Thursday, August 24, 2006

A strange China story

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China acts on funeral strippers

More fun via the BBC:

Five people have been detained in China for running striptease send-offs at funerals, state media say....

"Striptease used to be a common practice at funerals in Donghai's rural areas to allure viewers," Xinhua agency said.

"Local villagers believe that the more people who attend the funeral, the more the dead person is honoured."

As well as ordering an end to the practice, officials have also said residents can report "funeral misdeeds" on a hotline, earning a reward for information.

If I had a readership, I would invite nominations for the worst "funeral misdeed" you would have liked to be able to report.

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