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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch
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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (45342)5/6/2004 5:16:28 PM
From: redfish  Read Replies (1) of 89467
 
The Mayan queens had it pretty good. The Mayan kings had a harder time, shoving sharp things through the penis and bleeding profusely was considered a sign of nobility.

"[L]ifted into the next world by hallucinogenic drugs, the king will take an obsidian blade or the spine of a stingray, pierce his own penis, and then draw a rope through the wound, letting the blood drip onto bits of bark paper."

indians.org

Sometimes it really hurts to be King.
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