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Welcome back to a regular feature we like to call, “What Year is this Again?,” where we offer up news that makes us seriously question what century it is.
Today, we have some photos of an indigenous tribe in a mountainous area of southern Yemen, but all we see are well-armed men and boys.
Where are the tribe’s women? I see. According to the caption, they are “only allowed to leave their homes during emergencies.”
Excuse me? What does that even mean? Does the home actually have to be ablaze, or are there lesser emergencies, as well?
“Honey, I’m off to my NRA meeting, did you shine my bullets? Listen, it’s kind of an emergency – I think we’re out of creamy peanut butter!”
“Sweetie, our Direct TV Dish was hit by lightning last night. Feel free to climb the ladder for emergency repairs.”
“The Post Office called! My shirt just arrived. It’s the first shirt ever in this village, so I’d call this an emergency. Can you walk barefoot for 46 miles to get it?”
“Holy crap, Pumpkin, ‘Oprah’ is coming on! You’d better go outside and wait until her show’s over so it doesn’t mess with your head. Yeah, I’d say that’s an emergency, for sure!”
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Members of the indigenous Talb Bin-Hemiar tribe gather in the Talb Yafaa mountainous area in southern Yemen October 25, 2010. Members of the tribe walk around barefoot and rely on traditional forms of medicine to treat ailments and illnesses, while women are only allowed to leave their homes during emergencies. REUTERS/Stringer
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Ummm… too much ammunition for a tribe.. dontcha think?
Yikes!
With this tribe you don’t get voted off, you get sawn-off.
CG might have a word or two with that kid carrying a sword…
for one, its not sharp enough…
“Members of the tribe walk around barefoot and rely on traditional forms of medicine to treat ailments and illnesses” Where does relying on the Honda CRV for transportation fit into tradition?
So then, to whom does the SUV belong? You would think that if the tribe could afford a nice SUV, they could at least mail order a couple hundred pair of shoes. Or work out some licensing deal with Adidas or Nike! Ooh, maybe a new model is in the works – the Air Kalashnikov!!!
Ah yeah ifly, my question too, along with why are they carrying rifles instead of stone knives? I like the “we’re only going to use SELECTIVE technologies” attitude.
And they need a barber… pronto!
@Shra: Tribes fight, hence guns
See! THAT’S what happens to me when I don’t get my doughnuts!
I understand that every culture is different but this goes beyond what I could ever have imagined. That would totally suck, you couldn’t even go and visit your girlfriend down the road. And people complain about life in America? Take a good look people, we have it so much better.
@Shra: Of course it’s not sharp. You don’t think they’d let kids play with SHARP swords, do you?
@Jib: Isn’t that what AK stands for?
Are these guys really:
A) members of the Mel Gibson fan club
B) extras from the TV series ‘Lost’
C) on their way to a Jimmy Hendrix look-alike convention?
D) members of the Wisconsin University Alumni Association at their ‘secret’ training facility
I thought they were waiting to audition for “Dancing With the Stars”, but then I found out it was actually for “Yemen’s Got Talent.”
Hah, nice one! Now get back in your house, Slick – it’s not an emergency….
Shra – damn right! If he can hold it like that and there’s no blood running down his shoulder it isn’t sharp enough.
Ruth – you wouldn’t even HAVE a girlfriend down the road. Unless you’re really good at getting to know people during a fire/burglary/murder attempt.
Hey ladies, you drool over the Scots (And Prince Charles) in their kilts, what about these fine gentlemen in their bedsheets? :p
@Ifly: My eyes aren’t what they used to be, but I bet some of those gentlemen would clean pretty nice.
The second guy from the right in the bottom pic would, Lala…
@ladylala, clean pretty nice? You wouldn’t take them as the rough and tough mercenaries they are?
@69 … only if it’s an emeregency.