re: #46 Bear

No, just through the head of Powder Gangers. Though that is likely a reference I am missing.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the pond….

DPP politician angers Kiwis

The money quote:

Apart from derogatory statements about the powhiri, her statements on the hongi – or ceremonial nose-rubbing, and description of a marae – or Maori sacred place – have been widely reported recently in the New Zealand media.

“A right-wing Danish politician has mocked a Maori welcome to New Zealand, dubbing the powhiri an “uncivilised” ritual, and marae a “grotesque” mark of multicultural worship. Marie Krarup, in an opinion piece in Danish newspaper Berlingske Tidende, was shocked to be welcomed by a dancing, barely-clothed man, instead of a handshake or salute,” The National says.

“She says on arrival at the Devonport Naval Base, her group was greeted by a man shouting and screaming in Maori, and poking his tongue out. Ms Krarup goes on to say she felt like an idiot giving a hongi and the waiata (Ed: song) performed by naval personnel sounded like a Danish children’s song about a happy ladybird,” The New Zealand Herald says.

Hey, Denmark has an equivalent to Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann!