Today is April 14th, and while it is the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln getting shot, an event that I have read extensively about, and am amazed by, I have the need to write about another event that legend has it, involves my ancestors.
164 years ago today the Donner party departed from Springfield, Illinois, for California, on what will become a year-long journey of hardship, cannibalism, and survival,
Anyways I have heard through my family, that on my dad's side, the Deming's, or some former ancestors with a different last name (I'll just use Deming... its easier) were originally supposed to be on that journey but parted ways before their fateful trip.
Now obviously the Deming's had played themselves some Oregon Trail on their Windows 95 desktops as kids and knew that there was little Jungle Work to be found on the route the Donner's were taking.
Those Ass-Clowns were not ready to go from Illinois to California? Christ I can fit that much map between two fingers, it's not like your journeying to the center of the earth, or to Mordor, or even Across China...D- bags...
They knew they were in trouble when their Ipods ran outta juice in Wyoming...
So I gotta say the Donner Party did have some Jungle Work... they made cannibalism sexy, something you could actually talk about. It was so Taboo before the fateful trip, and it paved the way for future cannibals like Albert Fish and Jeff Dahmer... well not exactly.
So to wrap things up on my end, this was Jungle work to take a bite out of Uncle Gregs thigh bone, or aunt Sally's forearm... Don't know if I could do it, But I sure do feel like playing Oregon Trail right now...
Jack D.
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