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Cadzao Posted 19 years ago
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Why eat at all

0A very fat man was eating rich food, and a friend of his asked:02br
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0 He suugest him that he shouldn't eat them all because he will get hungry again and if he eat all of them now he will not be able to find any later. 0-

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  • 0 He suugest him that he shouldn't eat them all because he will get hungry again and if he eat all of them now he will not be able to find any later.
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0 He suugest him that he shouldn't eat them all because he will get hungry again and if he eat all of them now he will not be able to find any later. 0-
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0 No, he's not saying "why eat all (of the food)", but rather "why eat 01i00at all02i00". "At all" means "to the slightest degree; for any reason; in any way". The question is silly, but it just means "why bother to eat, when you know that you will get hungry again later?" It is suggesting that eating does no good, because it has to be repeated over and over. 0-
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5000Thank you Khoof at least I could catch half of the meaning.010id1
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0Thank you, Khoff, for the whole meaning, and Doll, for the half meaning. 05002br
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