to be full of uncivillized and ignorant folks by them) whereas living among them shows you they are still subject to the basic primal instincts everyone else has.

lol you speak am well well. Self-preservation is the human thing to do.

No vex, I was actually trying to drag you along

look at this mischievious boy tell temptation to come and find me by himself

You would remember Chief Zebrudaya from the Elephant blue detergent advert (he was the first nigerian comic I know who regularly butchered the English Language.)

I remember him oh . . . I will try to see if youtube has any old school videos of VHM.

Nice work, hope yu achieve mainstream acceptance and I get to hear your music on radio one of these days.

awww thank you, gracias, ese gan I did hear that one of the lagos stations were playing one of my other songs few months ago, I forget which one now.

debankss:
I am practically weeping, drepressed as I type this. God knows I love and will want to worship him but everywhere I go, churches are so much concerned by taking money from members by whatever name called.

My brotha if "everywhere" and "every church you've tried" are all the same then find like minded christians and fellowship in your home or theirs. While being with other christians is good and serving in a church is wonderful, however, church attendance is not mandatory to enter heaven. Serve the poor in your community and help those around you and that will be doing your duty to God.
Its too bad christianity has been overrun with thieves & wolves in sheeps clothing and devils in choir robes.

I expect to get flakes, abuses and even curses but those that will help are those who can point me to the true church. All readers of this thread have a responsibility of ensuring I don't end up in hell fire. Please point me to the right church, the one with the right doctrines. Gospel of salvation and sanctification and not undue emphasis on materialism. I'm counting on you and God is counting on you too.

I point you straight to the bible.

The church is not made of stones or buildings, the true church is scattered all around the world, the true church are those actively, fervently & whole heartedly following God and the bible. If you do the same no matter where you are, then you are already part of the true church.

Did anyone even watch the Pro-bowl? that thing is as popular as the XFL from yrs ago

and the Jets are now finding out what its like to be held hostage by Bratt. http://blogs.nfl.com/category/around-the-web/
They're asking for a decision in "10 days" ROTFLOL somebody is hoping for waaaaayyyy too much . . . the dude showed up just before training camp last yr.

bawomolo:
al jefferson is out for the season. damn hopefully he can make a comeback.

Bynum, Oden now Jefferson . . . they don't make big men like they used ta.

Injuries are ruining this season    Cavs, Magic, Lakers, Hornets, Spurs etc have all lost significant players at some point this season,  I hope the Celtics don't catch this virus.

  Where's Onyinye? the Rockets have started to fall apart _{I'm not going to say "I told you so"}  
first Skip came out and said players were lazy, selfish and needed to pass the ball, next Artest called out T-Mac and his defensive shortcomings, TMac fired back saying his players are talking "too damn much" lol

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6252449.html

am I missing something? when did Bawo become lakers fan?
Tight game last night, too bad we couldn't make that last dagger if we do meet in the finals again it is going to be a series to remember.

doyin13:
@A40

the jazz put the beatdown on the mavs last nite. . . . .

You berra start praying Pittsburgh gets an nba franchise soon

lol

Doyin, I trust you're 'recuperating' well?

bawomolo:
byron leftwich and matt cassell should come on down to chicago.

You berra stop it now      Ya'll gon get a couple more seasons of Rexy and Kylie     you might as well start accepting it now 

[quote author=A-40 link=topic=170354.msg3427464#msg3427464 date=1233789356]Why am i not suprised??[/quote]hehe 

ESPN and the Cowboys have a special love affair you should know that by now if T.O wanted to drop a rap album ESPN would be the very first people to help him promote his album by talking about it in every single show of theirs.

Isn't he doing a reality show? I heard something about that not too long ago

All this fancy stats count for nothing i am sorry Ben's two rings are obstructing my vision if na by stats the likes of T.O should have a ring by now

ehen now if na only ring we dey take use measure who be the best then we're right back to Derek Fisher better than CP3   

So it has to be a combination of both right?

   Broda I agree Ben is clutch and plays well when he needs to. However the bottomline is the Steelers got the SB both times not becos of him (and sometimes in spite of him) but becos of their defense. There was nuthin overly dynamic or special about their offense this season. He was the leader at the helm true, made great plays when it counted true, but remove that defense and they belong with the JV Cowboys    remember them?