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Posted by nick markowitz on May 30, 2008, 6:33 pm
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peoples and species.
of course the really interesting thing this week is going to be film of
supposed real aliens at one of the ufo conferences
Art Bell call your office
> "Jim Rojas" wrote:
>>
>> My ancestors in Puerto Rico lived that way probably 200 years ago. We all
>> have these ancestral roots swinging from our family trees.
>
>>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7426794.stm
>
> All of our ancestors lived that way at some point. Though the OP was just
> being his usual, nasty self, he doesn't know that I made contact with an
> aboriginal tribe in the Amazon last year. It wasn't the sort of "contact"
> that movies are made of. Our guides were Indians. Their tribe has been
> dealing with "civilized" visitors for decades, working as fishing and
> travel guides, building lodges and even cutting airstrips near the river
> for fishing parties' access.
>
> The guides speak Portuguese and their own tribal language (I think it was
> Guarini but I might be wrong). For the first couple of days I didn't let
> on that I understand Portuguese. It was fun listening to the jokes and
> comments about us "gringos". On the third day, when I hooked a 22-pound
> peacock I shouted "beleza!" (beautiful). The guide gave me a sly look and
> asked, "Voce fala Portuguese?" After that the guides mostly spoke their
> own dialect. I promised to learn their language before I come back next
> year. :^)
>
> As to the OP, his take on the above story only shows what an inerudite
> boor he is. The Brazilian Indians I got to know were uneducated but far
> more intelligent than many of the IB who post here. I could have easily
> taught several of the guides to install alarms but I doubt any of these
> morons could survive in the Amazon.
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Robert L Bass
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