Yiddish: A person can forget everything but eating.

SOURCE: Stutchkoff, Der Oytser fun der Yidisher Shprakh.

‏אַלץ קען דער מענטש פֿאַרגעסן נאָר ניט עסן.

Alts ken der mentsh fargesn nor nit esn.

A person can forget everything but eating.