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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