Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/07/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Don, you may have never encountered cock fighting.? When I was about 12 yrs old, in the early 1940s, I lived near an elderly gentleman who had been interested in that in his younger days.? He explained it to me and showed me some of the specialized gear involved.? If you will take a close look at Tina's Champion rooster, you will note that the spurs on the inside of the ankles have been surgically cut, leaving blunt stubs.? During training, the stubs are covered with small, round pads that look like little boxing gloves.? During actual fights, gaffs, made of surgical steel, are attached to these stubs.? Her Champion is actually the survivor.? Yes, there is money to be made, but it is from bets on the outcome of the matches. On 7/12/20 5:13 PM, Don Dory via LUG wrote: > Wonderful ethnography catching someone dressing up their rooster with red > dye. That should result in some sales somewhere. > > On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 3:59 PM Tina Manley via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> > wrote: > >> PESO: >> >> I thought I'd better post a few before I get too far behind. We left Laos >> for Vietnam, spent a couple of days in Saigon, and then got on a boat to >> travel the Mekong River back to Laos. It was great fun and we stopped at >> many villages along the way. Here are the first of the photos: >> >> https://pbase.com/tinamanley/image/170867519 >> >> And hit previous until you get back to Laos. >> >> We are working outside every day until the temperature hits 90 and then >> we're inside at our computers. We haven't left the farm at all. South >> Carolina is not a safe place! You'll see that almost everybody in Asia >> was >> wearing masks back in February. Most people here still don't wear masks >> and look at you like you're crazy if you do, but we do! >> >> C&C greatly appreciated. >> >> Tina >> >> >> >> -- >> Tina Manley >> www.tinamanley.com >> http://www.pbase.com/tinamanley >> < >> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > -- Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA