An author has claimed an alien took the form of her husband and tried to have sex with her. Speaking on a prophetic Christian show, Sharon Gilbert said the alien appeared in the marital bed and claimed to be the ancient ruler Xerxes. He then tried to get her to do something that would “pull her away” from God – but the plot thickened further when she told him Jesus was real, tore the alien’s face off and found a reptile “critter” lurking underneath. One Twitter user wrote: “Who among us hasn’t pulled their husband’s face off to find a horny reptilian?”
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Man faces whipping for sex with goat
A 60-year-old widower has been charged with having “unnatural” sex with a goat and could be sentenced to whipping. Shaari Hasan, from Malaysia, was accused of committing the act in July this year. According to local media, he was caught in the act when the goat’s owner, a 45-year-old woman, heard the animal making strange sounds from the back of her house.
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