Pow Wow's Are Keen When

You have your own Pow-Wow grounds.

A straight dancer points his stick at the drum, hoops real loud and the song ain't even over.

You drive 95 mph to make grand entry.

A lady cloth dancer uses about 10 different tribes on her regalia.

When jingle dress dancers put their hands on their waist and no waist.

When you want to contest so bad, you ruin your moccasins and outfit dancing while its drizzling and muddy.

MC announces, "And now they will place a drum on the shawl."

MC talks all the way through a song and ruins your tapes.

You say all your good-byes and find that your car won’t start.

You can't start your cooking fire and smoke your neighbors out.

You smile real big and a string of meat is hanging between your teeth.

Singers sing real hard and all their tongues are red from using cherry cough drops.

You dance and try so hard in a contest, it makes your nose run.

Two singers start a song at the same time, then stop at the same time, then start again same time, then crack-up.

You round dance step to get out of a long row of chairs.

Someone says, "Gimme a jump" meaning, they want your cigarette to light their cigarette.

The last night your sleepy, tired, hungry and dirty and find that your ride already left.

A dancer is dressed "someway" and you think its the pow wow clown.

You see a "wannabe" contestant.