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Celebrities / Re: A Nairalander And The President (jonathan) by Nickydrake(m): 7:48pm On Apr 27, 2013
That cap the President has on looks like a keepsake from his service year in the NYSC scheme. He must be particularly fond of it, sticking with it these many years.

SaintGulo, the President seems greatly pleased to see you. That's the only rational explanation for his rather timid smile. He looks as though he was about to ask for an autograph. Pray tell us who you really are, SaintGulo, and why you got the President of this great country to hold that sh¡t and smile like a schoolboy.

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TV/Movies / Re: Game Of Thrones Vs Spartacus by Nickydrake(m): 9:26pm On Apr 05, 2013
Coogar:[/b]You shït upon honorable agreements
and press for fresh demands. tell me thracian, how will you pay for her release if found? hmm? her transport? do you shoot magic coins out of your aśs? if so, squat and produce.

Hahaha

[b]Doctore: Never lose focus, not even if Jupiter himself were to rip open the heavens and dangle his ... from the skies!
TV/Movies / Re: Game Of Thrones Vs Spartacus by Nickydrake(m): 7:38pm On Apr 05, 2013
I have not seen Game of Thrones, and I'm not at all hesitant to say that I have no desire to see it. Unless someone provides proof that somewhere in the series some guy spat words as sublime as the ones below from beloveth Batiatus:

That man has got his fingers in all the proper asshóles. He wiggles them and they shìt coin.

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Nairaland / General / Re: Picture Of Soldiers At The Camp by Nickydrake(m): 7:02pm On Mar 27, 2013
There's no need to panic. What you see those soldiers doing is a routine drill called an Artificial Intoxication Exercise, and it is only one of several other unconventional practices that combine to make the Nigerian Army such a lethal force.

The Artificial Intoxication Exercise generally involves kneeling on a hard surface, then bending till one's head scrubs the ground like a pious Muslim.

You may imagine that the hats on which the soldiers' heads appear to be resting are there to make them comfortable. This is not so. Each hat in fact conceals a huge stone which digs into each man's forehead as he struggles for balance.

If performed properly - usually in the heat of a particularly fiery afternoon sun - the Artificial Intoxication Exercise is known to have the same effect as smoking three days worth of the purest Columbian weed. Among its benefits is the fact that it puts military personnel in the right frame of mind to administer 'frog jumps', stray bullets, or life-changing slaps to deserving individuals.

The next time you observe a number of Nigerian soldiers straining in the sun with their bùtts turned skywards like an unholy offering, keep calm, for all is well. There is no cause for control, everything is under alarm.

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Music/Radio / Re: Which Music Evokes Fond Memories In You? by Nickydrake(m): 8:38pm On Mar 17, 2013
One of my earliest and most cherished musical memories is the song What is a Youth by Nino Rota, from Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet (1968).

I'd get back from school each afternoon, slot the cassette in the VCR and move it to the part where the song is sung. In the evenings too, when the parents were out, i'd do the same thing.

I was in primary school at the time. Shakespeare didn't mean a thing to me - indeed i had only a loose idea of the movie's plot - but I was always drawn to that part where the folks in Capulet's ball would gather around the troubador and he'd sing that heart-rending song in what was to me the most melodious voice in the world.


Now that I think of it, it's quite strange. I'd listen intently each time, never mind that I couldn't grasp a word of the lyrics. That didn't deter me at all though, I sang the song in fluent gibberish.

All this was many years ago.

Two years ago I was surfing the net when the tune popped in my head and i was seized by a haunting bout of nostalgia. I ran a quick google search and - believe it or not - it led me to a Wikipedia article on the song. It even had the song itself in mp3! I grabbed the song off Wikipedia for starters.

Now that i'd discovered the song title and lyrics the next step was pretty easy; I got the Capulet's ball scene from Youtube. Now I listen to it one time each weekday, except on public holidays when i listen to it twice. Ha ha


Quite a lengthy narrative, but you asked for it.

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Politics / Re: Bayelsa To Set-up Committee To Tackle Rumour-mongering by Nickydrake(m): 7:53pm On Mar 17, 2013
I am in Bayelsa as I type and i can tell you confidently that this story is only a rumour.
Jokes Etc / Re: My Experience With Nigeria Police Last Friday by Nickydrake(m): 7:49pm On Mar 17, 2013
It's either I need to rediscover my sense of humour or this tale isn't the least bit funny.


Wait a minute. I laughed at this. . .


Thank your stars the Policeman was not a Calabar man... Na your dog for dey find escape route from the motor that day...

So the fault must lie with the tale.
Nairaland / General / Re: Crazy But True Facts In The World by Nickydrake(m): 4:24pm On Mar 17, 2013
The last man on earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door.

Chilling.
Whoever wrote this has got quite an imagination.

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Poems For Review / Re: My Poetry by Nickydrake(m): 8:49pm On Mar 12, 2013
Vescucci, reading your work is always a treat. Believe it or not, i spent a good amount of time poring over your satires over at Naijastories (that was the only time i ever used the site). The piece on cursíng was especially entralling.

These poems are good, no doubt about that, but because i'm much less captivated by poetry than by prose, i find myself drawn more to your opening post. Your opening post is fuckíng excellent.

I beg your pardon, the expletive was necessary for emphasis.

I think you should ditch poetry and move into a monastery where you'll devote the rest of your life to producing bewitching satirical pieces for people like me to revel in. This is crappy advice alright, but i hope you consider it all the same.

Great work, my friend.

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Nairaland / General / Re: Homeless Man Feeding On Sacrificial Food In Lagos by Nickydrake(m): 3:45pm On Mar 12, 2013
That man should be arrested immediately! Every single day he walks free, one god starves to death. This is a major threat to the careers of juju priests like me, who depend on the continuous existence of these gods for our livelihood.

It is a good thing that there are so many gods around, and i trust that that marauding hyena will be apprehended before the sacred pantheon faces a genuine threat of extinction due to famine.

What has the world come to? Man is getting even bolder in his impudence. First, they refuse to believe that gods intervene in human dealings, and now they themselves interfere with the dealings of gods.



'Hard luck' of the gods. Ha ha
Sports / Re: Describe Manu/madrid Match In One Word by Nickydrake(m): 12:18am On Mar 06, 2013
PDP na one 'word'? undecided


Scam.
Autos / Re: . by Nickydrake(m): 4:38pm On Mar 05, 2013
koredeogunkoya: Ur price has been accepted. Pls make contact on 08084537005 and let's close this transaction. Tx
Family / Re: Help! Maid Now Hounds Me In The House Because I Saw Her unclothedness! by Nickydrake(m): 10:35pm On Feb 26, 2013
coogar:

fire her for what?
let things play out - don't tell your wife yet. the next time she comes into your room to sweep, stay there and pretend you are doing something else. you need to be sure what she's up to before sending her back into the black sea of unemployment. i am 96% sure it's your grotesque imagination playing tricks on you - housemaid of 20 giving you coy looks? get out of here, you philandering coyote!

Ha ha ha

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Investment / Re: How To Transfer Shares To Next-Of-Kin? by Nickydrake(m): 12:54pm On Feb 26, 2013
Nanaman, you'd better not waste time floundering in the dark. Consult a lawyer and save yourself a load of grief.
Literature / Re: Ekaette!!!!! by Nickydrake(m): 10:27pm On Feb 25, 2013
Senbonzakura Kageyoshi. You. Are. Amazing.
Religion / Re: Thoughts About The False Cultural Myth/lie Of Survival Of The Fittest. by Nickydrake(m): 8:50pm On Feb 19, 2013
Your article makes very interesting reading, and one might be inclined to nod in agreement without even meaning to. However, if the subject matter is considered with a more critical eye, one might say that the idea is rather starry-eyed. This is especially true of what you call the second cultural myth.

It is difficult to see how man's primary instinct leans towards oneness, fairness and love. If you want a glimpse of man's basic instinct you need look no farther than at a child. This perspective ought to give you an idea:

Babies are the most tyrannical, selfish, and downright awful creatures in the world. Does that shock you? It shouldn’t. They know nothing but their own selfishness until they are taught otherwise.
Toddlers are even worse. If they
are not taught to share toys they will scream and beat each other with the toys. We are not charged for our fathers’ sins, but we do carry enough of our own.

There's some other quote i'd have liked to share but can't find right now. It describes in disturbing detail the savagery that is an infant's natural inclination. You may also find R. L. Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde very interesting, if you haven't already read it. The book provides a profound (and chilling) insight into the original nature of man.

I agree completely that the more humane feelings like love and sacrifice ought to be given priority, but to argue that such a disposition is inborn would be to contradict primeval evidence.

It is particularly strange that you extend this theory of intrinsic altruism to other 'sentient' beings, unless of course you mean to specifically exclude lower animals. Because when a young lion gobbles up a gazelle, i don't think it is because the lion wants to attain oneness with it.

All the same, you have yourself a beautiful and thought-provoking article.
Foreign Affairs / Re: Multimillion-dollar Diamond Heist In Brussels by Nickydrake(m): 7:44pm On Feb 19, 2013
Very interesting. And here's why.

On the 25th of February 2005, four men drove into Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, and executed what is easily the biggest heist in history.

Dressed as KLM officials, they simply commandeered the truck carrying the diamonds, politely asking the driver out of the vehicle. The driver was a courteous man by nature, but it is possible that the guns they waved in his face urged him along. Taking control of the truck, the robbers zoomed off quietly like any bunch of respectable airport staff.

That truck contained $118 million worth of diamonds, which were mostly uncut, and so almost impossible to trace.

As you might expect, the Dutch police arrested several persons 'in connection to the robbery'. But it is safe to say the diamonds, and perhaps the original four musketeers, remain at large.

So, coming just a week shy of the Schiphol anniversary...and with a suspiciously similar M.O, this Brussels haul is very interesting indeed.
Events / Re: Picture Of A Bride Drinking Star Lager On Her Day. by Nickydrake(m): 8:28pm On Feb 18, 2013
ifemiide: She is just trying to be herself, at least she is not pretending before marrige like other girls do nowadays. So if she is now breAking bottle on the husband head after marriage nobody will blamE her. But this is original ajepako.

Bros, this your talk for flow pass if to say you write am for pidgin englis. E get as e do me for ear as i come dey read am. grin
Fashion / Re: Makeup Looks Men Love by Nickydrake(m): 8:14pm On Feb 18, 2013
You will have noticed that every single makeup look criticized by one guy is considered very attractive by another guy somewhere down the line.

For instance, while Brandon E. says he'd be reluctant to kiss a girl with too much lipstick on (it's easy to tell that this guy is married), Jeff D. claims he finds the same very alluring, as it foretells a night of naughtiness(clearly a raunchy dropout). Some guy even said he prefers nothing at all.

In the final analysis, articles like this are really quite pointless. How many men even know the name of a particular style of makeup? I for one didn't even know they had names. Only women write stuff like this, and it is usually only read by other women.

Men have long ago realised that beauty really is in the eye of the beer holder.

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Sports / Re: Nigeria Vs Burkina Faso - AFCON 2013 Final (1 - 0) - On 10th February 2013 by Nickydrake(m): 8:17pm On Feb 10, 2013
We may have the lead, but Burkina Faso has been the more entertaining team.

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Politics / Re: Nigeria Starts Dismantling Its Plane 'graveyard' by Nickydrake(m): 7:18am On Feb 01, 2013
Jakumo: How can one go about buying the cockpit section of a small corporate jet, from these Nigerian aircraft graveyards ?
I want to ship it to SoCal so I can use it as a flight simulator in my back yard. Hook me up y'all.

I'm surprised that you ask this question, Jakumo, because you often display a sound understanding of the workings of the Nigerian bureaucracy.

I'd expect you to know that to get that cockpit flown to SoCal, you would need the following items: a live, virgin hen; a recently harvested human skull; a feather from the tail of a very humble peacock; and a lot of money.

You would then have to consult a potent juju priest who will, by mysterious incantations, transmute those articles into a good luck charm which you will take with you when you go to bid for your cockpit.

I mean no disrespect to juju priests in the house, but you may also need to carry with you another fat wad of cash to ease the minds of the bureaucrats in the likely event that the good luck charm proves ineffective.
Thereafter, you may easily transport the cockpit to SoCal by jujumotive teleportation technology (of which you are a fervent advocate), or you may utilise more conventional methods.

The only payment I demand for this piece of advice is gratitude in your heart as you glide past imaginary clouds when you practice in that cockpit right in your backyard.

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Politics / Re: Nigeria Starts Dismantling Its Plane 'graveyard' by Nickydrake(m): 6:49am On Feb 01, 2013
dayokanu: "One of the most corrupt places on earth. I have friends who work in the oilfield and went there on jobs. They said they would rather slide down a razorblade into a pool of alcohol than go back there!!!"

Oh Lord! grin
Religion / Re: Ask Questions/Doubts About Paganism/ATR's by Nickydrake(m): 5:25pm On Jan 29, 2013
For some reason, Pagan9ja's responses on this thread reminds me of a character from my Michael Dibdin's book, Dark Spectre. The guy's name's Sam, or something like that.

Driving back from a night of heavy drinking and hard partying Sam and his friends are flagged down by a cop. Sam is riding shotgun, and is also in possession of a sizeable amount of Meth. Scared out of his wits by the possibility of a search, and reluctant to simply throw away two days worth of fine crystal, Sam downs all of it.

His eyes instantly acquire a celestial glimmer and he doesn't speak to any of his friends till they get home. Indeed he maintains a grave demeanour for days on end. And finally, somewhere in the middle of the book Sam founds a religion. cheesy


Sorry for straying, i just had to share.
Politics / Re: Some Brainy Quotes By Obasanjo by Nickydrake(m): 1:31pm On Jan 27, 2013
segunn20: 1)My gut feelings and my faith tell me that until God shuts a door, no human can shut it.

2)Corruption, the greatest single bane of our society today.

3)I am a black man inside and outside and you are white men on the outside, but inside, you are Africans like me.

4)I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge that our foreign friends are welcome to join in our endeavor to develop the resources of our country.

5)Nigeria has no business with poverty. With our human and material resources, we shall strive to eradicate poverty from our
country.

6)Pope John Paul II not only visited Nigeria twice but stood by the country in its fight against dictatorship and injustice.

7)What the oil producer gets paid is about 16 percent. The majority of it is tax, which in fairness to the government of this country they have accepted and admitted.

coolI will not say the fact that there are no European Union observers at an election means that it will not be fair and free.

9)Let me make a solemn pledge before all of you, before the whole world and before God, that I will devote all my energy and all I possess in my power to serve the people of Nigeria and humanity.

10)My joy knows no bounds... I will devote all my energy and all the powers available to me to the service of Nigeria and humanity.

11)Unfortunately, the true force which propels our endless political disputes, our constant struggles for political advantage, is often not our burning concern for democracy, it is often of our dedication to the principle of the rule of law.

12)We will as soon as possible reexamine our laws and policies and eliminate all obstacles to genuine investment.

13)We will work to bring an element of stability to the price of oil.

All this grammar, i no know say OBJ been sabi knack english like this o. The quotes below are a closer fit to his image.

Moderatorr:
1. After recovering from a fatal 3
day coma 'i dey kampe'
2. When asked if Buhari would beat
Jonathan in the election
'he he he i just dey laugh'
3. The Nigerian house of assembly is filled with criminals.
4. On hearing that ibb said he
squandered Nigeria's resources and
that ibb was celebrating his 70
birthday 'he he heee! IBB is a fool at 70!'
Romance / Re: Help ! My Wife Continuously Refuses To Have Sex With Me by Nickydrake(m): 6:21pm On Jan 24, 2013
Richfella: My brother, the best way to fight fire is with fire. Abraham Lincoln told his son's teacher to "teach him to be gentle with gentle people, and tough with tough people".

If someone gives you bullshít, immediately return the bullshít 2X. Once people know you have the potential and capacity to return their nonsense - they sit up.

Once you're timid, supplicating and ball-less, certain kinds of people smell blood and go for the kill.

Don't pretend to have a mistress, get a mistress. Stop helping her with stuff. Live in the house but do not be in the house.

IMPORTANT: You are not doing any of these to get a reaction from her. You are not doing this for her to change. NO! you're just coming at it from the position of one 'door closes...another door opens'.

You have a díck, which by it's very nature must be pocked into some dark places. Now, whether it's with her or with another party is entirely up to her.
NEVER beg for séx.

He he he. I haff die.
Romance / Re: Grandparents: Do Love Still Exist At Their Age? by Nickydrake(m): 7:13pm On Jan 23, 2013
I imagine love is the only thing that could possibly exist between an aged couple. Not the fiery passion of newlyweds, but a deep warmth and contentment that settles in when every other emotion imaginable, both the affectionate and the acidic, has been sampled.



I mean, what did you think keeps old couples together, an overexciting sex life? cheesy
Nairaland / General / Re: Your Close Shaves With Death by Nickydrake(m): 8:12pm On Jan 20, 2013
My closest encounter with death would be those hours of oblivion that ensue when i go to bed each night.

That, however, is the one i'm aware of. I cannot know if some sinister ghoul was crouching in the darkness and would surely have ripped off my throat had the lights not come on when they did. . . Or if that gun-totting policeman really would've blown my head to bits as he threatened if i hadn't handed out that timely bribe.

You are always close to death, my friend. The grim reaper stalks us all, but he is good at being invisible. Those brief moments of cold terror that you call your 'close shaves with death' are merely the rare occasions in which you catch a glimpse of his shadow.

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Politics / Re: Passengers Overwhelm NRC On Lagos-kano Route by Nickydrake(m): 2:11pm On Jan 20, 2013
The pirate vessels then
attacked the fort. When the
governor had exhausted all his
ammunition, he tried to escape in a boat. He was captured and brought before Roberts, who swore at him for his impudence in resisting him. The governor swore back with such a rich vocabulary that the pirates
laughed and told their captain that he had been out-sworn. The
governor's life was spared, and he was left in possession of his
damaged fort.

Hahaha. The good old days when swearing was truly regarded as the fine art that it in fact is. That captain must have been one mean badass, outswearing a PIRATE! Darn!

I see very clearly now what Mark Twain meant when he said, ''Under certain circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to cannons''.
Religion / Re: How I Got Born-again (Christians Only) by Nickydrake(m): 8:50pm On Jan 06, 2013
Rhowly, i found your story more stirring than i can describe. It bears an eerie degree of similarity to my own experience. This thread's just the thing i needed to see. It's. . . invigorating. Thank y'all.

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Music/Radio / Re: Do You Like Rock Music? What's Your Favourite Band? by Nickydrake(m): 11:02pm On Dec 27, 2012
And of course there's Green Day.

Also, OP, there's this band, Threadstone. I reckon they're Nigeria's only true rock band, as they do the electric guitar stuff and all, unlike your Rooftop MCs and others.

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