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Chuck Bryant

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Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

So it appears as if there's like five people dancing in synchronicity.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

So you know what I'm talking about?

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

Yeah, definitely.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

Is that what this is sort of like?

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

Because that's how I pictured it.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

A cat would be more likely to eat the nose off of that person.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

Yeah.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

What really was going on, and it was really going on, like you said, is there was a Taoist priest.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

And Louise Hung even said, hey, I'm not even sure all these people were Taoist priests.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

I think they might have just been doing the job and kind of saying that.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

But in the case of the solo corpse walker, it would be a Taoist priest carrying a corpse on their back.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

With a bamboo pole stuck up the back to hold them upright as if they are alive and a big black robe draped over both of them.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

Kind of like the old bit with someone on your shoulders and a big long trench coat.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

Okay.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

Well, I'm glad I didn't spoil that because people were probably just very confused about what I was talking about.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

But, yeah, it sounds like they are all tied to the pole, and the pole kind of runs under their arms.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

And that's what kind of made me think of the dancer.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

I should get one of those systems.

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

I'm sure you can buy those, right?

Stuff You Should Know
Short Stuff: China's Corpse Walkers

That'd be a fun Halloween getup.