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Saturday, December 16, 2006
Cow v Rhino
Politicians in Nepal are bickering over which of the two should be their national animal, reports IBN Live. An excerpt:
After all, it is already endangered. Can you imagine what will happen if the cows get pissed off at them?
(Link via email from Manish Manke.)
(Previous posts on cows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 , 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72.)
"The rhino is an endangered animal and is unique to Nepal," said NWPP chairman Narayan Man Bijukuchhe.If Maoists gave milk, I'd have suggested the Maoist as an alternative, but they do not possess even that one redeeming feature. Therefore, I shall have to express my support for the cow. This is, I assure you, out of concern for the rhino.
"It (the cow) is the most common domestic animal and is liked by Hindu and non-Hindu families alike," said Prakash Sharan Mahat, a senior leader of the Nepali Congress (Democratic) party.
After all, it is already endangered. Can you imagine what will happen if the cows get pissed off at them?
(Link via email from Manish Manke.)
(Previous posts on cows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 , 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72.)
