It’s the year of the tiger, and that means there is no shortage of idiots who will consider anything related to a tiger to be lucky, and I am not talking about Tigger toys.
An abbot of a temple in Nakhon Ratchasima, in between meditating and acting like a monk, saw a business opportunity in the foolishness of others; and decided to get into the lucky tiger parts trade. Trouble is, it’s not that easy to get your hands on bits of tiger, what with them being protected and also having exceedingly large teeth. So the abbot hit upon a cunning plan to upgrade the domestic cat. He obtained skins of dead cats (and some dogs) and nipped down to the local DIY shop for a can of orange paint, a can of black paint, and a brush. Painted some orange and black stripes on the cat and dog skins and, hey presto, tiger skin!!
Some purchasers became suspicious when the not-quite-dry paint on their newly acquired lucky tiger skins, came off on their hands.
The abbot has been arrested on the charge of fraud. His customers should be arrested for being gullible muppets.