Shawre 'nuff ain’t. Collard greens, souse meat, tripe, polk salad, and chitlins are just a few of the examples from the Southern U.S. No doubt other regions have their own unique “foods of necessity”.
hahahahahaha
Right 
cause scientists are sloppy and broad when it comes to their word choices…
I don’t know much about how they prepared food in the Americas in the Upper Paleolithic(*), but I’m pretty sure they ate anything and everything they could catch, forage, or hunt, and that was deemed edible. And that they didn’t waste much, and tried to conserve food for later use. The traditional diet of inuits should give an indication of which parts of which animals were/are edible in the northermost parts of the Americas, or at the very least the preferred parts.
Personally, I’ve eaten lots of body parts other than prime cuts of diverse animals, such as the stomach (tripe), kidneys, tongue, heart, bone marrow, blubber, and blood, either as is, or further processed. And I’ve had diverse parts of fish, like the stomach, swim bladder, liver, roe, heart, skin, and brains. And I’ve tried grubs and insects. If prepared correctly, most/all of these animal/fish body parts can be quite delicious. And there is a reason these parts are included in the traditional diets of people around the world: because they can be eaten, and if you are hungry enough or have barely just enough food to stay alive, you cannot afford to throw it away, and you will gladly ignore the initial “yuck” factor.
(*) I’m pretty sure that’s not what you meant by “the early settlers”, but that’s how I choose to interpret it.
Edit: Oh, and regarding vegetarianism or veganism: If you elect to subsist only on plants and plant derived foods (plus eggs, honey, and dairy for vegetarians) - great, that’s your choice. But such a diet is really not an option some places. Some places just have a too hostile climate to grow plants that can deliver enough calories, protein, and fat to keep you alive. So you are forced to go for a diet that is at least partly based on animals and/or fish. Vegetarianism or veganism at large is a modern kind of luxury only made possible by modern agriculture, and requires modern forms of mass distribution. It is only in certain parts of the world that you can get by growing your own selection of plants (or sourcing them locally) that will deliver the needed nutritional groups - proteins, fat, and carbohydrates - in sufficient amounts.
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You know it’s in the dictionary right? What “scientist”, and why on earth would you reference a scientist for a simple word definition?
If you Google the word, the second largest online dictionary will show clearly that the definition of murder includes the word unlawful.
Maybe if you could cite some other large dictionaries for reference of your claim?
The alleged opinion of a scientist, offered without any citation, and on a word definition, is meaningless hearsay sorry.
Exactly what I meant and exactly what they ate, along with their own dogs, horses, boots, lizards and children. Get hungry enough and who the fuck knows what we will shove down our throats. I certainly don’t.
List the antecedents.
Yes, we are back to this question, one which you have attempted to wriggle out of by deflection.
You are debating this point with someone who was initially unwilling to accept the term “sperm donor”.
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You have absolutely no concept of what starvation or a subsistence diet is like. You have no idea, nor have you ever been close to starvation.
No fucking idea.
But you are. Not directly, but you are.
If you disagree, here is the litmus test.
I’m not going around and saying “stupid troll cunt” to you no matter how much I want to.
Once you have retracted your comment and apologized, I will follow suit.
@David_Killens …retract your apology 
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@Drew couldn’t resist especially when wrong.
I’m going to make this clear. @Drew your posts have been mind-numbing and on the verge of trolling. You are argumentative on the slightest statements (you mentioned you were a Republican and an Atheist - remember??? I sure in the fuck do).
We have and had many young people on this forum and thankfully, they (for the most part) responded with respect and intelligence in their posts. They also contributed something meaningful.
Should you continue in this vain, you’ll find yourself in timeout.
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I am in full agreement with Whitefire13.
On the verge?
After their first improvidently incognizant military service comment, the Ignore button had already become too big, red, and candy like to disregard.
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I can be biased and err in favour of the young. My patience with ignorance and arrogance runs thin after a bit (especially when feeling out a newer poster).
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Attention in the room! May I have your attention, please? I have a public service announcement to make! Attention, please!..
As most everyone here is aware, we sometimes have to deal with a variety of trolls who often make statements/claims that defy any and all rational thought. It is, sadly, a common characteristic of such creatures. And while most of those comments are rather standard absurdities, there ARE times when a troll statement comes along that far surpasses the typical run-of-the-mill diatribe. They are so beyond rationality they leave us without words to describe them. Therefore, I have coined a term that can be used for such incidents. I shall henceforth start referring to them as… (drum roll)…
Cupid Stunts.
Please feel free to use it at your own discretion. That is all. Carry on.
Also…Ms. Cupid Stunt:
WHAT??? You mean to tell me somebody STOLE my idea long before I ever thought of it??? How DARE they read my future thoughts! The NERVE of some people! Sheesh! 
Which scientists? Please give examples.
They cut my foreskin of - not a good comparison but I have no memory of it.
They got mine, too. But, like you said, ZERO memory of it.