Boy, 2, Wed to Dog as Part of Indian Tribal Protection Ritual

A 2-year old boy in tribal India has been wed to a dog as part of a protection ritual.  150 members of the Munda tribe in India performed an elaborate matrimonial ceremony in which the boy was married to a...

JuBus and Atheists alike put their faith in St Joseph to sell Ze House

I just could not resist mentioning When It Takes a Miracle To Sell Your House By Sara Schaefer Munoz (Wall Street Journal).  According to her piece, out of superstition, shaken nerves or despair, house sellers from Bujews (or JuBus) to Atheists put their faith in St...

Women send panties to Burma in protest

"Women in several countries have begun sending their panties to Myanmar embassies in a culturally insulting gesture of protest against the recent brutal crackdown there ...The country's superstitious generals, especially junta leader Gen. Than Shwe, also believe that contact...

Virtual Chinese Police Trolling for Porn

"China is sending out two virtual police officers to patrol the Internet to combat online pornography and other "illicit activity", state media said on Wednesday. The virtual officers, a man and a woman, "will...

The drama of children offered in sacrifice to obtain...

   THE BLOOD OF CHILDREN In rural India, the drama of children offered in sacrifice in order to obtain riches and...

The Cowboy Chicken Curse

If you're planning to ride a bull or bust a bronc in the next few days, you'd be wise not to eat any chicken. It's the Cowboy Chicken Curse, as described by Meghan Waters in the Calgary Herald in this Stampede Week story. function signIn(){ var win = (window.parent ?...

Thomas Jefferson’s Gravestone

Thomas Jefferson couldn't make the July 4th party, but died that day ... and left his epitaph:"The citizens of Washington, D.C., planned a celebration for the United States’ 50th anniversary, and invited the...

The Stuff I Didn't Get To -- 3/4/07

"-It's Roma, not Salem-A teacher in Roma, Texas is accused of detaining two girls, 14 and 17, in his classroom for a day. He told the girls that if they left, they'd be arrested for casting a spell on another...

Mothers expect Damien on 6/6/06

"FOR one group of expectant mothers, their due date holds an extra dimension of dread. The prospect of giving birth on June 6, 6/6/06, has prompted talk of spawning devil children on Armageddon day. A British...

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