The Joneses wrote:
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> "Omelet" > wrote in message
> news
> > The recent thread on dirty leeks made me think about just how many
> > people have no clu' where food really comes from.
> >
> > In the event of a nuclear holocaust, what is the estimated percentage of
> > humans that could even begin to survive? How many can consider
> > harvesting a wild plant for food? How many people can dress out a fresh
> > animal for food?
> > Frogs? Fish? Rabbits? Deer? Etc.?
> > How many people really know where food comes from (other than grossery
> > stores) so could survive off of the land?
> > How many people can hunt and gather like our ancestors did for thousands
> > of years?
> > This would make a really cool survey. :-)
> > Peace, Om
> >
> >
>
> Since most of us have pets, would you friccasee your cat if you were
> fixin' to starve? Hard to think about.

My cat? Hell no! A neighbors dog, or the neighbor in a real PNH
scenario, absolutely.