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Sorry we ate your great-great grandpa...

This topic has been highlight by szh at 2009-12-8 17:05.

Sorry we ate your great-great grandpa...

In a jungle clearing on a small Pacific island, the descendants of a tribe of cannibals bow to a British pensioner and apologise for having his relative for dinner - literally.


The man they were apologising to was Charles Milner-Williams, 65, of Hampshire.


The meal they were apologising for was his great-great grandfather, the Reverend John Williams, who was killed on the island of Erromango, now part of Vanuatu, 170 years ago.



The people of Erromango hold a ceremony to apologise to Reverend Williams' family about his untimely death



A portrait of Reverend John Williams, who was killed and eaten by cannibals in the 1830s
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Let me get this right. These people have evolved from cannibalism and savagery to live in harmony and peace.

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Sorry, I ate your great, great grandpa, now you'll be my grand grandson.

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