If this were from The Onion, it would be funny. But since it’s from Reuters, it’s hilarious:
Afghanistan’s only known pig has been locked in a room, away from visitors to Kabul zoo where it normally grazes beside deer and goats, because people are worried it could infect them with the virus popularly known as swine flu.
The pig is a curiosity in Muslim Afghanistan, where pork and pig products are illegal because they are considered irreligious, and has been in quarantine since Sunday after visitors expressed alarm it could spread the new flu strain.
“For now the pig is under quarantine, we built it a room because of swine influenza,” Aziz Gul Saqib, director of Kabul Zoo, told Reuters. “We’ve done this because people are worried about getting the flu”….
“Influenza is quite contagious and if it passes between people and animals then there’s no need for the pig to be here,” zoo visitor Farzana said.
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“Influenza is quite contagious and if it passes between people and animals then there’s no need for the pig to be here,” zoo visitor Farzana said.
Yes, and if influenza wasn’t also quite capable of being passed via a doorknob this might actually be relevant. The crowd is far more likely to infect you than the pig, even if the pig actually has the stupid thing.
If it’s the only pig in Afgan, then I have a hard time imagining how they think this pig will catch the disease….
It’s a good thing there aren’t more pigs in Afghanistan. Otherwise they might react like Egypt, and just start killing them all
Oops, sorry. I see someone already posted a link to the Egyptian situation.
That IS pretty freakin funny.
This is maybe the funniest part to me. A country’s government considering a type of food illegal because of the religion of most of its people.
The Egyptian government explicitly endorses Islam. Most Muslim countries are theocracies. I don’t find that funny at all.
::edit:: …because a mythical character in the holy book that their religion is based on says it should be so.
Funnier how reuter use the word “irreligious”.
Hehe, damn atheist pigs.
oink … there is no god … *sneeze* … oh shit.
Thanks, Daniel. I needed a good laugh today.
Funniest post about swine flu, ever. LOL thanks.
It’s far more likely that the pig could get the flu from people …
The loneliest pig in the world, now in quarantine.
lol
Pig flu tax on its way.
really? they have only ONE pig in the whole country?
and they keep it IN THE ZOO? O.o this really blow my mind, problably my IQ is a little bit lower, now :D
i bet even monthy python could never ever imagined a sketch like this, this is far beyond any possibly logic….
Hey, I look on the bright side of this. It protects the pig from getting the flu from any of the people there, which is much more likely, considering there aren’t any other pigs. XD
Maybe they think the darn pig is an American terrorist with contacts in the West.
Has anyone pointed out the fact that if it is the *only* pig in the whole country, then it is *already* in quarantine?
:P
Lol.I feel sorry for it =[ it will probably never get to have a 30 minute orgasm!
The Afghanis must think that pigs ‘n flu go together like bacon ‘n eggs. Oh wait…!
Afghans are muslim hillbillies.
hell, i feel sorry if a BIRD flys over and drops one in the pigs mouth!!
bird/swine flu for all!
now there’s 1 good reason for me to visit Afghanistan…. “TO SEE THE LONELY PIG”…. hehehe
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