he damn well ought to be willing to eat anything on campaign short of horseshit
That fell flat with me as well, for similar reasons.
(Being a vegetarian, I'm used to having to go hungry and so I'm used to having to eat *whatever* is available that won't make me ill, no matter how bad. I simply can't imagine turning my nose up at something just because it happened to taste terrible. Better terrible food than going hungry!)
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That fell flat with me as well, for similar reasons.
(Being a vegetarian, I'm used to having to go hungry and so I'm used to having to eat *whatever* is available that won't make me ill, no matter how bad. I simply can't imagine turning my nose up at something just because it happened to taste terrible. Better terrible food than going hungry!)