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Friday, January 02, 2009

The Hajj Limerick



The Hajj (Moslem pilgrimage to Mecca) is notorious for the number of
dead it leaves in it's wake due to the zealous nature of the participants.
In 2006, nearly four-hundred pilgrims were killed in the stoning of the
devil ritual at the al-Jamarat site. The cause of the tragedy? Spilled
luggage on the roadside causing a stampede, which inspired
The Hajj Limerick.


There once was a pilgrim named Al-hassan,
who journeyed to Mecca from Pakistan,
he picked up a pebble to aim at the devil,
and tripped on his Louis Vuitton.

Call me insensitive, but I take inspiration from wherever I find it.

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