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Funny how I was just discussing with someone today, about one of my younger cousins. Neighborhood gossips once spread the rumor that my younger cousin was actually his oldest's sister's son. ie, that his mom (my aunt), was passing off her grandchild as her own son.

Is it unheard of for an oldest child to sometimes be 12 to 18 years older than the youngest?

I'm just hearing this Sarah Palin story now, and unless there's solid evidence to back up these rumors, I seriously doubt she's trying to pass off her grandson as her son.

Seun:
tpia, are you sure you're talking about efo riro?

yes.

My mom taught me the right way to blanch veggies as a teenager. She warned me about this problem of overcooking. It makes the greens lose taste.

I know it looks complicated on paper, but it isnt, really. Thats why I looked for a video but unfortunately couldnt find the right one.

so is Jonathan Goodluck the one ruling the country while Yaradua is in saudi, and is MEND happy now?

You can either add a little salt to the water you're using to blanch the vegetables, or strain the greens while half done [before adding them to the stew].  That way you shorten the overall cooking time.  Also, add the veggies after the sauce is done cooking- not at the beginning. They should be the last thing added to the stew, then steamed/stirred briefly in the sauce

I'm assuming you blanch the greens before cooking.

Definition:

This term means to plunge foods into boiling water for a few seconds or a few minutes, then remove and place in ice water. This process sets the color of vegetables, lets you easily peel fruits, and slip the skins off nuts. The food does not cook all the way through, so crisp texture is preserved.

http://busycooks.about.com/library/glossary/bldefblanch.htm

the brown color is a result of overcooking- it shows all the nutrients are gone. And yes, the green veggies taste better.

Just avoid cooking the stew too long.

http://www.ehow.com/how_13887_blanch-vegetables.html?ref=fuel&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=ssp&utm_campaign=yssp_art




Its better to actually to watch someone do it.

http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?p=how+to+blanch&ei=UTF-8&fr=slv8-ygames&fr2=tab-web&tnr=21&vid=000148669825

olrotimi:
thing is those americo - britons can't keep their mouth shut

neither can the Germans and saudis.



Anyway, health is whats important here, not secrecy. Its not like he's in for a tummy tuck or nose job.

lysaa:
carry ya vex commot hia. Seun and I resent that. We are happy people and would want to keep it that way 

did I hear someone say set up? Brash was that u? u fall my hand. .how can u say that? I am better than that 

My man is coming sooner than y'all expect. .2 things involved- either to answer me or to ban me. .either ways i'm all good. we are so engaged. .  in something special  for real sha.

una don engage between yesterday and today?

na wa.

You guys should be married by next week then.

This is almost better than The Parkers with Prof Oglevee.

samguru:
hi.
i am a student of unilag(part 3), i need a christian(pentecostal)  lady between 23-25 who is very prayerful and will be willing to carry me along  in the christendom.
if u know u have these qualities do not hesiatate to send  me a mail  yemyem28@yahoo.com.
NB; she must be good looking,must atleast be a student or graduate(ond, nce or b.sc). and financially stable.
preferrably, a yoruba lady is better.

So the lady must be:

1. Goodlooking.
2. Educated.
3. Financially stable.
4. Between 23-25.
5. Yoruba.



and you insist people must not comment on these criteria.

But you didnt state you wanted a marriage partner, in your OP or the thread title.

Isnt it normal for people to assume you're only interested in some kind of fling? You must be new to nairaland.

bawomolo:
also u forgot to add nigerians are never a target for 419. good thinking

what a fallacy.

Nigerians are also scammed by 419ers. In fact, na Nigerians dem dey scam pass.

Regardless if the report is true or not, I think yaradua should ditch these German and Saudi hospitals and try American or British ones.  These non-English speaking countries can be confusing, imo.

If his illness is a critical one, then he may need the foreign care. As in he may not have an option, even if he werent the president.




@nigeria1

Do you know the longest God made mountain in africa is in Nigeria. Ekiti state,,  40 km .

Which mountain is that? never heard of it.

You might want to open a thread for all these aerial photos, by the way, since people are complaining. They're very interesting but should be in their own thread.

Do you have any aerial pictures of that mountain?

olrotimi:
simple, do what the nothingham police did to our pips at the carnival

oh yes, I meant to read about that.

They chased out the Nigerians or something?

[quote author=Okija_juju link=topic=164463.msg2731657#msg2731657 date=1220143218]Offer it as sacrifice back to the Gods.

Tufiakwa!![/quote]

KarmaMod:
yi lorun jo si nugbo

would you rather be childless than have an albino kid?

If na oyibo baby with straight hair nko? Lets say a "miracle" happens.

albinos arent supposed to eat salt-it gives them those dark brown freckles or patches on their skin. From what I heard. They dont tan either, hence the root of the problem.

I know a lady with about 4 albino kids. However, the parents were educated and the children were well cared for. One of them was extremely pretty.

I think most people with albino kids must have had albinos in the family tree somewhere along the line? Not to say it cant still show up unexpectedly, though. But there's a particular shade of lightness which might indicate a chance of albinism in people. Kind of reddish skin color.

The lady with the albino kids I know, has this shade of lightness, as do some of her other kids who arent albinos. Another person has people with the same color in her family. One of the relatives also looks albino, but not quite.

However, its quite difficult to predict if someone will have albinos or not.

The Last Mimzy.

shouldnt have bothered.

The movie may appeal to Buddhists and New Agers though.

Seemed rather pointless most of the time, though the special effects were ok.



Shaggy Dog- shakes head. Torture, imo. Tim Allen is a very good actor, but this wasnt one of his better movies. And why is Kristin always playing the Perfect wife role? Special effects as usual, but CGI isnt always the magic key that makes a movie better.

see the user name deledele complaining about going home.

onyinye2:
Sorry but what is a Anambra men vs. a Coal City Cow Boy? We will be ruff riding through the prairie all night long.

is this a joke?

You're comparing Enugu guys to Anambra men?

even me wey no be Igbo, I still know there's a difference. Presentation and all that.

I'm not saying they're angels oh. Just that, you know, there's a big difference.

Sisikill:
So I understand this right, you are calling for a Hetro ban on everything that might be associated with gay lifestyle. Hmmm, yeah okay. . . good luck with that.

Again with this hand holding turning someone gay? Are you joking with this? Jeebus!!!

You're actually making a mountain out of a molehill by getting people uneccessarily sensitized to all this stuff.

Not to mention, no, you don't understand this right.

I'm assuming the thread is tongue in cheek.

this is your original post:

huxley:
Left in the hands of the church authorities we would still br plagued by diseases such as small pox, miseales.  There would be no use of aneasthesia in surgical operation, organ transplant would be outlawed, dissection of cadavres in medical schools would also be banned.
The fact that we now benefit from great advances in biomedical science and technology is an affront to the church's original position on such matters.  But why were these originally opposed by the churches?  Under whose inspiration did their opposition come?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQPBVjevO-Y


Take the case of a baby born with two heads.  Would it have been better to have the feotus terminated once it was found that it had two heads?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ5fjLyDkcM
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/bangladesh/2637040/Two-headed-boy-dies-after-after-just-48-hours.html

Your theological question is more relevant to the Muslim or Hindu adherents, rather than the church. The baby's parents are most likely not Christian, so does it matter what the church position would have been on the issue.

Why not just post your question in the Muslim section for variety, a different kind of response, or simply to give yourself an occasional rest from the anti-Christian drama.

Its not too hard to figure out where you're going with this.

na wa oh.

So the guy must remain stuck in his town while others are running away to better lives elsewhere. For what reason?

I'm sure many of the people he's ruling over, are probably permanently residing in some big city either in Nigeria or overseas.

So he should remain in the village and keep up with the monthly chicken sacrifices and mediating petty quarrels, which the elderly chiefs would be happy to do on his behalf?  Or just stay there growing a pot belly and accepting young girls who were kidnapped and forced to become palace wives who never wear clothes. Human rights violations.

Once again- nobody had better even so much as think about suggesting Obaship in my vicinity. I go just tell you say you never hear the oracle well- go back and open your ears properly.

I'm firmly of the opinion such things should be limited only to candidates over 60.

Sisikill:
Gay causes? Recruiting people to the gay life style? Asking for guys to be open with each other is suddenly castigating straight people? Are you serious? Pray tell what you'D call it if I said all straight guys deserve to be mowed down because they are not gay? Okay, I see that this is no longer on the playful side and so I will repeat it again, this time very seriously. . .

I am not promoting Homosexuality.
Asking for guys to stop jumping out of their skins when another guy mistakenly brushes against them is NOT PROMOTING HOMOSEXUALITY.
Saying it is the stigma attributed to two guys having a friendship that goes beyond the superficial is wrong, is  NOT PROMOTING HOMOSEXUALITY

I don't think I can be clearer than that. What I am having trouble being clear on, however, is how in this day and age, with all we know. . . some people actually believe the simple act of holding hands with another guy can lead to homosexuality or that any right thinking person who knows who he is can be recruited into being gay, this is beyond sad. . . it is heartbreaking and quite frankly, there is no point for further discussion. Althought, it does make me wonder if those so rigidly opposed to it are doing so out of some uncertainty.

Funnily enough, I realize it is you I have to thank for proving my point that it's not the acts (holding hands, saying I love you, going to dinner etc) that are corrupt but the mind.

You're coming across as being very sensitive on behalf of the gay cause. I don't know if its intentional or not.

ok, now just like it would not be considered abnormal in the west for a parent to warn their kids about talking to strangers, or avoiding unknown characters just to be on the safe side, why are people being attacked for showing caution regarding gay mannerisms? Two kids falling on top of each other, is no reason to panic, agreed (maybe). But there's no reason to criticize parents who are concerned about their children's exposure. You don't know what they've seen or heard.


The fact that handholding and the like, used to have no gay connotation, doesnt mean men have to jump up and start holding hands singing kumbaya or the YMCA song just to prove they're cool with it. If it didnt have a gay meaning back then, or in Nigeria, doesnt mean it can't have one today, or in the west.

Not every man feels the need to hold hands with other men.

Let me put it this way: more often than not in the west, its the openly gay people you see holding hands everywhere. This holding of hands is often accompanied by other gay stuff. How's that for imprint.

So if people see this, then why blame them for associating it with the gay lifestyle- its what the gays themselves use to express their affection for each other.

[quote author=Negro_Ntns link=topic=165448.msg2729697#msg2729697 date=1220116517]Queen,

We have to look at all of these from a cusriosity viewpoint. Meeting her once does not rule out the fact that he may have known her all along since she became governor, after all they are in same party. More importantly, why do you think McCain will sidestep people he has known for years and worked with for a woman he has met only once? Anybody has a logical answer? She is beautiful and young is a illogical answer and lacks curiosity of mind.[/quote]The McCain sef seems to have an eye for beautiful women.

Queenisha:
My dear na wa o
how can you decide on a VP you never met then schedule a meeting to meet her for that purpose.
This is bizzare
it's like  4play hearing of this beautiful woman from Asaba and the first time he sets his eyes on her,he asks for her hand in marriage then the marriage is contracted and consummated the same day.

_{I wonder why I used 4play}

@ 4play reference: I dey here dey wonder too oh.

Sisikill:
Oooooh Sensei! You just had to come throw a wrench in my fun! I knew there was NO WAY on this earth any Naija guy will admit to this and needling them about it was going to be my saturday funsie. LOL

I understand the stages and priorities, I do but there is something so rigid about male friendship that is so uncomfortable to watch (and I know no one is forcing me to), apart from that. . . this automatic leap people make from guys being close to being gay is quiet disconcerting.

It is my opinion that if things are allowed to run their course, we might get back some semblance of normalcy. Two little boys were playing the other day and they fell on top of each other, something so random and normal but if you had seen the way the adults around them yelled at them (the poor boys) you'D think they were doing something else. What these adults have inadvertently done is put the idea that there something wrong about two boys touching each other, this creates a curiosity in the boys  and unfettered curiosity can be very dangerous. I see responses like yeah back in Nigeria it wasn't an issue. . . why make it one now? Except of course on the plane ride out of Nigeria, a burst of gay wind blew and turned them gay. It is not the act of Bromance that is corrupt, it is our mind.

It's funny you mentioned marriage because I read an article which stated that delay in marriage accounts for the increase in Bromances. Oh! Oh! Do you hear that? Yep, it's the sound of all single Naija guys running to propose to their girlfriends.    

seriously though- why are you castigating straight people on behalf of the gay cause?

What about gays who are always on the lookout for people to recruit to their lifestyle- any words for them? Or are they the victims, therefore they have immunity to being held responsible for anything they do.

Is there any evidence the baby's parents are Christian, and not Hindu or Moslem?

Can you post this question in the Muslim section, plz?

Sisikill:
Examples of Celebrities in Bromance

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck
George Clooney and Brad Pitt
Matt Damon, George Clooney, Don cheadle and Brad Pitt
Owen Wilson, Vince Vaugn, Ben Stiller
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez
Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala,

Can anyone deny their Manliness? I think not!

I guess that's why it's easier for them to embrace their Bromance.  God! There is just something so freaking sexy about a man who is so confident in his manhood, he has no problem being free with his guy friends


PS
Please exclude Justine Timberlake from the umbrella of manliness.

Hollywood actually isnt a good point of reference.

Anyone can come out of the closet anytime.

Note: I'm not saying any of the above people are gay.

In any case, all I'm saying here is friendship doesnt equal bromance.


We are all Nigerians here. (or at least most of us are).

How would you feel if your dad or brother constantly holds hands with other guys most of the time, and tells them I love you?

I mean, lets not go overboard with this matter. I love you isnt the alpha and omega of life. Its important, yes, but I personally dont need to hear it every minute of the day, for example.

yeah, we've got the US election analyzed down to the last doorknob, but for some reason, whenever its a Nigerian/African election, all logic flies out the window.

OluwaKANYE:
yes they were. it' just the way people view things now which is because things were different then from what we have now.

People tend to forget there was a gay "coming out" period in the 70s or 80s, when the gay lifestyle was officially recognized by law.

About that same time, homosexuality was removed from the list of psychiatric disorders.

All these went a long way towards enshrining the gay lifestyle [coupled with public awareness of gay mannerisms], in western culture today.

Sisikill:
Lol, please see Onyinye's response on the Bromance thread.

I already did.

My response remains the same- no need to label friendship. Guys already have deep friendships with each other.

She's just describing a normal thing.

However, telling them they are practicing "bromance", may make them end the relationship altogether. Or else wonder at the motives of the person telling them that.

Free healthcare for the underpriviledged, especially women and children (where possible).

Others who can afford it, should pay.

Ibime:
We dey fight well well, no doubt, but we have been very docile on this oil exploitation issue. Only after 50 years of exploitation are we beginning to raise our head. Naija never see pepper yet.

Ijaw fight with Yoruba for Ondo state? When?

I think there was some localized war between the Ijaws of Ondo state. They were either fighting themselves or fighting their Yoruba neighbors. I'm not too clear on the tribes around that side, since some of the Yorubas there may actually be Ijaw. I have a Yoruba friend whose parents were Yoruba speaking Ijaws from Ondo state. Yoruba speaking as in you don't know they're Ijaw at first glance, because everything about them seems Yoruba. Seemingly assimilated.

So I know there was infighting in the area but I'm not too sure who was fighting who- Ijaw vs Ijaw or Ijaw vs Yoruba.

It was even in the papers at the time.

Note: I'm not mentioning all this so you can go and recruit foot soldiers for MEND in that area oh. Though I hear they're already trying to do so.

OluwaKANYE:
With the way everything is going in the western world, everything you do to your fellow man is regarded as gay, gay this, gay that, very soon guys would stop showing themselves love in order to avoid being labeled gays. I remember back in Naija, guys hang out together, sleep together on the same bed and do several things together. Try that here, and you would see everybody gradually moving away from you. _{it doesn't mean i support your idea of bromance}

would you regard Michael jackson sleeping on the same bed with those young boys, as "bromance"?

Just an example. In Nigeria, it might not necessarily raise too many eyebrows, but overseas, someone who does that may be a child molester.

Note: I'm not saying Michael jackson is a child molester oh.