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Old 08-20-2010, 02:59 PM   #1
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And surprisingly he is not a CP poster!

He is the sole survivor of an indigenous Brazilian tribe and the government has established a 31 square-mile preserve to prevent locals from disturbing him.

A government representative seeking to contact him resulted in an arrow to the chest in reply. Now the government keeps their distance, but has been monitoring and seeking to protect him for a dozen years.

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Old 08-20-2010, 06:45 PM   #2
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Thoughts and prayers for the loneliest man in the world
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Old 08-20-2010, 06:52 PM   #3
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Wow. I cannot fathom what goes through his mind when he becomes aware of the presence of other humans.

What about emotions? How does he experience happiness, if he does at all? For us, happiness comes from those around us.

So many questions.
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Wow. I cannot fathom what goes through his mind when he becomes aware of the presence of other humans.

What about emotions? How does he experience happiness, if he does at all? For us, happiness comes from those around us.

So many questions.
He might of lived with others in his tribe when he was younger.
Happiness can come from more then just others us also, like being happy you found food for dinner or something like that.
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Happiness can come from more then just others us also, like being happy you found food for dinner or something like that.
We're pretty complex animals that are HIGHLY dependent on socializing with others to survive.

That'd be a rough life.
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I'd bet he jerks it a lot.
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I'd bet he jerks it a lot.
That's what the spider monkeys they talk about in the article are for - Haven't you ever wondered where the term spank the monkey came from?
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We're pretty complex animals that are HIGHLY dependent on socializing with others to survive.

That'd be a rough life.
I dont know about you, but I'm not an animal, and I eat food and drink water to survive.
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I dont know about you, but I'm not an animal, and I eat food and drink water to survive.
What taxonomic kingdom do you belong to?
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I dont know about you, but I'm not an animal, and I eat food and drink water to survive.
Animals don't? Crap, I'M ON CYBERTRON! Dude, every animal needs food and water.
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Animals don't? Crap, I'M ON CYBERTRON! Dude, every animal needs food and water.
Think you misread my post.
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the government has established a 31 square-mile preserve to prevent locals from disturbing him.

I'd be fine with it. Sounds like paradise to me!
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I'd bet he jerks it a lot.
Damn, I was too slow. This is my thoughts exactly. Beating his meat 24/7.
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I dont know about you, but I'm not an animal, and I eat food and drink water to survive.
A good example of why creationists suck?
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Sounds like the story of Ishi.


The last member of the Yahi, in turn the last surviving group of the Yana people of California. Ishi is believed to be the last Native American in Northern California to have lived most of his life completely outside the European American culture. He emerged from the wild near Oroville, California, leaving his ancestral homeland in the foothills near Lassen Peak.
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