The myth of the Hanshee{sic.} unveiled.

spiral · 19th April 2005, 06:29 AM

Hi Tom, Much as I like the BL quote that I use, I must admit he is quite a charachter who makes some intresting statements on occasion.

I do aspire to follow parts of his above quote though, both with kukri & in other walks of my life.

Thank you Conogre, very well said in my opinion!

As for the dog, yep I am glad it wasnt a Tibetan mastif & i did eat so much Black pig pork in Nepal ,I am sure I smelt like a rotten black pig!

It certainly wasnt the type of village tourists or treckers would normaly go to either.

To Follow the BL qoute,& Conogres accurate conlclusian of the western need to pigeon hole & JPs statement about different Nepalis saying different things & having re read my post,

I should add, for the sake of accuracy & clarification that the term Lamebendh Sirupate {long handle sirupate.} was also intialy used by our sources, not just Sirupate, before we got into the differention of the different grip lengths .

So that actualy the usual term according to our sources for the "Hanshee is "Lamebendh Sirupate " {sorry for lack of previous clarity, ill blame the Jet lag

}

I am also confident that other terminology may be used that we havent yet heard. There are many minor local languages,amongst the tribes & castes in Nepal after all.

But we used the main Gurkali or Nepali language, which after all is the main language of Nepal & the offcial one.

Spiral

Rick · 19th April 2005, 02:45 PM

I'm afraid this phenomenon is universal . When my Son walked across Europe last year he ran into the same unfriendly dog phenomenon .
He and his friends quickly discovered that the simple act of bending over to pick up a stone would cause an immediate retreat by the offending canid .
They never had to throw the stone , the very act of picking one up was enough .

spiral · 20th April 2005, 04:22 PM

Well Rick most of the dogs in Nepal have lots of scars on thier heads that look like stick & stone scars to me.

Actualy when the dog charged in I just stood my ground & barked & growled at it, which seemed to confuse & concern it, much to the delight of the local villagers.

Guess I can do a good mad dog immpresion!

Spiral

Rick · 20th April 2005, 04:32 PM

I'm very good at that myself !
You should see me foam at the mouth .

spiral · 20th April 2005, 07:30 PM

Cool!

theres a few of us about!

Mark · 20th April 2005, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spiral

Cool!

theres a few of us about!

Ditto. They don't speak human, so you have to speak their language. I have found that it works a lot better than "shoo," or "nice doggy."

spiral · 21st April 2005, 12:35 PM

Indeed Mark, thats the secret of all communication to all people & animals I guess.

Talk the language they understand.

19th April 2005, 06:29 AM	#1
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Hi Tom, Much as I like the BL quote that I use, I must admit he is quite a charachter who makes some intresting statements on occasion. I do aspire to follow parts of his above quote though, both with kukri & in other walks of my life. Thank you Conogre, very well said in my opinion! As for the dog, yep I am glad it wasnt a Tibetan mastif & i did eat so much Black pig pork in Nepal ,I am sure I smelt like a rotten black pig! It certainly wasnt the type of village tourists or treckers would normaly go to either. To Follow the BL qoute,& Conogres accurate conlclusian of the western need to pigeon hole & JPs statement about different Nepalis saying different things & having re read my post, I should add, for the sake of accuracy & clarification that the term Lamebendh Sirupate {long handle sirupate.} was also intialy used by our sources, not just Sirupate, before we got into the differention of the different grip lengths . So that actualy the usual term according to our sources for the "Hanshee is "Lamebendh Sirupate " {sorry for lack of previous clarity, ill blame the Jet lag } I am also confident that other terminology may be used that we havent yet heard. There are many minor local languages,amongst the tribes & castes in Nepal after all. But we used the main Gurkali or Nepali language, which after all is the main language of Nepal & the offcial one. Spiral Last edited by spiral; 19th April 2005 at 11:58 AM.

19th April 2005, 02:45 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	About Dogs .. An Aside I'm afraid this phenomenon is universal . When my Son walked across Europe last year he ran into the same unfriendly dog phenomenon . He and his friends quickly discovered that the simple act of bending over to pick up a stone would cause an immediate retreat by the offending canid . They never had to throw the stone , the very act of picking one up was enough .

20th April 2005, 04:22 PM	#3
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Well Rick most of the dogs in Nepal have lots of scars on thier heads that look like stick & stone scars to me. Actualy when the dog charged in I just stood my ground & barked & growled at it, which seemed to confuse & concern it, much to the delight of the local villagers. Guess I can do a good mad dog immpresion! Spiral

20th April 2005, 04:32 PM	#4
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	I'm very good at that myself ! You should see me foam at the mouth .

20th April 2005, 07:30 PM	#5
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Cool! theres a few of us about!

21st April 2005, 12:35 PM	#7
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Indeed Mark, thats the secret of all communication to all people & animals I guess. Talk the language they understand.