SHIRBIT CULTURE

 

The shirbit culture believes that the human body is ugly and that its natural

tendency is to feebleness and disease. The shirbit therefore indulge in

rituals and ceremonies designed to avoid this, and consequently every

household has a shrine devoted to the body. The rituals associated with the

shrine are private and secret. Adults never discuss the rituals and children

are told only enough for them to be successfully initiated. The focal point of

the shrine is is a box built into a wall in which are kept charms and magical

potions for the face and body. These are obtained from the medicine men who

write down the ingredients in an ancient and secret language which is only

understood by the herbalist who prepare the potion. These potions are kept in

the charm-box for many years. Beneath the charm box is a small font. Every

day, twice a day, every member of the family enters the shrine room in

succession and bows his or her head before the charm box, mingles different

sorts of holy water in the font and proceeds with a brief write of ablution.

The shirbit have an almost pathological horror of and fascination with the

mouth, the condition of which is believed to have a supernatural influence on

all social relationships. Were it not for the rituals of the mouth, they

believe their teeth would fall out, their friends would desert them and their

lovers would reject them. Finally, men and women indulge in barbaric acts of

self mutilation. Men engage in a daily body ritual of scraping and lacerating

their faces with a sharp instrument, whilst women bake their heads in a small

oven once a month.

 

I can't believe people would bake their head in an oven every month :arrr:

 

Sounds like they've had too much 'sherbet' already.

Did you know that the Sherbit Culture is actually British Culture, British = Shirbit, unscrambled.

Did you know that the Sherbit Culture is actually British Culture, British = Shirbit, unscrambled.

Yes.

 

Funny how Conor took this seriously :lol:

I think that's the point of the way it's written though isn't it, it makes you think: what is wrong with these people?

SHIRBIT CULTURE

Finally, men and women indulge in barbaric acts of

self mutilation. Men engage in a daily body ritual of scraping and lacerating

their faces with a sharp instrument, whilst women bake their heads in a small

oven once a month.

 

I can't believe people would bake their head in an oven every month :arrr:

 

Hang on... Doesn't that sound a bit like shaving.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

Does sound a bit nuts, but these folks aint the only ones who engage in self-mutilation - that wacky "Opus Dei" lot and their self-flagellation; isn't the former Transport Secretary, Ruth Kelly one of those.....? :rolleyes: