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Date Posted: 11:46:33 02/21/06 Tue
Author: Varmit
Subject: Bruce I remember hearing about that storm. Guess the news media goes to Arkansas more then North Dakota... not to get off subject, but reading about Hollywood western movies I ran across this... inside>>>>
In reply to: Bruce 's message, "We had a terrible icestorm in Arkansas about 5 years ago. We lost electricity for 7 days and had to chainsaw our way out to the road. I thought the following was interesting. Hope it comes through.>>>" on 06:51:11 02/21/06 Tue

We can also thank the popularity of the offbeat Western for giving "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone a start in show business. Like all kids at the University of Colorado at Boulder, they had heard the tale of Alferd Packer -- infamous as the first American tried on charges of cannibalism.

In the rugged winter of 1873, Packer was trapped in Colorado's San Juan Mountains, along with five other prospectors. He emerged 65 days later looking suspiciously plump, although he denied all charges of wrongdoing and claimed that he killed only one victim, and that was in self-defense.

As legend has it, at the sentencing, the presiding judge told Packer, "There were nine Democrats in Hinsdale County, and you ate five of them," before sending him off to die.

While every University of Colorado student knows the story well, only the likes of Parker and Stone would think of turning it into their first film, "Cannibal: The Musical," with a movie poster that promised "All Singing! All Dancing! All Flesh Eating!"

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