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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
12/23/08

In reply to Ancient Mayan Tooth Bling Stolen - and Returned by Mystery Benefactor
Reminds me of all the stones that get returned to Hawaii. Perhaps someone had a run of bad luck and decided the Monkey Paw was better than the Mayan Jaw.
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Slatz_Grobnik
12/23/08

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The guilt-wracked Archeologist is a wonderful pitch for a show. It's like Friday the 13th: The Series meets Indiana Jones, with some Post-Colonialism for zest.
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thedap
12/23/08

In reply to The Ancient Maya Predicted Bicycles and VCRs
to the writer of this article: you are a moron.
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braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
12/23/08

@thedap: Oh, now you've got to explain that one.
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axemen
12/22/08

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Where did they find a Mayan Shaman?
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Grey_Area
12/22/08

@axemen: It's not like they all disappeared into another dimension (really, not Atlantis either). Their descendants live all throughout the Yucatan, Belieze, Guatamala, and so on. Many have settled here in my neighborhood and started a new trend in Latino cuisine (Salvadoreno-style tamales are sooo much better than the Northern Mexican ones). A good many of them still follow the old traditions blended with Catholicism. They ain't magic sages, just plain folk. Still, they are probably not above screwing with gullible new-age types for a fast peso.
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Fishypu
12/22/08

@Grey_Area: I think thats a Mayan, but a Mayan Shaman? Thats a burro of a different color. Unless they put some of their shaman magic into those tamales.
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braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
12/23/08

@Fishypu: "Shamanism" is just a kind of religion-spiritual tradition. It doesn't mean they can put down mana stream totems, or whatever, it just means they're initiates into the old religion. It's like being a Houngan or a Witch Doctor or a Priest.
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