http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viWunyHapPA
At first I thought these were Obama supporters making pain for themselves so as to be able to vote for Obama at a time of what will probably be $6 or $7/gallon gas. Then I realized it was a radical cult of the radicals in Iran who perform this as a ritual every year...
Some of the posted comments between the mooselim’s regarding that video are hilarious. Apparently the Shia do the self-flagellation thingy and the Sunni’s think it’s sacrilege. We just need to get out of the way and let them blow each other up.