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| Miss World to Nigeria: Fuggeddaboudit. |
| 2002-11-22 |
| Organizers of this year's Miss World pageant said Friday they were moving the contest from Nigeria to London after Muslim protest riots in the West African nation which killed more than 100 people. "Miss World Organization and Silver Bird Productions Limited, organizers of the 2002 Miss World pageant, have decided to move the grand finale to London, England," the organizers said in a statement. "We can find nutbags anywhere. Why would we have to go to a stinking equatorial stench and abomination like Nigeria to find them? Because they're so plentiful?" "This decision was taken after careful consideration of all the issues involved and in the overall interests of Nigeria and the contestants participating in this year's edition," it added. Pageant spokeswoman Stella Din said the London pageant would take place on December 7, the same date as had been originally scheduled for the event in Nigeria. Memo to Nigerian nutbags: Enjoy your solitude. No double-jointed baton twirlers or interpretive modern dancers. No inspiring speeches by young women who want to Help People. No blondes with big titties. And now you can riot over that. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |