It's not the most usual way of fixing a technical problem, but Nepal Airlines recently decided to sacrifice two goats to appease a Hindu god following problems with one of its aircraft.
The goats were sacrificed in front of the troublesome Boeing 757 with the hopes that it would please the sky god Akash Bhairab. And it appears to have worked; "The snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed its flights", Raju KC, a senior airline official, told the Reuters news agency.
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It is fine and dandy to make sacrifice to the sky God Akash Bhairab, but pleasing Gods is a tricky business. Now what of Airkrash Bhab, the God of ill fortune, and deeply involved in snags. Then the mountain shrew would be a more apprpriate sacrifice. And no mention is made of the joss sticks. I ask, what of the joss sticks? Until addressed, it will be sometime before I grace Air Nepal.
ReplyDeleteAirkrash Bhab, the God of ill fortune, and deeply involved in snags. Then the mountain shrew would be a more apprpriate sacrifice.
ReplyDeleteNo kidding?
AB is the Hindu God of ill fortune?
I learn something new every day.
Didn't know the mountain shrew thing either....where'd you pick that up?