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Forum Games / Re: Who Can Solve This by Lordfigaro(m): 12:09pm On Dec 04, 2021
You forgot the parents

11
Explanation
5 sons + 3 sisters (3 sisters are same sisters to all the 5 sons) + 1x3(3 sisters have one baby each)
= 5 + 3 + 3 = 11
Family / My New Meme by Lordfigaro(m): 1:11pm On Nov 20, 2021
My dog just gave nairalanders a good new meme. So shall we please ...

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NYSC / Re: NYSC: Where Did You Do Your PPA? by Lordfigaro(m): 1:09pm On Nov 20, 2021
JIGGERNAPPY:


What year please? I served there too. Signal Department. A17

Command day secondary school..
Taught physics
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Should I Go For M.Sc Or A Level 12 Job In A Private University? by Lordfigaro(m): 1:45pm On Sep 16, 2021
And many have jobs but no masters
Romanoff:
Take the job o.

Many have masters but no work.
Business / Re: Naira Hits ₦550 To A Dollar, EFCC Warns Banks Against FOREX Fraud by Lordfigaro(m): 10:43am On Sep 10, 2021
Mystic216:
Advantage for we that’s making money in dollars
That one concern una

Abi...only say when u go market go buy something.. you go know see inflated price on top goods
NYSC / Re: NYSC: Where Did You Do Your PPA? by Lordfigaro(m): 12:19am On Aug 31, 2021
Command day secondary school in Maxwell khobe cantonment, rukuba , bases in plateau..
Celebrities / Re: Amarachi Nyanne Celebrates Her Birthday (Photos) by Lordfigaro(m): 2:49pm On Jul 18, 2019
Meet her last year when we were both selected for the South- South Innovation Hub at Edo state were we meet Vice president Osinbajo and pitched our business ideas to him in person.. We were assured of Fundings but till now.. We never see one kobo.

Politics / Re: 50 Staff Dismissed By Nigerian High Commission In London by Lordfigaro(m): 1:37pm On Nov 23, 2018
SHOPPERS:


How body?


E dey inside cloth oo..
But good anyways sha... We just graduate with better result no job.. Nigeria no gree let some rest.. Abeg Shengen visa done easy to get and how much?
Nigeria problem no b for everybody...
Politics / Re: 50 Staff Dismissed By Nigerian High Commission In London by Lordfigaro(m): 1:17pm On Nov 23, 2018
STC.. For the first time..
Congrats to me.. But who the hell is the angelic being..
Or is it demonic being... To steal my STC

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Celebrities / Re: Lilian Afegbai Stuns In Sexy Photos: "I Love My Body & Small Boobs, No Surgery" by Lordfigaro(m): 3:48pm On May 15, 2018
I need fiverr $5 reviews for my dormant account at affordable price.. Interested people should call or whatsapp me @ 08163347035

Events / Re: Muslim Lady Celebrates Her 16th Birthday With Sexy Swimwear Photos by Lordfigaro(m): 1:15pm On Apr 11, 2018
[quote author=FoxyFlow post=66607433]I wanted to ask for my Vaseline but one amunpama was asking me to go get a life.... Just imagine.....

I have nothing to say than, "Nwoke, yemu that Vaseline dia!"[/quote


Vaseline crew President spotted
Business / Re: 5 Real Online Business Opportunities You Can Start With 5000 Naira by Lordfigaro(m): 3:34pm On Apr 06, 2018
Good
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Liverpool Vs Manchester City : UCL (3 - 0) On 4th April 2018 by Lordfigaro(m): 12:02am On Apr 05, 2018
[b]Cristiano Ronaldo, that goal, and why it’s time to stop searching for comparisons



Right when Juventus were starting to believe they could find an equalizer in the first game of their quarterfinals matchup against Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo ended those hopes and the tie itself. He did so with one of the most aesthetically pleasing bicycle kick goals that I have ever seen. Zinedine Zidane was left dumbfounded and the Juventus-leaning crowd that was jeering him throughout the game was forced to clap for him.


The bicycle kick is one of the most difficult techniques in soccer: a player has to jump up with his back to goal and connect with a cross or a clipped pass while horizontal in the air. The shot also then has to go behind him where he cannot see the goal. Most of the time the bicycle kick is done badly, just by the sheer difficulty of it — some players barely get off the ground, others connect with their shin, most are trying without any real hope of actually hitting the ball. But even a bad bicycle kick is still more impressive than most other goals. It’s fun to see every time. When it’s done well, as with Ronaldo or Zlatan against England, it’s breathtaking. That’s when the goal stands as a testament to and celebration of the beauty of the human body and the world class technique of the individual. When Ronaldo scores that goal at 33 years old, it’s almost an affront to everything we know about the trajectory of a player’s career and the concept of aging in sports.

Ronaldo has always been in the business of proving people wrong. It’s one of the things that drives him, even at the stage of his career where he really doesn’t have anything to prove to anyone. He’s achieved all there is to achieve and has won almost all available trophies in a player’s career. He’s confidently one of the greatest players to ever play the game. He declares himself as the best ever.

There’s the usual detractors who believe he’s inferior to Lionel Messi, and unfortunately their careers will always be compared by the magic of them existing at the same time. Rather than people being grateful for the luck of having the two in the same generation, comparisons are made in order to denigrate one or the other. Messi did this thing Ronaldo hasn’t done, so he’s obviously better. Ronaldo did this thing Messi hasn’t so it’s no question he’s the superior player. Messi plays in a more complete way, Ronaldo scores more goals and goals are what decide games. So on and so forth.

The need for the reduction in the guise of comparison and celebration is a problem of imagination. It’s a desperate attempt to get a grasp of the two in a world where they stand out as almost alien beings. It’s the same problem that sees people waiting for the end of Ronaldo’s run, arguing that eventually he will follow the career trajectory of an ordinary player. At 33, he should be in the twilight of his career, so every goal drought is evidence of his expected downfall, which should presumably come any day now.

Ronaldo struggled earlier this season, and Real Madrid had to change because of it. He’s their best goalscorer and when he’s missing chances, there’s not really an alternative who can replicate his usual consistency. He also had similar problems the year before. A goal drought isn’t unheard of for him, though it didn’t seem to reflect a physical decline. He was getting in his normal goal scoring positions, but the ball wasn’t going into the back of the net.

Ronaldo is the first player to score in 10 consecutive Champions League games. After his two goals against Juventus, he has 119 goals in the Champions League total, the most of any player. He holds the record for most goals in a Champions League season with 17 and he’s the only player to score in three Champions League finals. He has four Champions League titles so far and could possibly lead his team to a third consecutive title this year. He has scored 36 goals in all competitions so far, 10 away from his total last year. This is all before going into his domestic goals and records.

One day, Ronaldo’s production will decline and he will eventually have to retire. That’s the nature of time. Everyone’s moment comes to an end, no matter how spectacular the individual. But to expect Ronaldo’s career to follow the ordinary path is to do an injustice to the man. He’s proven over and over that he’s different. That he is something never seen before. Records after records have been broken and he’s won every award available to an individual multiple times. He’s not ordinary and has never been. There’s no need to discount him in that manner. We have to admit ignorance in a case like his, because there’s no standard to what he is doing.

At the age of 33, Ronaldo is still an absurd player and we should let him be so without trying to compartmentalize him into rigid comparisons and timelines. No one has done what he’s done as well and as long as he’s done it. We should finally accept that we don’t really know when he will stop being incredible. He’s made the prediction of his downfall look silly for years now. We should all be more like the Juventus fans who stood to applaud Ronaldo after the bicycle goal, simply appreciative of the man, and happy to have been witness to the spectacular things that he continues to do.

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Celebrities / Re: Ndiana Inyang's Fiance Dies! 'He Called And I Was Busy As Usual' by Lordfigaro(m): 11:02pm On Mar 19, 2018
JoanHicks:
So sorry.

Was he going to escape death if she had answered his calls.








For those asking me, yes I'm originally from Virginia live here in Dallas in TX with my fiancee Danny he is a Nigerian, he is an active member of this forum. He always LOL anytime he visit this forum, I joined yesterday afternoon and I made my first comment too, this morning I've done same again, and I'm first to comment.




Let me formally welcome you to Nairaland.....
And sure , answering his call won't have saved him from the cold hands of death..But she will keep wondering what important thing he might have called to tell her before giving up the ghost..So she will surely beat herself up for that
Travel / Re: 50 Nigerian Migrants Rescued In The Mediterranean By Libya’s Coastguard by Lordfigaro(m): 4:16pm On Mar 11, 2018
eseveli:
hope nosa dey among oo.. dat guy don leave Benin since last year.. we nor hear from am


grin grin grin grin

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Education / Re: Identical Twin Brothers Arrested For Alleged Exam Malpractice In Borno by Lordfigaro(m): 12:14pm On Mar 11, 2018
purem:
My problem right now is that my pastor prayed for me

So after the prayer he told me that I will go far in life

But right now I don't even know where to start

And most importantly I don't have T-fare

My dear Nairalanders please help a brother embarassed

grin grin grin grin grin...Get money by fire...you need more prayers

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