kamui Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 It is better to learn local habits. BBC News Fijians say sorry to eaten Briton's family 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayjann Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 what an amazing story. just goes to show how things were all those years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ckrisg Posted October 14, 2003 Report Share Posted October 14, 2003 In compensation mad Britain I think his family should sue, for loss of earnings (how much did missionaries make), damages. loss of a relative and down right bloody bad manners. Did'nt the Fijians know that Britain ran the world at that times and they should have been civilised. After all the Fijians have acceptated responsibility, clear cut case to me. :: :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamokhamok Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 I wouldn't chance going back. They might only be looking for some nice ingredients for another 'boil up'. Maybe even Christmas Dinner. get them there now and feed them up like turkeys and then bang - into that bucket and boil the bastard. Leave in the boots this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 Hi I understand that in parts of papua new guinea they still have cannibals/head hunters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 << Levu has invited the descendants of the late Reverend Thomas Baker to visit next month >> Second course? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pom Michael Posted October 15, 2003 Report Share Posted October 15, 2003 Says Flashermac: Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure. Well maybe if you took out the banana, you could hear better! Latin for Dummies! Slightly Less Common Latin Phrases Vacca foeda : Stupid cow Die dulci fruere : Have a nice day Mihi ignosce. Cum homine de cane debeo congredi : Excuse me. I've got to see a man about a dog Raptus regaliter : Royally screwed Si hoc signum legere potes, operis boni in rebus Latinus alacribus et fructuosis potiri potes! : If you can read this sign, you can get a good job in the fast-paced, high-paying world of Latin! Sona si Latine loqueris : Honk if you speak Latin Ne auderis delere orbem rigidum meum! : Don't you dare erase my hard disk! Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam : I have a catapult. Give me all the money, or I will fling an enormous rock at your head. Gramen artificiosum odi : I hate Astroturf. Furnulum pani nolo : I don't want a toaster. Sentio aliquos togatos contra me conspirare : I think some people in togas are plotting against me. Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione : I'm not interested in your dopey religious cult. Noli me vocare, ego te vocabo : Don't call me, I'll call you. Cave ne ante ullas catapultas ambules : If I were you, I wouldn't walk in front of any catapults. Canis meus id comedit : My dog ate it. Illiud Latine dici non potest : You can't say that in Latin. Vidistine nuper imagines moventes bonas? : Seen any good movies lately? Nullo metro compositum est : It doesn't rhyme. Non curo. Si metrum non habet, non est poema : I don't care. If it doesn't rhyme, it isn't a poem. Fac ut gaudeam : Make my day. Braccae illae virides cum subucula rosea et tunica Caledonia-quam elenganter concinnatur! : Those green pants go so well with that pink shirt and the plaid jacket! Visne saltare? Viam Latam Fungosam scio : Do you want to dance? I know the Funky Broadway. Re vera, potas bene : Say, you sure are drinking a lot. Utinam barbari spatium proprium tuum invadant! : May barbarians invade your personal space! Utinam coniurati te in foro interficiant! : May conspirators assassinate you in the mall! Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant! : May faulty logic undermine your entire philosophy! Radix lecti : Couch potato Quo signo nata es? : What's your sign? Romani quidem artem amatoriam invenerunt : You know, the Romans invented the art of love. O! Plus! Perge! Aio! Hui! Hem! : Oh! More! Go on! Yes! Ooh! Ummm! Spero nos familiares mansuros : I hope we'll still be friends. Mellita, domi adsum : Honey, I'm home. Tam exanimis quam tunica nehru fio : I am as dead as the nehru jacket. Ventis secundis, tene cursum : Go with the flow. Totum dependeat : Let it all hang out. Te precor dulcissime supplex! : Pretty please with a cherry on top! Magister Mundi sum! :I am the Master of the Universe! Fac me cocleario vomere! : Gag me with a spoon! Te audire no possum. Musa sapientum fixa est in aure : I can't hear you. I have a banana in my ear. Estne volumen in toga, an solum tibi libet me videre? : Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just happy to see me? Prehende uxorem meam, sis! : Take my wife, please! Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari? : How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? Nihil est--in vita priore ego imperator Romanus fui : That's nothing--in a previous life I was a Roman Emperor. Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est : Yes, that is a very large amount of corn. Recedite, plebes! Gero rem imperialem! : Stand aside plebians! I am on imperial business. Oblitus sum perpolire clepsydras! : I forgot to polish the clocks! Vescere bracis meis : Eat my shorts. Sic faciunt omnes : Everyone is doing it. Fac ut vivas : Get a life. Anulos qui animum ostendunt omnes gestemus! : Let's all wear mood rings! Insula Gilliganis : Gilligan's Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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