These are from Meredith the Intern to celebrate Mehrabration, the holiday she invented to celebrate the anniversary of her singleness. Dear Hunger Strikers, you remember earlier when I said that Gandhi harkened back to a mythologized Indian past? Well, it turns out that hunger striking in India goes back all the way to like the 5th century BCE. Hunger strikes have been used around the world, including British and American suffragettes who hunger struck to get the vote. And in pre-Christian Ireland, when you felt wronged by someone, it was common practice to sit on their doorstep and hunger strike until your grievance was addressed. And sometimes it even works. I really admire you, Hunger Strikers, but I lack the courage of your convictions.