Problems With A 757? Easy Fix: Sacrifice Two Goats!

KATHMANDU, NEPAL – Usually when you’re traveling via airplane and your flight is delayed for mechanical reasons, you can look out the terminal window and see mechanics busy working on the aircraft.

Imagine traveling on Nepal’s state-run airline recently, being told about mechanical problems with a Boeing 757, then looking out the window to see officials sacrificing two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god!

Nepal Airlines, which has two Boeing aircraft, has had to suspend some services in recent weeks due the problem.

The goats were sacrificed in front of the troublesome aircraft Sunday at Nepal’s only international airport in Kathmandu in accordance with Hindu traditions, an official said.

“The snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed its flights,” said Raju K.C., a senior airline official, without explaining what the problem had been.

Local media last week blamed the company’s woes on an electrical fault. The carrier runs international flights to five cities in Asia.

It is common in Nepal to sacrifice animals like goats and buffaloes to appease different Hindu deities.

JOKESTARTERS:

• I know a guy who works at Boeing, and they actually have a Hindu-based manual that shows the proper, technical method of severing a goat’s neck to appease Akash Bhairab. It’s a common fix for 757s.
• In a related incident, officials recently sacrificed a sheep in Washington State, after accidentally having sex with it.
• “Ladies and gentleman this is your captain speaking. Today we’ll be serving your choice of snacks, drinks, and the fresh warm blood of Billy the goat. Have a pleasant flight…”

SOURCE:

• Reuters