Comments on: The Origin of Funky http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/09/13/the-origin-of-funky/ public domain playground. friendly entities welcome. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:17:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Tim Boucher http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/09/13/the-origin-of-funky/comment-page-1/#comment-5865 Tim Boucher Tue, 13 Sep 2005 18:32:44 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/09/13/the-origin-of-funky/#comment-5865 Whoa, weird! I wish that article had more info, but I guess it's pretty good as far as MSNBC is concerned. That's probably really far out on the fringe for them Whoa, weird! I wish that article had more info, but I guess it’s pretty good as far as MSNBC is concerned. That’s probably really far out on the fringe for them

]]> By: rev max http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/09/13/the-origin-of-funky/comment-page-1/#comment-5864 rev max Tue, 13 Sep 2005 18:25:23 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/09/13/the-origin-of-funky/#comment-5864 Just read the MSNBC article, weird coincidence I once ate birthday cake with that lady in the picture on the 2nd page. Priestess Miriam on Congo square. Glad she's still alive! Just read the MSNBC article, weird coincidence I once ate birthday cake with that lady in the picture on the 2nd page. Priestess Miriam on Congo square. Glad she’s still alive!

]]> By: rev max http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/09/13/the-origin-of-funky/comment-page-1/#comment-5863 rev max Tue, 13 Sep 2005 18:21:25 +0000 http://www.timboucher.com/journal/2005/09/13/the-origin-of-funky/#comment-5863 I've always thought funky had to do with the smell of sex, ie. vaginal secretions mixed w. sweat The word goofy comes from the kikongo word kufya or kufwa BTW. That means "to kill." Some tribes make a mixture of veneous snake skin and grave yard dirt and hot pepper and put it where an enemy walks The mixture (called "goofer dust" in hoodoo) is absorbed through the feet and makes the victims act goofy in the head. Over time they will crawl on all fours and foam at the mouth The victim doesn't even have to touch the stuff. You can also scoop up someone's footprint and put it in a jar with goofer dust and shake it. Same effect but not as strong. I’ve always thought funky had to do with the smell of sex, ie. vaginal secretions mixed w. sweat

The word goofy comes from the kikongo word kufya or kufwa BTW. That means “to kill.”

Some tribes make a mixture of veneous snake skin and grave yard dirt and hot pepper and put it where an enemy walks

The mixture (called “goofer dust” in hoodoo) is absorbed through the feet and makes the victims act goofy in the head. Over time they will crawl on all fours and foam at the mouth

The victim doesn’t even have to touch the stuff. You can also scoop up someone’s footprint and put it in a jar with goofer dust and shake it. Same effect but not as strong.

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