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First birth in 17 years on troubled Pacific outpost
The Independent (U.K.) ^
| 09/17/03
| Hugh Macleod
Posted on 09/16/2003 12:49:40 PM PDT by Pokey78
Pitcairn Island, the tiny Pacific outpost colonised by the mutineers of HMS Bounty in the 18th century, has announced its first birth in 17 years.
Emily Rose Christian, weighing 8lb 4oz (3.8kg), takes to 48 the population of the British administered island, which lies in the middle of the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and Peru.
Emily, born on Sunday, is a ninth generation descendant of Fletcher Christian, the English seaman who led the infamous mutiny against Captain Bligh in 1789 and then settled on the fertile two square mile lump of rock, establishing a puritanical community in which dancing and drinking were forbidden.
Now the islanders fear the life of Pitcairn might be coming to an end. Last month seven men pleaded not guilty before a British convened court to multiple charges of sexual assault on women and children.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: fletcherchristian; hmsbounty; pitcairnisland
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To: Pokey78
To: af_vet_rr
I knew someone would post this little ditty. :-)
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posted on
09/16/2003 2:40:21 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(Liberals can sugarcoat sh** all they want. I'm not biting.)
To: theDentist
I knew someone would post this little ditty. :-)Too hard to resist, lol. The amazing thing is, if you follow it, it makes sense. I had a friend who was very bored and did a crude map of it. How the writers kept it straight and with a rythm is beyond me.
To: f.Christian
You-need-to-send-her-a-nice-card PING.
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posted on
09/16/2003 4:11:46 PM PDT
by
jennyp
(http://crevo.bestmessageboard.com)
To: jennyp
Six years ago ... I met the 20 yr old Sherry Christian from Pitcairn Island --- it was quite the experience !
When I introduced myself ... my admiration of her ancestor --- my hero -- I called one of the greatest American patriots ...
she said ...
you're crazy ... we're all English - I have no idea what you 're talking about !
Someday you will young lady ... and then she wanted to know my real name !
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posted on
09/16/2003 4:25:42 PM PDT
by
f.Christian
(evolution vs intelligent design ... science3000 ... designeduniverse.com --- * architecture * !)
To: Constitution Day
DAMN YOU! I just choked on a popcicle.
To: Rebelbase
Heh heh!! Glad you enjoyed it.
Happy birthday! I hope you have a great day.
To: Constitution Day
Thanks! Happy B-Day to you too.
To: Ditto
Gorgeous baby. Not all newborns are, either.
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posted on
09/17/2003 10:35:35 AM PDT
by
twigs
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