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Sayoh:
My own phobia may sound a bit wack bt i hv a phobia for visiting guys in their house alone

bonchic:
its not wack mi tooo does any one understand y

Phobias are usually beyond the victims' control.
Usually people go to psychologist (or physiologists? idk) for help in overcoming it and what they do is make you think back to your childhood e.t.c because it's usually a horrible past childhood experience that leads to phobias.
not always though.

I used to have a phobia for snakes but not anymore because i've overcome that.
I think I got it from watching too many "evil spirit" nigerian home-videos at night when I was a little kid(that's also why I can't sleep at night w/o light or close my eyes for a long period of time. I just have to know what's going on around me)

taht's why i wouldn't advice any parent to expose their kids to violent movies thinking it's not going to make them turn violent. It might affect them psychologically because they're really sensitive.


Usually people with phobias know that the object of their fear is harmless to them but they still have the irrational fear. I know sleeping w/o lights won't harm me. I just would freak out

especially when I wake up in the middle of the night in darkness


sorry for the long post guys

never. I'm poor. Lol.


wwtlt you went to the mall and didn't buy a single thing except food.

I'm not giving love to a boyfriend. Lol.

wwtlt you had to get new clothes strictly because your old ones were getting too small for you?

Where'd You Go?
by Fort Minor

Where'd you go?
I miss you so,
Seems like it's been forever,
That you've been gone.

She said "Some days I feel like rubbish,
Some days I want to quit, and just be normal for a bit,"
I don't understand why you have to always be gone,
I get along but the trips always feel so long,
And, I find myself trying to stay by the phone,
'Cause your voice always helps me to not feel so alone,
But I feel like an idiot, workin' my day around the call,
But when I pick up I don't have much to say,
So, I want you to know it's a little bleeped up,
That I'm stuck here waitin', at times debatin',
Tellin' you that I've had it with you and your career,
Me and the rest of the family here singing "Where'd you go?"

I miss you so,
Seems like it's been forever,
That you've been gone.
Where'd you go?
I miss you so,
Seems like it's been forever,
That you've been gone,
Please come back home,

You know the place where you used to live,
Used to barbecue up burgers and ribs,
Used to have a little party every Halloween with candy by the pile,
But now, you only stop by every once and a while,
Shit, I find myself just fillin' my time,
With anything to keep the thought of you from my mind,
I'm doin' fine, I plan to keep it that way,
You can call me if you find that you have something to say,
And I'll tell you, I want you to know it's a little bleeped up,
That I'm stuck here waitin', at times debatin',
Tellin' you that I've had it with you and your career,
Me and the rest of the family here singing "Where'd you go?"

I miss you so,
Seems like it's been forever,
That you've been gone.
Where'd you go?
I miss you so,
Seems like it's been forever,
That you've been gone,
Please come back home,

I want you to know it's a little bleeped up,
That I'm stuck here waitin', no longer debatin',
Tired of sittin' and hatin' and makin' these excuses,
For why you're not around, and feeling so useless,
It seems one thing has been true all along,
You don't really know what you've got 'til it's gone,
I guess I've had it with you and your career,
When you come back I won't be here and you can sing it,

Where'd you go?
I miss you so,
Seems like it's been forever,
That you've been gone.
Where'd you go?
I miss you so,
Seems like it's been forever,
That you've been gone,
Please come back home,
Please come back home,
Please come back home,
Please come back home,

yesterday ( I want to go to texas this summer for some program but my mom wouldn't sign the form )

wwtlt you were mad at your parent

Actually both of my parents are Yoruba (I am too).
What are you? Edo?

Zahymaka:
Eventually I have to leave because I get an impulse to jump in.

I know. I almost fell out of a window once like that (i was 6 though).
it's scary!!

What's you phobia? or what are you just generally afraid of?

I'm especially scared of :

sleeping without lights : I don't care how dim the light is. I just have to have some light.


doing anything with my eyes closed: This is like my phobia!!!!! I would die if someone put a blindfold on me. I'm so terribly scared of it and might get a panic attack.
I had to get those small cleansing pads for my face so i don't have to wash my face w/ my eyes closed. It's scary.
You know when you hear your house is on fire or someone's trying to break in and  you get really frightned, that's what it feels like to have my eyes closed. like something's going to happen even though I know nothing's going to happen.






edited: too much info

It depends on your school.

If you go to a competitive school like mine, we aren't divided. we're actually very very diverse in lots of ways and what's uncool to some is always cool to others.

but if you go to a crappy school or a "stereotypical" high school, the jocks are the cool people and the nerds are the uncool people.
that wouldn't work in my school since almost over half the pop. participate in sports and most of the kids are smart (at least smarter than the average HS in my state). I feel so stupid sometimes it's not even funny 
so much pressure to get good grades and all that.

whereas in some other schools, getting good grades makes you "uncool."

so basically, it depends on your environment and similar factors.

for example:
you might call a nerd "uncool" in a community college because there are a few of them,  . .  but,
you wouldn't call a nerd "uncool" in a top school like Harvard or Yale because there are so many of them.

I'm just trying to work my hardest to get into a top school (like Duke or Rice) to make myself & parents proud. I'm not going to stress myself or try to compete w/ anybody.

I post there when i'm bored. right now i'm not. just being lazy


it's funny how dacutie808 started this thread and hasn't posted on here for a while.

they get to decide if they think it's right or not. Or they could ask friends who do go to church.

they probabaly should also consider the health effects of alcohol.

by the ways, does it say in the bible not to take alcohol? i think it says not to but i don't remember where. (I do read the bible!)

@ Queen2, it's funny how I miss you

it's also funny how that site in your siggy is too cute.  . is that your sister (she has your name!)?
i wish them a happy married life. they look so cute together. 

it's okay to take a little alcohol. just don't get drunk. Lol

seriously, it depends on the church.
if your church says it's okay, it's okay. If your church says it's not, then it's not.

ono:
You sound like you're not a Nigerian. Well, if you're not, no big deal, but if you are, I suggest you buckle up and get ready to help free your fatherland from criminal elements everywhere.

How do I sound like i'm not Nigerian?
I'm yoruba.

Maybe you should create a thread on "how to free Nigeria from criminal elements." I'm sure it'll get a lot of replies. So many people with different ideas, just how to make those ideas work. I'm sure you have some too and so do I.

cool

I'll stick w/ mine too.

omogenaija:
the main reason y i got into my culture was because my grandma was here and she taught me and now that she is dead (may her soul rest in peace) i put it on myself to keep my culture, study it, explore it, apply most of it to my life, and pass it on to my kids.

just like I said earlier, the best way to teach a kid Yoruba is to bring the grandma over .

for some reason, almost every person (nigerian american) I know/hear of who speaks yoruba was taught by a grandma.

what's that?

tpbm likes eggs

eat blueberries

ono:
Well, Wes, the protests were far from being peaceful in Nigeria. It took a catastrophic dimensions entirely[b], and I believe there was more to the Cartoon protests in the Nigerian case. It's more like ethnic cleansing, sort of.[/b]

Anyways, it's good you're back. And what led you in to the Politics section of Nairaland? No offence this time, unlike the underage thing at the romance section, remember?

Yes! It's funny how many muslims in Nigeria used the cartoons to justify violence that's a result of something totally different (ethnic, religious tension).

I was talking about the muslim boycott of danish goods and other peaceful ways non-violent Muslims in Europe protested (stuff like that don't happen in Nigeria  )


I've always been in the Politics section  I'm everywhere literally. Howl else do you think i get all my posts?
I'm never in the computer/tech blah blah. . . sections though.

and yes I remember that "underage" arguement. good times 

DivineOke:
@ WesleyanA

Yes, his statement tells us why Muslims in Nigeria had to go on a killing spree because of a cartoon that was not even published in Nigeria n u call that peaceful!!

I never said it was peaceful. I said there were some peaceful protests abroad and I wished Nigeria did the same instead of resorting to violence.

I still don't see where his statement gives his position. He didn't say if he supported the killings or not he just gave his opinion as to why the killings took place. so why attack him?
In my opinion, the cartoons actually had little to do with the killlings.

reniks:
Irony is a subtle sarcasm

sighs 

Irony isn't a type or form of sarcasm.
It's the other way round.
sarcasm is mean/humorous Irony.

kit kat:
you know why do any of us care i mean it allways happen to us and that is the only thing they got in common

You need to know the difference if you want to become a writer or any kind of professional (screenwriting e.t.c). I guess it's for proper usage
Seun's new satire site for example relies heavily on the use of satire. So it's not that bad to learn this stuff.

I feel bad for english teachers sometimes It's so complicated.

It does.

your welcome.

It's obviously not accurate.
I had noon, orm and it didn't have it.
but it helps  \

ooops, . orm isn't a word. but i heard it somewhere. i guess it's an abbreviation then.

bolex:
I think irony is different from sarcasm because Irony is a form of Sarcasm

actually, Sarcasm is a form of Irony.


Irony comes in many forms.
when you expect something but the opposite of what you expect happens
ex. there has been a drought for 10 years so a farmer starves himself to save all his money in that 10 years to build a well. the day after the comletion of the well, a heavy rain falls and rain continues to fall periodically after wards.

When your watching a movie. You know the character's husband died in a car accident (because you saw it happen in a scene) but the character doesn't know and prepares his dinner and waits for him until 12pm.
that's another example of irony.


something like this is ironic: "I'm not mad I'm happy actually "
you know the person is mad because of his facial expression/ emoticons.



Sarcasm is the same as Irony except it's meant to be funny or mean/rude
when someone accidentally drops his lunch, does something stupid and you clap and say "good job! " you're being sarcastic.
or if you say something like: "rolflmao you're sooo pretty "
that's a sarcastic comment.

http://www.degraeve.com/subwords.php

you could do a whole bunch of other cool stuff on the site too. like find matching colors e.t.c.
others are complicated though. like coding

It's family guyy but SeunNwoke edits Guyy to Man.

Everyone watches family Guyy where I live (even though they pretend they don't). It's the best.

I don't know why little kids watch it though. It's not like they actually get what's going on

I was confused at first too (the Nwoke/Seun thing). 

anyways @curiousNja and Rhodalyn, I guess SeunNwoke would have to pick one of you.
so who does SeunNwoke prefer?

DivineOke:
Though people see the cartoon as nothing, the muslims reacted the way they did because of their love, respect and dedication for the Holy prophet.

@ cushman
Ooh, so you support d reaction of the muslims!! :- how sad. I hope u were not part of them o!! Seems like the human life means nothing to you guys. Killin a human being is just like slaying a cow!! I think everybody should really run 4 cover.

@ Divine Oke, Cushman's statement in your post didn't state a position of support for muslim reactions.
It stated why the muslims reacted that way (because of their love for Muhammad).
I don't know why you're jumping into conclusions, and. . . 
killing a human being is in fact different from slaying a cow (not that i would like to see a cow being slayed in my presence).

"[many] Muslims love the Prophet more than their families"
                          -- Dr Yunes Teinaz, London Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre.
so now tell me, you expected them to sit in their houses and laugh along at the humiliating cartoons?
I didn't support the violent reactions but I support the peaceful protests like I mentioned before.[

well, good for you 

@ loma (sorry i spelled it wrong the first time) and Lizzy, there's a website that does this stuff for you you know?

I'll try anyways:

CONONDRUM

Con
Coon
Corn
Crud
Cum
Cud
Doc
Don
Donor
Doom
Door
Drum
Dun
Duo
Mono
Moo
Mood
Moon
Moor
Mon
Mourn
Mur
Mud
No
Non
Noon
Norm
Nun
On
Or
Orm
Rod
Rum
Un

I'm done. But i know there's tons more.

some of the words are redundant but i'll add them anyways:

Nepal
ale
an
ant
ante
ape
apt
at
ate
eat
el
en
etna
lane
lap
late
lean
leap
leapt
lent
let
nap
neat
Nepal
net
pa
pal
pale
pan
pane
panel
pant
pat
paten
pea
peal
peat
pelt
pen
pent
pet
petal
plan
plane
plant
plate
plea
tale
tan
tap
tape
tea
ten
tepa


@Ioma, who knew etna was an english word?
. I learn something new everyday!
(oh yeah. i stole some of your words en, etna & tepa.  too lazy to steal some more)