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While all suicide cases are indeed very sad to learn of, I have learnt not to feel sympathy for people who take conscious decisions to end their own lives. It is selfish to end your life and leave your families, friends, and those who genuinely care about you to mourn you for the rest of their lives. Their lives will never remain the same again simply because you took the cowardly way out. . . .life deals everyone a blow, some are more severe than others, but the fact that their are people who live their lives for you and care so much about you is enough to keep forging.

I also implore you all to leave the assumption that smartness only exist in that damned world of science and mathematics.  Take a quick trip to the world of arts and literature and you may find that some of the world's smartest men wrote some of the best romantic lines ever.  A quick example will be Shakespeare.  Others exhibited the emotional and romantic sides of themselves with astonishing paintings.  an example will be Richard Parkes Bonington,  . .Yet, less dramatic others wrote some of the world famous song lines.

Who says intellect and emotions don't mix?  If you read some Shakespearean romantic lines, you will quickly dismiss your assumptions that a man that thinks with his head is incapable of thinking with his heart.  Shakespeare will arguably have one of the highest IQs in the history of the world.

DeeMain:
While all generalizations are wrong, the OP has some points:

First highly intellectual people are mostly logical people. Logic and Emotions don't go too well together. IQ (Intelligence quotient) is not the same as  EQ (Emotional Intelligence quotient).

A strength in academics, career or at work may actually be a weakness in a relationship. Many intellectual people aren't flexible enough to make the transition.

A ''head'' person interprets, analyzes and justifies everything with the head. This will be in serious conflict with matters of the ''heart''. The result: untold conflicts in the relationship.

Unless, an intellectual person has developed enough self-awareness to inculcate emotional maturity,  he will have serious issues with relationships.

I disagree with this point of view (as usual).  Emotion itself is entirely driven by intellect.  Everything you feel, you feel because you are who you are, and who you are itself is a product of your thoughts and intelligence.  Someone's emotional template (who they are and how they respond to the world) could be viewed as an intellectual template because intellect is understanding real things and your emotions determines what it is that you process and how you process them.

As an example, Intelligent people do have se[i]x [/i]ual drive, a natural reaction to their response to the external world.  Intelligent people still think of boo[i]b[/i]s, or[i]g[/i]ies, getting laid, blond girl, hot panties. . . . .they process this with their emotions and their body respond accordingly.

Intelligent people still feel sad when a relative dies.  They think (intellect at work) of the loss of friendship and relationship and their body responds (emotion at work) by shedding tears and sobbing.

Being an intellectual does not, and should not make you a GEEK.  Both are two separable terms.   

Intellectuals don't necessarily think about academics and work all the time, only GEEKS do.  Intellectuals can sit and have a normal conversation with the average Joe, GEEKS can't. Intellectuals do fall in love, can think with their heart and can ultimately keep a relationship, GEEKS may find it difficult to do so.

duduspace:
I dispute the initial assertion, Its an urban myth.
Having said that, emotional intelligence is very different from logical dexterity and accumulated knowledge.
Wisdom and knowledge aint exactly the same.
You might know that fire burns yet still be silly enough to stick your finger in it.

Wisdom itself is abstract, it cannot be proven or measured, it can only be assumed,  . . .and in cases where it's assumed to exist, it's usually a product of the practical application of accumulated knowledge.

maclatunji:
I find that the work it takes to be really smart does tend to make you a NERD, Peter Parker comes to mind here!

I guess you could mention Tony Stark to counter my opinion, abi?

Sharon Stone is said to have one of the highest IQs on record of people still alive.  I'm sure you will agree she's not exactly the kind of person you'd describe as a NERD.

Many don't really have to put in so much work to be smart, smartness could really be a natural gift.

In addition, NERDS are mostly known to be found in the field of science and mathematics, while in reality, smart people come from any field.  Warren Buffet doesn't spend his time crunching numbers in his head or thinking about the remote possibilities that two isotopes may have the same number of nucleons, and yet, he's arguably one of the smartest people alive.

Ayo79:
and which case study did you gather this fact from? I am an intellectual and I do not suck emotionally, actually the opposite. In lieu of this I will need more lights shed on where the evidence came from.

what kind of person says "I'm an intellectual"?. . . .is this the proverbial case of the empty barrels?

maclatunji:
Google the word 'NERD'!

Being smart does not make you a NERD. You only become a NERD if you are smart and. . . . socially awkward, completely obsessive, lack confidence, and oblivious to negative perceptions.

You don't have to be a NERD to be smart, and you don't have to be stupiid to have a fulfilling relationship.

Naija!!!

Shouldn't we all be going out with machetes and demanding for the heads of our senators and representatives on a sacrificial calabash? nothing else should compensate for this daylight robbery of the Nigerian people and selfish allocation of wealth in a country dangerously populated with young restless jobless population.

We ended up electing bandits, criminals, thieves, and rouges as legislators who have dubiously and selfishly moved their budgets and overheads to statutory transfer, such that even if they decide to consume 90 percent of the budget, there's nothing the executive nor the judiciary can do about it. . . . .such despicable robbery!!!!

These filthy thugs are set to consume 8.4 percent of the budget, for simply sitting their egg heads down and coming up with anti man-lover laws?  in this same country where several schools are dilapidated and learning conditions pitiable?  this country is gone to the dogs, this country is finished!

The figures on the recurrent expenditure is just depressing.

i don't understand,  if you say St' Louis sugar operates under oligopoly market structure, where are few competitors and why do you say so. ive not seen any since ive been consuming this product, i agree in the case of Indomie noodles and cabin biscuit

The few competitors are the local manufacturers of granulated sugars who can afford to sell a "congo" of Sugar for less than a quarter of the price for which St Louis is selling at.

These local competitors can afford to increase the quantity they produce, minimize cost of production and subsequently reduce price to end consumers.

Pure monopoly will only exist in reality, in industries where the sole supplier of services/goods is the government, e.g PHCN. . . .or in industries, where existing legislation allows for a few individuals to increase their market share and dominance. . . .either ways, monopoly will not work in reality except the government has a hand in it.


Gala, noodles etc all have several brands selling in Naija, they cannot afford to raise their price or reduce the quantity they produce except the market demands it.

puff puff puff puff

Individuals should beware of human trafficking. . . many girls are being "exported" into Europe to become se[i]x[/i]ual slaves under the guise of an "international" modelling job!

does anyone know if it's still very possible to get to the ranch via Bebi Airstrip? if yes, which operators does one need to contact?

5 hours travel by road in Nigeria no be moi moi o

Why isn't the house passing a bill against blo[i]w[/i] jobs since it's totally not biblical neither is it cultural?

puff puff puff puff!!!

My neighbor's Cerato is a fcking Mercedes!

Dear ****

What do you say to a Butterfly spread arbitrage tonight? I'd go long on you at low strike, long on your sister at a higher strike, and double shorts on your best friends with strikes somewhere in between. . .at the end of the day, everyone goes home with profiting payoffs and contenting smile!

Absolute hogwash!

You don't make prophecies from daily occurrences just to claim some sort of spiritual foresight.  You just don't

Russia have been looking for an opportunity to strike on US, they both are check and balances on themselves for now.

Where did you infer this from?  Russia and US may be sworn enemies, but they both know that it will be absolutely stupid for them and for the world at large to attack each other, . .Nuclear capacities asides, America will thump on Russia's military any day, any time.  

If the US attacks Iran, Russia and China will only shout and then shut the fck up!. . .But the US won't attack Iran, at least, not directly, Israel is more than capable to get the job done, and finely too.

don't do it child!

naptu2:
He was not convicted for killing anybody. He was convicted for sending threatening text messages and being a member of Boko Haram.

what the f[i]u[/i]ck are you smoking?. . .spewing out such lame arguments in a blind defense of an utterly disgusting judicial system is sickening, Just sickening!

Boko Haram is a terrorist organization, all members, present and past, should bear the joint blame for murder activities in which the organization is complicit and to which it has accepted responsibility for.  Attempting to separate the spokesman from those planting bombs will result in miscarriage of Justice at best.

In law, the ultimate should be intent. , which if established should bear the same degree of punishment with actual action. . . . A financier of terrorist activities is a terrorist. . . a spokesman for terror groups is a terrorist. . .the law should make an example of them, none of these animals deserve their places among humans. . . .any Judgment short of hanging them by their ballz is totally laughable.

This ruling is a further blow to the Nigerian Judicial system.  The same law that will send gays to a 14 year jail term!. . .

[quote author=Okija_juju link=topic=816993.msg9694912#msg9694912 date=1323069887]SOme picstures here aint real!!

I have been there and have never seen that first picture.[/quote]can you give us information on how to book an appointment, transportation & accommodation?

Does anyone have information on how to book an appointment for a weekend here?

Thanks

xtianh:
@onlytruth this is a brilliant idea that generation upon generation will live to remember if properly implemented. I suggest you compile ths great money making idea nd send it goverment agencies(SE) for possible consideration. I think the private sectors especially those into hotels nd tourism should also take note of this idea, if the government refuses to utilise this great opportunity

And how will the private sector monetize "this great opportunity" ?

[quote author=kayci_d77 link=topic=815085.msg9668645#msg9668645 date=1322729335]I cant believe this guy was 33 yrs and looking very fearful, no wonder It takes European countries to help NIGERIA  bring him down after 3 yrs [/quote]consider yourself a lucky participant in my campaign to fight national endemic illiteracy.

for the purpose of visual illustration, this is what fearful means

After gazillions of bombings and cruel murders, SSS have managed to arrest fraudsters impersonating Boko Haram.  

Hurraayyyy!!! problem solved!

If anyone does not know that a Chinonyerem is most likely in it for the money, the person knows nothing about how Nigerian Ltd operates.

the weirdest, most unbelievable sights are found in china.

Retardeen has told us not to worry, it's all a hoarse and even if it's not, terrorism is not limited to Nigeria alone, that ought to make us feel better.

Never mind that our Senators are likely "very busy" deliberating more "pressing issues" like banning young girls from wearing g-strings, those are the kind of laws that are of utmost importance at the moment.

If Nigeria was a movie, it will likely be a fictional comedy.

I thought I'd bump this up. Perhaps, some may wish to withdraw their remarks?