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 Literature › Re: Exam Blues (A Short Story) by mollusco(op): 2:10pm On Dec 14, 2013 |
“N5000 sounds good to me,” he declared morosely to the young man standing in front of him, the man who was giving him the coupon to the first N5000 he would make in his life. Happy or sad, Rahmon was always morose. “But, N10000 would sound even better.” The young man’s mouth opened on its own accord. “Are you mad?” The young man demanded. His name was Luke but every body who knew him on campus – and there couldn’t be ten of them since he seldom showed his face in classes – called him Jukebox, or Juke. “N10000? Do you suppose I’m asking you to come and write GMAT on my behalf?” “Look, Paul, think of one thing,” One of Rahmon’s ways of proving the superior advancement of his intelligence to that of others was to call Paul what every body else called pal “What?” “The risk.” Rahmon scratched his drooping chin absent-mindedly. “See, GMAT would even have been better.” For the second time, Juke’s mouth fell open but this time, his tongue stuck out too. “Jesus!” he rasped. Gab! He shook his head inwardly. To think Gab recommended this mad man to him! Gab! The guy’s sanity would soon surely snap under the strain his crazy actions were putting his mental balance. Believe this and you would believe anything. Believe recommending this mad man to him… “Look, Paul,” Rahmon said, totally oblivious of his suitor’s reactions, “worse thing that could happen with GMAT is that you could be arrested…” “And sitting for an internal exam is worse than that?” Juke was a picture of incredulity. |
| Literature › Re: Exam Blues (A Short Story) by mollusco(op): 2:04pm On Dec 14, 2013 |
N5000! Rahmon’s head raced. N5000! Why, he could make – he quickly calculated – fifty trips to the eatery, Jesus Embassy, before the end of the semester, discounting the additional fives he would have to shell out for pure water. But N5000! Now, Rahmon Salami was a wily, wiry, usually wrought-up creature who didn’t believe half of every negative thing said about him. Indeed, he didn’t believe half of every thing said by anybody about anything, and the half he believed could easily be attributed to the quality of his modesty (at least, so he believed). You would never earn his acquaintanceship if you told him he had small nose, huge lips, drooping chin or big eye-sockets from where he squinted at every one. But, you could be forgiven. You would never earn his acquaintanceship if you told what every body else had observed as the most remarkable feature of his appearance: that his left ear was small but his right ear was big. Plus, you would never be forgiven. Rahmon knew about propriety. He knew and perfectly understood the logic behind the universal postulations in support of righteous deeds. There was nothing you could tell the man about the rewards of evil machinations. He knew every one of them, and these were the few good points that could be counted in his favour. Mr. Salami’s intelligence had a firm grasp on good and evil. Mr. Salami only could not tell where good stopped and evil began. |
| Literature › Exam Blues (A Short Story) by mollusco(op): 2:01pm On Dec 14, 2013 |
I wrote this story about two or three years ago, and, without presenting it for any critical appraisal, promptly published it on my sub-domain mollusco.. Today, I published it on my wordpress blog: mollusco. Here it is on nairaland. |
| Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Are Employers Being Fair?? by mollusco: 3:13pm On Dec 09, 2013 |
alaric saltzman: happy sunday pals!Are you trying to say that either of both Linguistics and English Studies is not challenging enough? |
| Romance › Re: I Am About To Tell My Fiancee My Secrets Please Advice by mollusco: 4:54am On Dec 05, 2013 |
No, not wise! I haven't read your post, and, I guess, that put me in the minority that I abhor (you know, the lot that screech without knowing what they were supposed to be screeching about). Simply put, I know that whatever it is, don't tell her. They have a way of making your horrible secrets come alive to your chagrin. |
| Christianity Etc › Re: Why Does God Allow Satan To Influence Mankind? by mollusco: 1:29pm On Nov 10, 2013 |
donklint86: you are correct! donklint86: you are correct!No, he was not. What would you say God was trying to accomplish by proving Himself to the other angels? Was it now a matter of pride? Or was He simply on a less-than-controllable ego trip? Let's be honest with ourselves: the fact that Satan rebelled against God proves that God's finished work was defective and imperfect. It similarly proves that misdemeanours and inadequacies in supposed moral fortrightness pre-existed that fabled bite that Eve took on the apple. This and several other points of equal magnitude are clearly indicative of the supposition that God is neither omni-scient nor omni-potent. |
| Poems For Review › Re: Death Is A Joke by mollusco: 10:22pm On Nov 07, 2013 |
Bad-as.s poem. Great rhymes too. To tell you the truth though, you won't like to have me return as my 'auntie'. A worse rugged, ragged and decrepit assemblage of blood, water, bones and tissues you've never seen. |
| Literature/Writing Ads › Re: Good Article Writers Needed by mollusco: 6:53pm On Oct 29, 2013 |
alikolawole@gmail.com |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: McCain Fires Back At Putin With America's Own Letter To Russians by mollusco: 7:11am On Sep 21, 2013 |
trolling: America is not the last,Babylon is the last world powerSeun, do us all a favour and start acting summarily. Jesu von Jesu! Babylon! |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: McCain Fires Back At Putin With America's Own Letter To Russians by mollusco: 4:30am On Sep 21, 2013*. Modified: 4:49am On Sep 21, 2013 |
ronalmagic10: How did you know for sure that the Syrian government is responsible for the chemical attack? Are you a member of the UN team that went to investigate the accusation or did you choose to believe it because America says so?I may be wrong. Nobody has any particular hold on the truth on the Syrian affair. However, I'm still a little distrustful of the kind of madness that can make the rebels use chemical weapons on the area controlled by them. |
| Politics › Re: Jonathan Sacks Two Special Advisers by mollusco: 3:20am On Sep 21, 2013 |
tyson99: The house wey ur papa build for am abi......eyin oloriburuku eda gbogboGuy, you wan kill me with laughter! |
| Politics › Re: Buhari Threatens To Quit Apc Over National Publicity Secretary Position by mollusco: 2:56am On Sep 21, 2013 |
Mr. Aladin:Christ! Journalism in Nigeria has gone to hell. Does this paper have an editor? |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: McCain Fires Back At Putin With America's Own Letter To Russians by mollusco: 2:45am On Sep 21, 2013*. Modified: 4:16am On Sep 21, 2013 |
Why are people ignoring the apparent truth? McCain is probably a lying SOB, yes. Did the Syrian government use chemical weapon on its own citizens? Yes. Is the Syrian government being supported by Putin? Yes. Who represents the worse evil? |
| Literature › Re: Don't Just Write Articles For Fun, Write Them For Money Too by mollusco: 8:54am On Aug 03, 2013 |
curlah@live.com |
| Education › Re: ABU Sacks Professor For Intimate Harassment by mollusco: 4:37am On Jun 30, 2013 |
sirgab: In my opinion, i think there's more to this news than we have been told. The reporters never talked abt the reasons Mr kolo refused to reply the queries issued to him and also the reason y he totally disregarded the invitation to the disciplinary panel set up by the governing council to at least defend himself which is the normal practice. Any i smell a set up here n besides none of the members of the governing council can say he is guiltless.Do you truly believe this nonsense that you wrote? He disregarded the disciplinary committee set up to DEFEND himself? Christ! Get the right education! |
| Sports › Re: Kenya Vs Nigeria: Five Things From The Match by mollusco: 7:09am On Jun 06, 2013 |
Opey4luv: Go for it Eagles. We are winning it in Brazil. And don't fall for those Brazillian whores!!!Don't worry: there's no Celestine Babayaro or Yakubu Aiyegbeni in their rank. |
| Politics › Re: Wamakko Governor Of Sokoto Suspended By PDP by mollusco: 6:17am On Jun 06, 2013 |
oddy4real: Cattle-rearer oshi. i shouldnt dignify your ilk with responses againYou guys have been having exchange of punches in an amusing way and many a passive observer has been amused. I choose to believe you guys are adults: act as one. Don't resort to name-calling. |
| Business › Re: Football(+) Betting Season 6 by mollusco: 10:35pm On Apr 08, 2013 |
mollusco: My monday picks:Bet won! |
| Business › Re: Football(+) Betting Season 6 by mollusco: 3:27pm On Apr 08, 2013*. Modified: 3:48pm On Apr 08, 2013 |
brown3: pls i need a help. i played game of double 3, 2 won and 1 lost. Wil they credit me d two game won?You'll be credited with the odds of the two that you won as a double, if you know what I mean. 1 Like |
| Business › Re: Football(+) Betting Season 6 by mollusco: 9:10am On Apr 08, 2013 |
My monday picks: Porto vs Braga home win 1.44 Hertha Berlin vs Brunschweig home or draw 1.2 Fc Dordrecht vs Cambuur over 1.5 goals 1.14 Total odds 1.97 |
| Phones › Re: What Do You Know About 4G Technology And Mobitel? Read On To Find Out !!! by mollusco: 10:19pm On Nov 26, 2012 |
Does this work in Ota, Ogun State? |
| Romance › Re: Romance Section Chat Room IV by mollusco: 5:09pm On Jun 02, 2011 |
Everybody sure talks romance in this room! |
