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Swazi king defies IMF and picks beauty, 16, as 13th wife
The Daily Telegraph [UK] ^
| September 7, 2004
| Christopher Munnion in Johannesburg
Posted on 09/06/2004 6:08:44 PM PDT by aculeus
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It is good to be king.
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:08:45 PM PDT
by
aculeus
To: aculeus; mhking; Karyn M. PhD
King Mswati of Swaziland has chosen a 16-year-old beauty queen to be his 13th wife after the annual reed dance ritual in which 20,000 bare-breasted maidens perform in his honour, hoping to catch his eye. "Beats your average frat party" ping!
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:10:52 PM PDT
by
TBarnett34
(The Democrats: 9/10 girlie-men in a 9/11 world)
To: aculeus
20,000 bare-breasted maidens perform in his honourAnd then he gets to schtoof the best one. It's fantastic to be king.
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:11:02 PM PDT
by
anonymous_user
(I'm mad as Zell, and I'm not going to take it anymore!)
To: aculeus
King Mswati of Swaziland has chosen a 16-year-old beauty queen to be his 13th wife after the annual reed dance ritual in which 20,000 bare-breasted maidens perform in his honour, hoping to catch his eye.Tom Servo: When Kennedys ruled the earth!
To: aculeus
The maiden, a finalist in the Miss Teenage Swaziland competition
Ahem....were I King, I would decree that Kings could now select from finalists in other nations...like Miss Teenage Sweden.
To: aculeus
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:14:31 PM PDT
by
thatsmrfoster2u
(Wake me up early, be good to my dogs, and teach my children to pray)
To: dighton; general_re
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:14:39 PM PDT
by
aculeus
To: All
Anyone know where we can find out if Swaziland receives foreign aid or IMF loans?
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:14:52 PM PDT
by
Bob J
(Rightalk.com...coming soon!)
To: aculeus
What the hell....more wives...more palaces!
Aids...40%...so what, the US will send us money.
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:15:35 PM PDT
by
Seeking the truth
( www.0cents.com - Whom Would Terrorists Vote For? T/Shirt)
To: DainBramage
To: aculeus
Meanwhile, the people of his country starve while he spends the tax money of others (mostly Americans) that supports this idiocy.
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:16:52 PM PDT
by
Feiny
(It's only your fault if you don't hate yourself enough to do something about it.)
To: aculeus
He has to look at 20K young, bare breasted ladies and can only pick one? Over what time peiod?
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:17:00 PM PDT
by
eastforker
(Maybe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure what I said is what I meant_John Kerry)
To: feinswinesuksass
Billy Clinton has to be burning in envy....
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:17:29 PM PDT
by
EagleUSA
To: EagleUSA
Maybe Bill heard of this and it led to his health problems... and they said America was great.
To: aculeus
Women's rights groups had hoped that King Mswati would be satisfied with 12 wives, although Swazi tradition puts no limit on the number a king may choose. His father, King Sobhuza, had at least 70. Sure beats same-sex marriage!
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:21:06 PM PDT
by
Dr.Syn
To: miliantnutcase
Only last year, the IMF said Swaziland risked alienating international donors with the purchase of a £27.6 million private jet for the king's use. Boy I'm sure glad the IMF is keeping close tabs on international donations to Swaziland /sarcasm off.
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:22:28 PM PDT
by
Xcoastie
(It is more difficult to organize peace than to win a war - Aristotle)
To: Dr.Syn
He is wise to keep them each in a seperate palace.
If their cycles synched up he would be in a WORLD OF HURT. The king would have to take up fishing.
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:24:37 PM PDT
by
Dinsdale
To: Xcoastie
Once again were evil for thinking we should spread democracy around the globe.
To: aculeus
"It is good to be king."
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:28:03 PM PDT
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: EagleUSA
Best I could find...2003 version??
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posted on
09/06/2004 6:28:04 PM PDT
by
GRRRRR
( Love America? Vote GOP...early and often...)
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