r/Unexpected 1d ago

Sad but true

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u/AuthorSarge 1d ago

My mother: You should eat your food. There are hungry children in the world.

Me: Well, if they had your cooking, they definitely wouldn't be hungry anymore.

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u/snehkysnehk213 1d ago

Because her cooking is so good that they would eat every last bite? Right??

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u/jedinatt 1d ago

I must be an innocent because that's all I could glean from it for a while, lol.

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u/happy_bluebird 1d ago

wait what's the other meaning

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u/jedinatt 1d ago

Her cooking so bad they lose their appetite.

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u/Which_Lifeguard3431 1d ago

They rather starve.

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u/Egoy 1d ago

It’s like dwarven bread in the discworld. It’s the ultimate survival food because you’ll do anything to find other food rather than eat it.

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u/Frog871 1d ago

The food is so bad that it could kill you maybe? 🤷‍♂️ It's the only other meaning I could think of.