Unabashedly Bashing A Vegan (or Vegetarian if that's your b.

[wh..sh]

Vegetarianism is fairly new concept in the western world. So I understand all the ignorance around vegetarianism and vegan/vegetarians.
Vegetarianism has been traced back to 6th century and only after the christianisation of the Roman Empire did vegetarianism actually disappeared from Europe.

The soy substitutes "meatless" dishes like soy crumbles and such is for people (particularly ones did not grow up eating vegetarian cuisines) who are making a transition into vegetarianism. It would be silly to assume that vegetarians all around the world eat things that look like bacon and the other "meatless" processed food.

While I have heard many reasons as to why people to eat meat and stay omnivorous, the reason that some friends made taken-back-aghast-looks over some vegetarain food has to be, by far the most qualifying reason.

[unjonharley]

The soy substitutes "meatless" dishes like soy crumbles and such is for people (particularly ones did not grow up eating vegetarian cuisines) who are making a transition into vegetarianism. It would be silly to assume that vegetarians all around the world eat things that look like bacon and the other "meatless" processed food.

I take exception to that.. I use processed soy to maintain a daily protein. I have always thought fake meats were hypocritical. The first time I notice this was through the Seventh Day Adventus. There diet is full of mock foods..

[TomServo]

In the early 90's....especially in the Bay Area...the Vegan/Vegetarian holier-than-thou attitude, really rubbed people the wrong way. I found it rather amusing, and to this day, like poking fun at veggies.

[gyre]

I've given up manatee, but it's just because I like them.

[knowmad]

I was about 20, as a 2nd class petty oficer in the USN I had more rank than brains (and they gave me my crows for being smart, WTF?)
And I realized(read) that the tradition of earning your Dolphins had nothing to do with porpoises.
All that time that I didn't want to eat that in the chow line because I thought it was Flipper! LOL

Fast forward 5 years or so...
Then I was on a fishing boat out of Miami, Pulling Tuna, Marcel, and king fish from the depths of Davy Jonse's locker; I was gaffing a paricularly lage King Fish when a thresher shark came and attacked it. Well; that Fish would fetch us about $200-$300, So I pulled out my .22 pistol and shot it. and then with help hauled the King Fish up on the deck. Our Skipper yelled down at me; "Hey You Shoot it You Eat it!" Looking over the side I realized that the "Shark" wasn't a Shark at all. It was a juvenile bottle-nosed dolphin. Bleeding and dying we gaffed it and hauled it on to the deck. The wound was mortal, it was going to die. if it didn't bleed out the sharks would have eaten it. So I turn to the Skipper and ask him what do we do with it? And he tells me that he wasn't joking. "Gut it and clean it." he tells me.
Later, about sun down I smell dinner cooking on the fore deck. and start getting hungry. Wondering what Lance, our cook was grilling up up there I thought That's not the Dolphin, no way. When Dinner was served I find out a few more new facts unbeknownst to me. porpoise is very lean meat like rabbit, oil rather than fat. also it taste likes salted venison and thirdly to cook it Lance had to tuck 1 and a half lbs of bacon into it along with garlic and dill. It was really good! But the captain wasn't as happy. he told me D***n you did ok, you thought it was a shark but Lance used up all the bacon to cook this. breakfast is going to be kinda boring for the next few days. No Beuno (,-not his real words). We ate it all, I was the asshat at breakfast.

The moral of the story...
Meat's meat let's eat!

And before you all start whining.
The fishing boat I was on was one of the main suppliers of "Dolphin Free tuna" for restaurants in Miami. We were Trolling and selective about our fishing areas. our boat owner was my former employer who owned Granny Feelgoods a organic-fair-trade-health food restaurant...
ETA:

I've given up manatee, but it's just because I like them.

Have you tried the Fresh watter Amazon manatee? same flavor and thy are jerks.

[lucky420]

Wilfred Brimley was asked if he would eat snake.

He said he would if he was hungry enough.

Big deal, Euell Gibbons used to eat bark

[knowmad]

Wilfred Brimley was asked if he would eat snake.

He said he would if he was hungry enough.

Big deal, Euell Gibbons used to eat bark

And the Winners of this years obscure-please-don't-make-me-google-award it post goes to....

[ygmir]

I think he did GrapeNuts commercials...........

[knowmad]

I think he did GrapeNuts commercials...........

See! This is the kinda confusing ambiguity I was talking about!!

[ygmir]

I think he did GrapeNuts commercials...........

See! This is the kinda confusing ambiguity I was talking about!!

exactly!!
was Euell eating em, due to his sense of fair play, and open sexuality, and ok with it, or, was he merely performing a service, so said grapes could go to Vienna, and sing?

[knowmad]

I think he did GrapeNuts commercials...........

See! This is the kinda confusing ambiguity I was talking about!!

exactly!!
was Euell eating em, due to his sense of fair play, and open sexuality, and ok with it, or, was he merely performing a service, so said grapes could go to Vienna, and sing?

funniest thing to come out of this boobie hatchery yet!!!
You my good sir will always wear BRC's crown of whit!

ETA:

A couple heard that their vegetarian son was coming home from university for Thanksgiving.
"Kill the fatted zucchini, Martha! Our prodigal son is returning.

[ygmir]

wear BRC's crown of whit!

will I finally get the other 50%?

[knowmad]

wear BRC's crown of whit!

will I finally get the other 50%?

Carrot and stick Yiggy, Carrot and stick....

edited to correct Pork Chop and stick Yiggy, Pork Chop and stick....

[ygmir]

wear BRC's crown of whit!

will I finally get the other 50%?

Carrot and stick Yiggy, Carrot and stick....

edited to correct Pork Chop and stick Yiggy, Pork Chop and stick....

you win.
drooling

[maryanimal]

I think he did GrapeNuts commercials...........

Euell gibbons would eat pine cones, bushes, vines...and grape nuts!

Was he gay? Not that it makes any difference, but I've never heard that. *googles*

[ygmir]

I think he did GrapeNuts commercials...........

Euell gibbons would eat pine cones, bushes, vines...and grape nuts!

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[Rabbi Dali Rick]

Hi I'm Rick, and I'm a vegertarian....



the rebbi

[knowmad]

for the vegans that still don't get it

[theCryptofishist]

Somewhere in New York a chef is busy making pork the taste and consistency of tofu.

Ah, breeding the fat out of the flesh has pretty much made that completely possible. In fact, it's getting pork to taste like meat that's the problem nowadays.

[theCryptofishist]

Wilfred Brimley was asked if he would eat snake.

He said he would if he was hungry enough.

Big deal, Euell Gibbons used to eat bark

I didn't know he was north korean!

[knowmad]

Somewhere in New York a chef is busy making pork the taste and consistency of tofu.

Ah, breeding the fat out of the flesh has pretty much made that completely possible. In fact, it's getting pork to taste like meat that's the problem nowadays.

Some where there is a bio-engineered chicken that has built in Bar-BBQ

[lucky420]

fishy

[maryanimal]

I tried vegetarianism a few years ago. it wasn't that bad. I rather enjoyed it. Lots of great flavored dishes. I've been looking up some recipes lately!

[Sham]

I've been a vegetarian since I've been eating McDonald's double cheeseburgers. They appear to be made from mostly sawdust, shredded Chinese newspapers, and 10W40 motor oil. No meat whatsoever.

[unjonharley]

You guys just get all fatten up. Ready for "me" when it comes down to
SOYLENT GREEN

[Nipple]

"It's a meat process."

[gyre]

Buffy?

[Nipple]

Yes!

[wh..sh]

I found it rather amusing, and to this day, like poking fun at veggies.

Did carrots and celeries take offense?

[Foxfur]

Thanks Nipple. Now I'm hungry for hot n juicy buffymuff.