Oh My GAAAWWWD!!! Indonesian Man TRANSFORMS Into A TREE (Parental Discretion Is Advised)!!! - MediaTakeOut.com™ 2008


OH MY GAAAWWWD!!! INDONESIAN MAN TRANSFORMS INTO A TREE (PARENTAL DISCRETION IS ADVISED)!!!
 




November 15, 2007. MediatakeOut.com has learned that an Indonesian man is suffering from a rare condition under which roots grow from his extremities. He'll be coming to the United States for treatment shortly.

All we want to know is if that mess is contagious???? If it is, we may want to keep his behind over in Indonesia....

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MRSGOODIDEA  
  ok some ppl say 1st i JUST SAY GOOD MORNING ON THIS SHITTY RAINY DAY!!!

I LOVE Y0U P0PPA U LIGHT UP MY LIFE 11YEAR'S +2 KID'S = 1 HAPPY MARRIAGE...X0X0X0X0
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GIVE 4 DA CAUSE N0T 4 DA APPLAUSE.LEAD
 

JuiceBox  
  LMAO!!

thats really gross
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"Fcuk These Banana Trees!!!!"
 

shay0627  
  NASTY!!!!!!!!
   

MRSGOODIDEA  
  ok some ppl say 1st i JUST SAY GOOD MORNING ON THIS SHITTY RAINY DAY!!!

I LOVE Y0U P0PPA U LIGHT UP MY LIFE 11YEAR'S +2 KID'S = 1 HAPPY MARRIAGE...X0X0X0X0 I THINK SHE LOOKS GREAT LMFAO
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GIVE 4 DA CAUSE N0T 4 DA APPLAUSE.LEAD
 

ElevatedMind  
  ahhhhhhh! ohh [EXPLETIVE]....thats scary as hell!!!
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flygirlph  
  I HAVE TO VOMIT!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!
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EvrytimeItry2leavesumnkeepullinmebak!
 

AtlPeach2Dc  
  2ND and ewwwww thats gross

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ceba  
  OMG!!!!
   

AtlPeach2Dc  
  dang yall fast hell i quit!!! lol
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gcjazz  
  myspace.com/gregparkerproductions
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mudslideproduction  
  Dammmm!
   

keepingitreal  
  GROSS
   

esotericdredz  
  AHHHHH! AHHHHH!

How the F**K does that happen...

Just looking at that makes me itch! lol

For his sake I pray they have a cure!
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Nas killed it at Rock The Bells
 

ladytee35  
  Oh my god

Lord thank you for the lil aches and pains I have cause this man must be suffering LORD HAVE MERCY
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Same Toilet Different SH*T!
 

DLee  
  They need to keep his butt right over there in Indonesia. WHY!? WHY?! do they bring that type of stuff over here.
   

Godwell  
  MAYBE THAT IS MANKINDS NEXT EVOLUTIONARY STEP BECAUSE GOD KNOWS WE SURE [EXPLETIVE] UP BEING HUMANS.
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witchywomn  
  Kinda half assed journalism as usual. What is the name of the ucking condition. Man y'all r sorry sometimes
   

tiaje  
  EEEEEEEEEE[SPAM]WWWWWWWWWWW

Is his nickname Barkie?

If he rubs his hands together can he start a fire?

Can he get root rot?



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Melting in your mouth, not in your hand
 

bonafied_trini  
  O-M-G!!!!!!!!! DATS DISGUSTIN
   

fresh07  
  Lawdddd...this has gotta be a joke.
   

queensheeleigh  
  thanks mto, i needed that to go with my breakfast! UGH!!
   

B1349  
  MTO is so wrong for this. His condition is not roots its a condition where the body grows the same stuff fingernails are made of. The problem is it grows all over the body and the only way to treat it is to cut it or file it off the same way you would do a fingernail, but its not roots.
   

not_1_2_hate  
  Roots... damn that's ignorant. But he does look like those talking trees from Lord of the Rings. He looks happy though.
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The SMARTEST dumb man is still DUMB!
 

bigfella  
  That is probably the nastiest $hit I have ever seen. Way worse than that 2 girls 1 cup stuff...
   

FineWomanOfColor  
  Maybe that's just the worst case of athlete's foot known to man and it's spread to other extremities. OMG! Let this be a lesson fellas, nip that itchy foot in the bud immediately! Yuck! And I agree with MTO, keep his ass over there!
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iDoThisInMySlumber,iAintAHalfAssNewcomer
 

Dabitchizhere  
  Gotdayum! And I thought my migrains made ME miserable!!

Thank you Lord, it could be worse!!!
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**tha-bitch-has-spoken**
 

datgurlcansing  
  WTF? IS THIS REAL? GEEZUM THIS IS SOME CRAZY SH!T
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OhSoCrUnK  
  raaaa thats some crazy [EXPLETIVE]!!

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blackdaddy1696  
  Why Why Why do they always have to come to the us? Why cant the doctors go over there and handle that. Why run the risk of bringing that desease into the country.




http://r.yuwie.com/blackdaddy1696
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Hustleman_4  
  That $hit is disgusting! How is that even possible?

Anyway, Happy Birthday to me too!
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Hustler By Nature.......Player By Choice
 

kimmiecarmel  
  THIS HAS TO BE FAKE. BECAUSE HOW IN THE HELL DID HE GET THOS SHIRT SLEEVES OVER ALL THAT?
   

Joy  
  LMAO @ THIS ISH HERE.....................

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL


HE need to keep his a*ss over there because WTF CAN A DOCTOR DO FOR HIM BUT GIVE HIM SOME PLANT FOOD................LMAO


LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL..... CRYN LAUGHN @ WORK...
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*Thats Right , I said It *
 

ninajoy220  
  thats crazy!!! get that man some lotion pleeeese
   

blackgyr30  
  OMG! I didnt look is it really that bad yall!!!(shakin in my boots)
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da blacker da berry........
 

allegriaymaria  
  happbirthday hustle man!!

hey blackdaddy you still at the cricket inn!!

topic:
that shyt is beyond gross i wonder if he will be able to grow fruit or something
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you know im right..so shut the fuk up
 

anexone  
  He can join the circus and make a lot of money
   

email2michael  
  That nugga looks like a loaf of moldy bread. Keep his ass AWAY from New york City, that's all I have to say!
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You tole Harpo to BEAT ME!
 

Honesty24  
  "RUN AND GET YOUR MONEY LITTLE DUFFEL BAG BOY".

I'M LMAO AT ALL THE PEOPLE LTAO! I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE, SO OBVIOUSLY IT IS A VERY RARE CONDITION. I'M NOT SURE IF EVEN MEDICINE IN THE U.S COULD CURE THIS MAN. I DON'T SEE HOW THEY CAN REVERSE WHAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED, BUT PERHAPS THEY CAN PREVENT A BRANCH FROM POPPING OUT OF HIS HEAD.
   

Honesty24  
  "RUN AND GET YOUR MONEY LITTLE DUFFEL BAG BOY".

I'M LMAO AT ALL THE PEOPLE LTAO! I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE, SO OBVIOUSLY IT IS A VERY RARE CONDITION. I'M NOT SURE IF EVEN MEDICINE IN THE U.S COULD CURE THIS MAN. I DON'T SEE HOW THEY CAN REVERSE WHAT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED, BUT PERHAPS THEY CAN PREVENT A BRANCH FROM POPPING OUT OF HIS HEAD.
   

Honesty24  
  AT LEAST HE'S STILL SMILING THOUGH. LIKE ETHAN SAID IN TRAINING DAY "YOU GOTTA CONTROL YOUR SMILES AND YOUR CRIES, BECAUSE THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE, AND NOBODY CAN TAKE THAT AWAY FROM YOU". REAL TALK.
   

yourladya  
  I couldn't deal with this. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am getting sick lookign at him. What kind of disease turns u into a tree? TREE-ITIS? This is so sad and very scary.
   

girlbye36  
  I had to investigate this is what I found:

'Tree man' finds virus at the root of his condition
17 November 2007

Magazine issue 2630
HIS hands and feet resemble clumps of branches and his body is covered with unsightly brown welts that could pass for bark. Now Dede, who is 36 and lives near Bandung in West Java, Indonesia, has finally learned what causes the growths that have afflicted him since the age of 18 - and a possible way to treat them.

After analysing samples of Dede's tissue and blood, Anthony Gaspari at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore has discovered that they are caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) - which also causes ordinary warts.

People are normally able to clear HPV within a year. Gaspari thinks Dede is unable to because he suffers from a rare immune deficiency caused by the inheritance of two defective genes and resulting in abnormally low numbers of protective white blood cells called CD4 cells. Yet Dede has never suffered from any other illness. .

That is some of the weirdest s/h/i/t i've every fukkin seen, damn!
   

nyindr  
  The rare condition is caused by an extreme case of Human Papilloma Virus. His immunse system is unable to contain the warts which fused with his skin cells causing 'horn like' growth. It's kinda like seeing someone with big nast nails growing from their extremeties.

With a large dose of Vitamin A and freeze removal he should be back to normal.

MTO - Please fire the person who posted this lack of information nonsense.

WHY DO YOU GUYS FEEL THE NEED TO DUMB DOWN YOUR SITE> STEP IT UP A BIT BEFORE YOU LOOSE THE LAST EDUCATED VISITOR.
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Beso mi culo? or besame el culo?
 

alovelyladyiam  
  thanks 4 the info girlbye36 and nyindr...
   

girlbye36  
  @alovelyladyiam

No prob, instead of MTO trying to post s/h/i/t for shock value they need to try to be, at least, a litte informative, sometimes. It wound hurt.
   

creamofbeats  
  I'm sorry yo, but that mofo ain't got NOTHING to be smiling about. WTF?? Look at yourself man! That schyt ain't funny! Ain't a lotion in this world that can cure that amount of 'dry skin!' Oil of olay can't fix that duke! Wipe that smile off your face and make someone cut them [EXPLETIVE] off you RIGHT NOW! Smiling and schyt like life is good, get the phuck outta here!
   

girlbye36  
  creamofbeats

Yous an ignit azz. Ever heard of smiling through your adversity. Just because you have an illness doesn't mean you have to go around all sad and s.h.i.t. Maybe his life is good cuz he's livin
   

fiddy  
  That's why we got [EXPLETIVE] over here now and they don't know what to do to get rid of the [EXPLETIVE]!! This is why I don't let people touch me, nor do I touch faucets,or the knobs before or after I wash my hands. People are nasty and i know because I see it everyday!! And ladies, please wash your hands before you go to the bathroom. When we wipe we spread germs. Just a tip I got myself from "The Michael Baisden Show".

I hope this disease don't kill this man and he finds a cure. God help him!
   

D-Jizzle  
  DAMN THATS SAD,WHY YALL LAUGHIN AT HIM?
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Dem Yung Suns!
 

cosmicgirl  
  my god...
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Our deepest fear is that we r powerful
 

carrington  
  She's old, she's hot, she knows your business, she tells your business, she cusses your azz out, and then gives you a piece of candy on your way out the door... she's Miss Pearl

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texas_sweety  
  Thanks girlbye for the info on it... I was getting ready to google it. Dang my migrane is not so bad right now.
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lemme hold $2
 

deshuan8  
  that [EXPLETIVE] looknasty as hell that is nasty
   

soulsangr  
  yall sho be findin em don't cha??
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i crack my OWN self up!!
 

121269  
  he been fukin the tree since it was a plant.
   

doggy  
  There's a lot in this world that is still unexplainable.
   

tiaje  
  @DOGGY....

1st unexplainable thing is how did he get that shirt on and the sleeves are not stretched out of shape? His hands can't go through arms of that shirt?

Don't feel sorry for him cause he does seem to be happy. Bet his woman loves it when he gets a woodie. Good and stiff. LOL. Sorry that was a sick joke but that's life.

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Melting in your mouth, not in your hand
 

SherRoyal  
  bafoonery; why not go into detail about the mans' condition rather than dumb it down
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Ju,Me and He.
 

sk8key  
  it's called Lewandowsky-Lutz Dysplasia. it's caused by a strain of HPV, the same virus that causes cervical cancer and genital warts. studies show that there is some genetic predisposition to it, however
   

Lyle  
  MAYBE THAT IS MANKINDS NEXT EVOLUTIONARY STEP BECAUSE GOD KNOWS WE SURE [EXPLETIVE] UP BEING HUMANS.

^^^^^

real talk... but on some next level [EXPLETIVE] maybe dude can control all the tress sorounding him or something
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if you cant say it in my face!!!
 

121269  
  HE NEED SOME WEED.B .GONE
   

IcanPaint  
  mto, if ur not gunna raise money or something for him and simply doing it to shock value (really vaudevilleish by the way) then why show it? your clearly doing it to gross people out and make stupid comments.
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cuteness29_2007  
  LOOKS LIKE HIS MAMA WS HUMPING ON A TREE LIMB WHEN SHE GOT HORNY
   

Reallytho  
  There is noway that he can put that young tee shirt over all of that crap. This has to be fake. Look at how thin his sleeves are on the tee shirt. I aint buying it!!
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=hIExZvqX4j4&f
 

FullGrownDiva  
  GOT DAAAYYUUMMM!!!!
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Living Life to the Fullest!!!
 

focus  
  And people wonder why some are born gay. Rare things like this can occur at any time.
   

twofifty  
  I am itching like a mutha f*cka know! It was hard as he11 to get on here just to comments.

SHOOT THAT MUTHA F*CKA AND BURN THE BODY!!DON'T BRING THAT SH*T OVA HERE!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8n2E8Hpo
 

600pounds  
  I just saw 1 second of this and I scrolled all the way down this page. That [EXPLETIVE] is pure disguting. No one obviously chooses to be or look sick, but if that was me, I would kill myself. Dam, I hae to get that pic outta my mind; I'm getting goosebumps and shi*.
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Never here for friends so next!
 

africangirl  
  This is not fake , this is really a condition where your skin hardens like toenails, saw this on some tv show,it's like a fugus that grows all over your body
   

Reallytho  
  How did he put on that young tee shirt?
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=hIExZvqX4j4&f
 

Moon  
  Jesus Christmas! I've seen it all now.

Learn The Truth About Tithing
http://www.inyourbible.com
   

inpectorgadget  
  @ bigfella

Honey there is NOTHING worse than 2 girls 1 cup.NOTHING. I still have flashbacks of that heinous sh*t. It's seared into my brain permenantly.

What's the deal with all these new and freaky conditions popping up all of a sudden?
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"buss a mutherf*ucken moove"
 

HUEmanbro  
  Maybe it's his karma. You never know. Don't laugh because it might happen to ya'll or your children.
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KaptainFury  
  THANX MTO!! NOW MY WHOLE BODY FEELS KINDA FUNNY..
   

diabolicmisses  
  NO WORDS
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**ToP*NoTch**YeLLa**
 

misstreysongz  
  that is so disgusting..i'd hate to be in his shoes..
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[EXPLETIVE] are the new b*tches
 

yeah-ok  
  what the????????
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rrrreeeeoooowwww
 

jbkny  
  I seen anarticle once it showed a Haition women with branches stickin out of her legs and arms.now im starting to think that trees were once human beings wow.www.myspace.com/ninoxny
   

quelinda456  
  @girlbye36 and nyindr THANK YOU! I love it when black folks actually research and want to know the true story and learn, rather than trusting MTO when it comes to "medical" type stories. I knew men could get HPV but I never knew that this could result from an infection. Interesting...

And about his smiling. I have always wondered how people who are so less fortunate than we, seem to be happier than Americans. It's an internal happiness that I envy. But I wonder how painful that is....
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IDK Why I‘m on MTO it makes me SMH&LOL
 

carmex_gurl  
  this is like so sad!!!
   

yupyup  
  @sk8key
would gene therapy work? Since it's a temporally variable virus, would immunizing potential carriers with the HPV vaccine prevent the progression?
   

DreDog  
  That is straight DIIIIIISGUSTING!!!

He looks like he's part reptile and shyt....damn Wally Gator....YUCK!
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The Bytch ya love ta hate!
 

Neeka82  
  You know something is actually bothering me! He "apparently" has this "condition" that makes him slowly transform into a tree but can someone please tell me how he was able to put on that shirt???? With the size of his "hands" i dont see how it was possible for his hands to go thru the sleeves. Also, i cant find anything online about this condition. if someone has any links or whatever, i would love to read about this
   

DreDog  
  Tiaje but wouldn't ya think if he tried to have intercourse that maybe his woman's coody make catch splinters? OWWWWWEEEEE!!! LMAO!!! That sounds very painful....okay I shouldn't make jokes but he seems to be happy bu umm umm please have a US doctor go there to perform the surgery...we have way too much to deal with already...AIDS, STAFF INFECTIONS, etc.
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The Bytch ya love ta hate!
 

Drea77  
  This is a bunch of bullsh*t. How did he get that short sleeved shirt over that nasty mess? And pants...come on...make up another one MTO...whatever
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Cant help who u love, ur not supposed to
 

Drea77  
  @Neeka: i just read your comment after i posted...EXACTLY!!! THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYIN...
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Cant help who u love, ur not supposed to
 

ReggieBushGurl87  
  WHAT IN THE HELL
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Augusta‘s Finest
 

sierra714  
  i'll have to look this one up,cause i've been in med school for 2years now, and i yet to see or learn about anything like that. it gives me the chillssss.
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Rt/bsn/msn.....im aiming for it
 

HennyzBack  
  I know he must have hell tryna wipe his @ss
   

liquid_isis  
  QUARINTINE! ASAP!

They need to keep his infected behind in indonesia. His spores from the disease, can fly through the air and cause an outbreak over here. He is smiling, so he must not be in that much pain. I'm going to school tomorrow and ask my lab teacher about this!
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KB‘S GAL
 

jrlink  
  so instead of going to the barber what should he do? go to the landscaper?
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THE HIT-S MAN IS HERE TO HELP YA SITE HO
 

jrlink  
  atleast he dont need toilet paper!
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THE HIT-S MAN IS HERE TO HELP YA SITE HO
 

jrlink  
  better stay out of the rain buddy! next thing you know we got a rain forrest!
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THE HIT-S MAN IS HERE TO HELP YA SITE HO
 

flyygirl78  
 

GTFOH!!!
GTFOH!!!
GTFOH!!! DID HIS MAMMA [EXPLETIVE] ON TREE WHEN SHE WAS PREGNANT! LORD FORGIVE ME FOR ALL THE SILLY SH!T I BE SAYIN' WHEN IM ON HERE
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AMATURES get COCKY!!!
 

flyygirl78  
  @B1439
THANK YOU
LORD ITS ME AGAIN I NO NOT WHAT I DO BUT I MIGHT DO IT AGAIN
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AMATURES get COCKY!!!
 

666chitown  
  DAMN MTO RITE WEN A [EXPLETIVE] BOUT 2 EAT UGHHHH!!!KEEP HIZ ASS OVER THERE. I BET DAT FEEL NASTY.YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
   

jrlink  
  you would think with all them home made tooth brushes he got on his teeth would be in better shape!
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THE HIT-S MAN IS HERE TO HELP YA SITE HO
 

GabrielasMadre  
  I wonder if he has a "woody" in his pants...sorry couldn't help it...LOL
   

azanakamili  
  MTO IS SO SILLY!
The man is not growing roots, he's growing WARTS! They just resemble roots. I can't take looking at it. I watched the clips from the show he's going to be on. I started to itch. I'm not saying that to try to be funny either. I really did start to itch and had to get away from that page.
OMG.
Okay, so they said that the dudes white cell count is so low that they initially thought he had AIDS, but that does not, he only has warts. But what if the warts are somehow masking the virus or the virus is manifesting itself as warts or something? I gotta stop talking about this now because I'm just wowed and a bit grossed out as well.
Bye.
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Abayita ababiri bajjukanya !
 

yvn  
  responsible journalism requires that you at least tell people what this condition is, dont just scare people. and for every1 who says he should stay in indonesia y'all are unfair. why the hell do americans think that they are the [EXPLETIVE], last i cheked some of you dont even live the american dream. stop being selfish and ignorant,it aint contagious, get your head outta your butt for just one second...
   

keely-jai  
  is this real???
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myspace/keely_jai
 

blaque623  
  I wonder what his "no no" spot looks like.
   

bo0gzz  
  LMFAOOOOO. .. FAKEEE plz stop it media take out
   

vhotchick  
  WHAT THE [EXPLETIVE] ????????????????????
   

Moodyline101  
  Oh S**T i fel so sad for him i just want to know if it's contaguious? They gpt too many diseases here already.
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myspace.com/sylviajferguson- holla at ya
 

DLee  
  @yvn you crazy. Thats how this type of thing gets spread around. They should keep his butt right there and send him a doctor. Start moving him around and next thing you know that crap pops up in Philly, D.C., NY and its over from there.
   

mislady85  
  if that is a real disease they better keep that s**t over there.Hell we got enought diseases to worry about here that came from places like that
   

Daniela  
  this is really disgusting ya'll
   

email2michael  
  You gotta wonder if his BARK is worse than his BITE

(I know, I'm wrong wrong wronnngg lawd hammercy)
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You tole Harpo to BEAT ME!
 

Tiffany347  
  Here's the real story!!! He suffers from HPV...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=MLYGYKBGOGQ2DQFIQMFSFGGAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2007/11/12/wtree112.xml
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http://www.myspace.com/real_freesoul
 

tiaje  
  @NEEKA82 AND DREA....

SAME THING I SAID IN AN EARLIER POST.

Now I'm wondering if he has a pet dog???? Will the dog [EXPLETIVE] on him?????(Sick thinking on my part.)
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Melting in your mouth, not in your hand
 

fly_gurl23  
  eeewwwwww!Man that stuff is nasty.They need to keep him in Indonesia!
   

mocha_luv  
  i pray God has mercy on this man and cure his ailments!
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THE REAL MOCHA
 

Drmdl  
  DAMG!!!!

That NEGROE GOT A WOODY
(sorry bout the bad joke...)

   

Treasure06  
  ewww, my lord. i have no words...
   

Yve  
  Dang! Looks like a fungus...

He needs a couple of gallons of Tinactin on his hands....
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I‘m just sayin‘ get a new catch phrase
 

trinigirly  
  HOW HE GOT HIS SHIRT ON...maybe it's one of those snap-on shirts.
   

ImRachel  
  trini is probably right.
or maybe its a really really stretchy shirt.
Lol
everyone should feel sorry for him..
its not his fault he got that disease.
HAVE SOME SYMPATHY PEOPLE!!
Dont just think hes a freak and shouldnt goto USA.
cuz thats just really Like.
Bitchy.
   

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