I lived on hard-boiled eggs, peanut butter sandwiches and Cheerios in school

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I lived on hard-boiled eggs, peanut butter sandwiches and Cheerios in school

Mary Anne — 11/22/2002 7:09:40 PM (archived)

That experience has given me a little empathy.

That and having descended from Famine Irish, with a family culture that considers it criminal to let anyone, especially a child, starve.

Malnourishment is a form of starvation.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Regards--
Mary Anne

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'First we call all the lawyers' - ebnelson - 11/21/2002 7:34:11 PM
- I agree this is frivolous - alcaray - 11/21/2002 8:45:27 PM
  - Remember their McLean burger? - Larry J - 11/21/2002 9:07:50 AM
  - McVitamins - Tom Brosz - 11/21/2002 9:06:26 AM
    - In the alternative... - Mary Anne - 11/22/2002 1:06:03 PM
      - The alternative... - Tom Brosz - 11/22/2002 4:28:29 PM
    - We are talking about kids, who will eat whatever tastes the best and is trendiest. - alcaray - 11/21/2002 10:14:36 AM
      - When teenagers go out... - Larry J - 11/21/2002 10:44:07 AM
        
        So if we found ways to urge the food industry... - alcaray - 11/21/2002 11:07:04 AM
        
        I guess you skipped by post about the McLean - Larry J - 11/21/2002 12:39:10 PM
        
        Didn't skip it, it was not to the point - alcaray - 11/22/2002 5:04:45 PM
        
        Stay away from my burgers - Tom Brosz - 11/22/2002 5:25:38 PM
        
        It was exactly to the point - Larry J - 11/22/2002 9:52:13 AM
        
        Re: So if we found ways to urge the food industry - Tom Brosz - 11/21/2002 11:19:49 AM
        
        You're lucky - Mary Anne - 11/22/2002 1:15:25 PM
        
        Paternalism - Tom Brosz - 11/22/2002 4:49:20 PM
        
        You should get out of the garage more - Mary Anne - 11/22/2002 5:20:53 PM
        
        Out of the garage - Tom Brosz - 11/22/2002 5:49:23 PM
        
        I lived on hard-boiled eggs, peanut butter sandwiches and Cheerios in school - Mary Anne - 11/22/2002 7:09:40 PM
        
        Re: Well -- then they'd have to pull deep-fried Twinkies off the market . . . (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 11/21/2002 12:35:06 PM
        
        Well if you go back to my first post on this... - alcaray - 11/21/2002 11:46:17 AM
        
        Murder by Beef Patty? - Tom Brosz - 11/21/2002 1:22:05 PM
        
        Murder by bad diet - alcaray - 11/22/2002 5:07:59 PM
        
        Ooohh...nicely ducked. - Tom Brosz - 11/22/2002 5:51:50 PM
        
        Nicely ducked yourself: children will die. - alcaray - 11/22/2002 8:39:30 PM
        
        Children will die. - Tom Brosz - 11/22/2002 9:05:40 AM
        
        You seem pretty cruel. n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 11/22/2002 9:16:12 AM
        
        Say what? - Tom Brosz - 11/22/2002 4:33:11 PM
    - Re: how about a surgeon general warning on the glass doors . . . ? (n/t) (n/t) - D. Spires - 11/21/2002 10:04:25 AM
      - Then they'd sue on behalf of fat illiterates. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/21/2002 11:20:38 AM
        
        Re: See if we can fill that once-clear glass door . . . - D. Spires - 11/21/2002 12:32:13 PM
- Re: 'First we call all the parents' - D. Spires - 11/21/2002 8:12:51 PM
  - Re: 'First we call all the parents' - Mary Anne - 11/22/2002 11:28:59 AM
    - Re: 'First we call all the parents' - Tom Brosz - 11/22/2002 4:58:56 PM
      - Re: Only the people with the data can do the math - Mary Anne - 11/22/2002 5:38:14 PM
        
        Re: Only the people with the data - Tom Brosz - 11/22/2002 5:58:23 PM
        
        So.... - Mary Anne - 11/22/2002 7:04:17 PM
        
        "Doesn't like collectivism = Doesn't care" This is getting a bit old. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/22/2002 7:20:02 PM
        
        OK, I'll make it a little clearer: - Mary Anne - 11/22/2002 7:35:30 PM
        
        Clearer - Tom Brosz - 11/22/2002 9:08:16 AM
        
        Also getting a bit old: "Gun to my head" and "collectivism" [n/t] (n/t) - Fox - 11/23/2002 6:50:48 PM
      - Re: Rephrase needed . . . ? - D. Spires - 11/22/2002 5:17:18 PM
    - Re: Nope, not really surprised . . . - D. Spires - 11/22/2002 3:18:50 PM

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