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I get irritated faster than they can bat their seductive eyelashes. . .

Like I said. . .mama's boy or not, her expectation of me doing laundry and bathroom floors and baking cake will just accelerate my romance in the arms of that village girl.

Hey hold on a minute that reminds me. . . where is Beaf? Beaf, you owe me 72 virgins!

LMFAO

Posa,

The homefront is a training ground for much of everything else we encounter in public, either as a child or as a grown and independent adult.  Repeatedly, events in the household challenge us with opportunities for growth and expansion.  By compromising and reducing tension with the woman at home I can improve my relationship with her and end up with valuable lessons to use when and if Im challenged with similar barriers in public life. For that I thank her.

. . . however, I define my household chores and it runs in conjunction with my mood.  By allowing her mood to set expectations will ultimately lead to ugly confrontation that wont be in anyone's interest.  I help when I damn feel the need to.  If she wants my assist she gonna trade something. . . .  

Negro chuckles with mischief  

Women are trying hard to domesticate their men.  If the definition of a responsible man is a domesticated one, then I'm very comfortable in my "irresponsible" state.  In fact let me help you further with the definition. . . I'm barbaric and backward for failing to recognize that women love men who do dishes and sweep floor and clean the bathroom and do laundry.  Throw me back to the arms of that village girl who admires my barbarism.

I will keep this as simple as possible!

If you take the American lifestyle and living habits and you super-impose it in the European social climate or the Canadian society, you will end up with exactly all the problems and agonies of health care that Americans are upset about.

What needs to be reviewed and debated is the American conscience, the living habits and lifestyle. . . and not the healthcare.

I don't know if anyone living in America has noticed that the urban population is far worse off than the rural population in terms of disease, sickness, syndromes, conditions. . .physical and mental combined! For the most part, the rural population has less visits to the doctor, consumes less prescription medicine, suffers less defficiency in food nutrition and therefore has less need for supplements, endures higher physical demands on the body which translates to more mechanical motbility for the physical anatomy and thereby less time and money wasted on mechanical substitutes such as exercise regimen at health clubs. You know the list goes on. . . . so the American healthcare problem is a unique one specific to the country and more so to its urban dwellers. Change the conscience of that demographics and it could help the healthcare cause.

These people didn't carry out any extraordinary offenses because they had support from world super powers at the time, is it starving children you call successful offenses? Please. Tell me how the Yoruba officers were the most skilled without billions of dollars worth of arms in their reach.

WRONG ASSUMPTION!

War planning consist of strategic and tactical plans.  In the strategic part, you have propaganda and contigencies amongst other factors.  In the tactical planning, you have deployment, intelligence, demolition. . .amongst many other factors.

The Yoruba officers had the same resources at their disposal that the other officers (Northerner and Middle Belt) on the Nigerian side had but it was widely accounted and corroborated, both by their peers and foreign observers, that the mentioned Officers displayed exceptional competencies at both the strategic communication and tactical execution of the war plan.

In any war, whatever the scale, there will naturally be support and supporters. . .so you are not discounting any expectation by staging that Nigeria had support.  Of course I would expect that!  The burden would be on the Biafra side and the question must be asked that why was it Biafra did not have any international friends willing to stand by it on the war? What was ominous about the Biafran case that failed to secure support for its cause?  I must mention that support for Nigeria was wholesale and it was not specific to Yoruba because from the onset England did not like what Awolowo stood for and the saw him as a challenge to their authority.  Therefore supporting Yoruba military Officers in a turbulent Nigeria is by default a support for the political aspirations of Awolowo.

To the extent that children were starved, yes it was a successful military offensive.  Nobody fights a moral war. . .if it was about morallity there would be no war to begin with. . .so questioning the conscience about the starvation of children is futile. . .drop it! There is something about war and battle that the Igbo psyche is not reconciled with.  Yes you fought a war just one time, and lost it, and you suddenly view yourself as the renaissance tribe.  But no, you are not. . .definitely not in same class as Yorubas when it comes to war, intra or inter tribal.  The track record is in the history books and it speaks for itself.  Like Dudu said, your perception of yourself as warriors and the view you have of Yorubas as cowards is misplaced.  Diplomacy and tact is not cowardice.  If you have not learnt from the mistakes of your leaders in 60s, at least look to the mistakes of others around Africa and learn.  

If I war a consultant hired to advise Igbo on the way forward I will put forward five top agendas for you to chase:

1. Heal your people.
2. Negotiate your interests with rivals.  Doing that will suppress their sense of caution about your intent and thereby give you access to dominate the political front.
3. Cut your economic expansion in hostile lands.  Re-invigorate and re-brand Igboland, expand economic development in your own region and market your can-do-attitude for but domestic and international presence.  
4. Find cultural anchors with international appeal and put it on the global map.
5. Empower your people and commit, with resolute, never again to fight a lost battle.  If it cannot be won, its not worth your while starting it or allowing your inpulse to pull you into it.  (After many wars, all of which by the way was won, this is what the Yorubas have learnt - RESTRAINT!)

@Dede1,
You certainly do not understand Yoruba people. You seem to have some of kind of hatred for Yoruba people judging from
your posts.
Real strength lies in diplomacy and knowing when to pick up the sword. If you think Yoruba people do not want out or are the "weak-link," think again.
I'll submit to you that in 1993, the Yoruba wanted out and but were pacified by the installation of Sonekan, still the fight continued
until 1999 when the North acquiesced to our demands. Learn the power of diplomacy and you'll surmount a lot. My 2 cents.

Dede,
You have been told many times that what your people need is negotiation. You need the help of skilled negotiators who know how to break down barriers and achieve measurable and sustainable result that favor your interests. Bravado and threats will not get you anywhere. . .at least not where one of your rivals, the Yorubas, had history of breeding political states and empires.

Stop the aggression and insult for God's sake and use tact to subdue your opponent. Please do that!

DANG !! A new protocol!

lmao. .

Semi, kiss Mukina's butt before I throw you out of here. . . Matter of fact, from today on you are banned from NL!

Ebony was been going on?

Steeze. . .

wise up!!  You dont enter Romance room with timidity. . .you blaze in and hold ground!

The obvious reason is that there not enough responsible bachelors around

Much respect to the poster. . .but this conclusion is ambigous. Responsibility is a value but on this one issue, what dimension or measure of that value is adequate would be subjective. Can someone please help nail down what a "Responsible Bachelor" should look, smell, taste and sound like?

my ears are aching with all these Yoruba this and Yoruba that stuff. . . can I ear word?

Negro pulls out his birth certificate and substitutes Igbo in place of Yoruba for the ethnicity field.

Mukina,

Happy Birthday and yes I agree you are the best moderator. Here's a song dedication girl. . .

Anniversary by Toni Tone Tone

Do You Know What Today Is
Do You Know What Today Is
It's Your Anniversary
Do You Know What Today Is
It's Your Anniversary Made For You

Today Is A Special Day Not Just Any Day. . .
Cause You Can Have Everything You Want Your Way. . .
Tell Your Supervisor Your Leaving Early Today And. . .
I'm Going To Pay For The Rest Of Your Day. . .

Do You Know What Today Is It's Your Anniversary

Anniversary
Today I Have Lots Of Fun Stuff For You Girl

You wanna pop some champagne?

Simply debating the ups and downs of the conference held in Aburi, Ghana drove you to a drunken state of imbecility. If we dabble into the nuances of the battles between the two armies, I am sure you would be drowned in the sea of momentary insanity. At least, you remained informed that eastern region would have defeated any region of Nigeria baring the help from Britain and other significant countries.

I would categorically and unequivocally state that in any form of spiral of arms between whatever ethnic group that gave rise to a dumb ass such as you and Ndigbo, your hopeless ethnicity that you are very ashamed to mention will cease to exist.

I have no qualms about the outcome of Nigeria/Biafra civil war since the attrition of the event reiterated the fact that Ndigbo are group of people to be reckoned even in defeat. I would have been ashamed if Biafra was defeated by Nigeria with its military wherewithal baring huge military and diplomatic help from Britain, Australia, Egypt, USSR, Arab League of Nations, Niger Republic, Cameroon and Chad Republic.

You are not only a malcontent dullard but an intellectual midget that do deserve any form of attention.

I loved watching Icheoku when I was home. . . Dede, thanks for making me laugh at your grammatical perry-perry!

Mukina, Happy Birthday to you dear.

So you from Foutah? My God!! Where in Foutah, . . . You know Babba Amaddou?

I just dey try raise your spirits before - success is not location dependent. As i'm sure you know plenty people dey struggle for obodo oyinbo. So just be a happy negro!

Whaaat!! success is not location dependent!! well, i will remember what you and Van Gogh said about success tonight.


Negro looks his reflection in mirror. . .
. . .hey, lift your head up!

lOve that. . . with a spin like that, Fhemmy, you should be a Republican.

Sharrap there my friend and tell us your side, Van Sapele!

What would you grow up to be had you been born and raised in America or London or anywhere else?

For those of you born in America or London or anywhere else, what would you have turned out to be had you been born and raised in Nigeria?

If I was born in London (and in fact i came within couple of hours of that happening) I would have studied music and become a philosopher or a musician and then end up joining the SUFI brotherhood.

If I was born in USA, without any shade of doubt I would have studied International Law and advocate for human rights.

. . .but I was born in Nigeria and grew up in Nigeria, so I became a NEGRO.

How about you my friend?

Funkadelic

Ready or not here we come
Gettin' down on the one which
We believe in
One nation under a groove,
gettin' down just for the funk
(Can I get it on my good foot)
Gettin' down just for the funk of it
(Good God)
'bout time I got down one time
One nation and we're on the move
Nothin' can stop us now
(Aye aye aye aye aye)
Feet don't fail me now
Give you more of what you're funkin' for
Feet don't fail me now
Do you promise to funk?
The whole funk, nothin' but the funk

How many times you wan hear "NO!"

Hold on. . .who said this? Who made this posting??

If that girl jump wagon and no come back, FG, na me and you for this land o. I go vandalize this room.

Girl, I'm popping the champagne. . .come back and let's take a sippy-sippy.

Oh, Beaf, . . I need half of them here as collateral.

look forward to screwing 72 virgins in Al-Jannah

Aisha, if you read this please send me an email. Thanks.

I wanted to come in here and curse all the Republicans. . .everyone of them, they have earned it. But then I had a second thought, I like their political style. . .very malevolent, fits in with my ego. I will spare all you Republicans this time for jumping on President Obama with this cruel evaluation.

I watched Aaxelrod's response to Stephanopoulus' query of the President's toughness. Here is what he said: As you all know, the President inherited a depressed economy from the previous administration. What a poussy! I think Democrats should wear a sign on their backside with the picture of poussy printed on it. All you Democrats in here, bend over! Oh, he offended me with his sorry ass response. This goat ran the Obama campaign, did he not see that his candidate would inherit problem if he won the election? Where is his sense of leadership and accountability? Fhuck what you inherit, good or bad. . .you shall carry the duties of that office and execute its principles in good faith and with determined passion. Okay, enough vent, you all can stand up straight now!!

To Topic. . .Is my President tough enough or not? First, we need a definition of what is meant here by the word "tough". So precede your response with your definition of "tough" and then respond to the topic within the context of that definition.

Negro snatches NOBEL PRIZE from Obama and hangs it around Bluetooth's neck. . .

You go bwoi!!  Brilliant response!

Actually, the Black woman owns the crown when it comes to faithfullness in relationship. Again, she is very sacrificial. . .an attribute that the white woman lacks. Remember, this a average evaluation, there will be exceptions at individual level.

The behavioral profile of a white woman in a relationship is a complex one and at best she is very objective and goal oriented towards a successful ending, whatever that ending may be. So a white woman invests herself with total commitment.

The profile of a black woman in a relationship is not as complex and at best she is very exotic. The black woman expects a transition. . .that transition is the bridging of the pragmatic day to day living with a divine design and she believes that she is the custodian of that design template. She is very sacrificial. This is key!

Because of these differences, black women are more dramatic and flamboyant focusing on the image; whereas their white counterpart are more ambitious and low keyed, focusing on the end gain.

When looked closely, the story of Romeo and Juliet reflects a black couple in a romance more than it depicts the tragedy of a white couple in love.

How can Nigeria solve the national question without war if peaceful methods such as agreements are not possible? Is rational and dialogue-based solution possible in an environment of military siege? By military siege I mean the "I have the bigger gun and you can't do anything" scenario.
The answer to these questions is critical.

You know. . .I like the way you advance thoughts dude and it's unfortunate that these discussions have to take place in a virtual and broadly inclusive forum. It would have been more appropriate for discussions with this much sensitivity to be conducted in an exclusive and closed invitation-only forum. That way you are guaranteed focus and objectivity and the discussions can be better driven for purpose than its obtainable otherwise. As you have already witnessed, you are having to repeat your questions many times over and the responses are more of a personal attack than a substantive contributions.

In any way that we aim to chart our progress and development going forward, we mustheal the pain of the past. It is true that we were not around when this war was fought but we are living the pains of the war and we are echoing the misgivings of the war. This is because our conscience is scarred with the inequities and its resulting injury to the customary pride of tribal identity. There are intra- and inter-tribal feuds. For example many people have questioned the judgement of Yoruba leaders and their silence in the first and second massacres of 1966. The silence was the result of a much more political firestorm that had brewed internally within Yorubaland dating from about 1958 and this internal bloodbath had already created camps with blurry lines of loyalty, so that the Yorubas were at a point where an external event was needed to stall the political bloodbath and resolve their differences. The 66 massacres provided that for the West. On the other hand, The East and the North did not have similar political footprint as West and so it was hard for them to understand the silence from West, inspite of the fact that Yorubas suffered great casualties in the central politics. It paled in comparison with what went on intra- but also served as that critical catalyst to break truce and bring the camps back together, which fortunately so happened successfully when everyone fell behind Awo post 1966.

In todays political environment, we have similar problems in the regions, .intra - and inter- tribal feuds. We need to inspect the past, we need to define the future and we need to propose ways to go from current to the future. . .whatever way we go, together or separately, HEALING MUST BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE STRATEGY!