Somali man, 112, marries 17-year-old girl

UK Telegraph ^ | October 29, 2009 | Tom Chivers

[rightwingintelligentsia]

A crowd of hundreds attended the wedding between Ahmed Muhamed Dore and Safia Abdulleh in Guriceel, in the Galguduud region of Somalia. Mr Dore said: "Today God helped me realise my dream."

Mr Dore and his teenage bride are from the same village, and he said that he had waited for her to grow up before proposing.

He said: "I didn't force her, but used my experience to convince her of my love, and then we agreed to marry."

The bride’s family said she was "happy with her new husband".

[C19fan]

Coming to Minnesota soon??? (Large population of Somalis)

[wetickel]

These January-December relationships don’t tend to last very long.

[UAConservative]

Mr Dore said: "Today God helped me realise my dream."

HURL!

[70th Division]

Well Prase the Lord and pass the Viagra.

[greatplains]

Of course she’s happy. How long is she really going to have to put up with him? Then again, don’t know how widows fare over there.

[autumnraine]

Honestly, in the society this girl lives in... this is the BEST situation she could hope for.

Ok, beyond the ick factor, what are the odds that this man could actually perform regularly? Not much I’d imagine. Also, at 112, his days are numbered and what time he has left is probably going to be spent napping.

So, here this girl has satisfied her family’s wishes by marrying who they wanted her to, old man croaks before she’s 20, and she will be more free to choose another husband (most likely of her own choosing and she will be more valuable due to wealth left to her by her husband).

Now I know the property laws are different in Islam and Somalia, but if I were her, I’d go this same route. Even if she never marries again, this is less time for her to endure beatings from a more youthful husband. Heck, that old man probably couldn’t hit hard anyway.

Yep, if I were trapped in that situation, it’s what I would think is best too.

[EnigmaticAnomaly]

Reminds me of a scene in the movie "Big Trouble in Little China" in which Lo-Pan (an ageless (read: OLD AS HELL)) Sorcerer of Little China in San Franfreako marries a young bride to allow him to return to physical form in the "Earth Realm."

Anyone else remember that movie?

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Tussit.

[oldskuulconserv]

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[reagan_fanatic]

I hope he tries to carry her across the threshold. That oughta finish him off.

[rovenstinez]

Yeah, she better be REAL happy, or there will be some blood shed, for dishonoring the family

[SJSAMPLE]

“Well, you know what old Jack Burton says at a time like this ...”

[WellyP]

I don’t see how any “harm” can come to the girl! sarc.

[RichInOC]

He doesn’t often drink beer...but when he does, he prefers Dos Equis.

[Ramius]

So this 112 year old man goes in to see the Imam and says “I just consummated my new marriage to a 17 year old girl.”

“Why are you telling me this?” says the Imam. “But congratulations on your wedding.”

“It’s not just you...” says the man, “I’m telling EVERYBODY!”

[rim shot]

[DeFault User]

Asked about the difference in their ages and the likely physical and health hazards, Ahmed Muhamed Dore replied, “If she dies, she dies.”

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Gemellus wants to marry Maronilla
He sighs, pleads, pesters, sends her presents
Is she a beauty? No, a hideous hag
What's the attraction, then. Tussit

Martial, Epigrams.

Tussit = "He/she coughs.", implying that she is in failing health.

[Hoosier-Daddy]

Ever try sticking spagetti in a coin slot?

[TexasAg]

Ever try sticking spagetti in a coin slot?

Snort. And now, no pasta for lunch today.

[I-ambush]

More like December 31st at 11:59 PM.

[publana]

Agreed. I’m unsure of her situation after his death, but I would think she would have more control over her own destiny as a widow. This sounds like a dream come true for this girl.

I also think it would be easy enough to hasten his departure into the nether world. Something as simple as a lap dance might do it.

[ronniesgal]

maybe one foot in the grave, and the other on a banana peel?

[Erasmus]

Well you just let out the secret of where they’re going to honeymood....Viagra Falls.

[Erasmus]

Sorry, by figgers have a stuffed doze.

[fieldmarshaldj]

112 and 17, eh ? He’s one handj*b away from hell.

[Clintonfatigued]

He’ll be too feeble to beat her very much.

[Lizavetta]

It’s kind of hard to push a chain, isn’t it?

[Oztrich Boy]

17? Pretty close to past prime.

[Grizzled Bear]

Africa’s Anna Nicole Smith?

[Grizzled Bear]

“What is that?”

“Black Blood of the Earth.”

“You mean oil?”

“I mean Black Blood of the Earth!”

[Impy]

She should probably put a pillow over his head.