*I tried to look up the correct name for those dudes in India that ride elephants to make me look all cultured and shit, and failed miserably. Anyone know what it is so that next time I use this metaphor I can appear cleverer than I really am?
Those dudes are called "mahouts", and the sedan chairs they ride in atop the elephants are called "howdahs".
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Date: 2005-05-02 01:56 pm (UTC)Those dudes are called "mahouts", and the sedan chairs they ride in atop the elephants are called "howdahs".