On Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:30:42 -0400, "Virginia Tadrzynski"
> wrote:

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>"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
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>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
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>> Vote now! (or not)
>>
>> I am going to blame Om for this one.... GIYF if you wanna know why.
>> --
>> Cheers
>> Chatty Cathy
>>
>
>Cathy,
>I will let you know that I voted, and voted the last choice, but not for the
>reasons listed before it.....
>You see too many reports about mad cow disease and it's effects. The
>disease is caused by feeding herd cattle feed including the remnants of of
>other herd cattle, an animal form of cannibalism. A recent documentary on
>the south pacific islanders showed a number of older tribes people afflicted
>with an uncontrollable shaking disease (similar to mad cow in cattle). When
>some of them consented to be taken out of the jungle setting for evaluation,
>it was determined that these islanders had been up until their recent
>brushes with 'civilized' society, cannibals.......not eating other people
>for food, but for victory celebrations, to gain the strength of the dead
>warrior, etc. The disease only afflicted those who actually participated in
>the cannibalism. Apparently it has been determined that to eat the meat of
>what you are has a nasty effect on the body, whether you be cow or long
>pig.....so no, I wouldn't eat human meat (long pig).....I think I would
>finally become a vegetarian.
>-ginny
>

i think you're referring to kuru:

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuru_(disease)>

though it doesn't explicitly say so in the article, i think you're
fairly safe eating humans if you stay away from brain and nerve
tissue. ketchup is optional.

your pal,
blake