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Sick of “it’s too hot to eat people”

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Monteah · 27/05/2026 11:29

Anyone else surrounded by this performative nonsense. Both dh and his mum (staying with us as she has building work going on) pull this crap.

Yesterday we had scrambled eggs and toast for lunch. I snacked on sardines to hold me over to dinner. So not much food at all. Dh and MIL probably snacked more than I did. When I asked dh to go bbq the chicken I had marinated for dinner both he and his mum said they couldn’t possibly eat cause of the heat. Like wtf. We still need energy. MIL is not slim. It’s just bizarre and annoying.

Im a size 8 and still require dinner. Ordered food in for myself in the end.

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PumpkinsAndCoconuts · 27/05/2026 12:23

AuContrairePubicHair · 27/05/2026 11:30

Is there a temperature at which it's ok to eat people?

Probably need to get them up to at least 75 Celsius (internal temp) 😅

PumpkinsAndCoconuts · 27/05/2026 12:23

AuContrairePubicHair · 27/05/2026 11:30

Is there a temperature at which it's ok to eat people?

Probably need to get them up to at least 75 Celsius (internal temp) 😅

PumpkinsAndCoconuts · 27/05/2026 12:23

AuContrairePubicHair · 27/05/2026 11:30

Is there a temperature at which it's ok to eat people?

Probably need to get them up to at least 75 Celsius (internal temp) 😅

PumpkinsAndCoconuts · 27/05/2026 12:23

AuContrairePubicHair · 27/05/2026 11:30

Is there a temperature at which it's ok to eat people?

Probably need to get them up to at least 75 Celsius (internal temp) 😅

BudgetBuster · 27/05/2026 12:23

DeposedPresident · 27/05/2026 12:21

Oh come on- everyone knows what MN is like. If she had not mentioned it there would have been 32 posts saying 'Are you fat, OP?'

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She could have mentioned her own weight if she really felt the need... but why comment on MIL weight?

Anyway, this size 8 OP is obviously to frail to barbecue her own chicken by the sounds of it. Probably wasting away.

Frugalgal · 27/05/2026 12:23

Monteah · 27/05/2026 11:29

Anyone else surrounded by this performative nonsense. Both dh and his mum (staying with us as she has building work going on) pull this crap.

Yesterday we had scrambled eggs and toast for lunch. I snacked on sardines to hold me over to dinner. So not much food at all. Dh and MIL probably snacked more than I did. When I asked dh to go bbq the chicken I had marinated for dinner both he and his mum said they couldn’t possibly eat cause of the heat. Like wtf. We still need energy. MIL is not slim. It’s just bizarre and annoying.

Im a size 8 and still require dinner. Ordered food in for myself in the end.

I don't think there's ever a good type of weather for eating people 😬.

TheBirdintheCave · 27/05/2026 12:23

ThatCyanCat · 27/05/2026 12:08

Not enough posters are taking advantage of that missing comma.

I stared at the title for ages trying to remember if there was a saying about eating people when it’s hot outside 😆 Commas are definitely important 😅

PumpkinsAndCoconuts · 27/05/2026 12:23

AuContrairePubicHair · 27/05/2026 11:30

Is there a temperature at which it's ok to eat people?

Probably need to get them up to at least 75 Celsius (internal temp) 😅

godmum56 · 27/05/2026 12:22

OtterandaRock · 27/05/2026 11:31

Take them out of the freezer for emergencies. As any good prepper kno.

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Nigel Molesworth by any chance?

VaxMerstappen · 27/05/2026 12:22

Just let people eat as much or as little as they want, whenever they want. What does it matter to you? You're not the food police.

Feel free to stuff your own cake hole, but don't expect everyone else to do the same.

coolastheproverbialcucumber · 27/05/2026 12:22

menopausalmare · 27/05/2026 12:18

Eats shoots and leaves.

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Ha, you beat me to it!

OtterandaRock · 27/05/2026 12:22

DeposedPresident · 27/05/2026 12:21

Oh come on- everyone knows what MN is like. If she had not mentioned it there would have been 32 posts saying 'Are you fat, OP?'

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OP is clearly a hunter in this scenario.

coolastheproverbialcucumber · 27/05/2026 12:21

Eats, shoots and leaves…

whereistheheatwave · 27/05/2026 12:21

I don’t have normal appetite whenever it’s this hot. I think it’s because I’m drinking extra water and there’s only so much space in my innards!

DeposedPresident · 27/05/2026 12:21

BudgetBuster · 27/05/2026 12:20

So you think your MIL is a glutton because she's not as thin as you?
Effing hell... you get lovelier as the post goes on

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Oh come on- everyone knows what MN is like. If she had not mentioned it there would have been 32 posts saying 'Are you fat, OP?'

BudgetBuster · 27/05/2026 12:20

Monteah · 27/05/2026 12:16

I mentioned our sizes to emphasise the fact wanting to eat in hot weather is not gluttony.

So you think your MIL is a glutton because she's not as thin as you?
Effing hell... you get lovelier as the post goes on

DeposedPresident · 27/05/2026 12:20

SoftandQuiet · 27/05/2026 12:19

Just get some sausage rolls, quiche and a large punnet of strawberries in, one each.

I love it when threads come together so seamlessly.

SoftandQuiet · 27/05/2026 12:19

Just get some sausage rolls, quiche and a large punnet of strawberries in, one each.

menopausalmare · 27/05/2026 12:18

AuContrairePubicHair · 27/05/2026 11:30

Is there a temperature at which it's ok to eat people?

Eats shoots and leaves.

FestivalOfNight · 27/05/2026 12:18

Additup · 27/05/2026 11:38

It's not performative nonsense, it's biology.

When it's hot your body suppresses appetite to reduce overheating. Ghrelin which usually stimulates appetite is suppressed which is why lots of people don't want to eat much in hot weather.

That's interesting. I love my food and usually have a healthy appetite, but yesterday I had no appetite at all. Didn't even think about food, which is really not like me! It was oppressively hot here though - my bedroom was 30.5 degrees.

Ophy83 · 27/05/2026 12:18

It would have been far hotter for him to stand outside monitoring the hot bbq than for you to have the oven on for 30 mins. Or indeed - if you have one- to pop a couple of drumsticks in the air fryer

DeposedPresident · 27/05/2026 12:18

Lifeomars · 27/05/2026 12:17

I barely ate anything yesterday and didn't do anything either, this level of heat makes me feel ill. Had two boiled eggs, a couple of oat cakes, then a piced of quiche at around 10pm. Lots and lots of water. So glad it has cooled down a bit today. Dreading the rest of the summer being like the past few days.

This is the UK. This IS summer. And it's over by Friday.

[Bitter.. love the heat]

Girasoli · 27/05/2026 12:17

We're sort of "too hot to eat people" but really we mean it's too hot to cook/want hot food. We are on a caravan holiday at the moment and have mainly been eating nice bread with mozarella/tomatoes/salads etc.

We did make some scrambled eggs for the DC though.

OtterandaRock · 27/05/2026 12:17

CypressGrove · 27/05/2026 12:17

What? So your nan was cooking up people not turkeys?

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Local people for local people 😋

Lifeomars · 27/05/2026 12:17

I barely ate anything yesterday and didn't do anything either, this level of heat makes me feel ill. Had two boiled eggs, a couple of oat cakes, then a piced of quiche at around 10pm. Lots and lots of water. So glad it has cooled down a bit today. Dreading the rest of the summer being like the past few days.