On the local news last night were stories that by themselves were unnotable. But next to each other makes them very notable and highlights one of our cultural ironies. The first story was about the local food banks having a tough time due to the reduced state funding and fewer local donations. Apparently, their inventories are nearly depleted. The immediately following story was about a group of locals that had been dieting and had lost a total 3 tons of weight.
Ok. My mind went right to thinking that 3 tons of fat is equal to 21 million kCalories. A normal person needs about 2500 kCal per day. Therefore, the chubbo's lost 8400 person days of equivalent meals!! I would guess that the normal inventory of a local food bank is considerably less than that.
Therefore.....................
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