It’s a kind of Magic!

Once again, superstition, gullibility and magic enter the realms of the surreal made possible with the news this week that the Invisible Man is alive and in Police Custody here in Lombok, the island adjacent to Bali.

According to Antara News, the gentleman in question, a thief identified as Salman, who was believed to have magic powers, was arrested after doing a runner after stealing a mobile phone and some cash from a house at Tanjung Karang village.

The Police statement was the best part, these idiots believe in supernatural powers and this nineteen year old is one of the most cunning operatives around.

"Salman is a specialist cellular phone thief who is known by the local people to have a magic power because he is invisible each time he carried out his stealing activity," the Police spokesman Pak Ima Gullibledick said.

He added that Salman had been hunted by the police for a long time. When he was captured on Thursday night, he was with his friend Casperl but the latter managed to disappear when he saw the police.

"We are developing the case to uncover an alleged ring of thefts believed to have magic power in the city," Gullibledick said.

Based on the information, the thefts with magic power in Mataram and in Lombok island in general had made the local people restless because the perpetrators could not be seen by the people around, he added.

Police have also issued a warrant for Harry Potter, Frodo Baggins and the missing Casper who they believe have similar powers and may have assisted in this crime spree.

I’m telling you, if it weren’t in the news I’d never have believed it… better go, I’m disappearing off for a pint!