Posted by Kate at July 26, 2011 12:49 AMWhen the severed head of a wolf wrapped in women's lingerie turned up near the city of Tabouk in northern Saudi Arabia this week, authorities knew they had another case of witchcraft on their hands, a capital offence in the ultra-conservative desert kingdom.
Agents of the country’s Anti-Witchcraft Unit were quickly dispatched and set about trying to break the spell that used the beast’s head.
Why is this a story? The spellmeisters seem to have things well in hand.
Posted by: syncrodox at July 26, 2011 1:14 AMWhere's a few good people from Salem when ya need'em???
Posted by: Justthinkin at July 26, 2011 1:18 AMHow things have changed.
Severed wolf's head wrapped in women's lingerie, at one time, was the prerequisite for Sorcery 101.
Posted by: ∞² at July 26, 2011 1:30 AM"Agents of the country’s Anti-Witchcraft Unit were quickly dispatched and set about trying to break the spell that used the beast’s head."
Large doses of bacon, taken orally, is the only way to break the hex.
Posted by: ∞² at July 26, 2011 1:39 AMHmmmmmmm...baccoonnn...aaarrrggghhh...
Posted by: syncrodox at July 26, 2011 1:42 AMOh, that's where I left that thing.
Posted by: Peter O'Donnell at July 26, 2011 3:22 AMThe "conservative" and "ultra-conservative" the MFM uses in reports like these always tick me off.
Posted by: andycanuck at July 26, 2011 3:25 AMWhen the severed head of a wolf wrapped in women's lingerie turned up near the city of Tabouk
One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas.
How he got into my pajamas I'll never know.
~Groucho Marx
The story doesn't say what the result of the spell was and that being so, the Saudi Anti-Witchcraft Unit can claim success in this case because the problem that they're supposed to solve was never clearly outlined in the first place.
Posted by: Oz at July 26, 2011 3:29 AMThe "conservative" and "ultra-conservative" the MFM uses in reports like these always tick me off.
~andycanuck
Doesn't bother me.
I'm unduly-conservative with a cherry and sprinkles on top.
Totally different.
I guess the Saudis have never seen the Wizard of Oz either.
Bewitched is right out!
Posted by: POWinCA at July 26, 2011 5:13 AM"Anti-Witchcraft Unit..."
Kinda reminds me of how the Vatican has an official Chief Exorcist.
Posted by: Davenport at July 26, 2011 7:52 AMSatan's greatest accomplishment is to trick someone into thinking he doesn't exist.
The good news is there are witches in SA. Maybe the authorities will focus on them and leave the Christians alone.
Posted by: Glen at July 26, 2011 8:27 AMDo you have a personal experience you'd like to share, Davenport?
Posted by: Luke at July 26, 2011 8:49 AMThe "conservative" and "ultra-conservative" the MFM uses in reports like these always tick me off.
Posted by: andycanuck at July 26, 2011 3:25 AM "
ah, truth hurts eh andy?
the fact is, saudi arabia IS ultra-conservative. just check the headgear of the women.
ultra-uber-conservative theocracy. exactly what george dubya tried to establish.
Here's hoping the head formly belonged to the pervert Mullah who edicted it is okay to have relations with babies in cradles.
Posted by: Rose at July 26, 2011 9:31 AMBB@8:49. Yes they can be described as ultra conservative but conservative, in this case, is not a description of political beliefs, just like Bam Bam is not your real name, doofus. Sheesh.
For your information, in case you're as dumb as your handle implies, modern conservatism is interested in conserving all that Classical Liberalism stands for. Unlike modern liberals.
When the severed head of a wolf wrapped in women's lingerie turned up near the city of Tabouk in northern Saudi Arabia this week, authorities knew they had another case of witchcraft on their hands
The first thing that ran through my mind was an Arabic man putting on a pair of sunglasses and saying something pithy. CSI: Riyadh!
Posted by: Daniel Ream at July 26, 2011 10:05 AMWolves must be scarce in the Magic Kingdom. I wonder if we Canucks could establish an export market for for wolf parts?
Posted by: gordinkneehill at July 26, 2011 11:46 AMThey have wolves in SA?
Indeed a magical land where hyenas and jackals can turn into big bad wolves...are they smoking some heavy stuff or what.
"The first thing that ran through my mind was an Arabic man putting on a pair of sunglasses and saying something pithy. CSI: Riyadh!"
*puts on shades*
Allah moves..... in howlingly mysterious ways.... *cue theme music*
"The first thing that ran through my mind was an Arabic man putting on a pair of sunglasses and saying something pithy. CSI: Riyadh!"
"*puts on shades*
Allah moves..... in howlingly mysterious ways.... *cue theme music*"
*and the obligatory scream*
Yeeeeeeaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!
Sunglasses off: "Gentlemen, as I always like to say, why just get mad....."
Sunglasses on: "...when you can get Jihad!"
Yeeeaaaaaagghhhh!!!
Sunglasses off: "Ali, it looks like someone has a plan....."
Sunglasses on: "...to rock the Casbah!"
"Yeeeaaaaaagghhhh!!! Meet the new sheikh, same as the old sheikh..."
Posted by: Black Mamba at July 26, 2011 2:34 PMhmmm...this explains a lot of things...
http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lo5cwdgJxS1qz6v9no1_500.gif
Bemused.
Still laughing!
Saudi Arabia should be calling on the United Nations to establish a "witchcraft busters" brigade. One that can be sent for emergency exorcisms anywhere in the Muslim world.
Under a niqab or burka, who knows which women might be wiggling her nose at some Sharia police officer or judge.
Posted by: Larry at July 26, 2011 4:46 PMwhere'd they get the wolf? thought the desert was nothing but scorpions and camels
:)
Posted by: johnbrooks at July 26, 2011 4:46 PMNext you will find this group in Toronto schools for diversitys sake. After all they like to point out menstrating young girls with their blessing.
Those crazy Mooslems, what with their belief in magical spells! How crazy is that?! I mean everbody knows that when the bearded one died on the cross, he came back to life 3 days later and stopped this sort of business when he flew up to heaven in the sky.
Posted by: John at July 26, 2011 7:34 PMDamn Norwegians! Cutting off wolves' heads and such.
Is there any reason why Davenport and Bam-Bam are talking?
Posted by: Osumashi Kinyobe at July 26, 2011 7:50 PM