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Old 06-12-2024, 04:35 PM #1
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You can see why things like tripe became staple foods back then.
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Growing your own veg was very important
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Yeah defo. At least you could make vegetable stew/soup if you had that under your belt.
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No wonder people were so fit and healthy

Now people are so lazy about their diet they would rather inject themselves than go without
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No wonder people were so fit and healthy

Now people are so lazy about their diet they would rather inject themselves than go without

We were walking through our local town centre this morning and in a 100 yards stretch We didn’t see one person/child who wasn’t overweight - some quite dangerously
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We were walking through our local town centre this morning and in a 100 yards stretch We didn’t see one person/child who wasn’t overweight - some quite dangerously
and the governments answer is to roll out weight loss jabs, not maybe have a look at the amount they are eating and take a bit of exercise
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My Nan years ago said that when she was a child, she had to share an Apple with her siblings.
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You're joking right?

2024 has it's problems, but it's not that bad.

I don't mean to downplay society's current issues though, as we have certainly got some huge ones in all sorts of different topics.
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Weirdly fish and chips were never rationed.
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Really ?
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Indeed, the government at that time believed that keeping fish and chips available was key to maintaining morale during a time of war!
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Indeed, the government at that time believed that keeping fish and chips available was key to maintaining morale during a time of war!

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