Man Cuts Off His Genitals to Win Sympathy

[matcom]

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DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - A Tanzanian man cut off his genitals in an attempt to win sympathy from creditors after squandering their money on prostitutes and alcohol, a newspaper reported on Saturday.



The 24-year-old reached the decision after realizing he could not pay back millions of shillings lent to him by friends and relatives to invest in a business venture.


The Guardian newspaper said the man's condition was improving after he received treatment at his local hospital in the east African country's northern Manyara region.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=573&e=4&u=/nm/20031020/od_nm/odd_tanzania_genitals_dc

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. Well...

He now knows what he won't be doing in his spare time.

Think of the time he has saved himself, frequenting the binaries newsgroups on Usenet! ;-)

[GOPisEvil]

2. Uh...I wonder what the reaction of his creditors will be.

"Well, he DID sever his genitals. I guess we can forget about the money he owes us."

:shrug:

Poor guy - I'm glad I had other options when I was deeply in debt. :o

[ugarte]

3. Well, if they literally had him by the balls...

I'm worried Bushco might put this in the bankruptcy bill.

[Elidor]

4. Yep, it's a Matcom thread!

Gotta love the URL: odd tanzania genitals. The other story had 'odd french masturbation.' Everytime I see these threads, I know that Matcom has been diligently perusing the news, scouring the internet for the news that really hits home, so that we don't have to. :D

You should start a wire service, Matcom: GonadWire.

[matcom]

6. *SNARF*

just trying to keep you all 'abreast' of global issues :D

:thumbsup:

[VelmaD]

7. Just think of the service you're providing...

to employers all over the country (maybe even the world). Think of all the time we peons save by not having to go surfing for these genital-related stories on our own. Hell, they should pay you. I know that for me alone you're saving the State of Texas a fortune. ;-)

[bif]

5. Pretty stiff punishment

n/t

[mbartko]

12. (Groan)...

N/t

[mrbill]

8. a penatomy? ouch

paging doctor minor.

[kodi]

9. he misheard his creditors when they said they wanted a piece of his ass

.

[XNASA]

10. Well who hasn't tried something like that.......

With Van Gogh, it was his ear, with this guy.....his nuts. Personally, I'm happy I got out of two speeding tickets even if I only have 8 toes now.

[emad]

11. Are Tanzanian equivalent of the Queensbury Rules going to

apply to Ken Law, Jeff Skillings, Dennis Kozlowski, Sam Waksal, etc?

[HEyHEY]

13. That's it I never thought of that! n/t