He was a delicous, uh, I mean great man!

Originally posted by cgannon64
Catholic missionaries were not treated kindly. You should hear some of the stuff the Iroquois (IIRC) did to them. :eek:
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Weren't they FRENCH cathloic missionaries, (ie Jesuits)
the French were the Iroquois enemy cause they joined with the Huron in war against the Iroquois. (S.Champlian started the whole thing)
 
I often wish I could live without the interference of the white man, which is difficult considering I am one.

Anyway, I find myself sympathizing with the natives more than the missionary.
 
Such a simple invitation - "do come for round for dinner next week."

Shame it was misunderstood.
 
Originally posted by superslug
This is an excellent line of reasoning! This establishes the basis for me to hereby demand that you and all other Canadians on this forum apologize for allowing Bryan Adams and Alanis Morrissette entry into the United States, much less the ability to make CD's!:rolleyes:
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Its not our fault that you guys actually let them into your country :p
 
Wow, who'da thunk a native people would be apologizing like this? Usually other way around....

Well, kudos to them. And here's hoping they get better luck and the family accepts the gifts and apology with dignity.

Smaasnekje: I'm sure like every other meat, it tastes like chicken. ;)
 
Originally posted by Smaasnekje
i still wonder what human flesh would taste like..
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The combination of your avatar and you wanting to know what human flesh tastes like is creeping me out. :eek:
 
Weren't they FRENCH cathloic missionaries, (ie Jesuits)
the French were the Iroquois enemy cause they joined with the Huron in war against the Iroquois. (S.Champlian started the whole thing)

Good point, I never thought of that angle.
 
Mmmm.....Missionary *gurgle sound
 
There is a story in the Buddhist Suttras about missioning.


One monk says to another: "I will go east to spread the word."

The other monk says: "But what, if the people there will call you names?"

"Then I will be glad, that they won't throw dirt at me."

"But what if they will throw dirt at you?"

"Then I'll be glad, that they won't hurt me."

"But what if they hurt you?"

"Then I'll be glad that they won't kill me."

"But what if you'll be killed?"

"Then I'll be glad that this miserable life is over."
 
smalltalk, thats a good one:lol:
@Smaasnekje, I think somebody better answer your question before you take a bite out of someone. According to the useless storehouse of trivia between my ears, back in the old days, sailors who resorted to cannibalism on long voyages reffered to human meat as long pork, because it tastes so much like pork. I dont know if missionary flesh would taste the same, maybe it would taste more like lamb?:vomit:
 
Originally posted by BorgeoisBuffoon
Smaasnekje: I'm sure like every other meat, it tastes like chicken. ;)
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Who says everything tastes like chicken? Maybe chicken tastes like everything else.
 
I fear this is a trap- invite the relatives over to appologise hey? Ha- as soon as they get through the door they'll be in the oven:)
 
Originally posted by WickedSmurf



Like pig flesh. I've heard...
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:eek:....I wouldn't want to see you in a dark alley...Where the heck didja hear that...Unless you actually...*gulp
 
Originally posted by Amenhotep7


:eek:....I wouldn't want to see you in a dark alley...Where the heck didja hear that...Unless you actually...*gulp
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If I told you, I had to.. Well.. You know...
 
Originally posted by WickedSmurf
Like pig flesh. I've heard...
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I have a theory that the prohibition against eating pork in some religions stems from the similarity in taste between human meat and pork. Thousands of years ago when religions were being formulated, cannibalism was probably alot more common. Somebody back then must have noticed the similar taste, was disgusted and thus made pig flesh verboten.
 
I share that theory. I've also heard that humans and pigs have similair digestive systems and thus the flesh should taste "more or less" the same.
 
To continue the human and pig track - there is alot of work being done in the field of xenotransplants; where the organs of one species is tranplanted into another.

The favoured donor animal for human is pig because of the many similiarities in internal structures and immune system. apparently, pigs are much more like humans than even our closest primate cousins

The techniques are ready to go to market (pun intended) but are being delayed by concerns about the inadvertant transfer of porcine viruses to humans.
 
Humans and pigs are both omnivores so I guess it would stand to reason that we have similar digestive mechanisms. Also, for some reason, humans and pigs are very similar genetically.
 
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