Posted on 10/08/2008 7:58:56 AM PDT by Tolkien
HARARE (Reuters) - A Zimbabwean soccer player drowned in a crocodile infested river during a ritual to cleanse his team of bad spirits before a match, a state newspaper said on Tuesday.
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Recently there was a deadly riot at an African soccer match because one player was accused of casting spells on the other team. Those folks take their soccer and their witchcraft seriously.
This gives an all new meaning to the phrase “taking one for the team”.
It wouldn’t surprise me if Obama came up with soemthing like this. He’s from Africa and is a Muslim.
“my MUSLIM faith”....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKGdkqfBICw&feature=related
The ritual may have worked, he might have been a bad spirit. ;0)
Maybe he was the bad spirit.
I wonder if bad spirits taste like chicken to crocs.
darwin award nominee?
I guess nobody told him it’s ok to use you hands swimming.
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