Post #179913 by Jungle Trader on Mon, Aug 15, 2005 8:24 PM

Heads up. Tomorrow night at 10. New Guinea headhunters.

Last week the conversation the host had with the Suri women was funny at times. He was preparing himself for a scar that the women were going to carve near his shoulder. He wanted a small one, they wanted a larger one. He told them it was HIS shoulder. They said he was trembling and he would die before they even cut him. As one girl cut into his skin with a razor blade he made faces. They laughed and in their own language said, "He is strong, but he is soft."
Some of the women were defying the age old custom of the lip ring. Apparently the bigger the lip, the more cows a potential suitor would give to the father of potential bride. One girl said she didn't want to do it because it causes dribble. If a man liked her, he would trade cows for her. Damn right, you go girl.
It was so cool to see the dignity of the Suri people and the wisdom of their Tribal leader.