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03-31-2016, 08:33 PM
Passenger on hijacked EgyptAir plane makes excellent case for keeping his contraband chicken
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This week's hijacking of an EgyptAir flight by a man wearing a fake belt of explosives (http://mashable.com/2016/03/29/egyptair-hijacker-wife/)could have been a tragedy, but the worst, thankfully, was averted.*
That means, especially in Egypt, it's time to joke about it.*The Egyptian tradition of "**kat," or jokes, in the face of "mossiba," or catastrophe (http://identity-mag.com/only-in-egypt-a-**kta-out-of-every-mossiba/), is a treasured part of the national character.*
That's why Egyptians — and many others — have been sharing a darkly hilarious post from one of the passengers on the EgyptAir flight (https://m.facebook.com/FBNewswire/posts/1055601984477922)*recounting the reactions of his fellow passengers when they thought the worst was coming.*
The 'farkha baladi'
The best story, if we could choose, is the one the man who valiantly defended the frozen Egyptian chicken he had smuggled onboard.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/egypt-air-hijacking-chicken/)
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This week's hijacking of an EgyptAir flight by a man wearing a fake belt of explosives (http://mashable.com/2016/03/29/egyptair-hijacker-wife/)could have been a tragedy, but the worst, thankfully, was averted.*
That means, especially in Egypt, it's time to joke about it.*The Egyptian tradition of "**kat," or jokes, in the face of "mossiba," or catastrophe (http://identity-mag.com/only-in-egypt-a-**kta-out-of-every-mossiba/), is a treasured part of the national character.*
That's why Egyptians — and many others — have been sharing a darkly hilarious post from one of the passengers on the EgyptAir flight (https://m.facebook.com/FBNewswire/posts/1055601984477922)*recounting the reactions of his fellow passengers when they thought the worst was coming.*
The 'farkha baladi'
The best story, if we could choose, is the one the man who valiantly defended the frozen Egyptian chicken he had smuggled onboard.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/egypt-air-hijacking-chicken/)
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