Sunday, March 28, 2004

SOAPBOX

The Pygmies of The Congo - a tale of cannibalism and cultural assimilation.



Eliza Griswold tells of her meeting with the world's most famous pygmy:
"Amuzati's story, as I've heard it, is that he watched a group of rebel soldiers cook and eat his family before Christmas of 2002. "They even sprinkled salt on the flesh as they ate, as if cannibalism was all very natural to them," Nzoli told the Associated Press last spring in a clipping I'm carrying in my bag."
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SAY WHAT?
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GENERAL COOLNESS

Pot-in-Pot; the refrigerator that runs on wet sand, reduces unemployment and let's little girls go to school.

Inventor, Mohammed Bah Abba (Photographer: Tomas Bertelsen)

The Pot-in-pot system allows perishable food to be kept for long periods.




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STUPID CRIMINAL FILES

How many times do I have to tell you people. You lose your pot, let it go man, just let it go! Minnesota man claims duffel bagful of pot from cops.

5 Ninjas, 1 Kitten and a Fifth of Vodka!