Laos Powder Flask

ariel · 27th January 2009, 06:39 PM

Whose .. nuts?

Rick · 27th January 2009, 08:08 PM

Oh it is a slippery slope .............
Seriously though ; Trench, can I have that back please ........

trenchwarfare · 28th January 2009, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Rick

Oh it is a slippery slope .............
Seriously though ; Trench, can I have that back please ........

Finders Keepers. You shouldn't leave things like that lying around! Weren't you ever told to pick up your things?

trenchwarfare · 28th January 2009, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ariel

Whose .. nuts?

Some Laotian guy.

Andrew · 28th January 2009, 04:40 PM

lol.

Rick · 28th January 2009, 04:52 PM

Just get here ??

Nonoy Tan · 28th January 2009, 05:45 PM

The "Igorots" (Northern Luzon, Philippines) in the past, made lime containers (to hold lime powder for betel chew mix) made of human scrotum (most likely taken from victims of head hunting ambushes).

I guess anything is possible

trenchwarfare · 28th January 2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Nonoy Tan

The "Igorots" (Northern Luzon, Philippines) in the past, made lime containers (to hold lime powder for betel chew mix) made of human scrotum (most likely taken from victims of head hunting ambushes).

I guess anything is possible

N. T. Have you ever seen one of those containers? If yes, are they similar to the container in question. Seller may have been wrong about it being a powder flask. It is awfully small, for that purpose. M.P.

spiral · 28th January 2009, 11:34 PM

Bollocks!

Well a long time ago......

Spiral

kino · 29th January 2009, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Nonoy Tan

The "Igorots" (Northern Luzon, Philippines) in the past, made lime containers (to hold lime powder for betel chew mix) made of human scrotum (most likely taken from victims of head hunting ambushes).

I guess anything is possible

Eeewwww! I wouldn't want to be dipping into someone's nutsack.
I wonder who decides which warrior gets what part. The bravest/strongest gets the head, the weaker gets the ..........

Robert · 29th January 2009, 02:00 AM

This is starting to remind me of the scene in Apocalypto where they were dividing up the pig!!!

Philip · 29th January 2009, 02:01 AM

The small size of the flask (if it is indeed a powder flask) may be explainable by the fact that for the very fine-grained poweder used in priming the flash-pan, you don't need a great quantity of it at any one time, especially on a gun made for hunting. I've examined a number of those crude smallbore carbines with pistolgrip stocks and locally made flintlock mechanisms, what passes for the priming pan holds very little powder. You see these guns occasionally, they came here as souvenirs of the Vietnam War. The weapons were used by hill tribes in Vietnam, Laos, and parts of Cambodia and variations can be found in Burma and China's southernmost border provinces.

Have you showed the thing to a professor of vertebrate zoology, specializing in primates? Maybe there is such an expert on the staff of, or consulting to, one of our major zoos.

This is venturing a bit OT, but you'd like to know that monkey is a delicacy in Laos as it is in Thailand. I have some Lao friends here in southern Calif., and a couple of these guys say that monkey meat is the best there is. One of them loves it so much that put enough beers in him, he starts concocting all these elaborate plans to infiltrate the San Diego Zoo after hours with a large gunnysack and a small-caliber pistol. Just the thing to send the PETA guys and gals on the warpath, I'm sure, haha!

Andrew · 28th January 2009, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

Just get here ??

29th January 2009, 02:01 AM	#12
Philip Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,036	So THAT's what happened to Curious George! The small size of the flask (if it is indeed a powder flask) may be explainable by the fact that for the very fine-grained poweder used in priming the flash-pan, you don't need a great quantity of it at any one time, especially on a gun made for hunting. I've examined a number of those crude smallbore carbines with pistolgrip stocks and locally made flintlock mechanisms, what passes for the priming pan holds very little powder. You see these guns occasionally, they came here as souvenirs of the Vietnam War. The weapons were used by hill tribes in Vietnam, Laos, and parts of Cambodia and variations can be found in Burma and China's southernmost border provinces. Have you showed the thing to a professor of vertebrate zoology, specializing in primates? Maybe there is such an expert on the staff of, or consulting to, one of our major zoos. This is venturing a bit OT, but you'd like to know that monkey is a delicacy in Laos as it is in Thailand. I have some Lao friends here in southern Calif., and a couple of these guys say that monkey meat is the best there is. One of them loves it so much that put enough beers in him, he starts concocting all these elaborate plans to infiltrate the San Diego Zoo after hours with a large gunnysack and a small-caliber pistol. Just the thing to send the PETA guys and gals on the warpath, I'm sure, haha!

27th January 2009, 06:39 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Whose .. nuts?

27th January 2009, 08:08 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Oh it is a slippery slope ............. Seriously though ; Trench, can I have that back please ........

28th January 2009, 04:40 PM	#5
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	lol.

28th January 2009, 04:52 PM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Just get here ??

28th January 2009, 05:45 PM	#7
Nonoy Tan Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 293	The "Igorots" (Northern Luzon, Philippines) in the past, made lime containers (to hold lime powder for betel chew mix) made of human scrotum (most likely taken from victims of head hunting ambushes). I guess anything is possible

28th January 2009, 11:34 PM	#9
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Bollocks! Well a long time ago...... Spiral

29th January 2009, 02:00 AM	#11
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	This is starting to remind me of the scene in Apocalypto where they were dividing up the pig!!!