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a silent World Cup, or else!
Topic Started: Jun 12 2006, 08:47 AM (84 Views)
musicasacra
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HOLY CARP!!!
You can watch it, but you can't like it...

Jun 12, 10:47 AM (ET)

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Phnom Penh patriarch Non Nget has told Cambodia's 40,000 Buddhist monks to remain passive while watching World Cup soccer games or be defrocked.

Non Nget said Monday monks should not watch the games in public, cheer or bet on matches as such actions were against Buddhism.

"It is very difficult to ban them because new technology means the games can be aired live and seen everywhere," he said. "They may watch, but must be calm."

"But if they make noise or cheer as they watch, they will lose their monkhoods," Non Nget told Reuters.
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John D'Oh
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It's pretty unlikely anybody from Cambodia is going to cheer during a football match. They're almost as bad as the American team.
What do you mean "we", have you got a mouse in your pocket?
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