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2012-02-18 India-Pakistan

Nepal villagers burn 'witchcraft' suspect alive

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Posted by trailing wife 2012-02-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 What are the odds that the shaman drowned the boy? 50-50?

Posted by Eric Jablow 2012-02-18 09:34|| 2012-02-18 09:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Hmmm....wonder if the practice of economic theory by certain elements of financial and economic government central planners qualifies as 'witchcraft'? How about moving their next summit to the summits in Napal?

Posted by Procopius2k 2012-02-18 11:32|| 2012-02-18 11:32|| Front Page Top

#3 If you set fire to a witch and she survives, she really is a witch. If she dies, she is just a poor witch.

Posted by manversgwtw 2012-02-18 21:21|| 2012-02-18 21:21|| Front Page Top

#4 If you set fire to a witch and she survives, she really is a witch. If she dies, she is just a poor witch.

Posted by manversgwtw 2012-02-18 21:21|| 2012-02-18 21:21|| Front Page Top

#5 double comment

/spell

Posted by manversgwtw 2012-02-18 21:23|| 2012-02-18 21:23|| Front Page Top

#6 What freaking year is it in Nepal, 1502AD? Did they bring in the Witchsmeller Pursuivant to investigate the case?

Posted by Delphi 2012-02-18 22:07|| 2012-02-18 22:07|| Front Page Top

#7 It's been the same year in Nepal and other backwards "nations" for centuries, Delphi.

I'm thinking more like 20 B.C. :-(

Posted by Barbara 2012-02-18 23:22|| 2012-02-18 23:22|| Front Page Top

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