Fans in Sierra Leone riot when dwarf comedians don't show

[hlthe2b]

Well, it's always SOMETHING, now isn't it? !

Dec. 6, 2003 | FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Thousands of fans rioted at Sierra Leone’s national stadium Saturday when authorities substituted two local dwarf comedians for a widely anticipated out-of-town midget duo. Police arrested 30 people, amid damage and dozens of injuries.

Daylong radio ads had whipped up excitement and ticket sales for Friday night’s scheduled performance by the two Nigerian entertainers, Aki and Paw Paw.

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Dozens of show-goers were reported injured in the melee. Saturday, blood splattered parts of the stadium.

Acting President Solomon Berewa, filling in while President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah is at a Commonwealth summit in Nigeria, toured the riot site Saturday and condemned the violence.

http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2003/12/06/dwarf_riot/index.html

[dolo amber]

1. I am so ashamed

that the tears currently running down my face are not for the victims of this terrible...erm...ah fuck it, that shit is tooooo funny. :D

[hlthe2b]

2. Kinda puts our own problems in perspective, now doesn't it?

oops, that rootbeer stings when it comes out the nostrils, damn it!

[dolo amber]

3. I dunno if you added the

"Well, it's always something now, isn't it?" part but that was, in context, possibly funnier than the story itself!!

Here, lemme refill that rootbeer for ya. ;)

:beer:

[Elidor]

4. Hey, let's give the authorities some props, here

They substituted two local dwarfs. That's pretty good on short notice. You don't just pull local dwarf comedians out of your hat on a Friday afternoon.

[dolo amber]

5. Dude...

That quote is a sigline waiting to happen...:D:D:D:D:cry:

[hlthe2b]

6. Note to myself....

When traveling through Sierra Leone, do not subsitute dwarfs. The Sierra Leonese accept no subsitutes!

[dolo amber]

7. I have emailed

this page to about 20 people so far...this may be my FAVORITE. THREAD. EVER. :D

[Zuni]

9. You don't hear that everyday, do you

'Substituted two local midgets'---ah the possibilities for that phrase.

[Zuni]

8. The world really is surreal

And I thought when people were killed in Soccer Riots it was going too far.

This makes rioting and killing over a soccer game to seem perfectly sensible.

[Elidor]

10. "Authorities said 30 people were arrested"

"Including eight who allegedly had tried to steal the stadium’s seats."

Yeah, last time somebody switched dwarfs on me, I ripped out the seats, too. But that's a whole 'nuther story.

[hlthe2b]

11. I wonder if the Sierra Leonese woulld view

the European soccer match riots were as bizarre as we think the "dwarf" riots to be.... :7