Oct 21 2007
The Moron in the Iron Mask
Forget going on a hunger strike. In Colombia, an unemployed man has sewn shut his mouth and locked himself behind an iron mask to demand the government attend to his family’s desperate economic plight.
Luis Miguel Aldana, 52, told The Associated Press on Saturday that he adopted the peculiar form of protest five days ago, after being locked out of his apartment in Bogota. Instead of paying two months of rent, Aldana says he bought shoes for his three children.
He is demanding the government provide a loan to jump-start a cottage textile business and pay health care bills for his wife and children. Without the loan, he says his family will end up living on the streets.
“Oh please, government, save me…”
Shame. I know of a hair model / taste testing job available for Aldana. Shame he’s all sewn up and sealed up.
October 24th, 2007 at 11:36 am
Wow, talk about a temper tantrum. So he didn’t pay his rent and so he got kicked out?! Sounds like a backwards country to me. Now I heard about Colombia and how they have a lot of kidnappings and people held for ransom, but this is ridiculous! That’s really a great way to help your family. He’s being such a great role model.
How about this… anyone who can sew his lips together is OUT OF HIS MIND!!!