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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Women Reportedly Plowing Naked in Nepal
2004-07-05
Female rice farmers are plowing their fields at night in the nude to please the rain god during a dry spell in southwestern Nepal. A 35-year-old farmer, Ambika Tharu, said she and other women were daring to bare all for the rain god because of a delay in the annual monsoon season and the need for precipitation for their rice crops. "My mother-in-law said the God would be pleased and make rainfall if women till the land naked," Tharu told the Himalayan Times newspaper.
The Rain God told me he likes the ones with the big, plump honkers...
The delay of the monsoon rains, which usually begin in the first week of June in Nepal, have prevented farmers from planting rice. Weather forecasters in the capital Katmandu — 310 miles northeast of Baijapur village, where the naked farmers are appealing for rain — said the situation is expected to improve in the next few days.
Posted by:Fred

#11  And it saves on laundry.
Posted by: Formerly Dan   2004-07-05 9:01:12 PM  

#10  I thought that I was plowed just reading the article. Do not attempt this in wintertime, though, LOL!
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2004-07-05 5:33:04 PM  

#9  You're way too deep Mr. Guy. Yes, the celebration of the mother in law is all important!
Posted by: Shipman   2004-07-05 4:42:49 PM  

#8  The day we see a story about "women plowing naked in Iran/Iraq/Saudi Arabia" will be the day we should all celebrate because that will be the day we will celebrate the end of the war on terror
Posted by: cheaderhead   2004-07-05 4:39:45 PM  

#7  After yesterday Frank G, I wouldn't put it past PD.
Posted by: Lucky   2004-07-05 2:44:20 PM  

#6  And I've got the pix to prove it, um, er, I mean... ;-)
Posted by: .com   2004-07-05 2:30:51 PM  

#5  plowing naked women? Is this news? I did this all the time up until I got married! *damn*
Posted by: Frank G   2004-07-05 2:27:18 PM  

#4  Actually Shipman, I'm an expert on harness', this type of harness is attached to the forehead and is cushioned with soft cloth.

The cloth works in two ways. One is to cushion the other is to absorb sweat from getting in the plowers eyes. That really slows the women down.

The neat thing about the naked part is that when it does rain, and it will eventually rain, the mother in law will be celebrated. And isn't that what really matters?
Posted by: Lucky   2004-07-05 2:22:18 PM  

#3  Don't the harness chafe?
Posted by: Shipman   2004-07-05 12:16:03 PM  

#2  We know about Mother-in-Laws.
Posted by: Mark Espinola   2004-07-05 11:30:29 AM  

#1  The concept of this article created enough interesting visuals to grab my interest until the words, "mother-in-law", which had the same effect as a cold shower.
Posted by: a son-in-law   2004-07-05 11:23:08 AM  

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