Nigerian Pumpkin Heads protest new bike law

[CptStern]

Motorcyclists in Nigeria have been wearing dried pumpkin shells on their heads to dodge a new law forcing them to wear helmets, authorities say.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7813418.stm

oh those whacky nigerians

and as always it gets better:

Stories have also appeared in the local papers highlighting passengers' fears that the helmets could be used by motorcyclists to cast spells on their clients, making it easy for them to be robbed.

"Some people can put juju inside the helmets and when they are worn the victim can either lose consciousness or be struck dumb," passenger Kolawole Aremu told the Daily Trust newspaper.

 

[AtomicSpark]

Helmet laws save lives. Srs.

 

[Raziaar]

Little does that guy know that not all the pulp has been scraped out of that pumpkin... but it will be soon.

 

[<RJMC>]

I will put juju inside your ass

 

[CptStern]

that's not a nigerian ..his skin colour is a fine shade of honky

 

[Seppo]

What I want to know is how do you always manage to find a picture that fits whatever article your posting. Or do you do it the other way: find a picture and then search for a relevant news article?

 

[CptStern]

I googled pumpkin helmet (after I read the article) ..you'd be surprised how many entries there are

 

[Kula Meenur]

Jesus **** off christ, that's putting your life in your hands. There's a rule amoungst those on two wheels. If ya got a $10 head, buy a $10 helment.


How much does a pumpkin go for these days?