Every now and then a news blip comes along which is bizarre enough to make our whole century stand out in sharp contrast. Consider, as a first example, the poor Ghanian in today's story; all he wanted was to be bulletproof! Anyone can relate to that! And look what happened to the poor sod! There oughta be a law. Actually, come to think of it, there are some -- Newton's Third, for example! :>)

Man Shot Dead As Bulletproof Magic Fails

ACCRA (Reuters) - A Ghanaian man was shot dead by a fellow villager while testing a magic spell designed to make him bulletproof, the official Ghana News Agency reported.

Aleobiga Aberima, 23, and around 15 other men from Lambu village, northeast Ghana, had asked a jujuman, or witchdoctor, to make them invincible to bullets.

After smearing his body with a concoction of herbs every day for two weeks, Aberima volunteered to be shot to check if the spell had worked.

One of the others fetched a rifle and shot Aberima who died instantly from a single bullet.

Angry Lambu residents seized the jujuman and beat him severely until a village elder rescued him, the Wednesday report added.

Feel free to add your own examples. I am sure there are many such tales.

Regards,

A