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5. My response was that we should send the starving children my lima beans.

Mon Mar 16, 2026, 11:11 AM

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Poor, pitiful ME!!! This is just UNFAIR! [View all] CTyankee Yesterday OP

Folgers? You don't even have instant coffee? underpants Yesterday #1

No, I don't! Why should I???? CTyankee Yesterday #11

Agree and the liver. Thank you Ocelot II debm55 Yesterday #9

Global Food Crisis! No fertilizer! Plenty starving everywhere /nt bucolic_frolic Yesterday #3

No problem.... MiHale Yesterday #4

I thought of something like that but it wouldn't work. CTyankee Yesterday #6

Or if you're really desperate, just eat the coffee beans. Ocelot II Yesterday #7

Dark chocolate covered coffee beans. Yum! CrispyQ Yesterday #8

They are good Traildogbob Yesterday #13

nothing beats midwatch coffee OldSWODog 23 hrs ago #20

You lived it!! Traildogbob 22 hrs ago #21

I've done that.. MiHale Yesterday #10

I got that same story from my grandma, gab13by13 Yesterday #14

Ours was starving children in Africa Phentex 23 hrs ago #19

Get a Moka pot HappyH 23 hrs ago #16

I will look into that option! Sounds good! CTyankee 22 hrs ago #22

Our electric kettle broke just yesterday nuxvomica 23 hrs ago #17

It's a necessity of life! Phentex 23 hrs ago #18