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    Posted: 10-Aug-2008 at 17:50
Originally posted by Constantine XI

He looks remarkably well preserved for a man of 84, let alone one who has 86 wives! The man could pass for 50
 
No wonder. The man hasn't work a day of his life! With such a large court, he probably lives for free.
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Originally posted by Władysław Warnencz

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Or use them as a source of income,sending them to beg or steal - the case with gypsies here in Bulgaria.

...but in 99.25% of cases to work on farms earning just enough to survive and sometimes not by working harder than you will in your entire life.

 
99.25% of bulgarian gypsies send their children to work on farms?


No.
 
Well firs you write they do and now you simply answer No.What do you say finally?


No I didn't, I said nothing of the sort, you referred to poor people in general and used Bulgarians as an example - your example is meaningless in the global context so naturally I would not care to comment on it specifically.  I was referring to the world's poor...


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The poorest people have the most children because there is economy in scale.  More people to earn money.  They know how to survive.  Can you imagine a middle class family having 10 children? They simply would not be able to cope.
 
Parents living on children is considered an abusse by modern societies. I wonder why Africcans have a free ride to commit these kind of abusses shielded in a sort of "special status".
 
 


There is no special status, they would die otherwise.  This is an endless cycle for these people.  When the children grow up get married and have children they do the same - they earn their place at the top of the family.
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The "endless cycle of life" was something invented by Little Foot, wasn't?
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Originally posted by Reginmund

There is nothing shocking about this really. Clearly the women are marrying him for financial security, which makes sense in a country where decent living standards are no guarantee. For all his lunacy he is actually doing something good here, and the women get what they want too.
I actually visited three sisters in the jungle a few weeks ago who had a similar scheme in mind. The idea was that I´d  pick one them.
 
Women and subtle signals may not be everything, but it´s not as bad as women and not-so-subtle signals. Let´s say that ¨are you rich?¨ and ¨if we´d fight for you, who would you want to win?¨ were about the most subtle frases. Aren´t they ashamed to chat people up like that? They probably think I´m gay now.
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Well it seems he wont be so lucky anymore:

Nigerian man agrees to divorce 82 wives

14:27 AEST Tue Sep 2 2008
3 hours 50 minutes ago

An 84-year-old Nigerian man with 86 wives and 170 children has accepted a decree issued by Islamic authorities that he must divorce 82 of them.

The BBC, quoting a local emir, reported that Mohammadu Bello Abubakar agreed to the mass divorce at the weekend.

Abubakar, a former teacher and preacher, faced the death penalty under Sharia law, which was reintroduced to the Muslim-majority Niger state in northwest Nigeria in 2000.

While the death sentence was lifted, Abubakar still faced eviction from his home.

Nigerian media and the BBC interviewed Abubakar several weeks previously, when he claimed there was no punishment in the Koran for having more than four wives.

However, the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs said that Sharia law clearly limited a man to four wives.
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Gah. Islam ruins everything these days. LOL
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Gah. Islam ruins everything these days. LOL

Yes, let the old man have a little fun!LOL I was thinking about converting to Islam if there is no punishment for having 86 wives. I regret the Nigerian authorities spoiled my dreams. Hey guys you need reputation as a healer then ladies come themselves!LOL 


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Originally posted by Sparten

86 wives=86 mothers in laws.
 
not inevitably, might be some of his wifes are sisters.....
but you are right, simply the idea makes me agitate...


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Originally posted by Sparten

86 wives=86 mothers in laws.


ouch...Dead

And if you consider for a moment that each of the mothers-in-law was one of the 98765 wives of another man, that's even a more alarming amount of mothers-in-law.

DId you get me well?? I'm just back from the pub and the letters are kinda wiggling here.




Edited by Slayertplsko - 02-Sep-2008 at 22:34
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I wonder how this man is alive (considering his hardwork)
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