Goats sacrificed to fix Nepal jet

gelfling · Unread post by **gelfling** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:45 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6979292.stm

Nepal's state-run airline has confirmed that it sacrificed two goats to appease a Hindu god, following technical problems with one of its aircraft.
Nepal Airlines said the animals were slaughtered in front of the plane - a Boeing 757 - at Kathmandu airport.

The offering was made to Akash Bhairab, the Hindu god of sky protection, whose symbol is seen on the company's planes.

The airline said that after Sunday's ceremony the plane successfully completed a flight to Hong Kong.

"The snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed its flights," senior airline official Raju KC was quoted as saying by Reuters.

Nepal Airlines has two Boeing aircraft in its fleet.

The persistent faults with one of the planes had led to the postponement of a number of flights in recent weeks.

The company has not said what the problem was, but reports in local media have blamed an electrical fault.

The first thing that sprang to mind was "WTF?", the second was that this was not the best way to get along with the local Buddhists and the third was that I hope whoever authorised it is subject to disciplinary action.

A'Ton Sands · Unread post by **A'Ton Sands** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 10:47 pm

Well in Japan you can get your car blessed by Shinto monks for a small fee.

Better safe than sorry I say.

Parrot · Unread post by **Parrot** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:16 am

Wonder what I could get blessed by sacraficing the girlfriend... Other than myself being blessed..

Toucan · Unread post by **Toucan** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 1:28 am

i hope there were some american tourists on that flight

"ok little george junour, just look out the window and you'll see all the big aeroplanes"

"AAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!"

mwahaha

Parrot · Unread post by **Parrot** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 3:12 am

If it was me I would have asked for the curry goat as a in flight me, i need to get back down to Jamaca.
I was on a flight to Key West on time, it was a real small plane about 5 of us counting the pilot and co-pilot we went to taxi toward the runway and the plane shutdown, they pulled this huge generator out to the plane jump started it and we took off, all I could think about was Alanis Morriset song " Ironic"...
Flying is still safer than auto's I figure..

eirykhi · Unread post by **eirykhi** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:40 am

then what did theay do with the goat a little BBQ? damit now im hungry!