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Culture › Re: The Weird World Of Teenage Cultists In Edo State Nigeria by Oahray: 7:49am On Sep 16, 2014
munex007: Naturally Benin is a Cultist state...The institutions in the soceity are just unfortunate...
Benin is not a state dude. Why talk so presumptuously about something about which you have absolutely no clue?
Education › Re: World’s 10 Highest IQ Holders by Oahray: 2:08am On Sep 15, 2014
ebdib: look at it this way.
Before Tolkein, Fantasy writing of that sort was pretty non existent.
He basically charted a course through which Martin followed.

At Princeton;s department of English Literature there's a small statuette of tolkein. Is it beanshuh? grin

Besides on the vividness of the works. Tolkein wrote using old syntax. While martins English while trying to depict old english as much as possibe uses modern and more convivial syntax.

The whole point is about brilliance. And if you ask me,the guy who came up with the original crazy thoughts about orcs, elves, wizards, imps, dragons etc wins hands down.
Tolkien didn't originate fantasy writing. Stop the misinformation please. There were good pre-Tolkien fantasy writers like Lord Dunsany and William Morris. Tolkien only popularised an existing but not so popular genre, and thus earned his "father of modern high fantasy" tag.

Tolkien's good (I especially liked 'Silmarillion' for its complexity), but his popularity is mostly because he was one of the first to be recognised. First doesn't always translate into best. For me, Martin is better. Read his 5 published ASOIAF books and related works like The Princess and the Queen.
Education › Re: World’s 10 Highest IQ Holders by Oahray:
ebdib: Sigh.
Martin pales compared to Tolkien. I'm not even going to
indignify Tolkien by comparing him with martin. Even martin certainly doesn't even think he's as good as Tolkien.
#endof.
Nice job citing Martin. You expect him to blow his own trumpet? Bandwagoners with no opinion of their own never realise that Tolkien's works have really shallow plot lines behind all that fantastic landscape description.

Well, living legends are not nearly as appreciated as their dead counterparts. When all is said written and done, latter generations of readers would have their say.
Education › Re: World’s 10 Highest IQ Holders by Oahray: 1:50pm On Sep 14, 2014
ebdib: Why? Because he wrote a song of ice and fire?
Nigga please.
Tolkien is his great godfather.

He's not even in the list of 50 greatest authors.
Oh please... Tolkien is honoured only because we tend to honour history alot. He's is mostly remembered as a pioneer of the fantasy genre. Same way some people still call Mona Lisa the most beautiful painting ever, when people produce waaaay better works today.

I've read both authors and Martin is better. Middle Earth never seemed nearly as real as Westeros. I've not even started talking complexity of plot lines. But of course we must honour our forefathers.
Education › Re: World’s 10 Highest IQ Holders by Oahray: 11:59am On Sep 14, 2014
Who came up with these careless estimates? A standard IQ test has 200 as it's upper limit, that's why 160 can be called genius.

George R. R. Martin should be on that list though.
Family › Re: Violence: Again The Double Standards by Oahray: 7:55pm On Sep 11, 2014
sevule: I am pretty surprised at the poster's flawed argument, Did she actually say that Rice was defending himselfhuh angry sad sad shocked shocked I laugh in Spanish at the word defend

In case the poster is not aware, the guy that hit her is an American Football Player!!!! These guys are pretty tough and lifts weights everyday as part of their training. The guy probably outweighs her by at least 60 pounds and would definitely beat up a regular joe easy. Rice hitting her is akin to Baptista or The Rock hitting their spouse! Hence the guy has ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE.

That said I am definitely not implying that his wife was right to hit him but for heaven's sake he is a football player for crying out loud! There is something called self control and what if she had died? He could have easily restrained her without slapping her. I was once slapped by a female friend but instead of retaliating I walked away. That is what a REAL man does! A real man knows that he can easily brutalize a woman because he is physically stronger and that is why he is restrained

That said, this goes for both men and women alike, if your partner is abusive simply end the relationship. No be by force!
who told you that you have the right to define what a real man should do? Walk away with spit on his face? Just shut the hell up! undecided

The world would be a better place if we all do to others what we want them to do to us. If you don't want to be hit, don't hit. Dignity isn't a gender thing. It's a human thing.
Romance › Re: My Top Cuties On Nairaland by Oahray: 4:18am On Sep 07, 2014
kekilika: Is only dreyjacs on that list that caught my attention, as they say, beauty is in the eyes of the beerholder grin grin
yeah.. It really is in your eyes lipsrsealed

It's mind-boggling what someone like xtarxhyne is doing on any list of cuties (by looks). Esther no vex o, I'm sure you are cute in other ways. Maybe your nails or something smiley
Romance › Re: My Top Cuties On Nairaland by Oahray: 7:57pm On Sep 06, 2014
Idowuogbo: dygeasy
https://www.nairaland.com/dygeasy

Oh boy! See my disciple for zanga ke...igboro pikin no send background ooo... he just kack hin dunlop slippers snap forro. Wetin concern us Nd photokiosk? Gba gbe oshi mehn grin grin grin

P.S - Baba, no b persin dirty boxers I dey see so? shocked shocked
lmao! ID stop na grin
Romance › Re: My Top Cuties On Nairaland by Oahray: 7:51pm On Sep 06, 2014
Hmmm... 52 pages and counting. Humans like praises sha, especially vain ones.
Sports › Re: Sport: Right Now, Angel Di Maria Is The Best Soccer Player On Earth? by Oahray: 2:21pm On Sep 06, 2014
Rubbish! The hype currently around him is just courtesy Man Utd fans. When a person gets something new, na so e dey be.
Romance › Re: Why Is It Difficult To Woo Guys On Nairaland? by Oahray: 3:29pm On Sep 05, 2014
marieolae: Wow as fine as u are.. Dese guys are mad ooo
Elantracey: lol , I tell you grin grin
Oahray: Seriously?
Elantracey: yes o grin
So Tracey thinks any guy that turns a lady down is mad? Good to know...
Literature › Re: Questions, Theories, And Trivia Of The ASOIAF (Game Of Thrones) Books. by Oahray: 9:40am On Sep 05, 2014
moski5: yu're joking Jon is not key I'm d game of thrones he's not even playing I'm still watching him
I believe 'a game of thrones' is often exaggerated as the main theme of the whole series. It's still about ice and fire. Maybe the Others vs dragons. Maybe the Others vs the Red god. Whatever Martin chooses to make it. Melisandre thinks they are opposites, as in good vs evil. But fire and ice can be as deadly as each other, unless there is a balance.

There was no balance when dragons ran riot centuries before in the dance of the dragons as narrated in the Princess and the Queen, and Westeros suffered for it. There was no balance during the long night when the Others came previously, until the Azor Ahai and his flaming sword. I see this becoming much worse than either of those.

I don't think the Iron Throne or whoever sits on it would be very important at the end of the day.
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Romance › Re: Why Is It Difficult To Woo Guys On Nairaland? by Oahray: 7:30pm On Sep 04, 2014
Elantracey: lol , I tell you grin grin
seriously?
Literature › Re: Questions, Theories, And Trivia Of The ASOIAF (Game Of Thrones) Books. by Oahray: 7:48am On Sep 04, 2014
Sandor Clegane is alive and well at the monastery.
I actually believe this. I think George Martin used the monk as an unreliable narrator to deceive his listeners. He deceived us earlier with the death of Theon at Winterfell (Bran's POV) and that of Brienne by hanging (her own POV).

If the Hound died, when did he get to tell the monk all that the monk knew about him and told Brienne? I don't see Sandor turning story teller just because he's dying. I think the monk was speaking of the Hound's death in a figurative sense. The Hound's horse Stranger is a hot-head as Arya realised. Only the Hound could have brought him to the monastery.

I think the Three Eyed Crow teaching Bran is Brynden
Rivers - aka Bloodraven a bastard son of Aegon IV.
The dude can stop thinking now. This is rather obvious, thanks to the tale of Egg and Dunk.
Literature › Re: Questions, Theories, And Trivia Of The ASOIAF (Game Of Thrones) Books. by Oahray: 7:18am On Sep 04, 2014
oluamid: I'm talking based on the books. The "yeye wife" thingy was an after-thought. I still don't feel any remorse for Rob's death. I'm only against the manner it was carried out and those who fell victim of the consequences of his action. The Stark are honourable people and Eddard Stark wouldn't have been pleased. I'v already outlined what I think from the Frey perspective so no need to repeat it.
I read your posts and they do not justify the Freys. Walder Frey is simply a low-life full of resentment.

Robb chose a path of honour too, just the not-so-important one. He slept with Jeyne when she nursed his wound, and he didn't want to sire a bastard. If Robb Stark deserved to die simply for not marrying the Frey girl, Catelyn deserved it even more.

She started the war by abducting Tyrion. She was the one who promised Walder Frey that her son would marry from his house. She was the one who divided Robb's army by releasing Jamie, placing her own interests above that of the whole north. She also killed a Frey at the wedding (a fool but a Frey all the same).


NB: The Lyanna/Brandon theory is a loooooooong shot.
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Literature › Re: Questions, Theories, And Trivia Of The ASOIAF (Game Of Thrones) Books. by Oahray: 10:14pm On Sep 03, 2014
SIRcumalot: Not Me if I read where do whores go again I go lose my mind
lol. Thought it was just me. Asha Greyjoy's 'Nuncle' irritates me too.
Literature › Re: Questions, Theories, And Trivia Of The ASOIAF (Game Of Thrones) Books. by Oahray: 9:58pm On Sep 03, 2014
oluamid: I'm here.


I was just arguing with someone today about the Red wedding (the person has not read the books). I told him there is justification for what happened therein but he would have none of it. Rather he was calling Frey a traitor and cursing the Lannisters.

I personally think Rob deserved his fate @ d red wedding. Catelyn Stark doesn't though.


What are your thoughts?
depends... Are we talking about the books or the show? I think the show messed up the characters to a large extent. Whatever the case, no one deserves to be slaughtered by his host after eating under his roof. Even Tywin would not have done that himself.

For me, Robb's death was even less deserved in the books than in the show. He was silly in the show. Silly romantic walks in the woods, dating and damning everyone. A deliberate well-thought-out slight. To add insult to injury, he took his wife to the wedding. To me, that's provocation. I still hate the Freys everywhere though, even if a bit less in the HBO remix.
Health › Re: Kaduna Suspects First Case Of Ebola? (ABU Student?) by Oahray: 7:48am On Sep 03, 2014
Obiagelli: This is bad, bad, bad, in fact the worst case scenario. Pdp states are always clueless, i hope they have decent facilities there. God help us.

Let's not forget the pdp minister that told us he has vaccines for ebola in April.

www.nairaland.com/1851308/gejs-incompetence-kill-us-all

Oya gej p0arry TAN rally to kadunna
must you PDP and APC e-rats politicise everything? Narrow mind, you must think life is all about those two political parties that are as bad as each other.
Health › Re: BREAKING NEWS: Uniport Student Tests Positive For Ebola by Oahray: 8:27pm On Sep 02, 2014
Why do people like making up tales like this? sad
Romance › Re: How Do You Cope When Your Partner Is On Nairaland by Oahray: 6:44pm On Sep 02, 2014
Hmmm... The kind of relationships people have these days. You want to block? Why call that pretense a relationship?
Family › Re: Counselling: Strictly For Couples And Intending Couples! by Oahray: 5:50pm On Sep 01, 2014
pickabeau1: hmm... maybe a new thread should be opened so that the pros and cons of beating can be well discussed
seconded...
Sports › Re: Courtney Dike Celebrates Second Place U-20 Finish With Brother by Oahray: 7:53pm On Aug 26, 2014
kobonaire: Well beauty is subjective. Many of us find her very attractive. I think, the one thing we can all agree upon is that she is a talented football player.
true...
Sports › Re: Courtney Dike Celebrates Second Place U-20 Finish With Brother by Oahray: 7:36pm On Aug 26, 2014
Why are you guys falling over yourselves for this girl? She isn't as good looking as the hype suggests lipsrsealed
Health › Re: Patrick Sawyer's Widow Apologises To Adadevoh's Family by Oahray: 6:39pm On Aug 25, 2014
lequatee: hahahahahaha. there are two names i cant mistake for another's.... Oahray and moon man. Oahray: poerty room1 best male poet for 2011. hello bro, long time..
ha! Da boss Lee. Your boy is loyal. E don tey o. How far?
Health › Re: Patrick Sawyer's Widow Apologises To Adadevoh's Family by Oahray: 3:21pm On Aug 22, 2014
Most people on this thread are a terrible lot. I wonder the kind of christanity you guys practice.

The woman's apology is a good one. It's not her fault that any of it happened. She lost someone too, still she apologised. Fruit bats spread ebola more than any human yet no relative of the fruit bats have ever apologised.

How many of you even apologise for something you cause? She's better than most of you! angry
Family › Re: Counselling: Strictly For Couples And Intending Couples! by Oahray: 10:19am On Aug 21, 2014
^^ lol.

I missed this thread smiley
Health › Re: Why Ebola Remains Incurable –UK Doctor by Oahray: 9:07pm On Aug 04, 2014
Chinwem: Why is the Africa always at the mercy of the west
Why can't we develop our own vaccines/ cure for once
because our doctors are always on strike. Na useless things like title we sabi fight for. Doctors fighting pharmacists... Which time dem go get take do anything?

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