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Oh, it’s one of those fright wigs!

By Robert Basler
November 12, 2008
captions | hair | humor | military

Welcome back to our popular feature, “Things Maybe we Should have Explained in a Caption, but Didn’t.” The actual caption here tells us this soldier is “wearing a wig” as he smokes near the front lines.

Excuse me? “Ernie, we’re gonna see combat today. Is my wig on straight?” That just doesn’t sound right.

I checked, and it turns out the dude said he was wearing the wig to scare the enemy and give him magic powers.

Now, I have to think that if that big honking rocket propelled grenade on his back doesn’t scare the enemy, a wig isn’t going to do the trick.

But I could be wrong. Maybe this is a whole nation of folks who are petrified of wigs, just ripe for a surprise attack by Dolly Parton.

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A Congolese government soldier wearing a wig smokes by the roadside near the front line, north of Goma in eastern Congo, November 11, 2008. REUTERS/Finbarr O’Reilly

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Nov 12, 2008
4:36 pm UTC

I think the big question is what is he using to clean his rifle barrel?

Posted by Tim | Report as abusive
 
Nov 12, 2008
6:20 pm UTC

whats up with that Ak47 pointed towards his balls

Posted by faz | Report as abusive
 
Nov 12, 2008
8:51 pm UTC

The wig is a mojo thing. Remember,this is a part of the world where your manhood can be majicked away by an evil shaman.

The AK-47 is a threat. “You majik my dick, I shoot it off!”

Posted by Suprstitius | Report as abusive
 
Nov 12, 2008
10:23 pm UTC

So thats where Rick James is now working? That’s super freaky.

Posted by ReNo | Report as abusive
 
Nov 13, 2008
2:23 pm UTC

Man. The American military has something to learn from this Congonese gender-bender.

Posted by Tim | Report as abusive
 
Nov 13, 2008
2:39 pm UTC

Hey, as long as he thinks he looks good, nothing else matters.

Posted by Orincarnia | Report as abusive
 
Nov 14, 2008
11:58 am UTC

What happens when he has to run and the wig falls of? Does he run back to get it?…

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Posted by UmNome | Report as abusive
 
Dec 5, 2008
8:36 am UTC

Are the fact that he’s smoking what looks like a giant joint and the fact that he’s wearing a bad wig related in any manner?

Posted by M | Report as abusive
 
Dec 5, 2008
12:15 pm UTC

I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

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