November 16, 2007 8:13 AM

Today's sign that the Apocalypse is upon us

Some Dumbass Marries A Dog

Mr Selvakumar Marries Mrs Selvakumar, A Dog

Man in India Marries Dog As Atonement

NEW DELHI ‚Äö√Ñ√Æ A man in southern India married a female dog in a traditional Hindu ceremony as an attempt to atone for stoning two other dogs to death ‚Äö√Ñ√Æ an act he believes cursed him ‚Äö√Ñ√Æ a newspaper reported Tuesday. P. Selvakumar married the sari-draped former stray named Selvi, chosen by family members and then bathed and clothed for the ceremony Sunday at a Hindu temple in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, the Hindustan Times newspaper said. Selvakumar, 33, told the paper he had been suffering since he stoned two dogs to death and hung their bodies from a tree 15 years ago…. “After that my legs and hands got paralyzed and I lost hearing in one ear,” he said in the report. The paper said an astrologer had told Selvakumar the wedding was the only way he could cure the maladies. It did not say whether his situation had improved. Deeply superstitious people in rural India sometimes organize weddings to dogs and other animals, believing it can ward off certain curses.

Man, I shudder to even consider what the wedding night must have been like….

Being a Buddhist, I’m hardly one to cast aspersions on a religion that isn’t exactly considered “mainstream” in this country. Having said that, though, the idea of marrying a dog leaves me speechless. It’s the kind of thing that I really would rather not delve into too deeply, out of fear of learning something that I quite frankly would be much better off NOT learning. Yes, in a case like this, ignorance truly is bliss.

Still, ya gotta feel for the poor dog…who clearly had NO idea of what was heading her way. Ouch….

Y’know, I would have expected this sort of thing in Utah or Idaho, but India? Who knew??

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