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Airplane Mechanics Tool of Desperation (http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSEIC47086020070905)


KATHMANDU (Reuters) - 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 Tuesday.
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.

:bombout:

Interesting...hmmmm...wonder if there are any goats around the White House.

I know a few old goats I could volunteer for the job.

Don't you need them to pull your buggy? That's how they get around in Canada, is it not?

Goats have an ancient and honored lineage. Consider Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr in Norse Mythology.

I would not get on that plane.

I think goats are cute. :) Goat milk & goat cheese are also delicious.

Goat milk & goat cheese are also delicious.
So are goats themselves. :)

Don't you need them to pull your buggy? That's how they get around in Canada, is it not?
Here I am in my younger days with my lil goat Billy...
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q17/_Sal__photo/yeshereIam.jpg

did it work? Ford had kicking troublesome machines in factories as part of the official repair manuals as recently as the 1980s.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b222/godsandmen/animals/MoontingGoat.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b222/godsandmen/animals/Goat-E.gif