Gator, it's easy.  They have shovels for heads.
(conveniently, that's also how you differentiate between a cottonmouth and a rando water snake- so, dual purpose mnemonics ftw!)

(April 24, 2018 at 4:43 am)Tizheruk Wrote:

(April 20, 2018 at 1:23 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: Well, that riddle for the ages has been answered. I guess this is no longer the image I should have in my mind of you:

Actually that guy looks almost identical to my younger brother . That's freaking weird . 

Gary Farmer (Cayuga) was also in another film by the same director, and it's probably my favourite depiction of the Native American in film, if only for one line (and the same one featured in that clip):





I went with the Ghost Dog clip because I'm fairly certain that, even not knowing which tribe you belonged to, it's a safe bet you probably don't go out every day dressed like Nobody does in this film.

You gotta love that Nobody A) avoids the pitfalls of the "red savage" ubiquitous in westerns from back in the days when they were cheap to film and therefore plentiful, and B) avoids the over-romanticised "Dances with Wolves" depictions of the Native American from the days when we figured out just how raw a deal we gave them. He's not a savage, he's not perfect, he's just got his own culture (and even speaks the Cree language in a few scenes) and it's different from the white man, who he has a very strange and complicated relationship with (mixing the obvious resentment that he has for their policy towards the American Indian, and his idolization of English poet William Blake and Johnny Depp's character, who he takes a shine to mainly because they share a name).

(April 24, 2018 at 10:43 am)Rev. Rye Wrote:

(April 24, 2018 at 4:43 am)Tizheruk Wrote: Actually that guy looks almost identical to my  younger brother . That's freaking weird . 

Gary Farmer (Cayuga) was also in another film by the same director, and it's probably my favourite depiction of the Native American in film, if only for one line (and the same one featured in that clip):





I went with the Ghost Dog clip because I'm fairly certain that, even not knowing which tribe you belonged to, it's a safe bet you probably don't go out every day dressed like Nobody does in this film.

You gotta love that Nobody A) avoids the pitfalls of the "red savage" ubiquitous in westerns from back in the days when they were cheap to film and therefore plentiful, and B) avoids the over-romanticised "Dances with Wolves" depictions of the Native American from the days when we figured out just how raw a deal we gave them. He's not a savage, he's not perfect, he's just got his own culture (and even speaks the Cree language in a few scenes) and it's different from the white man, who he has a very strange and complicated relationship with (mixing the obvious resentment that he has for their policy towards the American Indian, and his idolization of English poet William Blake and Johnny Depp's character, who he takes a shine to mainly because they share a name).

Very awesome  

I nice to see a balance depiction  in that regard 

Quote:I went with the Ghost Dog clip because I'm fairly certain that, even not knowing which tribe you belonged to, it's a safe bet you probably don't go out every day dressed like Nobody does in this film.

Depends when i was young i did dress like this 

As western clothing was expensive, hard to get hold of , And often not as good what we were wearing .

Sadly, the Inuit don't have that much representation in media, mostly because, well, there aren't that many films set in their territory. I'm currently watching The Terror, which includes an Inuit character, and I suspect that it's probably a fairly accurate look at it, although it might not be saying much since the last time I remember seeing a Hollywood depiction of the Inuit, it looked like this:





At least you can take solace in noticing that, as stereotypical as this is, there are other ethnic groups represented and their portrayal isn't much better.

Still, those parkas look a lot different from the buckskins, beads, and Eagle feathers (or Migratory Bird Act of 1918-friendly substitute thereof) Nobody wears, which I suspect would be even more difficult to find than Western-style clothing, and are certainly something closer to regular Western wear than that (in Chicago's winters, I can actually imagine seeing someone wearing something that looks a lot like that [and for practical reasons, yet!]). And at least you're not a kid anymore.

NYC/Long Island. This is the food of my peoples.



But, as an American, you're supposed to tell everybody that your ethnicity is the one of your grandparents or great-grandparents. So...

(April 24, 2018 at 11:48 am)Rev. Rye Wrote: Sadly, the Inuit don't have that much representation in media, mostly because, well, there aren't that many films set in their territory. I'm currently watching The Terror, which includes an Inuit character, and I suspect that it's probably a fairly accurate look at it, although it might not be saying much since the last time I remember seeing a Hollywood depiction of the Inuit, it looked like this:





At least you can take solace in noticing that, as stereotypical as this is, there are other ethnic groups represented and their portrayal isn't much better.

Still, those parkas look a lot different from the buckskins, beads, and Eagle feathers (or Migratory Bird Act of 1918-friendly substitute thereof) Nobody wears, which I suspect would be even more difficult to find than Western-style clothing, and are certainly something closer to regular Western wear than that (in Chicago's winters, I can actually imagine seeing someone wearing something that looks a lot like that [and for practical reasons, yet!]). And at least you're not a kid anymore.

True fur is warm but wearing a parka a lot is smelly even the lighter versions used indoors . And considering we only had one bath a week . And everyone together it gets a bit much after a while .

As for depictions yeah were not very numerous so can't imagine their is much out there .And what is wants to go to a romanticized version of us . Guess  were not exotic enough in our current state

(April 21, 2018 at 2:32 am)Grandizer Wrote: Lebanese:

Kousa (zucchini stuffed with rice and such)



Riz w laban (rice and yoghurt):



Kebbeh



Manoushe



And don't forget laffet (Lebanese bread sandwiches) of various types.

Now I miss my mum's food. Maybe I'll pay her a visit sometime soon!

Just for the record: your folks raided the place with "Manakesh" shops : do you call it laffet ? The most famous shop around here have such a classy menu, with so wonderful options, the guys are all Lebanese.
It tastes so good, especially the stuff with cheese . So thanks; you -as Lebanese people- did a great favor to the world by inventing Manakeesh and Kebba :

(April 24, 2018 at 4:46 pm)AtlasS33 Wrote: Just for the record: your folks raided the place with "Manakesh" shops : do you call it laffet ? The most famous shop around here have such a classy menu, with so wonderful options, the guys are all Lebanese.
It tastes so good, especially the stuff with cheese . So thanks; you -as Lebanese people- did a great favor to the world by inventing Manakeesh and Kebba :

No, the laffet (plural for laffeh) refers to Lebanese bread sandwiches (not in the pics). The last picture is labeled at the top, not bottom. But yeah, you're welcome. Se77a w hana

(April 24, 2018 at 8:33 am)The Industrial Atheist Wrote:

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Alligator or crocodile? (I'm not good at identification) Are you part Maori or something?

There's no crocodiles in New Zealand.
Scariest things they have there are feral boars and Tongans.