Indian names............

[LvR]

A little Indian boy asked his father, the big chief and witch doctor
of the tribe, "Papa, why is it that we always have long names, while
the white men have shorter names - Bill, Tex or Sam, for example?"

His father replied, "Look, son, our names represent a symbol, a sign,
or a poem for our culture not like the white men, who live all
together and repeat their names from generation to generation.

Also, it is part of our makeup that in spite of everything, we
survive.

For example, your sister's name is Small Romantic Moon Over The Lake,
because on the night she was born, there was a beautiful moon
reflected in the lake.


Then there's your brother, Big White Horse of the Prairies, because he
was born on a day that the big white horse who gallops over the
prairies of the world appeared near our camp and is a symbol of our
capacity to live and the life force of our people.

It's very simple and easy to understand. Do you have any other
questions, Little Broken Condom Made in China?

[Jessterw]

Cute. Heard variations of this one over the years. Oddly enough, or not, I heard a lot of jokes like this growing up when my grandfather would take me to Cherokee in North Carolina and some of the older guys there would tell them to me. There's also that one about "Fallen Rock".

[az]

Well, share it, then

[Jessterw]

Heh, if I could actually remember it beyond the basics. Has to do with the "Wath for Fallen Rock" or "Watch for Falling Rocks" signs you see here in the US, specifically the ones in North Carolina and surrounding states.

Been a long while since I've actually heard it told.