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#1  Postby DoctorE » Jan 25, 2012 1:23 pm

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A MAN faces eviction from a Bulawayo neighbourhood over claims his goblins are RAPING his neighbours’ wives, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Malibeni Mhlanga admits buying five of the nocturnal creatures from an inyanga in Insuza, 80km north of the city, after being told they would bring him riches.

The dad-of-one, who lives in the working class Entumbane suburb, says far from bringing him riches, the goblins made his life hell as they:
♦ Constantly raped his wife.

♦ Terrorised his neighbours’ wives.

♦ Brought disease and caused accidents.

To compound his troubles, Mhlanga says the medicine man who sold him the gremlins has since DIED.

His wife, Margaret Dube, tells the NewsDay newspaper that one of the goblins “walks like a goat”, while other descriptions include one looking like an owl and another which is a “human-like creature”.

Mhlanga said they had managed to kill three of the five goblins during an exorcism ceremony, but the two remaining were making his home uninhabitable.
Now neighbours are also turning the heat. They gathered outside his home on Monday demanding that he leaves the neighbourhood.

The desperate Mhlanga told NewsDay: “I am seeking assistance for the removal or destruction of these goblins because it now affects our daily lives such that we cannot even live in our own house.
“I urinate blood every time, and it has sex with my wife every time.”

His wife, Margaret, added: “It walks like a goat, and when it has sex with me, I often feel tired and spit blood. One day my bag was mysteriously increasing in size and we called a Gokwe prophet to cleanse our homestead.

“One goblin looked like an owl. The prophet we brought from Gokwe also removed two snakes and a human-like creature which when ripped apart contained a picture of our son.

“After the event, a tenant who lived here was involved in an accident. We have sought assistance from the police and we had a meeting with the councillor.”

Beliefs in witchcraft - both as a way to cause destruction and bring good fortune - are so widespread in Zimbabwe it is recognised by the law.

Source: http://www.newzimbabwe.com/news-7008-Go ... /news.aspx
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#2  Postby keypad5 » Jan 25, 2012 1:47 pm

:wtf: :insane:
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#3  Postby laklak » Jan 25, 2012 2:02 pm

I can get rid of it for 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,
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0,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Zim dollars, or $1.95 in real money.
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#4  Postby trubble76 » Jan 25, 2012 3:41 pm

Glue sniffing and other types of substance abuse are quite common there.
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#5  Postby Mike_L » Jan 25, 2012 3:44 pm

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And Spider-man isn't even active in Zimbabwe... :nono:
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#6  Postby monkeyboy » Jan 25, 2012 3:47 pm

Words fail me!
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#7  Postby Horwood Beer-Master » Jan 25, 2012 8:22 pm

Nothing to do with me... :shifty:
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#8  Postby Pulsar » Jan 25, 2012 8:33 pm

DoctorE wrote:
His wife, Margaret, added: “It walks like a goat, and when it has sex with me, I often feel tired and spit blood. One day my bag was mysteriously increasing in size and we called a Gokwe prophet to cleanse our homestead. One goblin looked like an owl. The prophet we brought from Gokwe also removed two snakes and a human-like creature which when ripped apart contained a picture of our son.”


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#9  Postby DoctorE » Jan 25, 2012 9:34 pm

Pulsar wrote:
DoctorE wrote:
His wife, Margaret, added: “It walks like a goat, and when it has sex with me, I often feel tired and spit blood. One day my bag was mysteriously increasing in size and we called a Gokwe prophet to cleanse our homestead. One goblin looked like an owl. The prophet we brought from Gokwe also removed two snakes and a human-like creature which when ripped apart contained a picture of our son.”


That is the weirdest string of words I've ever read.


What does he mean with "My bag"?? :scratch:
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#10  Postby Pulsar » Jan 25, 2012 9:43 pm

DoctorE wrote:What does he mean with "My bag"?? :scratch:

No clue whatsoever. Is it slang for her belly? The whole thing reads like a Monty Python sketch.
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#11  Postby mraltair » Jan 25, 2012 9:49 pm

A MAN faces eviction from a Bulawayo neighbourhood over claims he is RAPING his neighbours’ wives, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Malibeni Mhlanga said he bought five of the nocturnal creatures from an inyanga in Insuza, 80km north of the city, after being told they would bring him riches.

The dad-of-one, who lives in the working class Entumbane suburb, says far from bringing him riches, he made his life hell as he:
♦ Constantly* raped his wife.

♦ Terrorised his neighbours’ wives.

♦ Brought disease and caused accidents.

To compound his troubles, Mhlanga says the medicine man who sold him the gremlins has since been murdered.

His wife, Margaret Dube, tells the NewsDay newspaper that her husband sometimes “walks like a goat”, while other descriptions include one looking like an owl and another which is a “human”.

Mhlanga said they had pretended to kill three of the five goblins during an exorcism ceremony, but the two remaining were making his home uninhabitable.
Now neighbours are also turning the heat. They gathered outside his home on Monday demanding that he leaves the neighbourhood.

The desperate Mhlanga told NewsDay: “I am seeking assistance for the removal or destruction of these goblins because it now affects our daily lives such that we cannot even live in our own house.
“I urinate blood every time, and I have sex with my wife every time.”

His wife, Margaret, added: “He walks like a goat, and when he has sex with me, I often feel tired and spit blood. One day my bag was mysteriously increasing in size and we called a Gokwe prophet to cleanse our homestead.

Sometimes he looked like an owl. The prophet we brought from Gokwe also removed two snakes and a human-like creature which was our son.

“After the event, a tenant who lived here was involved in an "accident". We have been questioned from the police and we had a meeting with the councillor.”

Beliefs in witchcraft - both as a way to cause destruction and bring good fortune - are so widespread in Zimbabwe it is recognised by the law.


* "Constantly", really?

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#12  Postby Calilasseia » Jan 27, 2012 8:21 pm

What makes this story all the more bizarre, is that this sort of whacked out fantasy enjoys legal recognition in Zimbabwe.

EDIT: On further reflection, this goes further than Monty Python, and takes on the aura of a parallel universe version of Eraserhead.
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#13  Postby Bwian » Jan 27, 2012 9:53 pm

So, where these Night Goblins or regular Goblins? Or maybe Goblin Wolf Riders? If the former, let's hope they don't ride Squigs.
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#14  Postby orpheus » Jan 27, 2012 10:10 pm

Horwood Beer-Master wrote:Nothing to do with me... :shifty:


You know, I thought this story had your fingerprints all over it...

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#15  Postby DougC » Jan 28, 2012 1:43 am


Malibeni Mhlanga admits buying five of the nocturnal creatures from an inyanga in Insuza, 80km north of the city, after being told they would bring him riches.


What the fuck did this guy buy. Gremlins?
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#16  Postby petwo » Jan 28, 2012 2:58 am

In America we provide the mentally ill with a shopping cart and put them out in the streets.
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#17  Postby Mike_L » Feb 12, 2012 4:55 pm

The fairyfolk seem to have a special fondness for Zimbabwe. First goblins, now mermaids...

Zimbabwe mermaids appeased at pumphouse
2012-02-12

Harare - Water is flowing again to a small, arid town in northern Zimbabwe after a traditional ceremony was held to appease "mermaids" who had been terrifying engineers trying to start the pumps at a nearby dam, officials said Sunday.


This... :lol:
The problem at Gokwe was solved late last week, however, when the water ministry hired traditional healers to conduct propitiatory rituals, said Chengeto Gozo, area manager for the Zimbabwe National Water Authority. The rituals included brewing beer to placate the creatures.

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#18  Postby Varangian » Feb 12, 2012 6:03 pm

Someone thought "Gremlins" was a documentary...

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