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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Clive the flying ostrich: Thingite Warlord Emeritus.
A man is beaten to death in a busy market square in Nigeria.
Of what crime was he accused?


No googling, Wikipedia etc.
There are klaxons, naturally: so be bold; preferably interesting; never obvious.

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean.
Hoo Kay, lets kick off with the fact that parts of Nigeria are strictly Moslem so are we talking Sharia Law offences?

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Clive the flying ostrich: Thingite Warlord Emeritus.
First catch of the day. hsif biggrin

"Punishment under Sharia Law" bluelight Wandering Albatross -5

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Online NowMalabarista - considering the aesthetics of variable-altitude livestock
How about - "none" winkeye

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Clive the flying ostrich: Thingite Warlord Emeritus.
Not a klaxon this time. winkeye

No, he was definitely accused of something...

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Dr Zen MBChB, MRCP, Scout
Was this the man who turned into a goat?

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by lil ~ ACE/Scout {Auntie Giggles}

Begging? grovel

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Clive the flying ostrich: Thingite Warlord Emeritus.
Not a metamorphic malady.

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Clive the flying ostrich: Thingite Warlord Emeritus.
Not begging.

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Clive the flying ostrich: Thingite Warlord Emeritus.
Why are people usually beaten to death ... or is that a little too much like klaxon-baiting?

Perhaps I should have asked why are people unusually beaten to death? winkeye

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean.
Yeah, and look who swallowed the bait hook, line and Sharia.

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Online NowBob Stafford. ACE
Where is Taff when you need him biggrin

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by toybox - i dont wanna be buried in a pet sematary
Cheering the wrong football team?

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Milla [Love your enemies. It will drive them crazy] AWESOME site this... Flattening iron on the laptop keyboard is a bad idea, trust me.
He neglected to haggle with the vendor, thus insulting traditions and also ruining the price levels for the local buyers.

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Clive the flying ostrich: Thingite Warlord Emeritus.
What we need is a Taff stand-in. winkeye

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Clive the flying ostrich: Thingite Warlord Emeritus.
Seems a mite harsh. No not lack of haggling mores.

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Online NowTaff Agent of Kaos.We are Borg....Resistance is Futile....Bufoons are Go

he was an apostate, he had been a muslim and had converted to another religion, and so was fair game for any nutbar

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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Online NowTaff Agent of Kaos.We are Borg....Resistance is Futile....Bufoons are Go
looking at the title

he was believed to be the re-incarnation of jack the ripper and the mob got him for it

bat

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Clive the flying ostrich: Thingite Warlord Emeritus.
laugh

"apostasy" bluelight -5

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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
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Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Clive the flying ostrich: Thingite Warlord Emeritus.
The general's name was Jack. And no - that is no coincidence.

DGI +1

It's not directly relevant but informative.

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