After reading an article today about Angry monks, I began to wonder. What are the Top 10 things to do when approaching a bunch of angry burmese monks?
10. Wear some warm colours, like orange and yellow, avoid white, and fabrics like velour.
9. turn up on bicycles, they are harder to burn, and doesn’t pollute their harmony by making noise
8. Wear cotton, not leather.
7. Offer them your Coles or Woolworths petrol vouchers so they can get cheaper fuel.
6. Bribery - bags of rice will do.
5. Shave your heads before showing up, if you can’t beat them, join them.
4. BYO incense sticks
3. Offer them bottles of Sake, they like drinking - leave quickly soon afterwards.
2. Do NOT tell them that ninja’s are better fighters, instead, give them a ninja to beat up.
1. If you can’t find a ninja, dress someone up. Preferably, George Bush or John Howard.
Inspiration for this particular post can be found here… I
Twenty Burmese security officials who were taken captive for several hours by Buddhist monks have been released.
The officials arrived at the monastery in the town of Pakokku to apologise for injuries caused during a protest on Wednesday about fuel price rises.
But angry monks set fire to their vehicles and refused to let them leave in one of the most heated of a series of protests over the price increases.
The officials were freed after a senior abbot intervened.
I think we can all agree, that monks are better than ninjas.
wacky monk hijinks! what will they get up to next?
who knows. I am now on the case, I think I will try and find a wacky monk story every month. I am sure they are out there.
The Burmese are a funny bunch of people.
The monk over there are generally kids given to the monastary because their parents couldn’t afford them. It doesn’t neccessarily start because they had a higher calling with the peace love and mung beans.
The Burmese govt is so corrupt and intent of robbing their own people. Its completely understandable that they wigged out a touch and flambe’d vehicles. Not the wisest move, but at least the monks are considered sacred and were not round up and shot.
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