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December 31, 2006
A Comedy of Errors
Update: Graphic content warning: Sweetness and Light provides a graphic look at the circumstances in which injuries occurred.
Over a thousand Turks spent the first day of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha in emergency wards on Sunday after stabbing themselves or suffering other injuries while sacrificing startled animals.One wonders about statistics from other Eid-celebrating statistics averse countries.At least 1,413 people - referred to as "amateur butchers" by the Turkish media - were treated at hospitals across the country, most suffering cuts to their hands and legs, the Anatolia news agency reported.
Four people were severely injured, crushed under the weight of large animals that fell on top of them, the agency reported. Another person was hurt when a crane used to lift an animal tumbled onto him, the agency said.
Three other people suffered heart attacks and died while trying to restrain animals, CNN-Turk television reported.
Meanwhile Happy Eid.
And if anyone knows the technical reasons that the Sunnis and the Shi'ites celebrate it on different dates, a comment would be appreciated.
Alcibiades | 12/31/06 at 04:57 PM | Categories: - Comparative Religion
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Four people were severely injured, crushed under the weight of large animals that fell on top of them, the agency reported.
I know that I shouldn't laugh about this, but there is something about it that just makes me chuckle.
Jack | January 2, 2007 10:45 AM
I must reluctantly agree with Jack. That sentence brought to mind the Tex Avery cartoon "Bad Luck Blackie", specifically the bit where a dog who has been carrying a lucky horseshoe throws it away prior to devouring the kitten being protected by the black cat of the title. Inevitable the horsehoe reappears and falls onto his head. Followed by three more horseshoes. Followed by a puzzled-looking horse which completely flattens him.
Trying to imagine what the Turkish press might consider "amateur butchers", on the other hand, brings to mind Wily E Coyote with an Acme halal butchery kit.
Rob | January 3, 2007 08:51 PM
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