The Alingos - Will They Stand The Test of Time?

Chronicled by Afronuts @ Saturday, March 01, 2014

P-Square have suddenly wowed their fans and admirers with an upcoming animation series which features twin characters of themselves.

The Alingos

The animation is titled The Alingos  which is a smart move to take the title of one of their popular tracks to another level and equally maintain an affinity with the P-Square brand. I'll give it up to P-Square, their thinking is phenomenal; they are always looking beyond being just musicians and investing in other ventures. The artwork of the animation employs the child-like look art for the characters which is a style that would appeal to the younger generation.

However, my kwanta with this animation is the fact that it explores extreme themes that have to do with superpowers, Aliens etc - elements that are more popular with western culture than with Nigerian culture. This may result in the animation being more accepted by children than by adults.

Super powers and aliens? In Naija? I no too dey sure oh.

This is not the first time the Superhero/Superpowers theme is being exploited in Naija animation. It has been explored to death by Nigerian comic artists, by brands like Indomie and they have struggled to be accepted by Nigerians. But its obvious that Nigerians don't stick to superhoero themes....this is why Nollywood dare not explore that area. Even film feature length Naija animations don't seem to be seeing the light of day.

lol...Ninja in Africa. Is a movie possible?

A lady dresses as some super  heroine
at some Naija comic convention

Indomitables...they came and fizzled out into obscurity.
Now they are back again. But for how long?

This is just too hard to fathom in the reality of Naija fantasy.

Naija movies that have even forayed into the Sci-Fi territory have bombed and ended up failures; cartoons have equally done the same. There were even attempts to turn Nigerian mythological characters into super heroes but it still never stuck. We're just too used to being REAL.

The Alingos...remember this outfit on the Psquare poster
of the song of the same name?

And with this in mind I ask....will 'The Alingos' stand the test of time? 

Only time will tell.

My February Testimony....

Chronicled by Afronuts @ Friday, February 28, 2014

Just 10.00pm on the dot last night, yours truly became a Dad for the third time with the arrival of a big bouncing baby boy. Unlike his elder siblings, Timi and A.Y who weighed 2.8kg and 3.5 kg respectively, this little dude weighed 4.5kg at birth. No wonder...that pregnancy belle was huge!

I was poised to snap the photo as he came out of his mother's womb but then I thought of it that some of you might be having lunch or dinner when you viewed this post so I decided not to...make una no begin puke at the raw sight of delivery.

But I did manage to snap him immediately he was brought out.

My baby boy...just fresh out of his mother's womb.

After being cleaned, oiled and put in a diaper.

Finally after he took his bath this morning.

 

Welcome little man!

This is probably one of the reasons why I have been erratic on the blog these past few days; yes, that's my excuse...I hope it is accepted. 

I thank God for this unspeakable gift!  

And to the Almighty God I say 'Thank you Lord for this unspeakable girft

Products With Stupid Names [Photos]

Chronicled by Afronuts @ Thursday, February 27, 2014

Just discovered that I had this series saved up somewhere and decided to load them before I accidentally delete them one day. Its amazing how cultures differ and how things that have different hilarious or weird meanings in one culture means something innocently normal in another. 

Imagine having to travel to some foreign country and coming across these weirdly named products...it just wouldn't be funny at all! You may have come across some of these photos and then you may have not. Whatever the case let's just laugh at them all again, shall we?

Lol...I bet anybody consuming this product in Naija
could get arrested for eating a gay snack

You don't feel dirty seeing the name until you pronounce it!

How can I purchase a snack with a name like this
without feeling like I'm committing sexual harrassment?

This is like eating shit with swag...that's the impression I got with that name

A drink for early man? Or a drink for erections?

This is a violation of women rights!

Why does a flavour drink have in common with a shit stain?

Yeah...pray that your teeth gets clean....don't just brush it.

Apart from the fact that this drink reminds me of condoms,
it also reminds me of an Asian disease

A drink lwith a name ike this makes me scared to check out
what the ingredients are made of.

These chinko products sef...how the heck am I suppose to look
at this product and still be encouraged to eat it?

How can I eat this snack without thinking I'm munching on somebody's dad's testicles?

This must be the most perverted product for infants.
1st error - the name says 'Booty'
2nd error - its the pic of a twerking infant

They are now selling dismembered penises with chicken pox in sponge pudding
....that's what I thought when I saw this product.

Is this meant to be drank or used to take a bath?
Either way is just gross!

Does it say  '4 Pork Faggots' or 'Pork 4 Faggots'?
Either way it still has that disturbing word - 'Faggots'

Oh...now we're drinking hot pee...or is it we can have a hot drink at urinals?

Did I mention the weird thought of snacking on testicles earlier?

Thank God the picture of a fowl appears in front
or people would have thought it was the other 'cock'
that was used to flavour it!

Is anybody aware that 'golden shower' is also a knickname for 'piss'?
Now add 'fountain' to it and it becomes more disturbing

Whenever did burnt stuff become a flavour?

Hmm...so there are toothpastes that suffer racial discrimination?

When will these chinkos learn proper English and stop pervcrting simple grammar...

The fruit drink for every ideal terrorist....Even Boko Haram would love this drink

Ahn ahn....either somebody has a crazy sense of humour or someone just lacked creativity.

*Tries hard to figure the rationale behind the name...has nagging headache*

Is this a toothpaste for Caucasians...or just one badly named product?

How am I supposed to eat this without thinking I'm munching
on a sanitary pad that nears the same name?

Now I got this off my chest...i can relax!

Signs of the Times 9 [Photos]

Chronicled by Afronuts @ Monday, February 24, 2014

 Its amazing how one person's perceived creativity and intelligence can turn out to be another man's comic relief; or how one silly error can turn out to be a moment of comedy; or how one's desperation to make money turns out to be a successful attempt at making people laugh. All these are usually not deliberate but unfortunately accidental...but hey, let's face it - life would be boring if people were perfect and never goofed a lot like this! 

Check out the 7th installment in the signs of the times collection series...

Hey honey, I wan go remove my pimples at that photo studio....
Errm...what do they use to do that? Photoshop?

This photo should make a very good movie poster for a badly produced
Nollywood movie titled 'Above the Law'. To God be de glory...

Tree cutters that specialize in circumcision? This one na bad market oh!

I drink Lipton a lot but why does this look like
MTN's promo that says I can win an aeroplane?

This is probably why we lack power supply...
NEPA abi na PHCN or DISCO are busy doing PP and selling bread
when they should be fixing our light!

Anything to sell a bootleg CD about Biafra shey?

Is he insulting the person following him behind or insulting Baba God?

One of the most embarrassing moments in front of an ATM.
And the machine taunts you by asking if you want to make
another transaction...as if you still have shishi....mtcheww

I wonder if the editor got serious query for this gbagaun of national proportions

No matter how much you threaten stubborn people, they will never learn sha.
Its either the owner of this SUV no sabi read or he just stubborn pass goat

He must think everybody is stupid and himself smart...what a pity.

Is this supposed to make more parents enroll their kids?
And I thought a lot of Naija schools had terrible names

Nna men...young people must be spoiling market for this place!

LMAO! Has anyone been to Aba lately?
I don't think this man has ever been to New York before....

If you package 'pakere' and call it 'chips', it works...but when you package Garri like this
...it just looks like Garri in pure water sachet...

It must be an Igbo guy that owns this SUV...

Consequences of getting F9 in Yoruba during WAEC has manifested here!

Kat kot? I thought it was Kit Kat?
Who's responsible for this? Indians? Chinese? Igbos?

Too much strike has turned our undergraduates to grammatical olodos

Err...does it taste like Suya or kilishi? 

This one no be brothel...na slaughter house!

I read this sign board and got confused...
ahn ahn...warisdis??

For those who are pursuing too many options on vals day...

Range Rover Sport...bolekaja limited edition

Wait...seasoning cubes now have a barbing salon?
Or did I miss something?

I'm not sure breaking your enemy's front teeth
is the best way to deal with them oh!

And I'm out of photos!...have an awesome week!