Moderators kimi Posted February 13, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 13, 2018 Loool @scarlet o... There are always two sides to the same coin. I see the potential in my country. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelion Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 2 hours ago, kimi said: There are always two sides to the same coin. I see the potential in my country. Very true @kimi. I see same too. Nigeria is quite promising. If only we can have a foreigner rule us (directly or indirectly) for a while... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted February 13, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 13, 2018 2 hours ago, bluelion said: Very true @kimi. I see same too. Nigeria is quite promising. If only we can have a foreigner rule us (directly or indirectly) for a while... Hahahahah. Choi. See shade though. I don't think we need a foreigner to rule us. We need someone who has service at heart and also has a track record for transforming projects/businesses etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damiee Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 43 minutes ago, kimi said: Hahahahah. Choi. See shade though. I don't think we need a foreigner to rule us. We need someone who has service at heart and also has a track record for transforming projects/businesses etc... You called? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelion Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 2 hours ago, kimi said: Hahahahah. Choi. See shade though. I don't think we need a foreigner to rule us. We need someone who has service at heart and also has a track record for transforming projects/businesses etc... Heheheheh, Aunty Kimkim, no shade meant oh... About your thoughts ehn, even if we get someone who has service at heart and also has a track record for transforming projects/businesses etc (though I think that will be a little difficult to get as I believe the current set of Nigerians we have are mostly incapable of efficiency in administration), He/she will just be frustrated by the dysfunctional structures and the outnumbering holders of duplicitous offices. The individual will just be going from one unattended problem to one unaccountable display of incompetence. Do not also forget that a good ruler with a debilitating cabinet of ministers and an overwhelming number of vacuous law makers can not do any good. How then will such person rule? By running with the hare and hunting with the hounds? Eventually, he/she will get choked by the wicked ones already in our system and be forced to fertile under their whims. That is if the natural predilection to act impetuously once in power in Nigeria doesn't even get to him or her first. This in any way doesn't mean I don't believe in Nigeria oh, just like you, I do! I just feel we need a change of structure, a change of mindset, a change of laws and a change in practically almost everything which I don't think a Nigerian can facilitate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted February 13, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Damiee said: You called? Hahahahaha. You need to repent. I see the spirit of pride at work here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted February 13, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 13, 2018 57 minutes ago, bluelion said: Heheheheh, Aunty Kimkim, no shade meant oh... About your thoughts ehn, even if we get someone who has service at heart and also has a track record for transforming projects/businesses etc (though I think that will be a little difficult to get as I believe the current set of Nigerians we have are mostly incapable of efficiency in administration), He/she will just be frustrated by the dysfunctional structures and the outnumbering holders of duplicitous offices. The individual will just be going from one unattended problem to one unaccountable display of incompetence. Do not also forget that a good ruler with a debilitating cabinet of ministers and an overwhelming number of vacuous law makers can not do any good. How then will such person rule? By running with the hare and hunting with the hounds? Eventually, he/she will get choked by the wicked ones already in our system and be forced to fertile under their whims. That is if the natural predilection to act impetuously once in power in Nigeria doesn't even get to him or her first. This in any way doesn't mean I don't believe in Nigeria oh, just like you, I do! I just feel we need a change of structure, a change of mindset, a change of laws and a change in practically almost everything which I don't think a Nigerian can facilitate. Choi!! These are the people Blackychan refers to o.... just take a look at all that vocabulary. There is God o... 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted February 13, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 13, 2018 I do honestly see your point but I do believe that order can be restored. Perhaps not via democracy? A democratic style of government isn't for all. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teewhy Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 1 hour ago, kimi said: Choi!! These are the people Blackychan refers to o.... just take a look at all that vocabulary. There is God o... 😁 Haha, oyinbo too plenty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dipbluesae Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 22 hours ago, kimi said: Loool @scarlet o... There are always two sides to the same coin. I see the potential in my country. There is hope. Nigerians are hardworking and perseverance people and this I appreciate. We just need good governance and obedience to the law. We might get there, God willing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damiee Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 14 hours ago, kimi said: Hahahahaha. You need to repent. I see the spirit of pride at work here! Lol. Sooo can I count on your vote when I run for office? 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted February 14, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 14, 2018 32 minutes ago, Damiee said: Lol. Sooo can I count on your vote when I run for office? 😁 Hahahaha. You certainly can. WIIFM? 😁 Jokes o, before NLers come for me 😁🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damiee Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 1 hour ago, kimi said: Hahahaha. You certainly can. WIIFM? 😁 Jokes o, before NLers come for me 😁🙄 Unlimited supply of pepper soup 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted February 14, 2018 Moderators Share Posted February 14, 2018 42 minutes ago, Damiee said: Unlimited supply of pepper soup 😁 Hahahahaha. You have my vote and that of every member of my family! You are the real deal. I will also sponsor all printing of flyers. 👍🏽👍🏽you know what's up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dequeen Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 #Gaybies!!! Kids of Gay parents! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txunamy Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 37 minutes ago, dequeen said: #Gaybies!!! Kids of Gay parents! so sweet.. Two women, raising kids.. I can't have it any other way. It's perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINA Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 1 hour ago, dequeen said: #Gaybies!!! Kids of Gay parents! That One say she won be bus driver... Lol. Kids This is so cute.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spicy Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Happy valentine ladies.. whats going on? Me I just got back from work and watching bbn. No plans.what r y'all doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINA Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 22 minutes ago, Spicy said: Happy valentine ladies.. whats going on? Me I just got back from work and watching bbn. No plans.what r y'all doing? Same over here. Happy Val's to you too tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayBlac Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 How did the rainbow flag become an LGBT symbol? It’s not uncommon to see rainbow flags flying outside of homes and bars, pinned to shirts and on the back of bumpers—all with the universal and proud proclamation that #LoveIsLove. But who created the rainbow flag, and why did it become a symbol of the LGBT community? The rainbow flag was created in 1978 by artist, designer, Vietnam War veteran and then drag performer, Gilbert Baker. He was commissioned to create a flag by another gay icon, politician Harvey Milk, for San Francisco’s annual pride parade. The decision to enlist Baker proved serendipitous, as the idea of a flag to represent the gay and lesbian community had occurred to him two years earlier. As Baker told the Museum of Modern Art during a 2015 interview, he had been inspired by the celebrations marking America’s bicentennial in 1976, noting that the constant display of stars and stripes made him realize the cultural need for a similar rallying sign for the gay community. And as a struggling drag performer who was accustomed to creating his own garments, he was well-equipped to sew the soon-to-be iconic symbol. At the time, the most commonly used image for the burgeoning gay rights movement was the pink triangle, a symbol used by the Nazis to identify homosexuals. Using a symbol with such a dark and painful past was never an option for Baker. He instead opted to use a rainbow as his inspiration. The different colors within the flag were meant to represent togetherness, since LGBT people come in all races, ages and genders, and rainbows are both natural and beautiful. The original flag featured eight colors, each having a different meaning. At the top was hot pink, which represented sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow signifying sunlight, green for nature, turquoise to represent art, indigo for harmony, and finally violet at the bottom for spirit. With the help of close to 30 volunteers working in the attic of the Gay Community Center in San Francisco, Baker was able to construct the first draft of the now world-renowned rainbow flag. It was first showcased at San Francisco’s Gay Freedom Day Parade on June 25, 1978. After the design was unveiled, participants of the parade proudly waved the new symbol in solidarity. Baker then took the design to Paramount Flag Company, which sold a version of the flag without hot pink and turquoise, which were replaced with blue for practicality purposes. After the assassination of Harvey Milk on November 27, 1978, demand for the rainbow banner only increased. Popularity spiked again a decade later when a West Hollywood resident sued his landlord over the right to hang his flag outside his residence. In the years since, the rainbow flag has only grown in popularity and is now seen around the globe as a positive representation of the LGBT community. A mile-long version of the flag was created to celebrate the 25th anniversaries of two landmark events; the Stonewall Riots and Baker’s creation of the flag itself. Baker died on March 31, 2017, at the age of 65, just two years after the legalization of same-sex marriage throughout the U.S. His legacy lives on in the six-coloured flag that flies proudly every Gay Pride month, recognizing the lives, and loves, of LGBT people worldwide. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayBlac Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Reason for the write-up above: I was in church yesterday and one of the readings was about God's destruction of the world by flood during the time of Noah. Then his use of the rainbow as a symbol of his promise not to destroy the world again. Then the thought came; "hmmm... rainbow, the lgbt community, the lgbt community, the rainbow...hmmm". Then I went on a search... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlet Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 1 hour ago, RayBlac said: Reason for the write-up above: I was in church yesterday and one of the readings was about God's destruction of the world by flood during the time of Noah. Then his use of the rainbow as a symbol of his promise not to destroy the world again. Then the thought came; "hmmm... rainbow, the lgbt community, the lgbt community, the rainbow...hmmm". Then I went on a search... how thoughtful... Weldon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayBlac Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 2 hours ago, scarlet said: how thoughtful... Weldon Awwww... Thanks Scar (can I call you Scar? Does it sound good to you?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VINA Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 The Forest Was Shrinking and The Trees Kept Voting for The Axe Because It Had A Wooden Handle And They All Thought It Was One of Them. ### Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators kimi Posted March 13, 2018 Moderators Share Posted March 13, 2018 8 hours ago, vina said: The Forest Was Shrinking and The Trees Kept Voting for The Axe Because It Had A Wooden Handle And They All Thought It Was One of Them. ### Very profound... 💟 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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