THE NEWS FROM ABROAD
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July 16, 2016
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Real cow pies are free.
Posted by: Clankie | July 16, 2016 at 10:57 AM
sorry, can't even get thru 1st paragraph, but I'm guessing those are all pokemon 'to Go' (iykwim) characters ?
Posted by: ligirl | July 16, 2016 at 11:34 AM
First, I want to thank the active deity inside my body for letting me score those 40 points (points to chest).
Posted by: manual tomato | July 16, 2016 at 11:38 AM
Pray for 'me'.
Posted by: manual tomato | July 16, 2016 at 11:40 AM
Because of the local deity's anger at toilet-building "The villagers believed that their cows were giving less milk and children were suffering from various ailments due to the curse"
A strange sort of "Let my people go" parallel?
Posted by: Meanie the Blue | July 16, 2016 at 12:16 PM
If they delay building these, wouldn't that be correctly referred to as a stall stall tactic?
Posted by: PirateBoy | July 16, 2016 at 12:18 PM
Translation: $hit happens.
Posted by: ImNotDave | July 16, 2016 at 12:41 PM
The local deity finally agreed after the villagers and the officials pledged that they would not build toilets in the a 15-metre area around the temple in the villages.
15 meters is a long way to run if you have diarhea. I suppose once word gets around, it'll cut down on pesky tourists. By the way, did you notice they never identified who this "deity" was. Much too much like Congressfolk, if you ask me.
Posted by: funny man | July 16, 2016 at 01:00 PM
The One Prohibits Two in the Third World.
Posted by: Loudmouth | July 16, 2016 at 01:44 PM
Chinyali Saud Naib Tehsildar Poonam Rayal wishes to thank us for not making fun of his name.
Posted by: padraig | July 16, 2016 at 03:39 PM
Someone looking for a job as a fact-checker or proof-reader would have a fun job at the Tribune. Lots of names with vast opportunity for misspellings.
Posted by: Big Rad | July 16, 2016 at 04:57 PM
The local diety, better known as the Grand Poobah, should print up some poop sheets and pass them around so people can understand the 15 meter rule.
Posted by: Le Petomane | July 16, 2016 at 05:14 PM
Local deity in my home is called the Wife. Her commandments are final. You don't want to know what happened when I disobeyed one and used so called "guest towel".
Posted by: Qaz | July 16, 2016 at 05:56 PM
And anyone involved with a sewage lift station will simply be taken out back and shot.
Posted by: wanderer2575 | July 16, 2016 at 06:58 PM
Holy sh!t!
Posted by: ligirl | July 16, 2016 at 07:00 PM
So now the deity will be honored with smiling poo toys?
Posted by: Ralph | July 16, 2016 at 07:15 PM
"Oh, God!" said the dismayed villager.
"Think Lower" said the deity.
Posted by: funny man | July 16, 2016 at 08:05 PM
the priest possessed by the local deity...expressed consent by holding the right hand of the IAS officer trainee
Said the priest: "Pull my finger."
Posted by: Chuck | July 16, 2016 at 10:25 PM
It's a shitty problem, but solvable.
Posted by: Ralph | July 17, 2016 at 04:13 AM
In Chicago, we call these 'local deities' by the name of Alderman.
Posted by: Elf Odin | July 17, 2016 at 09:41 AM