Indian Headdresses

1-III-2004

While touring an Indian reservation filming a documentary, Barbara Walters was puzzled as to why the difference in the number of feathers in the headdresses.

So, she asked a brave who only had one feather in his headdress and his reply was: "Only have one woman. One woman, one feather."

Feeling the first fellow was only joking she asked another brave. This brave had two feathers in his headdress. And he replied: "Me have two women. Two women, two feathers."

Still not convinced the feathers indicated number of sexual partners involved, she decided to interview the Chief.

Now the Chief had a headdress full of feathers. Which, needless to say amused Ms. Walters. She asked the Chief, "Why do you have so many feathers in your headdress?"

The Chief proudly pounded his chest and said "Me Chief, me sleep with em all. Big, small, fat and tall, me sleep with em all."

Horrified, Ms. Walters shouted, "You ought to be hung."

The Chief said: "You damn right, me hung. Big like buffalo and long like snake."

Ms. Walters retorted, "You don't have to be hostile."

The Chief replied: "Hoss-style, dog-style, wolf-style, any style...me sleep with em all."

With tears of frustration in her eyes, Ms. Walters cried, "Oh dear."

The Chief responded : "No deer. Ass too high, run too fast!!”