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Herb, there’s a gun on your head!
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The real actual caption on this photo on the right tells us “A man dances with his rifle on his head” during a festival.
Well, yeah, I can see that, and I’m sure nothing could possibly go wrong, but it still makes me wonder. Because where I grew up, dancing with a rifle on your head definitely went on your permanent high school record.
There’s more. Another caption, below, tells us a dancer is shooting his rifle during the festival.
This appears to be a religious festival, and since I live in a country that has very recently debated taking guns into church services I guess this is a sensitive subject, but… Maybe Morocco could spring for some NRA gun safety courses before next year’s festival? It’s just a thought.
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A man dances with his rifle on his head during the festival of Moulay Abdessalam saint near Tetouan July 1, 2009. Thousands of pilgrims from all over Morocco attend the pilgrimage to the saint’s tomb.
A dancer shoots his rifle during the festival.
REUTERS photos by Rafael Marchante
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To paraphrase a line from the movie “Ghostbusters,”
I wonder “Just what are you the Saint of, Mr. Moulay Abdessalam?”
Looks to me like the flintlock is imbedded in his head.
The second photo brings up the old saying about ‘shooting oneself in the foot, ‘ doesn’t it?
What is not clarified in the captions is whether this is a sequence; whether the first picture is actually last, the result of people shooting and running around with rifles in their hands while under the influence. If so, I believe it would be great educational material: don’t drink, shoot and run!
Dammit, Herb ! Google’s made it simple. How hard is it to translate ‘William Tell’ from Swiss to Morrocan??
I’m sure the gun doesn’t go on your head. Don’t get smart with me, young man ! Right, one more shot into the ground- ok, that’s it, I’m taking that gun right now!!
William Tell – very nice one!