Rookie120 0 #1 September 5, 2007 QuoteKATHMANDU (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. If that all I had to do to fix something I would have a holding pen with the little bastards. That would make my nights a lot easrier.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #2 September 5, 2007 Wait, they didn't just sacrifice the goat, they fixed the problem then sacrificed the goat, right ... right? "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #3 September 5, 2007 Quote Wait, they didn't just sacrifice the goat, they fixed the problem then sacrificed the goat, right ... right? LOL, The way I read it was they had problem, goat dead, problem fixed. Good to go! Sign that bitch off and get it back in the air!If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,596 #4 September 5, 2007 Quote Wait, they didn't just sacrifice the goat, they fixed the problem then sacrificed the goat, right ... right? Hey, you've got to be sure that the problem won't come back, right? Nothing wrong with a little extra safety bufferDo you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #5 September 5, 2007 Quote Quote Wait, they didn't just sacrifice the goat, they fixed the problem then sacrificed the goat, right ... right? LOL, The way I read it was they had problem, goat dead, problem fixed. Good to go! Sign that bitch off and get it back in the air! Yeah, that is also the way I read it ... I wonder what they do if a wing falls off. Sacrifice three goats?"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sv3n 0 #6 September 5, 2007 I'm curious as to the FAA rules and regulation on Goat Sacrifice repair of an aircraft? ...and you're in violation of your face! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #7 September 5, 2007 Goats... every dropzone should have one just in case. When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #8 September 5, 2007 Quote I'm curious as to the FAA rules and regulation on Goat Sacrifice repair of an aircraft? The FAA probably doesnt give a shit since they dont fly here.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #9 September 5, 2007 Quote Goats... every dropzone should have one just in case. I thought that what the sheep were for? At least thats what the guys down in Texas told me. Maybe they have another use for them.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nopurpose 0 #10 September 5, 2007 Keep in mind it was TWO goats. Maybe the first dead goat didn't do anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willard 0 #11 September 5, 2007 I'd love to see that entry in the maintenance logs! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #12 September 5, 2007 Quote I'd love to see that entry in the maintenance logs! PIREP- Auto throttles inop. Reply- Slaughtered goat! Op's check good!If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willard 0 #13 September 5, 2007 Maybe they should carry an extra goat onboard just in case something needs attention inflight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #14 September 5, 2007 I just wonder who in there right mind would believe this BS. Hey, if we slaughter a goat then the gods will be happy and our problems will be over with.If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willard 0 #15 September 5, 2007 Quote I just wonder who in there right mind would believe this BS. Hey, if we slaughter a goat then the gods will be happy and our problems will be over with. Some of the Hindu religion. I don't believe in it, and it is obvious that you don't. But they do. Different cultures make the world a colorful and interesting place to live. Even when they slaughter goats to fix an airliner. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,596 #16 September 5, 2007 Quote I just wonder who in there right mind would believe this BS. Hey, if we slaughter a goat then the gods will be happy and our problems will be over with. Yeah, it's like when they have priests at slipways - "Bless this ship and all who sail in her" - as if that's going to make it any safer! Bunch of ignoramusesLook, nothing in that article suggests that the ritual was performed in place of proper maintenance, it was simply a cultural thing that occured when the aircraft was returned to service. Fundamentally no different whatsoever from having a priest bless a flight, or a ship, or a mission, just a more 'colourful' style of ritual. Bottom line, yes, all religious rituals are stupid, but don't pretend that theirs are any more stupid than ours just because they are differentDo you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #17 September 5, 2007 > I just wonder who in there right mind would believe this BS. The same people who believe the BS about breaking a bottle of champagne over the bow of a ship before launching it, I imagine. Heck, we even have a religion here where ritual cannibalism brings people closer to a sort of immortality! I imagine they think that's pretty odd. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #18 September 5, 2007 For now.. no problemo....I will just start to worry about this when they start building goat pens at Paine Field or Boeing field. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #19 September 5, 2007 Quote For now.. no problemo....I will just start to worry about this when they start building goat pens at Paine Field or Boeing field. Boeing would have the things coming in by the truckload!If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #20 September 6, 2007 Unbelievable. Next time I have car troubles I will just sacrifice my neighbors ducks. Or does it really have to be a goat to work? I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,596 #21 September 6, 2007 Quote Unbelievable. Next time I have car troubles I will just sacrifice my neighbors ducks. Or does it really have to be a goat to work? Why is it 'unbelievable' that they would perform a religious ritual to bring luck to the plane? You live in a country where most people feel the need to perform a ritual before eating dinner every night!Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lastchance 0 #22 September 6, 2007 Because sacrifice is so dark ages. I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
