Think the National Geographic will have pictures?
Wes
On Sep 1, 2005, at 12:23 PM, FastmetalBDF@aol.com wrote:
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> THE COFFEE BREAK - Thursday, September 1, 2005
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> For his next queen, who will become his 13th wife, King
> Mswati III of Swaziland has a pick of 50,000 virgins who
> presented themselves at a topless parade.
> The portly 37-year-old monarch seemed pleased after viewing
> the bevy of teenage "flowers" at the Monday Umhlanga, or
> the Reed Dance, annual festivities. Swaziland ranks as the
> country with the world's highest known rates of HIV/AIDS
> infection.
> The girls danced, twirled and pounded the earth outside
> the royal kraal, proclaiming their willingness to become
> the wife of the last absolute monarch in sub-Saharan
> Africa, Britain's Telegraph reported.
> "We are happy, we are healthy and we are alone," sang
> thousands of tuneful, high-pitched voices. "We are the
> flowers of the Swazi people."
> King Mswati has 27 children from his 12 wives. The
> Umhlanga is the highlight of Swaziland's traditional
> calendar. Every chief in the country of 1.17 million
> people dispatches a group of teenage virgins to the royal
> kraal.
> "It's as if the girls are going on an auction sale with
> the king picking," said Mario Masuku, leader of the
> banned opposition party.
> The king will pick his new queen after further review of
> the video of the festivities.
> What are your thoughts on King Mswati having virgins
> presented themselves at a topless parade?
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