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10-14-2003, 10:07 AM
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Jack Burton
 Join Date: March 1, 2001
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Not a headline you see on the BBC everyday!!
The family of an English missionary who was eaten by Fijian tribespeople 136 years ago are to receive an apology. According to local media, the remote village of Tui Navatusila on the Fijian island of Viti Levu has invited the descendants of the late Reverend Thomas Baker to visit next month. Reverend Baker was killed and cooked by the people of Tui Navatusila on 21 July, 1867, after he took a comb out of a chief's hair. It is forbidden to touch the head of a chief in Fiji. One villager who took part in the feast was quoted in contemporary accounts as saying "we ate everything but his boots". One of his boots is reportedly on display in the Fiji Museum. Fiji's Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase, is expected to attend the traditional apology. The Fiji Village web site reported that the inhabitants of Tui Navatusila believed they were suffering from a curse because of the actions of their forefathers. Reverend Baker is the only white man to have fallen victim to Fiji cannibals. Cannibalism died out in Fiji in the mid-19th century with the end of warring and the acceptance of Christianity. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/h...ic/3190330.stm
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10-14-2003, 10:26 AM
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There's nothing quite like British food...
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10-14-2003, 08:39 PM
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Is Clarice Starling invited for a bottle of Chianti as well? [img]graemlins/laugh3.gif[/img]
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10-14-2003, 08:54 PM
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Harper
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"Old Legends of Tui Navatusila tell of a man from west, who tasted delicious... maybe the descendant taste even better... " [img]smile.gif[/img] |
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10-15-2003, 02:24 PM
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Hathor
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If I was the descendants, there is no way I would go to that. who's to say they aren't luring them to the island to eat them, as a resolution to the curse instead
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10-15-2003, 05:06 PM
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Gold Dragon
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Hmm, I never had any Fiji before... * Gets on first plane to Fiji ....*
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