Time For Some Advice

-with Banana Rebolini

This week I will address a question that really got me thinking about laws and friendship and dinner.

“I have a friend who wants to eat people with me. What do I do?”

At first I was like, “this is a no brainer, you can’t eat people because, no doy, it’s against the law. NEXT. This job is easy.”

But as I read and re-read the letter, I couldn’t help but wonder, “IS cannibalism illegal?” The question plagued me for days. And I quickly discovered, I was not alone in my perplexity. My research led me to Professor Pedigo, a man who spent most of his natural life wondering the same thing. He asked the question more eloquently than I ever could:

“I mean, it’s not my thing, but IS CANNIBALISM ILLEGAL?” (Chris Ped….page 45)

I had to get to the bottom of this. For both our sake.  

Turns out, it’s not.

So I guess the real question you have to ask yourself is, “is cannibalism YOUR thing?”

Take some time and really get to know yourself before answering. There may be some truth to the saying, “once you go people meat, you never go back.” Would you be a steady cannibal or an “I only eat humans on the weekends” binge cannibal?  Do you have the freezer space? I definitely do not, as my apartment was rented to me with a smaller than average refrigerator.  Will this bring you and your friend closer? Should you do it “just for the story?” In my experience, the answer to that question usually is “yes.” It probably would be a very good story since most people are ignorant and believe this to be an illegal practice. Sometimes when you get a new job or you’re doing a workshop at work the instructor will make you introduce yourself to the group and you’ll have to tell them where you’re from and what your position is and sometimes they even make you tell everyone a “fun fact” about yourself. I always stress about the fun fact, but maybe this could be yours! Then you’ll never have to question what’s fun and interesting about yourself again.

I think you have your answer. Cheers!

As always - let go and let god,

Banana