April 23, 2008
"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.
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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.
This was a funny story I noticed yesternight, too. I am so glad it is on Althouse.
Hope
Hysteria comes from uterus.
It's girly to worry about your penis.
I blame Hillary
"What was left was tiny."
You should'a seen it before!
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.
...and they voted for Obama, too? Oh.My.God.
They must not read PowerLine...
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.
I believe the sorcerers are just playing an endless recording of Sen. Clinton's cackle.
Who knew there was so many Irish guys in the Congo.
Maybe it's because I was just on the Tribune website, but I first read "Congo" as "Chicago." Now that would be weird.
Are you... just... trying to provide fodder for Titus to comment on?
:D
Reports of so-called penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa,
Cancel my honeymoon in Nairobi.
Cheers,
Victoria
♂
Can you see my penis?
"Baby, it's not small--a sorcerer hexed it."
OMG, you mean Dworkin was reincarnated as a witch doctor in Africa?
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