Friends, it is a warm and bright day today and we ought to take full advantage of this fair weather, therefore I will not bore you with a long speech. Our late friend, Ayo Sogunro, whom we have come here to bury, is widely known for his repartee and witticisms, and he would frown to … Continue reading
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IDLEMINDSET | THE SONS OF COWARDS AND OTHER SCOUNDRELS
Today’s lesson begins with a flashback to pre-colonial Africa. For those of you who skipped secondary school history classes for bathroom sex, what is called Africa today was once a continent of several civilizations and empires. These empires and civilizations had fine standing armies, highly developed cultures, hypocritical religious creeds and even functional and corrupt bureaucracies–all … Continue reading
IDLEMINDSET | THE TRAGEDY OF STATISTICS AND THE STATISTICS OF TRAGEDY
The old testament is full of killings and genocide. Whole tribes slain, women raped, towns and cities pillaged. From the killing of Abel to the captivity of Israel, it is a continuous story of sin and retribution. And the wages of sin was death. Literal death. No kidding. One of the stories tells of a bunch of … Continue reading