No Amount of Chickens or Virgins Was Enough

You recall the recent explosion of that Indonesian volcano, Mount Merapi? Well, one of the victims was the fellow tasked with offering sacrifices of appeasement to the volcano god.

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Posted By: Paul - Mon Nov 01, 2010
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poor old guy, that's an awful way to die. explain the mt. st. helen's ref please kdp.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 11/01/10 at 02:03 PM

I guess the volcano god decided it was time for his "retirement".

LOL@Dumbfounded ... virgin chickens ... maybe he tasted like chicken to the volcano god or he didn't hear him ask for that pizza instead.

Posted by ANON in Nowhere on 11/01/10 at 03:17 PM

the chickens with the sharpest beaks are the virgins, because they haven't used their peckers yet. :cheese:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 11/02/10 at 02:19 AM

Huh? ❓

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 11/02/10 at 06:26 AM

Of *course* they were virgins - he tested them himself!

Posted by TheCannyScot in Atlanta, GA on 11/02/10 at 10:24 AM

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