• flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz
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    16 days ago

    Apparently knowledge of anatomy was not a part of Polynesian mythology. Even without the teeth, what way out exactly did he plan to take?

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      16 days ago

      Outside my window is a mountain. Everyone knows it as Koko Crater. But it’s actual name is Kohelepelepe which is the Hawaiian name for the labia minor. The story is that a goddess, attempting to rescue another goddess named Pele, throws her vagina all the way from Hawai’i island to O’ahu and it lands in this spot.

      I think about this nearly every day (because of the mountain outside my window).

      Here’s two links related to the story: Wikipedia and a more local essay.

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        16 days ago

        That’s awesome and wild.

        Also, are you native Hawaiian? Else how is living on Oahu? We have dreamed of it in the past, sounds delightful in many ways!

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          15 days ago

          lmao the natives don’t live on the islands where that dude does

          that’s a rich white dude, or maybe asian but probably white

          edit lol at the downvotes for the truth