# Why don't hungry people eat their babies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 11, 2002, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hungry-people-eat-their-babies/113505 "2002-06-11T19:03:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hungry-people-eat-their-babies/113505/21 "2002-06-12T12:39:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sidle \* > \*\*Long piglet? > šŸ˜• > šŸ™‚ \*\* [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5\_229.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_229.html) ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hungry-people-eat-their-babies/113505/22 "2002-06-12T12:40:24Z")
ā€œLong Pigā€ is a euphemism for people when discussing cannibalism. So, when you eat a child, youā€™re eating ā€œlong pigletā€ grooooaaannn! wish Iā€™d thought of it ---
**Author:** ![sidle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sidle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sidle)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hungry-people-eat-their-babies/113505/23 "2002-06-12T12:55:54Z")
Oh OK! Oddly enough, the SDMB link about Spam mentions the ā€œSpam haikuā€ site, of which I am a proud contributor. I didnā€™t think it through, though, as now friends/family will snicker when telling me that they googled me (free time, anyone?:rolleyes: ) and a Spam site came up! Ahhhā€¦in other news, I see that the intended recipient of this little parody thread never showed up. Alas, either not amused, or didnā€™t catch onā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Balduran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cc9497/32.png) [@Balduran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balduran)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hungry-people-eat-their-babies/113505/24 "2002-06-12T14:15:10Z")
From a Soldier of Fortune magazine I once glanced through, a shirt that said: ā€œFeed the homeless to the hungryā€. ---
**Author:** ![MachV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@MachV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MachV)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hungry-people-eat-their-babies/113505/25 "2002-06-12T15:05:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by gatopescado \* > \*\*good idea! > > ya know, i was wondering why people bother to work. i mean, it takes up all your free time and most people donā€™t like there jobs anyway. gee whiz, are all these people stupid? why donā€™t they just quit? > > ā€¦and why do people fuck? its just going to end in a hot, sticky mess and then it hardly seems worth it. plus, your risking disease and pregnancy and all that. gee whiz, are all these people stupd? why donā€™t they just jack it instead?\*\* I think you just solved it! We can all quit working, dedicate our time to this ā€œfuckingā€ of which you speak, and feast on the harvest! Did I just say that? :looks up: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hungry-people-eat-their-babies/113505/26 "2002-06-12T15:07:58Z")
I bet rapist cavemen ate their babies. And hereā€™s the bonusā€¦the didnā€™t have credit card debt! ---
**Author:** ![miamouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@miamouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miamouse)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hungry-people-eat-their-babies/113505/27 "2002-06-12T15:22:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by China Guy \* > \*\*There was a very severe famine in the late 1950ā€™s in China, and tens of millions died. Hard to document but very possibly were cases of cannibalism. I was not impressed with the Wild Swans book. However, if you want to learn more about this famine, please see [http://216.247.214.252/98-1owl/hungryghosts.htm](http://216.247.214.252/98-1owl/hungryghosts.htm) which is a book review for Jasper Beckerā€™s Hungry Ghosts (Maoā€™s Secret Famine). \*\* I started to read this book and got about halfway through and then just couldnā€™t anymore. It hurt to read. Then again, I changed the channel everytime that drowning case in texas came up, and only barely skimmed through this thread. Things like this scare the hell out of me, even in jest. ---
**Author:** ![sidle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@sidle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sidle)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hungry-people-eat-their-babies/113505/28 "2002-06-12T15:37:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jarbabyj \* > \*\*I bet rapist cavemen ate their babies. > > And hereā€™s the bonusā€¦the didnā€™t have credit card debt! \*\* Right, 'cause thatā€™s just stupid. Except, of course, when _I_ have itā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hungry-people-eat-their-babies/113505/29 "2002-06-12T17:16:20Z")
i have _two_ white cars, and _three_ white motorcycles! ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hungry-people-eat-their-babies/113505/30 "2002-06-12T17:32:05Z")
Yeah, but at least I donā€™t vote. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hungry-people-eat-their-babies/113505/31 "2002-06-12T19:26:32Z")
Q: **What kind of seasoning does a cannibal put on a Dumb Blonde before he eats her?** A:_Barbie-cue sauce!_ OK, OK. But it ainā€™t as funny if you say ā€œBild Lilli Sauceā€. šŸ˜‰šŸ†’šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hungry-people-eat-their-babies/113505/32 "2002-06-12T22:11:48Z")
Hey, we need a thread titled ā€˜If I eat my clone, is it cannibalism or just a bad case of nailbiting?ā€™ ---
**Author:** ![Clever\_Hans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Clever\_Hans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clever_Hans)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hungry-people-eat-their-babies/113505/33 "2002-06-12T22:33:31Z")
> [@](#): > > I bet rapist cavemen ate their babies. > > And hereā€™s the bonusā€¦the didnā€™t have credit card debt! but the bastards paid with a check at the grocery store. ---
**Author:** ![Nevermind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/53a042/32.png) [@Nevermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nevermind)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2002, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hungry-people-eat-their-babies/113505/34 "2002-06-12T22:33:32Z")
I think the real question here is, ā€œwhy do hungry people HAVE babiesā€ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-hungry-people-eat-their-babies/113505.md?page=1)