You know you have been watching too much of Peter Benchley's Amazon when...


Here's a little idea from someone who hasn't even seen all the episodes yet but still thinks she's watched possibly a bit too much Amazon for her own good. ;) Another note is that my main focus on the show is the Spider Tribe. So here goes, You Know You've Watched Too Much of PB's Amazon When...

1. mayhaps belongs to you regular vocabulary
2. you wonder about the intricacies of the Spider Tribe's language and want to learn it
3. you start studying and memorizing the Bible, just in case
4. someone mentions the White witch and you don't think of Narnia
5. you think it'd be cool to crash in the Amazon area
6. you study Amazon's plantlife for survival tips
7. you get in touch with the SCA to learn how they made clothes and lived in the past so you can practice that
8. you post on PBA msg boards
9. you start a list like this or post to it
10. you say naha instead of no
11. you want to settle disputes by chest thumping, with rocks from a scorpion bag
12. the song lyrics "what a girl wants, what a girl needs, whatever makes you happy sets you free I'm thanking you for giving it to me" somehow twist into "Korakal wants, Korakal needs, Korakal makes you happy sets you free..." as the song plays in your mind
13. you're worried you'd infect isolated tribes by being a carrier for some disease
14. you wonder if the actors portraying the Spider Tribe look enough like indigenous tribes people around Amazon
15. you've named your offspring after a character
16. you accidentally call real people by characters' names
17. you make friends watch the show with you so you could "make them see the light" about it
18. you want a Jaguar as your car
19. you get a pilot's licence and learn shooting and archery
20. you know what you're supposed to do when someone says "ayinta" to you
21. you think jukura'd be an effective way to solve problems in crisis and war areas
22. Iggy Pop's Real Wild Child reminds you of the show

OK, there's some for starters, any more, anyone? Post your ideas on the msg board or email me at [email protected] and I'll add your ideas here, credits included naturally. :)

Peter Benchley's Amazon

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