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If I have this kind of dream, I'd consider it a nightmare! Bro, it happens, ok? Life is too short for this tall fantasy of yours.

Just face your books or go look for a girlfriend of your level, though I prefer you face your books. And please, don't ask her out, I'm begging you! As for the birthday 'gift', send her a birthday text. Cheers!

Dee60: It has always been difficult to interpret Soyinka. Well, Nigerians are always asking leaders to stand up for the truth, and when they see a few standing up, they lash at them! I will never support abuses, I am just praying that Nigeria would be better after all these!

I was once on a 50 minute flight that ended up taking 150 minutes because of so called 'VIP' movement. There was rain and thundestorm all over that day, but the 'VIP' would not care. Today, Lagosians have learnt to stay at home and not venture to go out to do business whenever Dame Patience visits Lagos! Fashola once asked Dame to apologize to Lagosians for the horror that Lagosians faced when she came to say hello to her friends in Lagos. Rather than apologize, they barked at Fashola for daring to speak to 'her her excellency', 'her eminence'!

Hippo is a metaphor indeed for backward thinking and 'fossil' behaviour. Nigeria is a nation not an empire. Empires were ruled by people with hippo behavour, but in a nation we need civility in leadership. We must change. Our leaders must change. This is 2013. That you are the wife of an elected president does not make you an empress! let us all learn civility, and indeed we should not abuse or beat anyone.

Bipi went to Abuja to say he is 'speaker'. Is that not a hippo behavoiur? Chanting war and occultic songs in the house, is that not a hippo behaviour? Carving a fake mace, and using it to hold illegal house session, all with the backing of 'Abuja', is that not a hippo behaviour? Could the 'hippo' have acted in that manner without the support and backing of the 'sheppo'?

I agree with you, sir! But then, we (Nigerians) understand differently.

And the man of God is wary (cautious?) of naming the people who has made us a laughing stock? I prefer Soyinka's style: name and shame!

5columnist: Metaphor that translates to what?

To PEJ's recent 'paroles': uncordinated, bullish, over-zealous and destructive. That's how a he or "sheppopotamus" actually behaves in reality.

The title of the thread is subjective and misleading. It implies that the prof. has accepted that he is at war with PEJ (as opposed to actually educating and advicing her), and is now trying to justify the 'war'.

alienvirus: Hey! What is the meaning of Shepopo pls?

She popo is for the wife, while he popo is the husband. . .both are of the hippopotamus family.

LOL at Shepopotamus! Creative, I must say!

For those who think it's an insult, it's actually called a metaphor. The First Lady has carried herself, recently, in the manner of a hippo: bullish, uncordinated, destructive and over-zealous! So it's not actually a name-calling. If you recall during the days of Obasanjo's library, when Dangote, Adenuga and others were literally 'forced' to donate towards the library project (Adenuga was 'punished' for donating below the amount OBJ told him to donate), Soyinka termed the donation process 'executive extortion'. It's metaphor, people!

Last week, Jose Mourinho said his Chelsea players trained like animals. . .do you consider that an insult? NO!

FG is also under pressure to reduce corruption, provide good roads and education, jobs and electricity. . .so why the hell should we be told about the pressure to legalize gay union like it's so important?

Or is the FG giving it a thought?

I hope he won't go back when OBJ feeds him cake in public again?

This old man's brain is shutting down, apparently. What warped argument is he advancing?

Ok, man! We have heard. Al-Mustapha can do the job, na the same people!

FFK is right this time. What do we gain from this ghastly law? How can a man look in the face of an undeveloped, compact 9 year old while doing this evil to her?

Bills that will benefit the country gather dust and slip into legislative limbo, while purely barbaric, devilish, wicked and unbelievably unbelievable bills are fast-tracked into law! I'm ashamed of this country!

Mugabe is not a saint by any scale of measurement. But, hate or love him, he stands tall against the west. He calls their bluff and gives no damn! Love him for that.

I'm from Ikeduru LGA, Imo State. . .the brightest state in the SE! You can't improve on perfection!

masu: who even told you guys that other nigerian tribe value wole soyinka.
we have not forgoten his establishment of confraternity in this country.

how manytimes hav yoruba people insult other tribes icon? Babangida, buhari, Abacha, Ojukwu, Danjuma etc.
how many of their kins men do you guys see outside rabbling about like mad people.

i use to like you guys but i can see that you guys are too tribal to be liberal.
i blv from now that wat ibo people are saying about you guys is true.

you guys are too sentimental, emotional, tribalists and childish to relate with. all this irretates.

Don't play the tribal card, it's not what it is. Nwa afo Igbo ka m bu! Ihotago?

masu: when will our yoruba brothers get matured.

now all of them are jumping into response to this young girl comment.
is this the sophistication you all blab about. pls this is childish.

wole belittled himself the moment he went into market fight with a woman(PEG)
That moment he lost my respect. as soon as am concern all we see in him now is "WOLE" the "SOYINKA" has far gone.
SOYINKA is the real professor we know but
WOLE is the tribalist and cultist tht is all that remain in him now.

So you know the prof's name, title and even surname? Wao! Are you aware that he is not aware of your miserable existence?

lucenzo: bad guy

effisyman: I will make it....

No, i have made it...FTC tinz

Lord i thank u.

Una no dey shame?!

Leave the 40k for them, ok? If you have no money in their trust, just ditch them! 32 people can't raise 40k for you because of chicken!? My dear, you are in a bad company, gbapu oso!

What's the essence of taking this post to the front page? To spite the OP or what?

Myself2: Why has Wole Soyinka not issued with the speed of light, a press release and addressed a press conference to condemn this wicked vote

Is Soyinka representing your senatorial district? Is he the only social critic you know? Are you a fool?

Na all these mallams wey dey sleep for House. Good feedback for him!

smartchoice: .

Na first to comment you dey find? Do you use NITEL BIS?

ASUU should shut up then and continue with the strike. They are always quick to indirectly remind the country that they are still on strike by saying the same thing to the media every three days!

Greedy old men!

Okorocha dissolved his cabinet, why are you isolating Nkiru Sylvanus?

He is not a Nigerian murderer, please! He's British! We have Shekau, Osisikankwu and the others. . .plus their honourable, mace-totting wannabes in the Rivers State House of Assembly. So we have enough!

Abati was even more direct and pointedly 'insulting' than Soyinka was misconstrued to be, and yet some uncouth creatures wanted to crucify Soyinka!

Abati is a disgrace to The Word and The Pen. Shame on him!

I wonder what ar.0uses some men when they see little, undeveloped girls. May God restore his spiritual sanity. Amen!