...if not for the last line
**********************************************
Earlier this week we told you of the man in Thailand who got mauled after drunkenly trying to molest a dog. Now comes word of a man who married one.
While the Thai man was arrested for his actions, 75-year-old Phulram Chaudhary was only following local custom in Nepal.
The Tharu culture's tradition holds that an old man who regrows teeth must take a dog as a bride.
With his son and other relatives by his side, Chaudhary tied the knot.
While the marriage is supposed to bring good luck, the man died three days after the ceremony.
"He believed that this would help him avoid great misfortune later in life. However, he died a few days afterward," the state-run daily newspaper Gorkhapatra said.
**********************************************
Earlier this week we told you of the man in Thailand who got mauled after drunkenly trying to molest a dog. Now comes word of a man who married one.
While the Thai man was arrested for his actions, 75-year-old Phulram Chaudhary was only following local custom in Nepal.
The Tharu culture's tradition holds that an old man who regrows teeth must take a dog as a bride.
With his son and other relatives by his side, Chaudhary tied the knot.
While the marriage is supposed to bring good luck, the man died three days after the ceremony.
"He believed that this would help him avoid great misfortune later in life. However, he died a few days afterward," the state-run daily newspaper Gorkhapatra said.
