Page 5 | Sick of “it’s too hot to eat people”

ruethewhirl · 27/05/2026 15:41

NeverDropYourMooncup · 27/05/2026 14:28

If they're high meat content, probably not, but if you're going for the full crackling experience, you'll need to singe all the hairs off first, stab repeatedly with a salad fork and massage in olive oil, Rosemary and sea salt - I think that's available from John Lewis cosmetics departments and Booths for those who live further north.

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😂😂

Damn I miss Booths since I moved to the Midlands!

Delphiniumandlupins · 27/05/2026 15:36

I think the oddest thing is "snacking on sardines" between lunch (of scrambled eggs on toast) and dinner! I am as keen a snacker as anyone but I'm thinking biscuits, crisps, cake or ice cream. Sardines are surely quite filling as a snack?

WildLeader · 27/05/2026 15:30

champagnePicnic · 27/05/2026 11:39

Do we defrost them the night before?

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Unless you’ve got one fuck of a microwave…

sprigatito · 27/05/2026 15:20

I imagine OP mentioned being a size 8 because they made her feel greedy for wanting to have dinner.

I have no problem with people feeling that they don’t fancy a proper meal in a heatwave - it varies for me depending on what I am doing - but pronouncing that “it’s too hot to eat” is a bit off. It makes anyone who is hungry feel a bit self-conscious about it, which is unnecessary.

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Monteah · 27/05/2026 15:19

Tink3rbell30 · 27/05/2026 14:48

Has OP answered why she ordered food instead of cooking the food she wanted?

I find the bbq awkward to operate. The lid is way too heavy and high for me. Told dh this when we were purchasing it and he told me not to worry as he is the one who likes barbecuing.

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Namechangergamechanger11 · 27/05/2026 15:19

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'm a size 8 and it's been to hot for me to eat 🤷‍♀️ we are all different

Anarchy99 · 27/05/2026 15:17

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 27/05/2026 15:13

Funnily enough, people in countries that are habitually as hot as, or even hotter than what we’ve had lately, still eat normal meals! Even hot meals!

My Singaporean SiL doesn’t consider any meal a ‘proper’ one if it’s not cooked, and served hot.

Countries that are set up for hot weather and people who are used to it…

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 27/05/2026 15:13

Funnily enough, people in countries that are habitually as hot as, or even hotter than what we’ve had lately, still eat normal meals! Even hot meals!

My Singaporean SiL doesn’t consider any meal a ‘proper’ one if it’s not cooked, and served hot.

Popsnafflerock · 27/05/2026 15:12

deplorabelle · 27/05/2026 13:17

If you suffer with hypoglycemia hot weather can actually make you hungrier because when your body dilates blood vessels to cool off it can make your blood sugar drop. This joyful phenomenon happens to me and is one of the many miseries of hot weather. Keeping well hydrated helps mitigate it but I can't completely control it because life requires me to go out in the blazing heat or sit in my roasting office working.

Lovely when people judge you extra hard for eating because they personally have lost their appetite

Who has judged you? People should mind their own business whether someone has a smaller or larger appetite than them.

I have a couple of friends who have commented on how much I eat when we are out and I found it annoying. Not all the time but it’s happened more than once and next time I’ll probably call them out.

If I’m paying for my own food, and not eating theirs - it’s really not their business.

MrsBatshitRatshit · 27/05/2026 15:12

Frequency · 27/05/2026 11:35

How many meals can you make out of one person? If a MN chicken can feed a family of five for a week, an entire person must last a year, at least.

Not if they have been on Mounjaro.

RegalDiamondMonster · 27/05/2026 15:11

TheBirdintheCave · 27/05/2026 12:23

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 😅

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I thought it must be a new meme or something!

It's the second quote mark that's in the wrong place rather than a comma needed.

VikingLady · 27/05/2026 15:08

You could eat them. Then you won’t have to listen to them being irritating.

Popsnafflerock · 27/05/2026 15:02

Monteah · 27/05/2026 13:30

No. I ended up ordering fast food. Guilt free.

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Yeah I may be annoyed if you feel he had agreed to do it then backed out considering you marinated the chicken in expectation of him grilling it. But it depends how hot he was and if he was feeling standing over a hot grill would be too much.

But the heat does affect people differently. The first time I traveled to a hot country I was 18 and lost around half a stone during my 6 week holiday because I wasn’t eating as much. I was already slim, but size is irrelevant.

I just couldn’t get annoyed at the fact that he and his mom were just not hungry. I don’t see why someone’s lack of appetite would bother you that much. And I say that as someone preparing to order a takeaway for dinner tonight after a heavy home cooked lunch earlier despite it being 27 degrees 😆

OtterandaRock · 27/05/2026 15:01

I cooked the chicken
But I did not cook the human bean 🎸

(To the tune of 'I Shot the Sheriff')

MassiveOvaryaction · 27/05/2026 14:58

Monteah · 27/05/2026 13:30

No. I ended up ordering fast food. Guilt free.

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Why didn't you just cook the chicken?

OtterandaRock · 27/05/2026 14:55

When the young say "I am just going home to my person," or "I am looking forward to a glass of rosé with my person"....

JudgeJ · 27/05/2026 14:54

OtterandaRock · 27/05/2026 11:31

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

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You obviously read the title as I did!

SardinesOnButteredToast · 27/05/2026 14:52

NeverDropYourMooncup · 27/05/2026 14:28

If they're high meat content, probably not, but if you're going for the full crackling experience, you'll need to singe all the hairs off first, stab repeatedly with a salad fork and massage in olive oil, Rosemary and sea salt - I think that's available from John Lewis cosmetics departments and Booths for those who live further north.

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I'm both delighted and slightly nauseated with this. Excellent work 👍🏼

SardinesOnButteredToast · 27/05/2026 14:51

I just came on the thread to join in with the 'eating people' chat.

It's never too hot to eat people, but on weeks like this one I take mine straight from the freezer.

Tink3rbell30 · 27/05/2026 14:48

Has OP answered why she ordered food instead of cooking the food she wanted?

MyIcyHeart · 27/05/2026 14:46

It's not performative nonsense: hot weather makes me feel sick and I can't eat (humans or human food!).
It may surprise you to hear, but people's appetites differ...

VickyEadie · 27/05/2026 14:46

You don't think there'd be BOTH buffet AND barbecue??? (Panics)

speakout · 27/05/2026 14:45

I am more interested that you snacked on sardines.

Fresh or tinned?
Straight out of the can? Was toast involved?

I am seriously impressed. Puts my bunch of grapes or yogurt in the shade.

OtterandaRock · 27/05/2026 14:43

People make the naicest ham
The naicest ham
The naicest ham
People make the naicest ham
With a hey nonny no 🎶🎶🎶

[To the tune of 'Do you know the muffin man?'. English trad. folk song.]

Butchyrestingface · 27/05/2026 14:39

Monteah · 27/05/2026 13:15

Just find it odd. Don’t hear this sentiment outside of the UK imo. A lot of the top countries with obesity are in hot climates

Surely that's the difference? If you live in a hot climate, you become more habituated to eating people when it's hot.

The UK isn't a hot climate. So when the heat arrives, it hits some people's appetites quite hard.