Re: RARA-AVIS: West's MISS LONELYHEARTS 1933

From: Mark Sullivan ( DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net)
Date: 11 Nov 2002


miker wrote:

"When I was a child it was common for parents to tell their children to eat everything on their plate because there were "starving children in Africa.""

My first thought about this cliche was always, Well, then send what I don't want to eat to them. I'd like to say it was because I was hardboiled at an early age, but I think it was really because the
"appreciate the food you've got because . . ." analogy just escaped me.

Mark

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