Survival Movie "The Gray"

[Grandpa]

Originally Posted by ppine

Asking the question of would you eat it, is really kind of silly. Most of us rarely get really hungry. It is sobering to talk to people from other cultures, or grand parents that lived thru the Depression.

Historical accounts of western exploration are frequented by the consumption of what ever they could find. Things like owls, donkeys, beavers, porcupines, horses, dogs, etc.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition practically lived on dog meat for part of the trip along the Columbia because they didn't like salmon.

Someday I'll have to tell ya the story of the winter Dad killed the badger.

[Blueskyy]

PPine you are exactly right, most people you encounter daily have no idea what it is to be hungry. Believe me if put in that situation you will eat anything...including wolves, other humans etc.

[wvbreamfisherman]

If I'm hungry enough, I'll eat anything that doesn't eat me first.

[oldsarge]

Originally Posted by Blueskyy

Believe me if put in that situation you will eat anything...including wolves, other humans etc.

Oh! We've talked about that before....Would You Eat Human?

[Blueskyy]

I know OldSarge that was what made me think of it! I hope that it doesn't come to having to make that kind of a choice though.

[oldsarge]

Me also! Considering what people are eating now a days, they can't be all that healthy for us. I think I'd go with dog food first. I hear it's got more nutrition than the stuff we get at the local grocery store!!!

[jason]

Originally Posted by ppine

The Lewis and Clark Expedition practically lived on dog meat for part of the trip along the Columbia because they didn't like salmon.

How can you not like salmon?

[jason]

Originally Posted by Grandpa

Someday I'll have to tell ya the story of the winter Dad killed the badger.

No time like the present.

[ppine]

Old Sarge,
Your idea has some emotional impact, but it is patently absurd. Any decent grocery store is full of fresh produce, whole grains, etc. You have to be selective in what you choose to eat. Most dogfood is full of meat by-products. In other words offal, all the stuff left over after you take out the parts for human consumption.

Jason,
People's food preferences are the result of enculturation. The L&C exp was full of frontier types that lived largely on meat. They had little experience or interest in fish, especially strong tasting fish like salmon.

[oldsarge]

Originally Posted by ppine

Old Sarge,
Your idea has some emotional impact, but it is patently absurd. Any decent grocery store is full of fresh produce, whole grains, etc. You have to be selective in what you choose to eat. Most dogfood is full of meat by-products. In other words offal, all the stuff left over after you take out the parts for human consumption.

Lighten up...it was meant as a joke!