I thought I had posted these - papyrus we brought home. Behind glass in our master bathroom.
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Egypt Fiasco
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Since its the Goddess Bastet, She needs a way to fly up to heaven!
Naw, its a scarab if you look at it close enough.
Since its the Goddess Bastet, She needs a way to fly up to heaven!
I see it now. Rats, was kind hoping for the jet pack.
that is an amazing papyrus.
I see it now. Rats, was kind hoping for the jet pack.
I wish it were wider, but it is what it is. The shop proprietor offered me 2 camels and a goat for my wife.
I wouldn't accept anything less than 8 camels.
A guy I used to work with had to buy a camel so that his son could marry a Somali girl.
Students I had in South Africa would have to pay the equivalent of the cost of a cow for bride price. The higher the woman's status the more cows (money) you paid. One of my students paid the equivalent of I think 12 cows, a very high status wife.
I feel like my fiancé would he-man-bitch-slap me if I told her she was equivalent to 12 cows.
Edit: conversely, I also think she'd do the same if I told her she was only worth one
I feel like my fiancé would he-man-bitch-slap me if I told her she was equivalent to 12 cows.
Edit: conversely, I also think she'd do the same if I told her she was only worth one
I was holding out for at least 3!
I feel like my fiancé would he-man-bitch-slap me if I told her she was equivalent to 12 cows.
Edit: conversely, I also think she'd do the same if I told her she was only worth one
My mind went exactly where yours did on the subject!
I feel like my fiancé would he-man-bitch-slap me if I told her she was equivalent to 12 cows.
Edit: conversely, I also think she'd do the same if I told her she was only worth one
Tribal culture is radically different, and some of the tribes don't get along all that well. Bride price is fairly consistent among most tribes though that is changing.
I wonder what it costs these days to get someone to take your wife off your hands.
Surely, they don't offer refunds...
I'm glad it doesn't work that way here. The American version would probably consist of trading squarebody Chevy trucks or Camaros. But it would be a great setup for girl dads. I probably couldn't afford to marry in that situation. In all honesty though, in a lot of instances I would probably have a hard time parting with the dowry vehicle and in many cases in my past it wouldn't have been a worthwhile trade
I'm glad it doesn't work that way here. The American version would probably consist of trading squarebody Chevy trucks or Camaros. But it would be a great setup for girl dads. I probably couldn't afford to marry in that situation. In all honesty though, in a lot of instances I would probably have a hard time parting with the dowry vehicle and in many cases in my past it wouldn't have been a worthwhile trade
^^^Now this guy gets it!!!^^^
I'm glad it doesn't work that way here. The American version would probably consist of trading squarebody Chevy trucks or Camaros. But it would be a great setup for girl dads. I probably couldn't afford to marry in that situation. In all honesty though, in a lot of instances I would probably have a hard time parting with the dowry vehicle and in many cases in my past it wouldn't have been a worthwhile trade
Historically bride price was for economic compensation to the family giving up the daughter. In a traditional agricultural or hunter gatherer society losing a productive member of the family could cause hardship.
I'm glad it doesn't work that way here. The American version would probably consist of trading squarebody Chevy trucks or Camaros. But it would be a great setup for girl dads. I probably couldn't afford to marry in that situation. In all honesty though, in a lot of instances I would probably have a hard time parting with the dowry vehicle and in many cases in my past it wouldn't have been a worthwhile trade
For what it's worth , I sold my tall deck 427 BBC to buy my wife's engagement ring . She's totally worth it though !!!!
I sold a 250k mile 2wd Toyota t100 with a lifter tap so bad I couldn't with certainty rule out that it was actually a rod knock.
We didn't have a wedding exactly, but her dad gave us the money he would have spent on a wedding, and in Colorado you just need a witness, no minister, so her dad signed the marriage license as a witness. I have jokingly referred to it as a bill of sale and also about how much money he's ahead by paying me to take her off his expense sheet.
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