On Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 10:04:25 AM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
> "dsi1" <dsi10yahoo.com> wrote in message
> ...
> On Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 8:31:59 PM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
> > "dsi1" <dsi10yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > ...
> > On Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 10:22:48 AM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
> > > "dsi1" <dsi10yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > On Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 7:58:19 AM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
> > > > "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> > > > news > > > > > On 1/27/2017 6:38 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> > > > >> The ONLY memorable thing dsi1 does here is to
> > > > >> constantly remind us that he's Oriental...
> > > > >
> > > > > I snipped a bunch but I kind of have to agree here. Does it really
> > > > > matter
> > > > > he lives in Hawaii or that he might be of Polynesian, Hawaiian,
> > > > > Chinese,
> > > > > or Japanese descent? Not to me.
> > > > >
> > > > > Heck, my parents lived on KÃÆ€žÃ€šÃ€šÃ‚«lauea for two years.
> > > > > This was
> > > > > before I
> > > > > was
> > > > > born. My two older brothers (still pretty much babies at the time)
> > > > > were
> > > > > there with them. I remember my mother telling me about a Japanese
> > > > > woman
> > > > > who lived next door who would go outside and stomp on huge snails on
> > > > > her
> > > > > patio with her bare feet. Common sense would tell me to put down
> > > > > salt,
> > > > > it
> > > > > deters snails and slugs. Apparently just stomping on snails was a
> > > > > native
> > > > > tradition. Sounds pretty disgusting to me.
> > > > >
> > > > > The Hawaiian islands are certainly not the cut off from the rest of
> > > > > the
> > > > > world. It's all well and good to want to preserve culture. It is
> > > > > not
> > > > > as
> > > > > if the islands of Hawaii are a mystery.
> > > > >
> > > > > Guess what I saw on the 'Antiques Roadshow' last night? A "poi
> > > > > pounder".
> > > > > Poi being a traditional Hawaiian food. Sorry, not something I want
> > > > > to
> > > > > eat. But gee, the show was taped in Indiana, stateside. They'd sure
> > > > > heard
> > > > > of Hawaii (and poi) even if dsi1 has never heard of Indiana. LOL
> > > > >
> > > > > Jill
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I thought the pounder was NOT an attractive thing I would want sitting
> > > > around. LOL
> > > >
> > > > Cheri
> > >
> > > You might if poi had some cultural significance to you. Poi might have
> > > some
> > > cultural significance to you if it was an important food for the people
> > > that
> > > came before you. My guess is that you have a food preparation item
> > > that's
> > > been in your family for a while that you treasure. Same thing.
> > >
> > >
> > > Did you actually see this particular pounder?
> > >
> > > Cheri
> >
> > They pretty much look all the same. From an aesthetic standpoint, they are
> > beautiful, elegant, objects in a way that a frying pan could never be.
> > OTOH,
> > from a utilitarian point of view, poi pounders and frying pans have design
> > refinements shaped by hundreds of years of use. That makes them awesome..
> >
> > =======
> >
> > Nothing against poi at all, I just don't like the looks of the pounder, I
> > like a pounder that looks more like what Nancy Fuller has which is made of
> > some type of Hawaiian wood. I find nothing at all attractive about that
> > stone one.
> >
> > Cheri
>
> I forgot that there were poi pounders made of wood probably because they're
> two different things. One is a tool and one is a decoration. Men tend of
> have a special relationship with the tools they use if it helps them
> accomplish their goals. When I was a printer, I used to have a favorite ink
> knife. That was a good knife. I will check out the koa pounders the next
> time I'm in a Hawaiian art gallery.
>
> Poi acts in unexpected ways with water. Bagged poi is a sticky gooey mess
> while in the package. I was surprised the first time I saw my dad add water
> to the bag and started kneading the poi. After a while, he dumped the whole
> thing into a bowl. It came out in a single lump and the bag was clean.
> Astounding!
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsWxJHP0044
>
> Actually, both are tools and would work well and your video was interesting.
>
> Cheri

I did not know this but will investigate. Thanks.