Robbins - Sarandon Nuptials!
How exciting! A village in India has thrown a lavish wedding for the left's premiere anti-war couple! At least I think that's what this is about. I could be wrong.
Indian villagers perform marriage of donkeys to promote peace
NEW DELHI (AFP) - A group of Indian villagers presided over the marriage of two donkeys at an ancient Hindu temple in southern India in a bid to promote world peace.
The wedding took place Sunday evening in the Sri Thirumoola Natha Swamy Temple in Tamil Nadu state, the United News of India news agency reported Monday.
The male and female donkeys were led to a colourfully decorated dias inside the temple for the ceremony attended by about 3,000 villagers, the report said.
The animals were dressed in traditional wedding finery, with the "bridegroom" sporting a traditional silk dhoti, a garment worn by Indian men loosely round the waist, and the "bride" wearing a silk jacket and sari.
The couple were garlanded by villagers amid chanting of verses from religious texts by Hindu priests before a villager tied the nuptial knot on behalf of the groom on the bride.
"Weddings" such as these are normal in parts of India's rural heartland but are usually conducted to appease the rain god or during prayers for a bountiful crop.
But villagers said their objective Sunday was to appease God so as to ensure peace and prosperity in the world.
Oh, sorry. I did get that wrong it seems. My apologies to the happy couple. I certainly didn't mean to offend the bride and groom.
By Roland Hesz, Monday, 17 July , 2006 @ 8:00 am
Well, you could say, they do what they can to bring peace to the world.
By Gaius, Monday, 17 July , 2006 @ 8:11 am
Pay attention to the tag, Roland.
By FormerRighty, Monday, 17 July , 2006 @ 9:50 am
Always a class act here at Blue Crab Boulevard.
By Gaius, Monday, 17 July , 2006 @ 9:57 am
One thing that that’s always striking to me is the complete lack of any appreciable sense of humor on the left.
By FormerRighty, Monday, 17 July , 2006 @ 10:06 am
Gaius, I have quite a healthy sense of humor, which is why I found your post lacking in class. Calling people donkeys isn’t funny, at least past about the third grade.
By the way, I also don’t think it’s funny to call Bush a “smirking chimp”.
By beth, Monday, 17 July , 2006 @ 10:31 am
LOL - you CAN always count on a class act here at Blue Crab Boulevard
Donkeys are the mascot of the dem party - right?
By Gaius, Monday, 17 July , 2006 @ 10:39 am
Everyone has a different sense of humor. Chastising people about their sense of humor speaks more about you than about the person being chastised.
Funny thing about blogs and the humor on them (or lack thereof depending on outlook) - nobody forces anyone to read it.
And Beth got the subtext if you didn’t FR.
By FormerRighty, Monday, 17 July , 2006 @ 10:50 am
I believe that Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon aren’t Democrats, so the “subtext” is based on a false premise. Robbins has been very critical of the Democratic Party.
By Gaius, Monday, 17 July , 2006 @ 10:55 am
They supported Kerry, that’s good enough.
By FormerRighty, Monday, 17 July , 2006 @ 11:07 am
I’ll stop–it’s no fun engaging in a battle of wits with an unarmed man.