Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Count Me In!

How could a plan like this not succeed. I mean, who wouldn't want to spend their vacation visiting a...a...I'll let the article do the talking, because words temporarily fail me:

One of pop superstar Michael Jackson's brothers, Marlon, is involved in a controversial plan to develop a $3.4bn (£2.4bn) slavery memorial and luxury resort in Badagry, Nigeria.

The historic slave port is to be transformed through the bizarre combination of a slave history theme park and a museum dedicated to double Grammy-winning pop-soul group the Jackson Five.


Watch out, Michael! You're losing ground in the decades-long competition for the title of "Weirdest Jackson Brother." You've been on top so long, you've gotten complacent.

Also, "slave history theme park"? I assume the main attraction is a ride like Space Mountain, only it's dark, there's no air, you're chained in the seat, and the ride goes on for a month without stopping. Tickets start at $5 a pop.

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