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| Nepalese women strip to appease rain gods |
| 2006-08-21 |
| KATHMANDU: Dozens of Nepali women stripped naked and ploughed their fields in west Nepal, hoping to appease the gods and get some much needed rain, a newspaper report said on Sunday. About 50 women in two villages in Kapilvastu district, 120 miles west of Kathmandu, resorted to the desperate move at night on Friday as days of prayers and Hindu ceremonies failed to bring rains for the parched paddy crop, it said. "This is our last weapon, we used it, and there was light rainfall," Nepali daily Rajdhani quoted one of the women as saying. Although there is no clear religious basis for the practice, some locals believe such a move could appease the rain gods. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #22 "(Mental picture of a sopping wet 12th imam heaving his lardbutt out of the well, with sodden thobe and curly slippers, turban moldy and hanging in rags, pink pickled toesies and fingertips, a nice case of ringworm raging all over) Posted by Seafarious" No mental picture needed, Seafarious. Just go to your local Blockbuster and rent OSAMA. That old, bearded Muzzie instructor/pervert at the end of film will creep you out for the next decade, at least. |
| Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-08-21 13:23 |
| #21 By their looks I don't think 'appease' is the right verb. Perhaps 'threaten' is more approprate..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-08-21 11:35 |
| #20 (Mental picture of a sopping wet 12th imam heaving his lardbutt out of the well, with sodden thobe and curly slippers, turban moldy and hanging in rags, pink pickled toesies and fingertips, a nice case of ringworm raging all over) |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-08-21 11:33 |
| #19 !!!!!! run fo'yer lives! nakid wimmins!! |
| Posted by: RD 2006-08-21 11:16 |
| #18 Well, someone must have brought in a Herc-load of naked lassies, because it has been raining south of the Alaska Range here for over 12 days. The Alaska Railroad line was repaired yesterday after a washout. The Parks Highway that connects Anchorage to Fairbanks is closed at MP122 due to a washout at a bridge. The governor has declared the Mat-Su borough a disaster area. There is snow on the mountains above 5000 to 6000 ft elevation. It's all due to Global Warming™ and not signing on with Kyoto. And the 12th Imam is coming out of the well tomorrow because Hell is flooded. |
| Posted by: Al Aska Paul, residant Imam 2006-08-21 11:01 |
| #17 Everything is better with naked women. Except wedding anniversaries. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-08-21 10:44 |
| #16 Dang. The Aquifer's down, no rain, 25 days already this summer with 100+ degree temps, San Antonio Water System says I can't water my lawn, etc, and now I come to find out all we needed was naked women. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-08-21 10:43 |
| #15 I'm all for the stripping for rain theory. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-08-21 10:22 |
| #14 Says a lot about their understanding of Gods and men, doesn't it ? Old, old, old pagan practice. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-08-21 10:08 |
| #13 Huh. Seems the same thing's happening in Texas: Tina Moody of Dripping Springs not only has cut back on her water use, but takes baths in an old clawfoot tub outside her home and uses the water for irrigation. There's a pic. |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2006-08-21 10:07 |
| #12 Sorry to pour, um, cold water on this, but .com already has the concession on Las Vegas. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2006-08-21 09:45 |
| #11 Actually Minnesota has been suffering a drought. Do you think we can get those Swedish and Norwegian-American girls to strip down for the cause? Al |
| Posted by: frozen al 2006-08-21 09:22 |
| #10 Have you ever seen Nepalese women? Yikes. One word: moustaches. Which might be why young Napalese men join Maoist political clubs and shot up the country side for fun. "Son, there's your future" "Gee, Dad, I think I'll just hang out with the guys a little longer" |
| Posted by: Unimble Elmomort5902 2006-08-21 09:17 |
| #9 Heh heh - he said "ploughed their fields", Bevis. |
| Posted by: Spot 2006-08-21 09:13 |
| #8 "This is our last weapon, we used it" Says a lot about their understanding of Gods and men, doesn't it ? |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-08-21 07:43 |
| #7 Not all of 'em, Gromky. I went to a Gurkha wedding once, and the bride looked darned cute in that sari. |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-08-21 07:11 |
| #6 #2. Gromky may be right about Nepalese wimyn. As far as nekkid wimyn making it rain in Vegas, I can only wonder why they don't have nightly downpours between Fremont St. and Tropicana Ave.. |
| Posted by: GK 2006-08-21 05:58 |
| #5 BOOBS = RAIN > D *** it, no pics??? Now how are we gonna convert. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-08-21 03:19 |
| #4 There be wimmins in Vegas that would blow your mind. And stuff. |
| Posted by: flyover 2006-08-21 03:16 |
| #3 gromky, that's why flyover wants to do it in Vegas. DUH! ;-) |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2006-08-21 01:47 |
| #2 Have you ever seen Nepalese women? Yikes. One word: moustaches. |
| Posted by: gromky 2006-08-21 01:30 |
| #1 I think this practice should spread to drought-stricken areas worldwide. I hear Vegas gets little rain. I propose a grant-funded study... I'll move to Vegas, post-haste, tuit suite even, and run it. It's the kind of civic-minded guy I am. |
| Posted by: flyover 2006-08-21 00:37 |
