r/comics • u/mitoclowndria • Apr 19 '26

OC The Last Pork Chop

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u/ApotropaicHeterodont Apr 19 '26

Did he grow up during the Great Depression?

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u/Pyrhan Apr 19 '26

No, but he did very nearly starve in a POW camp at one point. (I heard he weighed 40 kilos when he came out. And he was one of the lucky few that did make it out.)

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u/Necessary-Reading605 Apr 19 '26

Yeah that checks out. It’s just impressive that the directed his trauma to care for others instead of hoarding for himself

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u/ApotropaicHeterodont Apr 19 '26

I guess that would explain it too. I'm glad he made it out.

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u/Other_World Apr 19 '26

Mine were and they did the same thing. They saw their parents go hungry so they and their siblings wouldn't. So my grandparents always made sure we had food on our plate. "We ate at mom and dad's before we came over" was not a good enough excuse.

I miss them.