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UT uncle trav Tiki Socialite Kalamazoo Joined: Apr 27, 2005 Posts: 2466	UT uncle trav Posted posted on Mon, Feb 20, 2017 6:39 AM Many native and "primitive" cultures around the world have histories and iconography that include the human skull. Since the earliest days of the Polynesian Pop craze restaurant owners and designers tried to invoke the allure of savagery into their establishments. No better way to perpetuate that titillating feeling of urban escapism than sipping an exotic cocktail from the severed head of a fellow human. In my view the popular skull mug was just another prop to lend the feeling of mystery and a bit of political incorrectness into the prudish everyday lives of uptight suburbanites back in the day. I could be all wrong about this and often am.

Many native and "primitive" cultures around the world have histories and iconography that include the human skull. Since the earliest days of the Polynesian Pop craze restaurant owners and designers tried to invoke the allure of savagery into their establishments. No better way to perpetuate that titillating feeling of urban escapism than sipping an exotic cocktail from the severed head of a fellow human. In my view the popular skull mug was just another prop to lend the feeling of mystery and a bit of political incorrectness into the prudish everyday lives of uptight suburbanites back in the day. I could be all wrong about this and often am.

Post #773153 by uncle trav on Mon, Feb 20, 2017 6:39 AM