Orts And Ends
Oct 19th, 2012 by thegooddoctor in 100 Words
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The Orts law went into affect after the famine of ’26, criminalizing the failure to consume even the tiniest morsel of leftover food after a meal. The first offense was punishable by up to ten years in prison.
Lawmakers had failed to anticipate certain side affects of the statute. Pet owners were forced to finish their pets’ meals. No one enjoyed having to eat orange rinds or rice paper wrappers, but they were considered edible and therefore included in the ordinance.
Yes, these first world problems still existed despite the 70% reduction in the world’s population during the decades-long food crisis.
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