Just had to share this with you....it seems that my ability to irritate remains intact. I received the following comments today about a post dating from around 18 months ago. Sadly the "writer" of the comments did not feel the need to leave their details and chose to publish them anonymously. Hohum! As for being medicore....I've been called worse. If only this had been my 419th post the circle would have been complete.
"Your comments here really do leave much to be desired. A writer who is worth his onions does excellent research,am afraid what i have found here is really nothing more than mediocrity. It's such a shame i found this crap out two years after the global xchange http://irritationsoflife.blogspot.com/2006/08/alanis-morrisette-would-be-proud.html. Your comments about Nigeria defeats the very essence and reason for the exchange. This is not about Nigerians bringing physical aid to Scotland, it's about working in various capacities to understand the challenges and shortcomings of the human person; be it in Scotland or in Abuja, and channelling some energy and positive learning into making lives better. Nigeria might be poverty stricken like you so delightfully pointed out, but what's more, it doesn't have as much homelessness, alcoholism and drug addiction that is quite rampant in Scotland, particularly Glasgow, neither does it have your high incidence of knife crimes which Glasgow has since become renowned for. Scotland is the HIV capital of the UK isn't it? But you know the best part of this whole issue? Nigeria stood up to the English and took back it's nationhood. Remind me, isn't Scotland still at the disposal of the English? Aren't you still a colony? Oh and just incase you are getting all riled up, Holyrood is a sham and a joke; England's indulgence.I rest my case."
You know there was a time when I would have responded in kind and entered into a mud slinging competition. However, the knowledge that Glasgow is currently preparing to welcome the Commonwealth Games in 2014 whilst Abuja is not will do for me.
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I am sure your research was excellent and fuelled by those who live there and know Nigeria intimately. I doubt if the writer has the same advantage.
As you say - you have been known as much better than mediocre - and you will always be special to your mum and your kids.
Keep up with the good work - you may not always get it exactly right but you are seldom too far from the truth.
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