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Monday, July 6, 2009

Sold Souls

I read a strange article this morning about a loan office in Latvia where a man, Viktor Mirosiichenko, has offered loans in exchange for the small price of your soul (in the case you can't repay the loan).

Now I'm not a preachy type person where religion is concerned, but it would seem to me that if someone believes in a soul; then they, in turn, most likely believe in...I dunno, God and the Devil. So, what would cause people to agree to offer their soul for collateral in a loan for a few hundred dollars?

It seems that of all the countries in the European Union, Latvia has been one of the most effected by the economic troubles of the world. Apparently, the people there feel they are running out of options and their calls to the sky have thus far been unanswered. Where can people turn when their prayers go unanswered? Pascal?...Or, how about a loan shark offering cold hard, TANGIBLE cash for a mere "soul". What a deal! He should go into business with these guys so that after he collects the souls, he has somewhere to dump the bodies.

Even more interesting than the crazy terms of this loan is the fact that Mr. Mirosiichenko only requires that participants provide their first name. When asked why, he answered, "If they don't give it back, what can you do? They won't have a soul, that's all." Either this guy is completely nuts, or he is actually a soul collecting- soul collector for satan.

One thing is for sure, extreme poverty and desperation can seemilngly turn even the most devout person into a sinful sinner who sins.

13 comments:

  1. Freakin' weird... And funny!

    Reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Bart sells his soul to Milhouse for $5. I wonder if these poor Latvian people can still get through automatic doors and stuff? (Bart couldn't. Jackass.)

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  2. hahah, Teacup, I remember that episode. Yea, people do some caraazy shit. I wonder if anyone is actually going to pay their loan back.

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  3. I am so lucky I'm shallow and have no soul.

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  4. Argh! I remember reading, many, many years ago a short story in which a self-proclaimed atheist is offered some money for it by someone he meets at a party. “After all,” he’s told, “what can you lose, since you don’t believe you have one?” So he signs a contract there and then, and is given the money. BUT I CANNOT REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE STORY OR HOW IT ENDS. It’s going to drive me mad now…

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  5. Lola, Lola, Lola...I hope you got some good money for it.

    Simon- I posted this article with the story "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (or, 'All That Money Can Buy') in mind. Perhaps the short story you are thinking of is a take off of that? If you click on 'soul' in the blog its a clip from the film...

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  6. CT- Why would anyone pay for me what was surely a blackened out husk?

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  8. @Lola- based on the creepy creeps you always discuss, I'd say there are a few potential buyers out there, lol

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  9. Yikes... This post was a bit creepy. Gave me goosebumps. hehehehe...That was interesting. Thanks for sharing that with blogosphere. =)

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  10. @Mel- yea, its amazing what you can sell these days. I read an article a few weeks ago about a guy selling his dad's ashes on Ebay. I got outbid at the last second! Just kidding

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  11. I didn't think about it that way but surely the guy who wanted to wear my skin as a hat would be interested. I should totally call him up.

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  12. Tell me why a post that would normally take about 2 minutes to read ends up taking like ten because of the links? And tell me why I think that is awesome?

    As far as the soul thing, this are just some crazy stories. But I am very curious about the story Condescending is referring to.

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  13. @Mr. O.- Hahah...I was just wondering last night if people click on the links that I afix to the blogs. To me, those are the good parts. I'm glad you enjoy them and thanx for putting those wonders to rest.

    Yea, I tried searching for the story, but came up snake eyes.

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