Monday, March 2, 2015

Pwisen Malek

The island of Pohnpei, one of those in Micronesia, has an interesting yet unfortunately-named physical feature. It is called Pwisen Malek, which translates literally to Chickenshit Mountain. This landmark acquired its name because of an old native legend which traced its origins as due to a giant chicken defecating on that spot, leaving a mountain of manure. I'm glad I don't have to clean up that!

 [Thanks to Dee Dee for this story.]


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12 comments:

  1. Elvis Wearing a Bra on His HeadMarch 2, 2015 at 8:05 AM

    It must have been a seriously constipated chicken who finally got relief.

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  2. Banana OilMarch 2, 2015 at 9:24 AM

    Haven't they heard of euphemisms there?

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  3. BilboMarch 2, 2015 at 9:28 AM

    There are those who could rationally argue in favor of changing the name of Capitol Hill to Pwisen Malek.

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  4. LeroyMarch 2, 2015 at 9:45 AM

    They should call it Capitol Molehill, alternatively.

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  5. John A HillMarch 2, 2015 at 10:08 AM

    What do they feed their chickens over there?

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  6. TexWisGirlMarch 2, 2015 at 10:34 AM

    oh, my! gotta love that lore!

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  7. AnemoneMarch 2, 2015 at 12:28 PM

    That proves that even chickens can get their shit together.

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  8. Hell HoundMarch 2, 2015 at 12:53 PM

    The person who named it has a great sense of humor.

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  9. MikeMarch 2, 2015 at 4:03 PM

    I heard that's the chicken that ate Colonel Sanders.

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  10. bakku-shanMarch 2, 2015 at 6:40 PM

    Chickenshit is very much World War Two slang. Could it have been named then?

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  11. CloudiaMarch 2, 2015 at 10:33 PM

    Probably an ancient, extinct Polynesian MOA-


    "some stood as much as 3 metres (10 feet) high. The name moa came from a Polynesian word for fowl."

    http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/386708/moa




    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^=

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  12. Dixie@dcreliefMarch 2, 2015 at 11:35 PM

    So someone pwissed off the chicken...

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