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September 21, 2004Confessions of an Elephant Polo Groupie
Tailgating in Thailand with the ladyboys. HUA HIN, THAILAND—"Ping! Ping! Fight! Never give up!" The cheerleader has a light beard and waves pink Mylar pom-pons. He screams at a transsexual who's whacking a black-and-orange polo ball with a 6-foot wooden mallet. A British industrialist blocks the shot. Their mounts—Asian elephants—bellow and bray as they are urged down the field. "I remember him," says the woman next to me, glancing in the direction of the cheerleader. "He was a ladyboy last year. His falsie fell out on the field and the mahout had to get off and pick it up before it was squashed. Now he's a boy again." I've been here three days, so this no longer seems surreal. More here Comments
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