The Totem Pole

[musketman]

What is a totem pole for?

In general, totem poles, just like Great Seals and Coats of Arms mean: "This is who we are; we have prestige, we are united, and we are proud to derive from, fight for, and stand for the qualities these symbols imply."

The Pacific Northwest Native people also used these poles to symbolized where they stood within a big family grouping, not just a mother, father, sister, brother, but within a whole clan of relatives.

Any more thoughts on their usage?

 

[Bluegrass]

Totem poles? :hmm: I thought they were called Texas ramrods!

 

[bulletman]

this is funny, When I was stationed here at Fort Benning, we used to have guard duty at the National Infantry museum we carried the M16 until one of the guys got too stoned and shot the Totem pole in front of the museum, since then we had to pull the duty with a maddox handle.

 

[Zonie]

Boy, ye learn sompthin new here ever' day!

Ah thout it wer a stout pole, bout 3 inchs thru an ye hung yer sacks o potaters from it.

Then ye used it ta do what yer pappy tol ye whan he said "..an after ye filled up em bags, totum up ta tha back door fer yer maw ta peel!! Ma backs a killin me!"
:: :crackup: :haha: