Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: marktwain

About 30 years ago, I knew a guy who had just spent five years as a pioneering missionary to a tribe in Papua, New Guinea.

He told me that previous to his arrival, the only time the tribe had encountered civilization was when a government agent visited the tribe and told them to quit eating the neighboring tribesmen.


8 posted on 02/14/2017 6:00:15 AM PST by cyclotic (Republicans Are without excuse. Flood the Resolute Desk with sane legislation.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 7 | View Replies ]


To: cyclotic

Hopefully they marinated him over night. Government agents tend to be a bit gristly and tough.


12 posted on 02/14/2017 6:45:40 AM PST by Delta 21 (The minority demands NOTHING !)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies ]

To: cyclotic

I was in Papua New Guinea in 1995. The locals would “joke” about us white guys as “long pig”. I said - oh - because we have pink skin? “No - because you taste like pig. At least that is what our elders say.”

Yes - I think they still do it today in some parts. Some of those tribes were still stone age just 70 years ago.

I was at a mining site. At one of the trails leaving the mine, and climbing into the rocky, wet, and sometimes snowy mountains there was a big pile of rubber boots and hard hats and clothing. “They make us wear boots at the mine - but they hurt our feet!”


30 posted on 02/15/2017 3:49:03 AM PST by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts FDR's New Deal = obama)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson