I suppose this could go in the "Read it in the Newspaper," but it's just too bizarre to be missed.

I'll start it in BS, but I really think it's material for a song - or several.

Thieves glue naked man to bike

Gang of thieves forces South African to strip, then ransacks his house

Reuters
Updated: 11:27 a.m. CT May 3, 2007

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A gang stripped a South African man before gluing him to an exercise bicycle while they ransacked his house, according to a report Thursday.

SAPA news agency said the attackers, dressed in suits, hijacked a man in his 50s and forced him at gunpoint to take them to his home in Johannesburg.

"The victim was then forced to strip, after which he was superglued to the seat of an exercise bicycle, his hands were superglued, as were his feet and then his mouth was superglued shut," SAPA quoted Mark Stokoe, a spokesman for emergency services Netcare 911, as saying.

The man was rescued about three hours later when his partner arrived home, SAPA said.

South Africa is battling one of the world's highest crime rates which has prompted concerns that violence might mar the 2010 soccer World Cup, which the country is due to host.

A police spokesman could not immediately comment on the report. No one at Netcare 911 could be reached.

Copyright 2007 Reuters Limited.

Or maybe it's another peep/shoodle story?

Concerns about the Soccer Cup may be expressed.

John