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Since their wealth is measured by the number of cattle they possess, they are extremely unlikely to willfully cause any permanent damage to the beast (as would be the case should they actually shoot it with an arrow). Death or extreme illness would soon follow if they used curare, something ‘duke veritas’ erroneously ascribed to Africa. Curare is a plant native to South America, not Africa. They drink the blood directly for its protein-richness or mix it with milk. The cow or steer, if well-fed and watered, can be bled again in a week or so. Thus, if a family owns enough cattle, they need never go hungry.

I just wish name of the person who posted it was a little more politically correct because then I would TOTALLY subscribe :???:

You MUST be joking :cool: . What is it about his lyrics, such as “My only addiction is the female species–I eat them raw like sushi.”
I’m guessing he’s not exactly looking for a cunning linguist; however, I would be willing to wager he’s after something similar :wink:

I believe the African tribe you are thinking of uses a “poisin” known as curare. It is actually a paralytic agent that we use sometimes (along with anesthetic) in American surgeries. It does not always kill, depending on the dosage.

Other places in Africa, they use a combo of blood and milk to make a drink, so that they have a renewable food source. They also use the dung to make houses and other things, which has been a disease vector for tetnus…in fact, everyone it that tribe gets tetnus (or at least they did when my medical prof went there in the 90s), but they are able to survive by drinking the slurry I was talking about. Bleccchhhh :mad:

According to Hindus, cows are sacred, so they wouldn’t eat a burger, let alone drink their blood…if they’re Hindu.

so, my question is: “what country is responsible for ‘holy mackerel’?”

annudder :cool:

p.s. – great job, ‘cept you should have called yourself Hot’CauseIt’sNewDelhi… :mrgreen: