11.15.2007

Man's Best Friend

I'm re-posting the entirety of the news I read yesterday, which I planned to blog last night but could find time because I just moved to new place yesterday, here--with the link of course in case you would want to verify its authenticity.


Man 'marries' dog to beat curse
An Indian man has "married" a female dog, hoping the move will help atone for stoning two other dogs to death.
P Selvakumar, 33, said he had been cursed since the killings, suffering paralysis and a loss of hearing.
The wedding took place at a Hindu temple in Tamil Nadu state. The "bride" wore an orange sari with a flower garland and was fed a bun to celebrate.
Superstitious people in rural India sometimes organise weddings to animals in the hope of warding off curses.

'Tried every cure'
Crowds cheered the newly-weds at the end of the ceremony in Sivaganga district, about 50km (30 miles) east of the city of Madurai.
The "bride", who is called Selvi, was led to the temple in Manamudurai wearing a sari before vows were exchanged in a traditional Hindu ceremony.
A relative of the groom who attended the wedding said he hoped Mr Selvakumar would now be cured.
"Fifteen years back Selvakumar was physically fit. But, once he attacked a pair of dogs and thereafter Kumar could not move his limbs freely," the relative, Ramu, told the BBC.
"He tried every cure for his ailment but could not be rid of his disability.
"On the advice of an astrologer and others, he decided to marry a bitch to get cured. Then we arranged Selvakumar's marriage with a bitch."

Things that crossed my mind after reading that piece:

  1. Talk about marrying your best friend.
  2. Was it consumated? Will the guy get tired of doing it always in dog-style? Will the dude be able to coax the bride to learn a new style?
  3. This is a reality TV material, why no takers?
  4. Were they cheered or were they jeered? Really
  5. No, Sir! Curse won't cured 'till you have kids!
  6. I can be an astrologer, I give better advice!

Weird, huh! But, entertaining, right? hehehe

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