A couple of decades ago in the Hawaiian Islands I learned a few things about other island cultures. Fiji, Tonga, all the way out to NZ and AUS (a damn big island, in some people's opinion).

First, when you run across a fella on the beach, trail, wharf, you SMILE. Widely. People who do not smile to strangers, like for instance 99.9% of New York City dwellers, are regarded as mentally ill. Another thing, some of them laugh differently. "Tee-hee-hee" in a high pitch. Do NOT grin in amusement or make fun of the locals on their turf. They understand English, and will stomp you.

Completely comprehend and concur with the smile at strangers aspect of these cultures.

Most groovy

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Originally posted by smschulz:

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Originally posted by Ryanp225:
I regard this shit the same as when my daughters learn their little dance routines.
Childish.

Yeah as you're about to get the shit stomped out of you.

Does learning a little dance give you some mystical power? I'm talking about the ghey dance, not a skilled fighter.
Since my ancestors were Vikings would it stand to reason that if I drink out of a curved horn it somehow makes me a skilled fighter with an axe and shield?

Gosh, i sure hope so.

Am getting the urge to pick up a Claymore and lay waste to the enemy!!!

FREEDOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!



mebbe just a wee dram, afore hoisting that great sword

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Originally posted by pedropcola:

Besides which are all those guys Maori?

Lots of them. Maybe all. That is the national rugby team of New Zealand, the All Blacks. They are a dominant force in international rugby, and a perennial favorite in the Rugby World Cup.

Ryanp225, you are being more than a little douchey on this issue. Do you really think the All Blacks think this grants them magical rugby powers? It builds team feeling. It may be a little intimidating. The fans eat it up.

Also, what is wrong with little girls' dance routines? Do you really think your daughter's routines are worthless?

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Originally posted by Ryanp225:

Since my ancestors were Vikings would it stand to reason that if I drink out of a curved horn it somehow makes me a skilled fighter with an axe and shield?

Yes.

Makes sense to me

Stamp with fury and gusto.
Behold the hairy man!

( And beware the guys with bunny ears. They're the bad-asses, Pilgrim.)

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Originally posted by jhe888:
Ryanp225, you are being more than a little douchey on this issue.

I'd like to see him share with one of the players on the All Blacks rugby team his thoughts on their pre-game haka... in person

It is an honor being bestowed on the recipients. A show of respect to the enemy to prevent combat and to work up the tribes into a warlike mood. It is only used when the tribe are facing great warriors or honoring a fallen hero.

This is the funeral of Jonah Lomu, one of the greatest NZ rugby players of all time. He died of cancer and kidney failure aged 40. He also was 'head-hunted' by NFL teams when he was in his prime. Yeah, scoff if you want, but you wouldn't do it to their faces, any more than you would to a Lakota Pow-wow dance.

They need to work this into the routine:

Mystical, magical bunch of bad asses, the Maori. Before WWI, the people of New Zealand, then part of the UK, contributed the funds to build the battlecruiser New Zealand.

In 1913, just before the war, the battlecruiser visited New Zealand, and a Maori chief gave the captain a grass skirt and green stone necklace to wear in battle, predicting that the ship would be in three battles, would only be hit once, and no sailors would be killed.

The ship was in action at Dogger Bank, Heligoland, and Jutland. Was hit once at Jutland for minor damage with no casualties.

Hmmmm, maybe there's something to this Maori stuff...

I say haka away.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
The haka wasn't developed on the soccer field. The ghosts of all those old warriors are laughing at this. There's nothing life-or-death in soccer.

Para, the Haka is performed at Rugby matches, not soccer.

Those are the All Blacks, possibly in the top three world teams, always.

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Originally posted by Ryanp225:

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Originally posted by Ryanp225:
I regard this shit the same as when my daughters learn their little dance routines.
Childish.

Does learning a little dance give you some mystical power? I'm talking about the ghey dance, not a skilled fighter.
Since my ancestors were Vikings would it stand to reason that if I drink out of a curved horn it somehow makes me a skilled fighter with an axe and shield?

The left wants to eradicate tradition. I consider it important to society to preserve the traditions it embraces that tie generations together, that get families together, and guide the youth of the future.

If you are on Sig Forum, I suspect you aren't happy with some of the stupidity going on in society. Yet much of it is happening because there is/has been a movement to remove tradition.

I am an American, my heritage is rebellion. My tradition is never go down without a fight!

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Originally posted by Steyn:
Looks like the macarena to me.

Hey hey!

I defy you to watch this without being moved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xI6TRTBZUMM

The dead were soldiers killed in Afghanistan, one of them a young girl, the other a sniper.

Or even this funeral haka for a beloved teacher...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6Qtc_zlGhc

Well I can't do the dance but my wife says I make those faces and postures while watching the news...The Maori are a fierce bunch
https://www.military.com/video...e%20the%20opposition.

The American equivalent is Bill Murray’s boom chake laka, boom chaka laka in Stripes.

Kiwi soldiers honoring their brothers killed in Afghanistan