Baby with tail 'reincarnation of Hindu god'.
January 11, 2002 5:54 AM Subscribe
Baby with tail 'reincarnation of Hindu god'. I always wondered what it would be like to have a tail. Although, this tail doesn't look too prehensile, and prehensile it where it's at.
Jai Bajrang Bali...
posted by bittennails at 5:58 AM on January 11, 2002
posted by bittennails at 5:58 AM on January 11, 2002
Looks kinda like a balloon animal when one of the appendages pops, but the larger majority remains intact.
posted by Hankins at 6:03 AM on January 11, 2002
posted by Hankins at 6:03 AM on January 11, 2002
Hanuman, the lord of apes, is an incarnation of Lord Siva and was the chief of the armies of Sri Ram. Worshipped for his strength, valor, agility, he is considered the symbol of devotion to the Lord. He appears in both the Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata.
In case you wondered who the hindu god was and to clarify my earlier post, that was, ( Jai Bajrang Bali ) I think his war cry. Me and my friends used to shout it out before taking a nice long hit from our "Chillum". Shiva was the god of pot too, and man did he make me want to turn religious. But I am too old for such foolishness now...[smirks]
posted by bittennails at 6:07 AM on January 11, 2002
In case you wondered who the hindu god was and to clarify my earlier post, that was, ( Jai Bajrang Bali ) I think his war cry. Me and my friends used to shout it out before taking a nice long hit from our "Chillum". Shiva was the god of pot too, and man did he make me want to turn religious. But I am too old for such foolishness now...[smirks]
posted by bittennails at 6:07 AM on January 11, 2002
I thought Tarzan was Lord of The Apes.
posted by hotdoughnutsnow at 6:34 AM on January 11, 2002
posted by hotdoughnutsnow at 6:34 AM on January 11, 2002
> Crowds are flocking to Indian temples to see a Muslim
> baby with a 'tail' who is believed to be the reincarnation
> of a Hindu god.
So! Lord Hanuman chooses rebirth in a Muslim child. India and Pakistan, I hope you're paying attention.
posted by jfuller at 6:36 AM on January 11, 2002
> baby with a 'tail' who is believed to be the reincarnation
> of a Hindu god.
So! Lord Hanuman chooses rebirth in a Muslim child. India and Pakistan, I hope you're paying attention.
posted by jfuller at 6:36 AM on January 11, 2002
Yup, time to join the 2 countries again, we can make Pakistan a state and give them democracy and get rid of military rule. If not, Hanuman will light his tail on fire again and burn all the evildoers to a crisp.
posted by bittennails at 6:45 AM on January 11, 2002
posted by bittennails at 6:45 AM on January 11, 2002
Although, this tail doesn't look too prehensile, and prehensile it where it's at.
I've been saying that for years.
posted by iceberg273 at 6:50 AM on January 11, 2002
I've been saying that for years.
posted by iceberg273 at 6:50 AM on January 11, 2002
If the kid was born in the US would he be considered the spawn of satan?
Jai Bajrang Bali is not Hanuman's war cry, it's what his followers chant prior to doing something strenuous.
posted by riffola at 7:02 AM on January 11, 2002
Jai Bajrang Bali is not Hanuman's war cry, it's what his followers chant prior to doing something strenuous.
posted by riffola at 7:02 AM on January 11, 2002
strenuous huh....takes a long drag,
cough's for 15 minutes, spits a wobbly on the floor,
forgets what he is doing here.....
oh yeah...
[shreiks loudly] Jai bajrang Bali...
repeat as necessary.
posted by bittennails at 7:09 AM on January 11, 2002
cough's for 15 minutes, spits a wobbly on the floor,
forgets what he is doing here.....
oh yeah...
[shreiks loudly] Jai bajrang Bali...
repeat as necessary.
posted by bittennails at 7:09 AM on January 11, 2002
"time to join the 2 countries again".
Obsessive behavior.
posted by adnanbwp at 7:17 AM on January 11, 2002
Obsessive behavior.
posted by adnanbwp at 7:17 AM on January 11, 2002
How many seconds before that picture is here in about thirty variations?
posted by pracowity at 7:18 AM on January 11, 2002
posted by pracowity at 7:18 AM on January 11, 2002
> time to join the 2 countries again
At the hip? Who gets to wag the tail?
posted by jfuller at 7:49 AM on January 11, 2002
At the hip? Who gets to wag the tail?
posted by jfuller at 7:49 AM on January 11, 2002
> At the hip? Who gets to wag the tail?
adnan would like the honor methinks.
posted by bittennails at 7:51 AM on January 11, 2002
adnan would like the honor methinks.
posted by bittennails at 7:51 AM on January 11, 2002
unless the tail is smarter. Then the tail will wag adnan.
posted by David Dark at 8:04 AM on January 11, 2002
posted by David Dark at 8:04 AM on January 11, 2002
Pass the mustard.
posted by BentPenguin at 8:25 AM on January 11, 2002
posted by BentPenguin at 8:25 AM on January 11, 2002
Anyone concerned about this kid's grandfather "taking Balaji from temple to temple where people offer money to see the boy?"
You'll see Priscilla Bajano,
the monkey woman!
Jo Jo the dog face boy!
Feast your eyes on Balaji!
The reincarnation of Lord Hanuman!
Step right up!
posted by me3dia at 9:24 AM on January 11, 2002
You'll see Priscilla Bajano,
the monkey woman!
Jo Jo the dog face boy!
Feast your eyes on Balaji!
The reincarnation of Lord Hanuman!
Step right up!
posted by me3dia at 9:24 AM on January 11, 2002
Reminds me of that X-files episode...
Yep. He's got a tail 'cause Darin Morgan's his dad.
posted by chuq at 10:27 AM on January 11, 2002
Yep. He's got a tail 'cause Darin Morgan's his dad.
posted by chuq at 10:27 AM on January 11, 2002
me3dia: Sure I am concerned, but India has a side to it where ethics about stuff like that takes a back seat in certain cases.
I don't know how to really begin to explain the level of poverty/illliteracy a lot of India lives in. You really have to have lived there for a while or be from there to understand. Concern is one thing, actually affecting change etc etc is a whole other can of worms.
posted by bittennails at 10:34 AM on January 11, 2002
I don't know how to really begin to explain the level of poverty/illliteracy a lot of India lives in. You really have to have lived there for a while or be from there to understand. Concern is one thing, actually affecting change etc etc is a whole other can of worms.
posted by bittennails at 10:34 AM on January 11, 2002
Yuck. Lost my breakfast.
Thank god that kid is in India where, I guess, tails are good things. If he were here, he would be a freak and a pariah.
Poor kid anyway. I wonder, when he hits puberty, if it will wag when he's horney?
posted by aacheson at 10:43 AM on January 11, 2002
Thank god that kid is in India where, I guess, tails are good things. If he were here, he would be a freak and a pariah.
Poor kid anyway. I wonder, when he hits puberty, if it will wag when he's horney?
posted by aacheson at 10:43 AM on January 11, 2002
I hope someone has the good sense and the money to get that tail operated out.
Bitterneil is right. Major parts of India are very poor and superstitious. I hope some volunteer organization notices this and tried to do something about it before that kid loses all chances of a normal childhood.
posted by justlooking at 11:38 AM on January 11, 2002
Bitterneil is right. Major parts of India are very poor and superstitious. I hope some volunteer organization notices this and tried to do something about it before that kid loses all chances of a normal childhood.
posted by justlooking at 11:38 AM on January 11, 2002
What defines a "tail?" I'm not sure that any extraneous appendage should qualify. I'd want to know a lot more about the internal structure of this tail before granting it true tail status.
posted by rushmc at 11:41 AM on January 11, 2002
posted by rushmc at 11:41 AM on January 11, 2002
If the kid was born in the US would he be considered the spawn of satan?
If the kid was born in the US, the "tail" would have been cut off in the delivery room and no one would ever have known about it.
posted by mccreath at 11:44 AM on January 11, 2002
If the kid was born in the US, the "tail" would have been cut off in the delivery room and no one would ever have known about it.
posted by mccreath at 11:44 AM on January 11, 2002
If he were here, he would be a freak and a pariah.
No, he would have had an operation before anyone ever knew. I think it's kind of cool that the Indians consider it a positive thing, instead of being freaked out by something different.
posted by mdn at 12:20 PM on January 11, 2002
No, he would have had an operation before anyone ever knew. I think it's kind of cool that the Indians consider it a positive thing, instead of being freaked out by something different.
posted by mdn at 12:20 PM on January 11, 2002
"I'm gonna get me a little tail tonight" will have meaning for him in strange new ways I expect...
posted by readymade at 1:44 PM on January 11, 2002
posted by readymade at 1:44 PM on January 11, 2002
I wonder if this child will one day rise up and dethrone the current Monkey King.
"Less Talk, More Monkey!"
posted by homunculus at 4:37 PM on January 11, 2002
"Less Talk, More Monkey!"
posted by homunculus at 4:37 PM on January 11, 2002
He'd be truly gifted if it was on the front of his body.
posted by Frasermoo at 1:22 AM on January 12, 2002
posted by Frasermoo at 1:22 AM on January 12, 2002
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