Monday, May 10, 2004

Man runs on "rat in mouth" platform

"An Indian man is campaigning for the country's national elections by holding a live rat in his mouth.

"Jai Shankar has been going around with the rodent in his mouth in his constituency of Tamil Nadu.

"He says he is doing this to highlight the plight of starving farmers.

"Mr. Shankar, from Thuraimangalam, claims he is not worried about catching any disease. (Seinfeld moment: "You know, it's the only country that still has the plague? I mean, the plague! Please!")

"He told newspaper Hindustan Times: 'Rats are running all over the place. If this runs away, I can always find another one.'"

The poor guy may not be worried about catching the plague, but wait until PETA finds out...