France votes to return Maori heads to New Zealand - General Tiki

B bigbrotiki Tiki Socialite Tiki Island, above the Silverlake Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 11621	B bigbrotiki Posted posted on Thu, May 6, 2010 10:55 AM On 2010-05-06 06:01, Tam Tiki wrote: That discussion from Robley's book sounds like something from "The Man Who Would Be King" by Kipling. ...or, to me, I can very well picture John Cleese in the part of the bewildered customer. :) I am sorry, I don't mean to make light of the subject, and I agree with all that has been said here. But in our Tiki pop culture, I appreciate both: It's respect and honoring of the traditions of the ancestors, AND its spirit of irreverence and whimsy in the face of life's darker aspects.

On 2010-05-06 06:01, Tam Tiki wrote:
That discussion from Robley's book sounds like something from "The Man Who Would Be King" by Kipling.

...or, to me, I can very well picture John Cleese in the part of the bewildered customer. :)

I am sorry, I don't mean to make light of the subject, and I agree with all that has been said here. But in our Tiki pop culture, I appreciate both: It's respect and honoring of the traditions of the ancestors, AND its spirit of irreverence and whimsy in the face of life's darker aspects.

Post #528365 by bigbrotiki on Thu, May 6, 2010 10:55 AM