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View Poll Results: Are you Memon?
Yes, and proud to be one. 6 20.00%
Yes, but not proud to be one or I'm an American/British Born Confused Memon. 2 6.67%
Yes, I'm half Memon. 0 0%
No, but I'm married to a Memon or related to Memons 1 3.33%
No, I'm not Memon or related to Memons. 21 70.00%
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Old 08-23-2008, 08:54 AM
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I have to say, though.. coming from a Punjabi, I'm impressed
What does that mean?
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with the sweat of the elders, our villa was made ("memon villa" is the center of social life and jamat activity in mombasa.. that and the memon jamia masjid were the first buildings erected by our jamat in mombasa (in the 1920s)
how long had they been settled in the area already?
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how long had they been settled in the area already?
we've been in there for four generations.. i think the first settlements in zanzibar were in the mid 1800s.
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whatever happened to all the memons on islamica? there used to be a ton of memon heads up in this thread, nasserpurias especially.

dhann means 'wealth' btw.
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whatever happened to all the memons on islamica? there used to be a ton of memon heads up in this thread, nasserpurias especially.

dhann means 'wealth' btw.
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Hahahaha, I love caffienetimes Memoni

I LOVE SARCASM AND JOKES in Memoni. They sound soooooo funny. But when someone does it to me it hurtsssss, man. Cuz it's mean
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Hahahaha, I love caffienetimes Memoni
whats so funny bout my memoni, jo?

minji memoni bhoaj alaa darje ji aye
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"whats a memon? sounds like a cross between a melon and lemon?"
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For the first time in like a forever and a half, I'm craving the fried potato patties stuffed with minced meat.

Dang. I fail. I haven't craved fried food in so long, I can't even remember.

Sigh.

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whats so funny bout my memoni, jo?

minji memoni bhoaj alaa darje ji aye
It's funny cause you say hilarious things.


I dunno, I have issues. I find most things said in Memoni funny


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Very original.
It's in Quotes. It is not original I do not take any credit for it. However, I do support it.
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It's in Quotes. It is not original I do not take any credit for it. However, I do support it.
dont marry a memon then, otherwise it would be a cross between a weirdo and (lemon* melon) that is like...memondo or something


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whats so funny bout my memoni, jo?

minji memoni bhoaj alaa darje ji aye
what's "darje?"
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what's "darje?"

darja...status...like in urdu. i dont know if thats how its used in memoni, but thats how i use it
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Hahahahahah


That was funny. Reps your way kids...
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