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Fijians say sorry to eaten Briton's family [Reparations?]
BBC News ^
| 14 October 2003
| Uncredited
Posted on 10/14/2003 11:44:05 AM PDT by lambo
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.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: apology; baker; cannibalism; cannibals; fiji; longpig
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posted on
10/14/2003 11:44:05 AM PDT
by
lambo
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Tastes like chicken....
Just damn.
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10/14/2003 11:46:49 AM PDT
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posted on
10/14/2003 11:46:54 AM PDT
by
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To: lambo
God save the Queen for desert!
To: mhking
Mmm... Brit Mmm....
Brit it is not just for dinner anymore.
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posted on
10/14/2003 11:49:16 AM PDT
by
RiflemanSharpe
(An American for a more socially and fiscally conservative America.)
To: DainBramage
Dessert was Spotted Dick.
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posted on
10/14/2003 11:51:39 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(There's two kinds of people in the world. Those with loaded guns and those that dig.)
To: Tijeras_Slim
I thought she got that cleared up?
To: lambo
"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."
Talk about a bad hair day.....
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posted on
10/14/2003 11:54:13 AM PDT
by
tracer
To: lambo
The multi-cultis and environuts would rather have the British apologize to the Fijians for not providing free-range missionaries raised on pesticide-free grains.
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posted on
10/14/2003 11:54:45 AM PDT
by
Loyalist
To: lambo
Cannibalism died out in Fiji in the mid-19th century with the end of warring and the acceptance of Christianity opening of Fiji's 1st Seven-Eleven.
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posted on
10/14/2003 11:55:40 AM PDT
by
Born Conservative
("Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names" - John F. Kennedy)
To: lambo
Taste like chicken!
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posted on
10/14/2003 11:56:46 AM PDT
by
Alouette
(My other car is a black helicopter.)
To: Loyalist
Where is PETA? Humans are animals too...
To: lambo
"Reverend Baker was killed and cooked..." Named for his fate.
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posted on
10/14/2003 12:01:06 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(Liberals can sugarcoat sh** all they want. I'm not biting.)
To: lambo
the remote village of Tui Navatusila on the Fijian island of Viti Levu has invited the descendants of the late Reverend Thomas Baker to ... Dinner
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posted on
10/14/2003 12:12:39 PM PDT
by
BubbaBasher
(Diversity is something that should be overcome, not celebrated.)
To: theDentist
Baker by name, Broiled by nature.
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posted on
10/14/2003 12:15:59 PM PDT
by
lambo
To: lambo
The cannibals have a web site? One might think that if simply touching the head of a cheif was forbidden, then the internet would be big time ju-ju! It may taste like chicken, but it smells like fish!
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posted on
10/14/2003 12:16:51 PM PDT
by
bk1000
(one of these days I simply MUST come up with a decent tag line.)
To: theDentist
"Reverend Baker was killed and cooked..."Named for his fate.
I was a bit surprised to learn he wasn't a friar.
To: lambo
Does this qualify for the Long Pig Ping List?
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posted on
10/14/2003 12:43:48 PM PDT
by
Riley
To: Luke Skyfreeper
LOL . Great word.
Can you imagine if this guy died by Spontaneous Human Combustion as well? Geez, the Donner Party would fit right in too.
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posted on
10/14/2003 12:57:34 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(Liberals can sugarcoat sh** all they want. I'm not biting.)
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