Originally posted by Habu
BTW I have said what it means but does anyone remember what a Habu is? (No google allowed)
When in the Marines and I shipped to Okinawa we had an orientation speech. We talked about things like a) bowing to a Japanese lady is not a game. If you keep bowing so will she. Don't do it. and b) Habus are bad bellybutton snakes. There are two types (big, smaller, major, minor, don't remember). They have triangular heads. If they bite you, REPORT IT.
Turns out that when you are bit by a habu (I only saw one during my year there and I decided I didn't want to go that way anymore) it will swell, and swell, and swell. When it pops open (and it WILL pop open eventually) there will be a hole where the habu's poison ate away your flesh inside.