২৩ এপ্রিল, ২০০৮

"It's real. Just yesterday here, there was a man who was a victim. We saw. What was left was tiny."

There is some mass hysteria in Congo, as men believe that sorcerers are stealing or shrinking their penises.

১৯টি মন্তব্য:

KCFleming বলেছেন...

This is such a weird belief for the modern world; paranoid, primitive, magical.

This is a good review of past Penis shrinking panics. "Belief in fatally retracting genitals, or a belief in genital theft, is usually known by the name 'Koro'. The word is of uncertain origin but is thought to derive from the Malaysian word for tortoise".

I have seen only one case myself, although he wasn't blaming anyone. Suprapubic fat accounted for the relative shrinkage. In a different culture he may have accused a sorcerer or witch.

Maybe I should cry Koro! should Hillary be nominated.

Mortimer Brezny বলেছেন...

This was a funny story I noticed yesternight, too. I am so glad it is on Althouse.

bearbee বলেছেন...

Hope

rhhardin বলেছেন...

Hysteria comes from uterus.

Ann Althouse বলেছেন...

It's girly to worry about your penis.

knox বলেছেন...

I blame Hillary

who, me? বলেছেন...

"What was left was tiny."

You should'a seen it before!

George M. Spencer বলেছেন...

The child soldiers there actually do take trophies. Not witchcraft, for real, just as American Indians scalped people to ensure their souls would have an unhappy afterlife.

It happened to this guy in the Congo back in 2006.

Ron বলেছেন...

...and they voted for Obama, too? Oh.My.God.

They must not read PowerLine...

Hoosier Daddy বলেছেন...

Its not just in the Congo. It happened to me after I shook hands with Hillary.

I was able to reverse the effect when I then shook hands with Obama.

dbp বলেছেন...

I believe the sorcerers are just playing an endless recording of Sen. Clinton's cackle.

Trooper York বলেছেন...

Who knew there was so many Irish guys in the Congo.

Trooper York বলেছেন...
এই মন্তব্যটি লেখক দ্বারা সরানো হয়েছে।
ak বলেছেন...

Maybe it's because I was just on the Tribune website, but I first read "Congo" as "Chicago." Now that would be weird.

Tibore বলেছেন...

Are you... just... trying to provide fodder for Titus to comment on?

:D

vbspurs বলেছেন...

Reports of so-called penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa,

Cancel my honeymoon in Nairobi.

Cheers,
Victoria

AllenS বলেছেন...



Can you see my penis?

Freeman Hunt বলেছেন...

"Baby, it's not small--a sorcerer hexed it."

Gahrie বলেছেন...

OMG, you mean Dworkin was reincarnated as a witch doctor in Africa?

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