what is the meaning of sticking out your tongue in tiki culture? - Bilge

I ikitnrev Tiki Socialite D.C. / Virginia Joined: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1325	I ikitnrev Posted posted on Thu, May 3, 2007 4:47 PM Here are a few more theories .... As Matt Reese states, they are referring to the Joan Baez song 'Oh Brother' ' You've got eyes like Jesus, but you speak like a viper's tongue' By sticking out their tongue, they are flaunting their ability to speak tongue twisters 'Princess Pupule has plenty papayas' (say 5 times fast) Sticking out tongue covers up missing tooth knocked out in yesterday's barroom brawl It shows you are totally serious. After all, the phrase 'tongue-in-cheek' means you are half poking fun at something. By sticking your tongue 100% out of your mouth, there is little left in your cheek - which means you are then completely serious. This is best illustrated, relatively speaking, with the following photo, It's a Masonic/gang symbol thing, showing you are a member of the 'Knights in Satan's Service' Gene Simmons Memorial Lodge. It's a Freudian gesture - what they really want is a cigar in their mouth As VampiressRN mentioned, it is a Confidence building sexual gesture. 'Damn the Consequences, Full Vagina Dentata Ahead' It is an unvoluntary muscle gesture. The more alcohol one drinks, the less control one has over one's muscles - all muscles tend to hang loose and point to the floor. They are sadists, looking for a tongue lashing. (Arrrrrr! Bonus Pirate Connection! Some say that the expression "Cat got your Tongue" comes from the days of sailing ships, and refers to the cat of nine tails. If an officer told someone something in secrecy, he might warn that he would 'get the cat' if he was to tell the others. When others wanted to gain information from a silent crewmate, they might thus say 'Tell us, or has the cat got your tongue! ) It is an intellectual Maori thing - you wouldn't understand.

Here are a few more theories ....

As Matt Reese states, they are referring to the Joan Baez song 'Oh Brother'
' You've got eyes like Jesus, but
you speak like a viper's tongue'
By sticking out their tongue, they are flaunting their ability to speak tongue twisters

'Princess Pupule has plenty papayas' (say 5 times fast)

Sticking out tongue covers up missing tooth knocked out in yesterday's barroom brawl
It shows you are totally serious. After all, the phrase 'tongue-in-cheek' means you are half poking fun at something. By sticking your tongue 100% out of your mouth, there is little left in your cheek - which means you are then completely serious.

This is best illustrated, relatively speaking, with the following photo,

It's a Masonic/gang symbol thing, showing you are a member of the 'Knights in Satan's Service' Gene Simmons Memorial Lodge.
It's a Freudian gesture - what they really want is a cigar in their mouth
As VampiressRN mentioned, it is a Confidence building sexual gesture.

'Damn the Consequences, Full Vagina Dentata Ahead'

It is an unvoluntary muscle gesture. The more alcohol one drinks, the less control one has over one's muscles - all muscles tend to hang loose and point to the floor.
They are sadists, looking for a tongue lashing.

(Arrrrrr! Bonus Pirate Connection! Some say that the expression "Cat got your Tongue" comes from the days of sailing ships, and refers to the cat of nine tails. If an officer told someone something in secrecy, he might warn that he would 'get the cat' if he was to tell the others. When others wanted to gain information from a silent crewmate, they might thus say 'Tell us, or has the cat got your tongue! )

It is an intellectual Maori thing - you wouldn't understand.

Post #303852 by ikitnrev on Thu, May 3, 2007 4:47 PM