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2006-01-13 Arabia

One Million Animals Sacrificed Over Three Days

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Posted by .com 2006-01-13 06:48|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Pleast post the PETA outrage meter.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-01-13 09:04|| 2006-01-13 09:04|| Front Page Top

#2 "Most pilgrims who choose not to perform the sacrifice personally purchase the coupons..."
Ahhh, about $100 and you're absolved from the messy details of the faith. I doubt that's the way Mo intended it.

Posted by Darrell 2006-01-13 09:53|| 2006-01-13 09:53|| Front Page Top

#3 Anything to separate the faithful from their money is just fine by the holy men and the royals...it keeps them in bejewelled turbans and curly toed slippers for another year.

Personally, I don't care for the Eid ritual, but I don't see it as being substantially different from our annual turkey slaughter at Thanksgiving or pine tree slaughter at Christmas.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-01-13 10:11|| 2006-01-13 10:11|| Front Page Top

#4 and it's all the fault of the Australian sheep farmers.

Posted by Grunter 2006-01-13 11:09|| 2006-01-13 11:09|| Front Page Top

#5 #4 and it's all the fault of the Australian sheep farmers.
Posted by: Grunter 2006-01-13 11:09

Yes, but only the ones sporting turbans and hijabs.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-01-13 12:22|| 2006-01-13 12:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Muck is not gonna like this.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2006-01-13 13:05|| 2006-01-13 13:05|| Front Page Top

#7 No blood for.....oh, nevermind

Posted by kelly 2006-01-13 13:06|| 2006-01-13 13:06|| Front Page Top

#8 Come on, PETA where you at, you filthy cowards! I triple dog dare you to bare your saggy, under-nourished teats at these guys to raise awareness.

Posted by BH 2006-01-13 13:08|| 2006-01-13 13:08|| Front Page Top

#9 There were still others who came to buy cheap meat from a large number of Africans who were selling carcasses they received as âsadaqaâ from the pilgrims.

Mmmmmm ... bush meat. Just don't ask what it actually is.

Posted by Xbalanke 2006-01-13 13:35|| 2006-01-13 13:35|| Front Page Top

#10 "This year the IDB sold 700,000 sacrificial coupons. It purchased 650,000 sheep, and a large number of camels and cows."

I'm thinking I smell an new internet business for me...! But without all that messy slaughtering. Let's start sending em internet solicitations...We could call em something like "Chicago Letters" similar to the Nigerian scam letters.

Posted by Mark E. 2006-01-13 17:01|| 2006-01-13 17:01|| Front Page Top

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