Goats
Blogged by James Preece on 6th September 2007
Two lessons from the goats today...
Firstly, Taking religion seriously:
Nepal airline sacrifices goats
Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said on Tuesday.
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The goats were sacrificed in front of the troublesome aircraft on Sunday at Nepal's only international airport in Kathmandu in accordance with Hindu traditions, an official said.
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It is common in Nepal to sacrifice animals like goats and buffaloes to appease different Hindu deities.
Secondly, Taking goat trauma seriously:
Goat Trauma Stats
Each year, over 6000 people are traumatized by goats in the United States alone.
If a child is traumatized by a goat before age five, he/she is five times more likely to become some form of social deviant.
If treatment is received promptly, many of the extremely damaging effects of a goat trauma can be cured.
When given a choice four out five goats will attack a child before attacking either another goat or an adult.
These same goats will choose to assault an adult over another goat more than three times out of five.
There are over 50,000 petting zoos in the United States.
The majority of goat traumas occur before age eight and after age fifty-two.
In a scientific experiment, seven out of ten goats prefer man-made fibers over natural fibers.
You have been warned.
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