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I have spent some time in the island nation of Nompotemia. It is an island nation off the coast of Thailand. They have some strange customs.
They live in straw hutts. When the eldest son gets married they all have to sleep on the roof.
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Inhabited by the "Fookawi" tribe. How is it that they introduce themselves again? 
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| Hewer wrote: | | Inhabited by the "Fookawi" tribe. How is it that they introduce themselves again? |
Why is it I can't think of a clever reply? Not in a creative mood--just lost 2 softball games
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| Hewer wrote: | | Inhabited by the "Fookawi" tribe. How is it that they introduce themselves again? |
Did you know the two villages on each side are the Mombaks and the Motesa Tribes.
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| toopeekaa 1 wrote: | | Hewer wrote: | | Inhabited by the "Fookawi" tribe. How is it that they introduce themselves again? |
Did you know the two villages on each side are the Mombaks and the Motesa Tribes.
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cant fool me
the montesas are from spain and the monbaks are from mombaka
try again 
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| Hewer wrote: | | Inhabited by the "Fookawi" tribe. How is it that they introduce themselves again? |
They'e culture is based on the teachings of Buka Buka from ancient Tibetan monks. When they greet each other it is the custom to slap each other in the face four times. To not do that is to couse great insult. It is also the custom for the host to offer his wife to sleep with any guests.
According to the teachings of the mountain god Womba Tomba this will bring great luck to the family
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| Mike wrote: | The guests must feel pretty lucky as well.
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Somehow I don't get the picture..... doing it with the hosts wife, while sleeping on the roof of a house surrounded by 25 other guys waiting their turn, and this is no doubt one the round pointy very slanty grass hut type of roofs.
No doubt the husband laid the last row of straw at the roof edge.... backwards... "the straw that stroke the camels crack"
So thats how the Flying Walendas got their start.
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Ah yes .....famous flying walendas from walenkia.
It woul d be a great insult not to take in the crack---
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| fishead wrote: | | Hewer wrote: | | Inhabited by the "Fookawi" tribe. How is it that they introduce themselves again? |
They'e culture is based on the teachings of Buka Buka from ancient Tibetan monks. When they greet each other it is the custom to slap each other in the face four times. To not do that is to couse great insult. It is also the custom for the host to offer his wife to sleep with any guests.
According to the teachings of the mountain god Womba Tomba this will bring great luck to the family |
Don't forget to smile when they fart.
To traditionallly greet foreign guests involves holding the palms and shouting the tribal name:
"We're the Fookawi!!!"
Strangely, this was also shouted by the first European traders when they arrived in the 1830s. Although then scholars believe it was a question rather than a statement.
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| Hewer wrote: | | fishead wrote: | | Hewer wrote: | | Inhabited by the "Fookawi" tribe. How is it that they introduce themselves again? |
They'e culture is based on the teachings of Buka Buka from ancient Tibetan monks. When they greet each other it is the custom to slap each other in the face four times. To not do that is to couse great insult. It is also the custom for the host to offer his wife to sleep with any guests.
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Don't forget to smile when they fart.
To traditionallly greet foreign guests involves holding the palms and shouting the tribal name:
"We're the Fookawi!!!"
Strangely, this was also shouted by the first European traders when they arrived in the 1830s. Although then scholars believe it was a question rather than a statement. |
Waggi bak Shabbi is shouted during the Wedding cerimony. It is the custom too make all your inlaws eat your shit at the wedding ceremony.
The groom must also offer his wife to sleep with his best man before he gets a chance to.
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Nice thread that you have provided.
thanks...
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