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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: crockett on September 05, 2007, 08:04:29 AM
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hummm I wonder if this would work.. might keep me from getting shot down.. Anyone have any goats? :D
NEPAL'S troubled national carrier has taken a spiritual approach to recent maintenance troubles with one of its Boeing 757s by sacrificing two goats in front of the plane to appease a Hindu god.
The carrier was forced to suspend international flights for around 10 days in August as both the aircraft it uses for foreign flights were grounded due to technical problems.
"Nepal Airline Corporation officials worshipped the aircraft by sacrificing two goats to avoid technical glitches while flying," an airline spokesman, Raju Bahadur K.C., said yesterday.
"The goats were offered to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu god of sky protection, whose symbol is printed on all of our aircraft," he explained.
The goats were beheaded with a khukuri, a traditional curved knife, in front of the plane on Saturday.
One of Nepal Airlines' two 757s is in Brunei for an overhaul and the other is in Kathmandu and supposedly operational – albeit with technical problems that have forced two recent take-offs to be aborted.
But the airline said that after the goat sacrifice, the aircraft successfully managed a flight to Hong Kong.
Mountainous Nepal is a deeply religious and conservative country with Hindus making up around 80 per cent of the population of 27 million.
The country has hundreds of colourful and ornate festivals annually, and many involve animal sacrifice.
Nepal Airlines flies to seven international destinations in six countries including India, Japan and China.
The national carrier has been dogged by corruption scandals and ineffective management causing tourism officials to demand a major shake-up of the airline, long criticised for its dismal service.
http://www.news.com.au/travel/story/0,23483,22366064-27977,00.html
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What kind of a God would be appeased by a goat being slaughtered? I mean..really.
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i wonder if that works for auto repair?
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I don't know but Shub-Niggurath is pissed IMO :D
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Around here we sacrifice young goats to the God of Smoker.
:aok
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goats are cheap enough and... What could it hurt?
lazs
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Originally posted by lazs2
goats are cheap enough and... What could it hurt?
lazs
The goat?
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so in essence.... nothing.
lazs
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Well, I'm not going to argue about the value of a goat's life...my point is that any God who gets "appeased" by hacking off the head of an animal is not something I could worship.
I'm sure you are fine with it though lazs.
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Hacking off a goat's head, reciting a thousand Hail Marys... What's the difference?
Both acts seem equally absurd to outside observers, and, more than likely, equally effective.
Okay, so one is messier.
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Yeah, but you get to eat some delicious roast goat afterwards.
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Originally posted by Curval
What kind of a God would be appeased by a goat being slaughtered? I mean..really.
A hungry god.
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Good answer Mitch...'cept it ain't much of a God if he/she gets hungry.
I wonder if goats can be trained to fight...each other? Maybe this great God will get some sexual pleasure out of that.
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Curval, is the sacrifice acceptable to you if they eat the goats afterwards?
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Originally posted by Engine
Curval, is the sacrifice acceptable to you if they eat the goats afterwards?
Only if the God eats it.
The "sacrifice" is not being made to feed humans...it is being made to appease a God.
Would it be okay if they sacrificed humans who were scheduled to be executed anyway?
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It's their country, their religion and they are NOT doing anything to harm other people. In other words it's none of my business nor anyone else's really. Hardly any reason to criticise them or belittle their beliefs. Animal sacrifice was a rather large part of both Judaism and Christianity and is documented in both of the books each considers sacred.
Seems quite a few folks really don't have enough to occupy themselves that they have to go being bothered about other people who are harming no one.
:huh
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Yes it WAS a part of our faith to do these things....what has changed?
...and Mav, you ignored my question about human sacrifice. Can I assume you are good to go with that...as long as it takes place in another country of course.
Have you ever commented on certain practices within the Musilm faith? Are you okay with honour killings too?
I'm betting all of this angst is about the goat (with everyone now falling into the Storch "It is just chattle" argument...which is interesting...must go have a looksie back at the Michael Vick thread) whereas to me it is about appeasing a God by sacrifice that I have a problem with.
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Curv,
IIRC the story posted was about sacrificing a goat. I don't recall seeing anything in the original story about sacrificing a human being. If you can find it please quote it for me. I don't care for playing the "what if" game and don't need anyone to try and put words in my mouth. If you can see where I posted anything about human sacrifice in this thread before this post, please quote it for me.
I don't recall any requirement in the O'Club or AH bbs that I or anyone else respond to every single question by every single poster on the board here. I believe I am allowed to ignore those items I don't feel are worthy of a reply am I not.
You may assume whatever you wish, however your assumption is your problem and may have no bearing on reality what so ever and also is not my responsibility.
You might also note that I did not address my previous post to any individual in particular. As you can see from this on I am perfectly capable of an individual response when that is what I intended. If you took my previous post personally you inferred something I did not state specifically, again not my problem. You might have asked me about it however rather than to assume something I did not state.
Originally posted by Curval
Yes it WAS a part of our faith to do these things....what has changed?
...and Mav, you ignored my question about human sacrifice. Can I assume you are good to go with that...as long as it takes place in another country of course.
Have you ever commented on certain practices within the Musilm faith? Are you okay with honour killings too?
I'm betting all of this angst is about the goat (with everyone now falling into the Storch "It is just chattle" argument...which is interesting...must go have a looksie back at the Michael Vick thread) whereas to me it is about appeasing a God by sacrifice that I have a problem with.
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Originally posted by Maverick
Curv,
IIRC the story posted was about sacrificing a goat. I don't recall seeing anything in the original story about sacrificing a human being. If you can find it please quote it for me. I don't care for playing the "what if" game and don't need anyone to try and put words in my mouth. If you can see where I posted anything about human sacrifice in this thread before this post, please quote it for me.
I don't recall any requirement in the O'Club or AH bbs that I or anyone else respond to every single question by every single poster on the board here. I believe I am allowed to ignore those items I don't feel are worthy of a reply am I not.
You may assume whatever you wish, however your assumption is your problem and may have no bearing on reality what so ever and also is not my responsibility.
You might also note that I did not address my previous post to any individual in particular. As you can see from this on I am perfectly capable of an individual response when that is what I intended. If you took my previous post personally you inferred something I did not state specifically, again not my problem. You might have asked me about it however rather than to assume something I did not state.
lol
Just trying to have a conversation Mav. Relax.
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Originally posted by Curval
What kind of a God would be appeased by a goat being slaughtered? I mean..really.
Umm.. ever read the Bible? :confused:
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We've just finished updating the maintenance technical manuals for the 757 under a new chapter that says "When all else fails, do this!"
:aok
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curval... I am neither "fine with it" nor not fine with it... It is none of my business.
lazs
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Originally posted by MrRiplEy[H]
Umm.. ever read the Bible? :confused:
Yes. It was written two thousand years ago at the earliest.
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Originally posted by lazs2
curval... I am neither "fine with it" nor not fine with it... It is none of my business.
lazs
Unless of course you decide to fly to Nepal on Nepal Airlines. How'd you feel about it then?
:)
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Well I say the goats had it coming!
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We argue about the most retarded things. I love this place :)
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Originally posted by Curval
Good answer Mitch...'cept it ain't much of a God if he/she gets hungry.
Well...........God gets hungry, wills the people to sacrifice the goat, God is no longer hungry. I'd say thats a pretty smart God. Think of it like fast food or take out, for God. All the food with none of the hassle.:D
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Originally posted by Vudak
We argue about the most retarded things. I love this place :)
We could argue over the color of a polar bears poo for weeks. In the end we have 4 recipes for chili, discovered a renewable energy source, complained about whats in our tap water, and someone gets banned. A day in the life of the o'club.
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What if the God didn't want goat though, Bone? Wouldn't that put the passengers on those planes in significantly more danger? I think the airline rushed to their decision before thinking about all the variables.
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Expecting something similar here.
In Trenton NJ there are groups that are offering prayer to stop the crime rate there.
Inasmuch as nothing else has seemed to work. Might as well.
Could the sacrifical goats be far behind?
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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Expecting something similar here.
In Trenton NJ there are groups that are offering prayer to stop the crime rate there.
Inasmuch as nothing else has seemed to work. Might as well.
Could the sacrifical goats be far behind?
Wonder how effective it would be to sacrafice a criminal instead of a goat
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curval... I don't fly these days because it is just no fun anymore with all the "security" but if I do/did....
I guess I would be glad that they were thoughtful enough to sacrafice a goat over my plane... What can it hurt?
lazs
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It only hurts the goat...as already said.
If I was going to fly that airline I'd be concerned that the sacrificers are RELYING on the sacrifice to assist in fixing maintenance problems. I'd rather they save the goat and get working. Personal preference if you like.
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oh... well then. that is different. If their maintenance program was less on the flights that goats were sacraficed for then I would be concerned.
I think that goat sacrafice or no tho... they have a crappy record. the goat killing neither hurts nor helps and.... is none of our business.
lazs
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Originally posted by nirvana
What if the God didn't want goat though, Bone? Wouldn't that put the passengers on those planes in significantly more danger? I think the airline rushed to their decision before thinking about all the variables.
Well, if God wanted, we'll say a cheeseburger instead, God would simply will the people to sacrifice a cheeseburger. It's quite simple really, God has a very large menu from which to order and, being God, can get anything on said menu.
;)
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Originally posted by BlueJ1
We could argue over the color of a polar bears poo for weeks.
Which would be referred to Angus for clarification.
In the end we have 4 recipes for chili
In this case I would suggest that the goat meat be drained before final preparation of the chili.
discovered a renewable energy source
McFarland`s Popaw is running his car off of shine.
complained about whats in our tap water
Laz is the expert in this field.
and someone gets banned.
Beat1e again for the......aww hell who can keep count.
A day in the life of the o'club.
Fun for the entire family. :)
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I wonder. Did they need an A&P license for that?
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Originally posted by badhorse
I wonder. Did they need an A&P license for that?
Nope, the goat was neither installed in or part of the aircraft.
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Originally posted by Curval
Yes. It was written two thousand years ago at the earliest.
What are you implying the Book is not correct? Did the big man change in the meanwhile or what? :D
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Originally posted by MrRiplEy[H]
What are you implying the Book is not correct? Did the big man change in the meanwhile or what? :D
Our perception of the Big Man sure has...at least it has here.
Are they big on sacrifices in Finland still?
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Man I'd love to see the logbook entry for this.
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And the god said unto them "sorry, i only do anti-rust jobs for goat blood, try gold next time."