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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Started conversation Jun 18, 2009
A man is beaten to death in a busy market square in Nigeria.
Of what crime was he accused?
No googling, Wikipedia etc.
There are klaxons, naturally: so be bold; preferably interesting; never obvious.
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. Posted Jun 18, 2009
Hoo Kay, lets kick off with the fact that parts of Nigeria are strictly Moslem so are we talking Sharia Law offences?
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 18, 2009
First catch of the day. 
"Punishment under Sharia Law" 
Wandering Albatross -5
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
Malabarista - now with added pony Posted Jun 18, 2009
How about - "none" 
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 18, 2009
Not a klaxon this time.
No, he was definitely accused of something...
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
Z Posted Jun 18, 2009
Was this the man who turned into a goat?
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned Posted Jun 18, 2009
Begging? 
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 18, 2009
Not a metamorphic malady.
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 18, 2009
Not begging.
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 18, 2009
Why are people usually beaten to death ... or is that a little too much like klaxon-baiting?
Perhaps I should have asked why are people unusually beaten to death?
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. Posted Jun 18, 2009
Yeah, and look who swallowed the bait hook, line and Sharia.
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
bobstafford Posted Jun 18, 2009
Where is Taff when you need him
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
toybox Posted Jun 18, 2009
Cheering the wrong 
team?
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
Milla, h2g2 Operations Posted Jun 18, 2009
He neglected to haggle with the vendor, thus insulting traditions and also ruining the price levels for the local buyers.
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 18, 2009
What we need is a Taff stand-in.
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 18, 2009
Seems a mite harsh. No not lack of haggling mores.
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jun 18, 2009
he was an apostate, he had been a muslim and had converted to another religion, and so was fair game for any nutbar
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jun 18, 2009
looking at the title
he was believed to be the re-incarnation of jack the ripper and the mob got him for it
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 18, 2009
"apostasy" -5
QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 18, 2009
The general's name was Jack. And no - that is no coincidence.
DGI +1
It's not directly relevant but informative.
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QI - The Prescriptions and Prognostications of General J. D. Ripper
- 1: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 18, 2009)
- 2: WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. (Jun 18, 2009)
- 3: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 18, 2009)
- 4: Malabarista - now with added pony (Jun 18, 2009)
- 5: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 18, 2009)
- 6: Z (Jun 18, 2009)
- 7: lil ~ Auntie Giggles with added login ~ returned (Jun 18, 2009)
- 8: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 18, 2009)
- 9: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 18, 2009)
- 10: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 18, 2009)
- 11: WanderingAlbatross - Wing-tipping down the rollers of life's ocean. (Jun 18, 2009)
- 12: bobstafford (Jun 18, 2009)
- 13: toybox (Jun 18, 2009)
- 14: Milla, h2g2 Operations (Jun 18, 2009)
- 15: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 18, 2009)
- 16: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 18, 2009)
- 17: Taff Agent of kaos (Jun 18, 2009)
- 18: Taff Agent of kaos (Jun 18, 2009)
- 19: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 18, 2009)
- 20: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 18, 2009)
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