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Well, anything is worth a try at this stage! Monks at a temple in the central Thai province of Suphan Buri have hosted the funeral for a scarecrow, which was named “Mr. Covid Omicron”. Thai locals believed this ceremony could help ward off evil, which is Covid-19 in this case. Residents were scared and worried about the spread of Covid-19 in their community, and were willing to try every way to chase the disease away. Aside from wearing a face mask and getting vaccinated, these monks and locals in Suphan Buri province decided to host a funeral for the Covid […]

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3 hours ago, Thaiger said:

Well, anything is worth a try at this stage! Monks at a temple in the central Thai province of Suphan Buri have hosted the funeral for a scarecrow, which was named “Mr. Covid Omicron”. Thai locals believed this ceremony could help ward off evil, which is Covid-19 in this case. Residents were scared and worried about the spread of Covid-19 in their community, and were willing to try every way to chase the disease away. Aside from wearing a face mask and getting vaccinated, these monks and locals in Suphan Buri province decided to host a funeral for the Covid […]

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That is sure to be the end of it. Luckily, Thai don't believe in ผี.

Disclaimer: I may be wrong on both counts.

 

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3 hours ago, Thaiger said:

funeral for a scarecrow, which was named “Mr. Covid Omicron”.

Cool .. love the Boris Johnson hairstyle they gave him .. sounds like he was outstanding in the field of covid fighting .. 

They should put the Wizard of Oz on at the local multiplex as a sort of cinematic tribute to him as well .. 

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6 minutes ago, Dedinbed said:

Cool .. love the Boris Johnson hairstyle they gave him .. sounds like he was outstanding in the field of covid fighting .. 

They should put the Wizard of Oz on at the local multiplex as a sort of cinematic tribute to him as well .. 

'covid fighting' - I thought Carl Douglas sang that one?

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11 hours ago, Thaiger said:

Well, anything is worth a try at this stage! Monks at a temple in the central Thai province of Suphan Buri have hosted the funeral for a scarecrow, which was named “Mr. Covid Omicron”. Thai locals believed this ceremony could help ward off evil, which is Covid-19 in this case. Residents were scared and worried about the spread of Covid-19 in their community, and were willing to try every way to chase the disease away. Aside from wearing a face mask and getting vaccinated, these monks and locals in Suphan Buri province decided to host a funeral for the Covid […]

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What took them so long? If they actually belived it would work, shouldn't they have done it two years ago?

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It's so innocent isn't it, childlike in fact.

The sort of thing my mother might have done if I had a bad dream about monsters.

She'd look under the bed, in the cupboards & tell those monsters to 'go away'.

 

 

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