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Post by michaelsees on Feb 14, 2011 20:28:03 GMT -5
I just received a bunch of old pics of India over 100 years old. A couple caught my eye. The first is how they cross the rivers in the Himalayas by inflating a cow/animal skin below  The second is some Fakirs/holymen  Michael |
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Post by enigma on Feb 14, 2011 20:48:02 GMT -5
Excuse me??.......They ride inflatable cows down the river?.....And they can stand there with straight faces to have their pictures taken? Hehe. The one in the back looks like a polar bear backpack.  |
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Post by michaelsees on Feb 14, 2011 20:54:36 GMT -5
Yup riding cows was the forerunner to inflatable rafts. Yes it does look like a polar bear.
Michael
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Post by Portto on Feb 14, 2011 21:23:31 GMT -5
Yes, the pictures are priceless!
Michael: weren't Indians supposed to worship cows? How did they manage to skin them like that?
Enigma: you need to expand your awareness ;D ;D
I bet you keep a straight face when somebody takes a picture of you near your car. The guy in the front is as proud as I'd be near a Lamborghini.
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Post by michaelsees on Feb 14, 2011 21:35:19 GMT -5
Yes, the pictures are priceless! Michael: weren't Indians supposed to worship cows? How did they manage to skin them like that? Yes that's the irony. However those in the picture could well be muslin not Hindu. Michael |
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Post by michaelsees on Feb 14, 2011 21:46:16 GMT -5
Here's one though where it's clear how they feel about cows.  High Diving India style!  Grinding Flour  Michael |
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Post by enigma on Feb 14, 2011 23:16:18 GMT -5
"I bet you keep a straight face when somebody takes a picture of you near your car."
Not when I've just inflated it with a bicycle pump. Hehe.
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Post by enigma on Feb 14, 2011 23:20:59 GMT -5
"Here's one though where it's clear how they feel about cows."
And sanitation!
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Post by michaelsees on Feb 14, 2011 23:30:22 GMT -5
"Here's one though where it's clear how they feel about cows." And sanitation! Don't you know Cow dung is sacred in India  Michael |
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Post by enigma on Feb 15, 2011 2:16:08 GMT -5
Yes, there's quite a bit of sacred BS in India. |
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