Blanket Party

Having visited the Philippines on several separate occasions, I can't say this sort of thing surprises me at all. It's one of the most bizarre countries in the world; silliness like this runs rampant in their culture.

Most of the taxis look like they were jointly designed by Rube Goldberg, Jackson Pollock, and intoxicated Spanish missionaries. A truck with wet blanket outriggers and a loud P.A. system wouldn't even raise an eyebrow. In fact, most of the citizens will indeed step up onto the curb... just long enough for the "blanket truck" to go by them. Then they'll resume standing in the middle of the street. Herding cats with a water hose would be child's play by comparison.