Monday, April 09, 2007

These are the kind of constituents liberals dream of

Apparently, the remote village of Yaohnanen, on the South Pacific island of Vanuatu, is preparing to celebrate the 86th birthday in June of their god, Prince Philip of Great Britain (an adoration mentioned in News of the Weird last year). The natives believe the prince is the son of an ancient spirit that resides on a nearby mountain, but so far have been content merely to display a well-worn picture of the prince. Though he has never visited, he did somehow pose for a photograph around 1980 while holding a traditional pig-killing club, which especially delighted the tribe. [Daily Telegraph (London), 2-20-07] News of the Weird



It takes a village to raise totally uncivilized kids. They look pretty happy though.