I didn't know until my recent Korean visit thatthe Koreans had totem poles a la native Americans!
Scared -- not once but thrice at least(cf. the small as well as large print)! ;b
Teeheehee! Brian's story about a mix up between snakes and snacks over on the hot pot post's comments thread got me chuckling when I read it this morning. It also reminded me of a funny sign I saw at the Korean Folk Village at Yongin that prompted the following exchange between my mother and me:-
Me: "Scared? Why should the poles be scared?"
My mother: "Aiyah, they're not scared poles. They're sacred poles!"
And is it just me or do the faces on the poles look like they're in on the joke too? ;DDDDDD
Me: "Scared? Why should the poles be scared?"
My mother: "Aiyah, they're not scared poles. They're sacred poles!"
And is it just me or do the faces on the poles look like they're in on the joke too? ;DDDDDD
Those are cool! And they do look like their privy to the joke. It's also interesting how similar their faces look like the laughing emoticons of today.
ReplyDeleteI never knew about thos poles either.
ReplyDeleteI love the joke!
Hi duriandave --
ReplyDeleteAgreed re the similarity of those totem pole faces to today's laughing emoticons! :D
Hi dragonstar --
Brings a smile to the face and a chuckle out of the throat, doesn't it? :)
Hi ytsl,
ReplyDeleteFunny stories and fun pictures.
Hi sbk --
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading as well as looking! :)
Too funny! Yeah, those faces do look like they're laughing. (And like the emoticon! :D)
ReplyDeleteHi Alejna --
ReplyDeleteIn other words: those poles look far from scared, don't they? ;D