[Leica] IMGS: Vietnam

[Jim Nichols]

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
>>
>>
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Jim Nichols
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