Hungry: Stomach thinks throat's been cut

[Page Stephens]

The phrase, "My stomach's so hungry it thinks my throat's been cut." was
current in southern Illinois when I was growing up in the 1950s.

Page Stephens

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> >    I told cookbook seller Bonny Slotnick about "makes your tongue slap =
> your throat," and she gave me "so hungry your stomach thinks your =
> throat's been cut."  It appears to be Ozzie.
>
> Not quite. Dinner is being served, and Mr. Neverout, without waiting for =
> fellow guests,  starts eating.
>
> 1738 Swift Polite Conversation (in Works 1766 vol. XI) 177: Miss. What; =
> Mr. Neverout, you are in great haste; I believe your belly thinks your =
> throat's cut.
>
> 1785 Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue n.p My guts begin to =
> think my throat=92s cut.
>
> etc. etc.
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> Jonathon Green