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The Ravine / Joseph Dunphy

When Size Matters: Genital Retraction Syndromes in Cultural Perspective - 0 views

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    WARNING: The page ahead is in .pdf format, and may cause problems for those who don't have adobe uploaded on their systems, or those using older browsers. In Senegal and the Congo, rioting have already occured over this - allegations that strangers (sometimes foreigners) have stolen the penises of the men that they've shaken hands with or merely touched. It's witchcraft, you know. It would almost be funny, if nobody had been hurt, but some of the accused witches have been killed. This is a paper I found linked to about the phenomenon. See link above, on my bookmark list. Note the non-.edu address. I can't vouch for the credentials of the authors, so read this one with guarded skepticism. That having been said, Reuters has reported these incidents - this is not an urban legend.
Lon Strickler

Beware! Invisible Sorcerers Carry 'Witch Guns' - 0 views

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    The earliest and deadliest type of witch gun is made out of the husk from rice, but today's witch guns are made out of gun powder while others are made out of lead. In fact the type of witch gun bullet that is most frequently removed when people are shot is the lead
Lon Strickler

Defeated Romanian Presidential Candidate Declares Supernatural Forces Were Deployed Aga... - 0 views

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    The claim might be dismissed as preposterous in most other EU countries. But here in Romania, home of Dracula and other occult traditions, Mircea Geoana's assertion that a "negative energy attack" led to his narrow loss to re-elected President Traian Basescu has been the talk of the nation.
The Ravine / Joseph Dunphy

Stranded Ghana International Airlines Passengers Avoid Penis Theft Panic Back... - 0 views

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    Mostly gentle sniping can be found in the comments section of the blog post where I found the link to the article in the bookmark below on my profile, one which briefly answers the question "what was all of that about".
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