Post #23608 by PolynesianPop on Wed, Feb 19, 2003 6:41 PM

On 2003-02-19 16:30, Trader Woody wrote:

tweedtone wrote:
my understanding is that was more or less decided upon by the carver, who rejected the notion of Kahono (I believe) as it was a bastardization in his view and not a "true" tiki.

Mmmm, I mentioned at the time that this was a ludicrous statement. Both Kahona & Lono are 'bastardizations' - you'd be very hard pressed to get any depiction of a Tiki that isn't.

Trader Woody

Very good point Woody, especially when you consider that the carver's personal style is a bastardization of tiki itself! Last time I checked, the Jimmy Carter style wasn't considered very traditional.

On 2003-02-19 17:17, Kailuageoff wrote:
You know, I also have to ask this question of some of you -- what the hell is the big deal of spending $20 on the vague chance something good might happen? I sure as hell spend more than that at my local watering hole and don't think a thing about it. I spend more than that on any given week on ebay. Sometimes I give a dollar to a bum even though he just might go buy a beer or a pack of cigarettes. Granted some of you may not have $20 to your name, but I kind of doubt that goes for most of you rum drinking, mug collecting, tiki carving crazies. Geez.

With all due respect KG, what, why and how we spend our money is nobody's business but our own.

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[ Edited by: PolynesianPop on 2003-02-19 18:43 ]