From the Best Excuse Ever Department:

Samukeliso Sithole, a star female athlete in Zimbabwe, was hauled into court this week when it was discovered she's actually a he. How to explain such a thing? This from the New York Times:

Mr. Sithole told the court that he had been born with both male and female genitals, and that his parents consulted a traditional healer for help. The healer, he said, prescribed a mix of herbs that caused his male organs to disappear entirely.

Unfortunately, he said, his parents paid only half the healer's fee. And when the healer recently tired of waiting for the balance, Mr. Sithole said, he caused the male genitals to spontaneously grow back as punishment. Mr. Sithole said that he had made arrangements to pay the debt, and that he had been scheduled to turn over the money - and revert to exclusively female status - on the day he appeared in court.

Oh, I see! Hey, is that a banana in your pocket or did you just sprout a mystical pair of genitals? I wonder when those new genitals grew -- because if it happened while he was taking a leak, that could have been messy.

Posted by Jason Feifer at February 11, 2005 12:45 AM