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Originally Posted by pwd72s
Depends on the neighborhood? I'm lucky...not lord of the flies here.
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There’s a quote along the lines of civilization is two meals away from anarchy.
Google says
Origins: The phrase is often credited to American journalist Alfred Henry Lewis in 1906, who suggested nine meals (roughly three days).
I like the Gaiman/Pratchett version - which I probably unconsciously misquoted
It has been said that civilization is 24 hours and two meals away from barbarism