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European settlers in America resorted to cannibalism.

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European settlers in America resorted to cannibalism.
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European settlers in America resorted to cannibalism.
May 2, 2013 at 1:28 pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22362831

Quote:Newly discovered human bones prove the first permanent English settlers in North America turned to cannibalism over the cruel winter of 1609-10, US researchers have said.

Scientists found unusual cuts consistent with butchering for meat on human bones dumped in a rubbish pit.

The four-century-old skull and tibia of a teenage girl in James Fort, Virginia, were excavated from the dump last year.

James Fort, founded in 1607, was the earliest part of the Jamestown colony.



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RE: European settlers in America resorted to cannibalism.
May 2, 2013 at 1:48 pm
Well that's all right, at least they went for the whores first. Smile
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RE: European settlers in America resorted to cannibalism.
May 2, 2013 at 2:02 pm
(May 2, 2013 at 1:48 pm)Violet Lilly Blossom Wrote: Well that's all right, at least they went for the whores first. Smile

What is the point of living if all the whores are dead?
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RE: European settlers in America resorted to cannibalism.
May 2, 2013 at 2:26 pm
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May 2, 2013 at 2:32 pm
(May 2, 2013 at 2:02 pm)Chuck Wrote: What is the point of living if all the whores are dead?

Well, I thought this was obvious... but someone *really* wanted to eat her pussy. She probably turned him down before winter, and he finally gets his chance Smile

I remember back to when I was like, seven... and me, my younger sister, and the neighbor boy and girl of our age... played some rather silly make believe. It involved eating people. And slaves. I remember that my favorite delicacy was the 'pinky finger', and I totally got an erection.

Come to find out later in life: I FUCKING LOVE BEING FINGERED.
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RE: European settlers in America resorted to cannibalism.
May 2, 2013 at 2:38 pm
*Points at Violet* She did it!!!
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RE: European settlers in America resorted to cannibalism.
May 2, 2013 at 2:40 pm
It seems that when humans get hungry enough cannibalism does become an option.

So much for all this universal morality horseshit that the theists throw around.
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RE: European settlers in America resorted to cannibalism.
May 2, 2013 at 2:53 pm (This post was last modified: May 2, 2013 at 2:54 pm by Violet.)
(May 2, 2013 at 2:40 pm)Minimalist Wrote: It seems that when humans get hungry enough cannibalism does become an option.

So much for all this universal morality horseshit that the theists throw around.

Well... to be fair: it is almost always an option (the cases where it is not is when there are no other members of your species around).

It's just weighed very low in most people's eyes until they become desperate for food and the only food source around is... well: each other.
(May 2, 2013 at 2:38 pm)Tonus Wrote: *Points at Violet* She did it!!!

And it's sister. She's a bad girl, isn't she?

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RE: European settlers in America resorted to cannibalism.
May 2, 2013 at 5:08 pm
You know, I thought this was going to be about the Roanoke Colony.
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RE: European settlers in America resorted to cannibalism.
May 2, 2013 at 5:27 pm
(May 2, 2013 at 2:40 pm)Minimalist Wrote: It seems that when humans get hungry enough cannibalism does become an option.

So much for all this universal morality horseshit that the theists throw around.

You know, if someone else croaked and my kid was starving, you bet your ass my kid is eating the dead guy. That's life . . . and death.
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