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Christianity EtcRe: Any Nigerian Girl Who Doesn't Believe In A God? by RiffRaff: 12:30am On Dec 07, 2009
I am an atheist.

Believe it or not there are others out there, I have met a few.
Christianity EtcRe: D World Ending On 12/12/2012. by RiffRaff: 12:27am On Dec 07, 2009
@ post
u just finishd watchng d movie 2012? Dnt believe evrythng u see in movies.
Its d end of d mayan calenda nt d world.
@ Horus
Are u a racist?
Ps: d movie 2012 is awesome!
Nairaland GeneralLet Us Set A New Guiness World Record. by RiffRaff(op): 12:48am On Dec 05, 2009
Let us break a record.
Anybody wit a sugestion of any record we can break?
Example: lets bake d bigest cake.
Ideas any1?
Christianity EtcGod Hates Rich People by RiffRaff(op): 12:44am On Dec 05, 2009
It will b EASIER for a CAMEL to Pass THROUGH d Eye of a NEEDLE than for a Rich Man to Enter d Kingdom of god, Says jesus.
Why?
SportsHenry To Wed Serena Williams by RiffRaff(op): 1:59am On Dec 04, 2009
I had a dream last night. I was @ Henry's wedding & his bride turned out 2 b Serena.
If dat were 2 happen, it wil b so kool!
Christianity EtcRe: Banom: Once An Atheist, Always An Atheist! by RiffRaff: 1:51am On Dec 04, 2009
Ha, U had piple fooled wen it wasnt even April yet.
U are wat d fairytale book refers 2 as d "prodigal son," only dat urs was jst pretense.
Welcome back!
Christianity EtcRe: Lets Play "Word Association" Of NL Religion Posters by RiffRaff: 1:47am On Dec 04, 2009
@ jesoul
wat about u?
4 dis post, 1 word 4 u, Genius
Abuzola - Fanatic
Tpia - Warlord
Huxley - Scientist
Davidlyn - Christian
Athiest - Realist
Ogaga - Weird
Tudor - Witty
Muma gee - unstable
banom, bindex, Mazaje - ,
RomanceRe: My Girlfriend Got Raped: What Should I Do? by RiffRaff: 3:22pm On Dec 02, 2009
Rape her again!
RomanceRe: Am I Too Young To Be A Father? by RiffRaff: 3:17pm On Dec 02, 2009
how do u intend 2 take care of the baby?
dont bring a child into this world to suffer.
find a job quick and step up ur game.
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga)Boys Vs Men: True Story Of Arsenal And Chelsea by RiffRaff(op): 3:05pm On Dec 02, 2009
in North London, as Chelsea taught Arsenal a tough lesson in the difference between champions-elect and mere pretenders.
Talk of men versus boys tends to be glib but in this case, it's also true. While Chelsea's stars were muscular and lean, glistening in the downpour as they strutted in imperious dominance, Arsenal's players looked like kids left out to play in the rain. I half expected Arsene Wenger to come on at the end to ruffle Carlos Vela's hair with a dry towel.

Never was the gulf between the two sides physically more apparent than late in the second half when in the matter of minutes first Armand Traore bounced off Didier Drogba, then Branislav Ivanovic almost tickled Theo Walcott out of possession, before John Obi Mikel held the ball in the corner as Tomas Rosicky hacked at him in frustration to no avail. Men versus boys.

Wenger insists Arsenal are still in the title race but it's difficult to envisage a scenario whereby Chelsea drop 11 more points than his side between now and May. If the Premier League title was awarded on artistic merit the rest of the division would be playing for a Champions League spot, but as it stands Arsenal, like Liverpool, have been cast as also-rans before December.

There is much to admire about a young side that beguiles when on form; a side built in the model of its manager in studiously treating the ball as a tool to be respected. And yet, for all of Wenger's words to the contrary, it is a side that looked out of its depth at times on Sunday.

Chelsea were all power and purpose, almost pathological in their desire to find the quickest route to goal. Whether it be a raking Frank Lampard pass or Nicolas Anelka charging straight through the middle, the away side were on a mission. There was something transfixing about their ruthlessness of thought and movement, an engagement with each other that was almost scientific, as they eschewed niceties to go straight for the jugular. Arsenal in comparison were like the 40-year-old Virgin - it takes 26 moves to get to first base.

There is something altogether more palatable about Chelsea these days. The absence of that little bald bloke who incessantly went on about penetrating Asian markets and world dominance by 2012 certainly helps, while Carlo Ancelotti's jovial but steely presence on the touchline, combined with a dry wit, is a welcome alternative to the revolving door of Roman Abramovich's whim.

It is testimony to the Italian's genial style that the three players flourishing most under his tutelage are Drobga, Anelka and Ashley Cole. That he has a hat-trick of smiles from gold, silver and bronze medallists in last season's Premier League-sponsored mard-arse Olympics is a remarkable feat of man-management.

Anelka has been a revelation, with his languid style buying his side time and again on Sunday his build-up play was immaculate. Repeatedly he retained possession courtesy of neat and guileful feet, a focal point to Chelsea's attack that Arsenal so badly missed in the absence of Robin van Persie. That Anelka is in the form of his life will not be lost on Wenger, the man who plucked his compatriot from Paris St Germain as a rough diamond at 17 for £500,000 before polishing him and selling him two years later to Real Madrid at £22.3million. Herein lies Wenger's genius and Achilles heel.

Arsenal find diamonds, Chelsea buy them. When Chelsea needed a striker to pep up their title bid in 2008 they spent £15million to lure Anelka from Bolton. Arsenal are desperate for a figurehead to lead their own attack but a similar signing in the New Year does not look to be on the agenda. Wenger is a chairman's dream in that he treats a football club's money as his own. Except, it's not his own, but rather that of the masses of fans that left their seats unoccupied ten minutes from time to rue another nail embedded in the title coffin. Is it a case that his principles keep his ambitions in check?

Without Van Persie, who may not play again this season, Arsenal are simply too nice. The Dutchman possess the self-assuredness that separates the great from the good, while he has a nastiness in his locker that can ruffle the likes of John Terry and Ricardo Carvalho. Chelsea have it in spades. It's not always pleasant to watch, but it's always effective. Terry, Drogba, Essien, Mikel, Cole, Ballack, Carvalho and Lampard are all unafraid to dish out rollickings, to harangue a referee, to be ruthless in the act of gamesmanship, to encompass a winning mentality that perhaps only Cesc Fabregas truly embraces at Arsenal.

The likes of Vela and Eduardo are fine finishers and lovely players to watch but they won't win you a title. Drogba wins titles, Arsenal steal plaudits as empty as their trophy cabinet. To watch Arsenal every week must be a joy, the Stewart Houston Years isn't the best selling DVD in the club shop, but it is a question of whether silverware is more important than style. Will the likes of Fabregas and Van Persie, players long-since established as world class talents in their own right, be prepared to groom/babysit the next generation forever?

Walcott appears to have mastered the dark art of flattering to deceive. It's as though he's taken previous praise for running at people literally. He wants to try running around them. At this stage of his development he should have kicked on more but Wenger appears to have failed to convince him the quickest yard is in the head. With Aaron Lennon finally having learnt to put in a decent delivery and added a goalscorers' touch to his armoury, Zagreb seems further away than ever. Walcott, as a symbol, represents all that is simultaneously good and frustrating about Arsenal. With confidence and in full pomp he is a joy to behold but on a regular basis, in the games that matter, he is a boy amongst men.

There are few more edifying sights in football than Arsenal in full flow and in terms of aesthetic appeal, perhaps only Barcelona surpass them. But, and there is always a but, are they forever destined to be a side in progress? My fellow Arsenal fans and Loyalist let us quit lying to ourselves, playing excellent football is enthrilling but the object of playing football is to out score your opponent and win the games that lead to the trophy, Every Game ends with a winner and a loser
LiteratureRe: A Non Nigerian African Writer You Like Reading? by RiffRaff: 2:58pm On Dec 02, 2009
i only read 1 book written by this 2 authors.

black boy - Richard wright

Tell Freedom - Peter Abrahams

awesome books.
Music/RadioRe: Rascal Flatt D Best Rock Band: by RiffRaff(op): 2:54pm On Dec 02, 2009
@ ogaga
wen eill u debut ur album? i want to be 1 of d 1st 2 buy it. maybe an autographd copy.
i neva knew that u like rock.
wat bands do u listen 2?
make sure 2 check out rascal flatts.

@ stillwater
maybe u just got tired of them. u konow dat happens after a while. law of diminishing return.
they are still good though.
Christianity EtcIs There A Need 4 A God? by RiffRaff(op): 8:36am On Dec 01, 2009
I just read d thread on genocide & i saw d way piple were defending a god dat has power 2 stop bad things from happenin,
Afta all if everytin is as a result of his creation, Evil, tree of knowldge,
Then he can put an end 2 it all.
What exactly is the use of this God?
Christianity EtcRe: I Denounce Atheism, I Am Now A Born Again Christian. by RiffRaff: 7:41pm On Nov 30, 2009
Even though i am an athiest.

I congratulate u, As long as u are hapi. U have ur reasons.
I hope u find fufilment in it.

I want 2 hear more frm d xtian version of banom on Nl.
But den y xtianity.
Christianity EtcRe: Who Created Evil? by RiffRaff(op): 7:30pm On Nov 30, 2009
@ yisraylyt
m gee is just bin a Tool, i come acros piple lyk her on Nl evry now & den. Instead of dem 2 shut up if they dont know wat 2 say, They just resort 2 stupidity.

@ Topic
wat am askin is, Where did Evil come from? If god did not create Evil,
Imagine a caculator, designed by human. It can do nothng but caculate. It cant go in2 ur kitchen and cook.
Now, if god created al tings 2 b good, Den u'v got 2 ask, how did d devil turn bad?
TV/MoviesRe: Lost - The Best Serial So Far by RiffRaff: 1:07am On Nov 27, 2009
LOST!!
D thing is pure rubish, they lost d plot in season 3. I stopped watchng in season 4. Started of wit a good story but became a bore fest.
I just hope they find a gud way 2 end it.
Christianity EtcD Biggest Scam by RiffRaff(op): 12:55am On Nov 27, 2009
Forget d dude that sold d statue of Liberty.
Forget the Yahoo boys in Nigeria.
The Biggest Scam in this World is Religion
Christianity EtcRe: Who Created Evil? by RiffRaff(op): 12:51am On Nov 27, 2009
Wanna pay my way through college?
U have digressed from d question.
Think about it.
Christianity EtcRe: The Issue Of Hell And Judgment by RiffRaff: 12:46am On Nov 27, 2009
@ Poster
*A round of aplause*
u know i have always asked d same question, wat does god stands 2 benefit from eternal torment.
Dats lyk blamin human 4 his mistake of creatin d devil.
Yall should kip readin & thinkin, Dont b puld in2 d scam called "religion"
Christianity EtcRe: Quick Question,: by RiffRaff: 12:38am On Nov 27, 2009
Quick Answer
Nigeria
LiteratureWhich Newspaper/mag Column Do U Like Readin? by RiffRaff(op): 12:56am On Nov 26, 2009
I like dis guy, Nosa osaigbovo. He write a column titled Mosiac in d Nigerian Tribune, every Friday.
He is d 1 of the best columnist i know.
Then this lady @ d back page of saturday punch. She's awesome Atta, I tink dat is her name.
Nairaland GeneralRe: Is Yardua Dead Plz Confirm by RiffRaff: 12:50am On Nov 26, 2009
D guy don die tay tay. Over 4 years now.
I cant believe u are just hearing d news.
Dead or alive, Wats d difrence?
Christianity EtcWho Created Evil? by RiffRaff(op): 12:47am On Nov 26, 2009
Since god Created "EVERYTHING"
Where did d devil get d feeling 2 Revolt against god?
Music/RadioRascal Flatt D Best Rock Band: by RiffRaff(op): 2:02am On Nov 25, 2009
In recent days i have gone nuts listen 2 thier songs lyk
I melt
These days
Mayberry
Stand
i could go on & on
listen 2 dis guys if u havent heard of them b4.
TV/MoviesTell Us D Best Movie U Saw This Year 2009 by RiffRaff(op): 1:53am On Nov 25, 2009
For me it lies between
Eagle eye
balls of fury
Definatly maybe
Transformers 2
My blueberry Nites
i'm yet 2 pick a winner but these movies are awesome.
Christianity EtcAnimals 2 Face Gods Final Judgement In Heaven by RiffRaff(op): 1:44am On Nov 25, 2009
Wud animals b judged just like humans on d last day?
Why do animals die, did they eat from d tree of good & evil 2. Dat also goes for bacteria, plants, trees & oda living things.
Is der a paradise & hell 4 animals 2?
Nairaland GeneralWhat Does It Mean When They Say "d Best Things In Life Are Free?" by RiffRaff(op): 1:39am On Nov 25, 2009
Over 2 u
Christianity EtcRe: Where Is Huxley? by RiffRaff: 4:40pm On Nov 20, 2009
i so miss him.

huxley, if u are reading this, come back.
Christianity EtcRe: Is This The Death Of The Religious Section? by RiffRaff: 3:56pm On Nov 20, 2009
Blame it on people like Abuzola. He doesnt make sense. always posting Jibberish.

but i still miss him sha.
Christianity EtcRe: Is Jesus Christ An 'accursed' Person? by RiffRaff: 3:51pm On Nov 20, 2009
why does a god need to die 2 forgive his own creation. does it make sense.
EducationRe: Private Schools Vs Public Schools. by RiffRaff: 3:48pm On Nov 20, 2009
Apart from the teaching itself, the kind of influence u will have around ur kid will be worth it.

If u want to ruin ur kids life, send them to a Nigerian public pry School and Secondary School.

As for me, i vote for private school all through.

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