[UA] Re: TABOO

[Saul Peers]

>'Nearly' because of ancient Egypt I presume, where marrying your >sister 
>was
>ok and even expected as long as you were the pharaoh.
>
>Any other examples?

Right, and the European monarchies as well, which illistrates both a case in 
which inbreeding was accepted and why it really shouldn't be.

>BTW, cannibalism doesn't have any icky association with me either. >Still, 
>the phrase 'they taste like biscuits' from a King short story >stuck... I'd 
>reall like to know.

Ick... I'd rather not find out, actually.  It's disturbing enough to be near 
the corpse of a dead person, but to cook (or not cook) and devour the flesh 
of something that once held someone like me is an expression of mortality 
that I'd just as soon not expose myself to.

>I personally would like to join 'Körperwelten' (body worlds) after >death - 
>a travelling exhibit show where plastinated corpses are >arranged in 
>various poses and states of - well, undress, and I don't ?>mean clothes. 
>For those who don't know it a google search with the >above German term 
>will probably yield pictures, too. But be warned, >not for the faint of 
>heart if you don't want to see people's insides >skillfully arranged.

Ick again... Thank you, but I intend to be buried with a shovel, just in 
case I decide to come back.

-Saul

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