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Penguin
1/13/2006, 11:23 PM
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20060109/donnerparty_his.html


Better edit those history books, folks!
picasso
1/13/2006, 11:36 PM
the hell would the survivors all lie about something like that?
MojoRisen
1/13/2006, 11:40 PM
Arrogant Scientist- must have proof..........
Mjcpr
1/13/2006, 11:53 PM
Arrogant Scientist- must have proof..........

That really is too much to ask for.
jk the sooner fan
1/13/2006, 11:54 PM
hmm, the article i read (the one you linked) just says they cant prove it did happen.....but cant prove it didnt either...
Penguin
1/14/2006, 12:16 AM
hmm, the article i read (the one you linked) just says they cant prove it did happen.....but cant prove it didnt either...

I choose to read it the way I want to, pro-cannibal.
proud gonzo
1/14/2006, 01:51 AM
this article is WAY more interesting

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/afp/20060109/greenpig_ani.html
Flagstaffsooner
1/14/2006, 02:34 AM
this article is WAY more interesting

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/afp/20060109/greenpig_ani.html



"I'm not sure if there are fluorescent green pigs elsewhere in the world, but so far, in the photos available in the field, I have never seen such pigs, whose whole bodies can glow green in the dark," Wu said.

Hell, Oregon did that with ducks years ago.:D
OUTromBoNado
1/14/2006, 03:03 AM
Well, I think what they are saying is that they didn't find any evidence of anyone from the Donner family resorting to cannabalism. They were actually camped about 6 miles away from the main group due to a broken axle.

There are still signs of cannabalism at the other site, I believe. Now, why the whole expedition got called the "Donner party" I don't know. Maybe they were the biggest family in the group, or the leaders, or something.
Tailwind
1/14/2006, 03:24 AM
Like it really makes any difference now.