No one should insult your parents or you for having a different opinion or for speaking on what you see as the truth. Even Damfa may have a different style of communicating but he basically speaks his mind and expresses what he thinks or perceives as the truth. I respect that and we should respect & appreciate anyone who contribute pro or con like Gassama I truly learn and get up to date info from our jungle surprise brother.His contributions just like Kebba's are truly interesting . From my experience in the half century plus I have lived ,I have learned to listen to both sides and make a reasonable analysis of what I think might be the truth .
The truth hurts but it lifts the burden on the speakers ( we on this forum).There is a local Banjul saying " Daigah kannie lah " The truth is like pepper.(meaning it burns your tongue when you eat it and if you like 'Akara' - you must be prepared to eat some pepper too as they go together.)and the joke that follows that is -- be prepared to fart too "dohot"-- as the beans cause you to have gas - remember in Banjul we had no beano to solve that ( laugh)
For those on the list who do not know what akara is. It is like a small doughnut made with black eyes beans/peas and is fried . The pepper is cooked with onions . then served together.
Having said that one thing I would not tolerate on this forum or any other is pornography /nasty sex jokes or xxxrated pictures. There may be many younger ones on the G-L who may be victims of such abuses.
With that I say use the delete button as suggested whenever you feel attacked but continue your contributions 'for our common good' as mentioned in the national anthem.
best regards
Habib Diab Ghanim
HDG
>From: "Yusupha C. Jow" <
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>Date: Thu, 2 May 2002 09:51:32 EDT
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>In a message dated 5/1/2002 10:09:15 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
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><< The List Managers CANNOT do nothing >>
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>EB:
>I suggest you watch the 'double negatives,' if you get my drift. :)
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>BTW, I will be the first one to tell you that I am no angel. But I respect
>most list members and like this list, the reason why I take many hours of my
>time to contribute to different topics here. The list archives are
>testaments to this fact.
>
>Problem is you don't know me, but folks who know will tell you that I am the
>one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. However, when miscreants like
>Ebou Jallow and others insult my family and deliver threatening notes to my
>house in Gambia, you can bet I'll throw the kitchen sink at them and even
>more if possible.
>
>Folks like EB are what the Mobb Deep refers to as the "shook ones." This
>'shook one' phenomenon is the typical Gambian 'Yahla Bahna' phenomena. They
>cringe like cowards at the slightest furor, yet they will never contribute to
>issues or fight to change the status quo, whether it directly affects them or
>not.
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>If I am different from this cowardice responsible for blighting our society
>and setting us back by giving us Yahya Jammeh, then I am proud to be
>different.
>
>Let the managers go ahead and delist me if they don't like my approach.
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>-Yus
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