<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:09:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@diikaan/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Aunty Maggie"s Holy Trinity]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have seen many strange things in my life. I have watched my uncle argue with a police officer over a bribe, insisting he was simply "paying his respects." I have witnessed my neighbor tie a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-152524/@diikaan/aunty-maggies-holy-trinity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-152524/@diikaan/aunty-maggies-holy-trinity</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-152524]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[diikaan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:56:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqWiq1k1hn9vay32P6fMv7H2KxAj4zXuUW24FU1WgH9ppsZRyBNZtv3upVHNKoNd5Je9mX8411r8AovoHge7mUboqPyLzJA6J3au8MApcuU7vQva?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing is Funny ]]></title><description><![CDATA[gif from tenor I know this community is all about fun and funny stuff but bear with me. It's hard to come up with comedy posts as a Nigerian these days because nothing is funny in our country. 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