Nepal Airlines sacrifices two goats to fix a 757

We've definitely done some crazy things to fix our gear -- we swear our Sawtooth Power Mac G4 actually ran faster after we dumped a can of Diet Coke into it -- but we've never gone as Nepal Airlines recently did. Faced with intractable mechanical problems on one of the fleet's two 757 jets, authorities at the state-run airline apparently sacrificed two goats to the Hindu god Akash Bhairab (pictured in the airline's logo, to the right) in front of the plane, which promptly took the skies again problem-free. That's pretty much all the information anyone has, but Nepal Airlines has confirmed that "the snag in the plane has now been fixed and the aircraft has resumed its flights." We're not going to comment on anyone's religious beliefs here, but that had to have been the weirdest pilots' announcement of all time.

[alex @ Sep 8th 2007 4:38AM]

And if the plane crashes, it's the goat's fault... no .. wait.. its the other goat's fault.

OK, that's why goats work in teams, because then you don't know which goat to blame.

[noah @ Sep 8th 2007 5:13AM]

And neither goat becomes the scapegoat.

[CowboyGA @ Sep 8th 2007 11:02AM]

I feel ashamed that I laughed at Noah's pun. You get a point for that.

[Adrian Niculescu @ Sep 8th 2007 4:52AM]

So, THIS is what we have to do ....

[Steve Handjobs @ Sep 8th 2007 4:54AM]

Apparently Microsoft is bundling goats with SP1...

[rems @ Sep 8th 2007 12:29PM]

Well I must give them a call... I didn't receive the two I'm supposed to get with sp1 and sp2.

Now does that mean that if I install 2K pro I'll have four goats ?

[John Cavanagh @ Sep 8th 2007 4:54AM]

I wonder if they will perform a sacrifice to fix my old dual 533 that's suffered from random lock ups for years.

[feffrey @ Sep 8th 2007 4:55AM]

Check list fo Nepal Airlines 757
....
158. Engine 1 - Check
159. Engine 2 - Check
160. Primary Hydraulics - Check
161. Secondary Hydraulics - Check
162. Sacrificial Goat 1 - Check
163. Sacrificial Goat 2 - Check
164. Right wheel - Check
....

[waiownsyou @ Sep 8th 2007 5:00AM]

Remind me to not be reincarnated as a goat.

[Fernando @ Sep 10th 2007 8:50AM]

Oh my.. remind me to not be reincarnated as a Nepal Airlines passenger

[Mac Gyver @ Sep 8th 2007 5:01AM]

"...in the unlikely event that you will need to sacrifice a goat, a knife and incense holder will drop from the overhead compartment..."

[Semi @ Sep 8th 2007 5:12AM]

remember the "gremlins" during World War II period... it all amounts to the same thing

[jimmyfinch @ Sep 8th 2007 3:13PM]

the gremlins come out of the plane to eat the goat?

[Semi @ Sep 8th 2007 6:59PM]

to make love to the goat

[@iS @ Sep 8th 2007 5:22AM]

well nepal lives on all these believes... and surprisingly it somehow works... cosidering the condition that the planes of Nepal Airlines (formely Royal Nepal Airlines)are in, these planes still flying is unbelievable.
i am not a supporter of these kind of rituals nor i follow them but i don't underestimate the power behind it.
and if the plane falls its the fate of the people, don't blame the goat nor the old planes.

[BananaBoat @ Sep 8th 2007 5:34AM]

BING BING "Attention passengers, this is your captain speaking. If you look out the right hand side window, you can see Mount Everest in the distance. If you look out your left hand side window, you can see what Akash Bhairab does when you board his airplane wearing a slutty miniskirt. That is all"

[zed @ Sep 8th 2007 5:47AM]

"Our best wishes,to our -god of war - Nepalian friends" From Greece with love...

[derX @ Sep 8th 2007 6:23AM]

Nepal Airlines Official Document
Flight Attendant's Test

The plane has already taken off and there is a problem one of the plane's engines. The plane of full of passengers, and, slowly, the plane begins to descend. Unfortunately, the maintanence crew has forgotten to restock the goat dispenser, you ____

Please answer in the space provided below.
Remember, no cheating, you can go the way of the goat!

[Christopher Thomson @ Sep 8th 2007 6:31AM]

Funny

[Alan Partridge @ Sep 8th 2007 8:55AM]

GoatSacrifice = Best. Tag. Ever.

[Christopher Thomson @ Sep 8th 2007 11:36AM]

So True.

[cDub @ Sep 8th 2007 6:37AM]

I think I should send Northwest a few goats.

[MDB @ Sep 8th 2007 6:54AM]

I'll comment on someone's religious beliefs: That is the dumbest shit I've ever heard.

[Xavier Gill @ Sep 8th 2007 7:31AM]

Dumber than Bush saying that God told him to go to war?

[MDB @ Sep 8th 2007 7:39AM]

No, probably not

[James Sonne @ Sep 8th 2007 8:17AM]

Religion is illogical, that's why it's not science.

(That is not meant as a judgement of value; infact comparing the two places a sort of inherent value of some sort on both.)

[Taylor @ Sep 8th 2007 7:01AM]

Wow, that's like, 7 comments up there with really funny/insightful jokes and all highly/highest ranked, and no Can it Play Dooms/Will It Blends!

And to kick it off:

"In Soviet Russia, goat sacrifices YOU!"
"I, for one, welcome our goat sacrificing overlords."

[rTwelve @ Sep 8th 2007 9:11AM]

Don't be ridiculous; nobody asked because goats can't fit in a blender.

[Rex @ Sep 8th 2007 10:34AM]

no actually its a start of a whole new series of catch phrases like:
BillG:...windows vista is teh rock!...
Us:did he sacrifice a goat?

*grins*

[erika @ Sep 15th 2007 10:48PM]

Hey, I just noticed, "Bill Gates" sounds kind of like "billy goat."

[FireFox @ Sep 8th 2007 7:13AM]

Those goats should be glad that were sacrificed !
Better then flying with that plane.

[Austin @ Sep 8th 2007 2:49PM]

I thought that was the way all Christian activities are decided, in their twisted little heads at least.

[Andrew Hewitt @ Sep 8th 2007 7:49AM]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaghh!!!!! C'mon!!!!

[coffeepot64 @ Sep 8th 2007 8:28AM]

Wow, I for one would never get on a plane that flies because goats were sacrificed. But here are some questions to consider.
What happens when it has problems mid flight? How many goats does it take to reach your destination?
And what does it cost to board the plane? Is there a 2 goat minimum?

[Arjy @ Sep 8th 2007 8:28AM]

Remind me never to fly with that airline.

[Stuart M @ Sep 8th 2007 8:49AM]

Years ago in some places in Ireland Aer Lingus planes would be blessed by priests before they would take off

[Alan Partridge @ Sep 8th 2007 8:53AM]

Hey guys it easy to make fun of other people religions and beliefs... That all I wanted to say.

[billy bob thorton @ Sep 8th 2007 10:37AM]

of course it's easy to make fun of people's religious beliefs. But to put many people's live in danger because of your irrational views is irresponsible and wrong. I hold some crazy views just like some other people. Like: BMWs have self healing power. Of course I know that in each case it was just a coincidence because I'm not a moron and I would never put someone in my car that had broken brake lines because I felt the car had self-healing power. If you stop and look at each religion from a rational 3rd person point of view you can't help but laugh.

[root @ Sep 8th 2007 9:42AM]

buddhism people dont kill any animals.
hoax.

[REDbULL Runner @ Sep 8th 2007 10:06AM]

Where in the article did they say anything about buddhism?

The goats were sacrificed to a HINDU god... different religion

[TEM @ Sep 8th 2007 10:42AM]

I don't know about you guys, but I still think this is better than one of those religions where they behead people. o

[Rex @ Sep 8th 2007 11:12AM]

and which religion would that be?

[siddharth s @ Sep 8th 2007 1:47PM]

There is actually a person which doesn't know which religion in 2006 still stones, beheads and executes other humans? Not in vast majority but still, in pockets of extremism?

Anyway, this goat sacrifice is stuff that Hinduism gave up in 14/15th century, right, when warriors would go to war on chariots ? So why the hell did they sacrifice a goat for a 757? Crazy ... funny but crazy. I'm sure the goat definitely thought it was a bad idea!

[Rex @ Sep 9th 2007 3:56AM]

No siddarth, i am not living under a rock, the comment was for sarcastic effect, i just wanted him to come out and be specific, after all, if anybody wants to start a religious flame war on a tech site, at least let him have the guts to say what the name, and allow us to clarify any misconceptions... and besides "islam" (finally the name crops) already had bad press from people who..., sigh why am i even saying this, does anybody even listen?
sorry ryan and engadget folks, i will can the sermon now...

[Bogsnogger @ Sep 8th 2007 11:10AM]

Don't you hate it when you catch a mosquito in your hand, and think you crushed it, then open your hand to see if you actually caught it or not, and it just flies away totally unharmed?

[Ian @ Sep 8th 2007 12:02PM]

Brings new meaning to the phrase "scape goat".

[Jeebus @ Sep 10th 2007 12:21PM]

Actually, no. The meaning is exactly the same, which does not fit those two goats.

[Kamal @ Sep 8th 2007 12:09PM]

If there were really no mechanical engineers/technicians involved and the plane crashes and kills all aboard they will blame it on the goats, claiming that they were not virgins. Moronic idiots.

[MeMe @ Sep 8th 2007 12:13PM]

A mere goat sacrifice hit the news? You should hear about some of the other rediculous things that go on in that country. Its a country full of rediculously arrogant, insensible, inconsiderate, egoistic and totally irrational people. I am "glad" its the goats that were hurt this time coz usually its the human lives that suffers as a result of their dillusional behavior. I can't wait for the day when I can drop my nationality.

[Abhishek @ Sep 8th 2007 12:33PM]

Nepal Airlines must keep handy more goats .