Posted on 03/20/2012 3:41:06 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A sorcerer who was arrested in Saudi Arabia told police to immediately set him free on orders from the “King of Jinn (spirits).”
The Gulf kingdom’s religious police seized the 54-year-old man from the Kazakhstan city of Turkestan while making magic work for a woman in the western town of Makkah, Sabq newspaper said.
“When they caught the sorcerer, his mobile phone began ringing,” the Arabic language daily said, quoting an official from the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice.
“He told them he was receiving a call from the King of jinn in Nigeria ordering them to release him immediately.”
The paper said police arrested the man pending trial on charges of practicing sorcery, which is strictly banned in the conservative Moslem Kingdom, where penalties for such offences could reach execution.
Can you hear me now?
“Satan on line 6 for you, sir.”
“Hello Central?”
I don’t think so!
I must use this to get out of my next traffic ticket.
“Satan on line 6 for you, sir... he wants to ask you about your long distance plan.”
“Satan on line 6 for you, sir... he created the PBX system we use.”
The king of the Jinn is called “Tanqueray”, and his Jinn princes are “Bombay” and “Gordon”.
I’ve long since retired from my drinking career, but back during my days as a professional, I would have taken Boodles or Bombay Saphire over Tanqueray any day (or night. or morning).
We just cant import enough people like this! /s
The King of the Djin?
I once read the complete “Tale of the Arabian Knights” by Sir Richard Burton (not Taylor’s Burton, the other one), several thousan pages and several volumes.
There is one tale where the hero falls in love with a female member of the Djin and follows her back to her father’s palace in the Land of the Djin. Surprisingly, you can map out the entire route taken through the story on a map of the world. When you arrive at the Land of the Djin, it will be Japan. So I guess this guy’s phone call was from the Emperor of Japan.
At least he wasn’t raising dragons
Have to admit, it was a pretty good bluff!
They refuse to eat pork so they must be Beefeaters
NOT my fault.
Great graphic. Was it your cat? How did you get it to stay still long enough to get the pic?
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