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| Southeast Asia |
| Fears over ’green underwear’ beast (Jakarta - ligher side) |
| 2004-02-09 |
| not EFL - off topic but on the lighter side... Feel free to delete.... (Found via Fark.com) AS the rest of Indonesia battles bird flu and earthquakes, a new type of supernatural force dressed only in green underwear has been terrifying superstitious Jakarta residents. A mysterious half-man, half-beast, imaginatively named the "kolor ijo" or "green underpants", has been stalking the city outskirts, attacking people with its claws and allegedly raping lone women in the narrow alleys or in their homes, usually late at night. Terrified residents set up special kolor ijo patrol squads, while others draped their homes in magic talismans to ward off the creature. My magic talismen includes a .357 Mag... and a shotgun... The whole city has been transfixed by the rampage, with television crews and newspapers joining the hunt, uncovering a well-travelled beast that roamed from the city’s main airport in the north-west to Bogor in the south, a distance of about 80km. And to make matters worse, the beast also seemed unencumbered by some of the planet’s worst traffic snarls in between his wide-ranging attacks. Police were confident they had ended the hunt last week after arresting a kolor ijo innocuously named Andi in the southern suburb of Benkasi. Andi, 20, who was today undergoing psychiatric evaluation, apparently admitted membership of gang of burglars who wore green underwear during their crimes, with police taking into their possession a pair of his blue-green boxer shorts. But others weren’t so sure. Many believed the beast was either still on the run, or a figment of the imagination of notoriously superstitious Indonesians, who still commonly consult witch-doctors for common problems or ailments, despite the country being a Muslim stronghold. Only recently many Jakartans swore never to use the city rail system again after a "ghost" commandeered an empty commuter train and drove it from Bogor to Jakarta. Amid the kolor ijo panic, one young woman confessed she slashed her arms with razor blades to mimic cuts from the beast’s claws to try to sell her story. One leading psychologist lamented the city’s sense of the supernatural. This is good: "It’s shocking that a natural disaster like bird flu doesn’t cause panic, but something so stupid spreads like this," he told The Jakarta Post newspaper. Obviously hasn’t seen any American news outlets.... |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #3 Almost forgot... My magic talismen includes a .357 Mag... and a shotgun... "Listen up, primitives! This is my boomstick!" |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-2-10 1:00:51 AM |
| #2 As I pointed out on my 'blog's link to this piece, this is remarkably similar to New Delhi's Monkeyman hysteria of a couple years ago, or that of Spring-Heeled Jack in 19th century London. SH: If I encounter the creature, in the interest of scientific research I will attempt to give it a wedgie. |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-2-10 12:11:02 AM |
| #1 Did they ever think that giving the beast a wedgie might neutralize his demon-like powers? |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-9 9:36:04 PM |