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To: Lazarus who wrote (153409)	2/20/2020 2:24:51 PM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 217648

Re << Hunger will change everything you thought you knew about yourself >> Harsh indictment of animals of which we are one. And yet am fairly certain none of us would eat anyone’s kid. But indictment has a strong point, because we cannot guarantee safety of that big juicy lumbering knave who would go some distance to feeding the kids. Collectively, we humans kill unnecessarily, and kill own.

To: Lazarus who wrote (153409)	2/20/2020 2:46:03 PM
From: Horgad	1 Recommendation Recommended By Lazarus Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 217648

Fourscore Samarian shekels would have weighed 3.42 grams * 80 = 273.6 grams. Or about 8.8 Troy ounces silver depending on purity. Equivalent to maybe $161 US for an asses head. For comparison, you can buy a whole donkey today for around $200. Just the head might run you $20 (would need to research the Chinese meat market to get a more accurate price). So maybe it was about 8X the "normal" price. But that is a big WAG with a lot of assumptions. <g>