Trobriand Island Cricket anyone?

[Marscrumbs]

Since we are going native...or more native this year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jTP7a9I0dU

[Marscrumbs]

You mean all of you are too young to remember Anthropology 101? This would be the perfect game between tribes for Cargo Culting.

[trilobyte]

Speaking for myself, I got the reference but just wasn't interested.

[Marscrumbs]

Oh? Then that's ok, Trilobite. But flashy jungle costumes like the airplanes, feasting, cerimonial dances between each play with teams of any size jumping up and down and a predetermined outcome mocking the dominant colonial culture. Well that's my idea of a burning jolly good time.

Wish I could find the entire original video include the "Antropologist" mascot with the coconut binoculars.

Ok, next brilliant idea please....

[Ugly Dougly]

It was a bloody boring game after they took out the headhunting bit. Cracking good time though, wot?

[theCryptofishist]

Aren't all sports pretty much meaningless magic ceremonies?

[katy potaty]

As a former anthro student I would LOVE to play Trobriand cricket-peekay, peekay!

[Marscrumbs]

Aren't all sports pretty much meaningless magic ceremonies?

I liked the umpires casting magic spells agains the other team.
And no more sticky wickets?

[Marscrumbs]

It was a bloody boring game after they took out the headhunting bit. Cracking good time though, wot?

We could add that back in.