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OCT 07, 2007 12:40 AM
OCT 07, 2007 03:03 PM
TheGringo said:
So Poptarts = vegetarian?
If so, i was soooooo non-carnivorous this morning.
I think some contain gelatin. At least the ones with frosting do, if I'm not mistaken! I miss you, wildberry poptarts... 
OCT 08, 2007 02:45 AM
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OCT 08, 2007 08:01 AM
thefreak said:
Sagna said:
Johnny_Flapjacks said:
Can you still legitimately call yourself a vegetarian if you own a chop house? Um, methinks not
You absolutely can.... There are MANY vegetarians out there who choose that lifestyle for health reasons. It is not exclusively something that is done for animal rights reasons.
Just as there are bar tenders that don't drink, and non-smokers that work at tobacco shops, there are plenty of vegetarians that sell and cook meat.
No, he is NOT a vegetarian. It has nothing to do with his motivation. If you consume products that animals must be killed to produce, you aren't a vegetarian. Whether you eat the product, wear it, or sell it matters not.
Hmm. Merriam-Webster seems to disagree.
Main Entry: veg·e·tar·i·an·ism
Pronunciation: -E-&-"ni-z&m
Function: noun
: the theory or practice of living on a vegetarian diet
So does Wikipedia.
Vegetarianism is the practice of a diet that excludes all animal flesh, including poultry, game, fish, shellfish or crustacea, and slaughter by-products. There are variations that admit dairy products, eggs and/or products from animal labor such as honey.
So does the Vegetarian Resource Group.
Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, and poultry.
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Among the many reasons for being a vegetarian are health, ecological, and religious concerns, dislike of meat, compassion for animals, belief in non-violence, and economics.
So does the International Vegetarian Union.
Vegetarian: For the purpose of membership of IVU, vegetarianism includes veganism and is defined as the practice of not eating meat, poultry or fish or their by-products, with or without the use of dairy products or eggs.
Often broken down further into OVO-LACTO, and LACTO. Vegetarians may or may not try and minimize their non food use of animals like vegans.
See what I'm getting @here?
-TM
Yes, you are saying many sources misdefine vegetarianism!
OCT 08, 2007 08:04 AM
OCT 08, 2007 08:16 AM
Sagna said:
For all the good meat supposedly does the brain you carnivores are still really dumb. Do I fault the humans of 50,000 years ago for eating meat? No. But they ate meat for completely different reasons than we do today. They ate meat to survive, those that eat meat now do so for only one reason, enjoyment. There is nothing in meat than cannot be derived from other, more humane sources. So you eat meat for the same reason Mike Vick likes dog fights, you enjoy it. But if you believe personal enjoyment is enough of a reason to kill your evolutionary relatives, then go right ahead. It surpises me that for everyone on this site with all your tats and piercings, most of the members are such conformists on everything that matters.
That high horse of yours must be pretty comfortable. Unfortunately, from down here it just makes you look like a prick.
OCT 08, 2007 08:23 AM
FreakPirate said:
Sagna said:
For all the good meat supposedly does the brain you carnivores are still really dumb. Do I fault the humans of 50,000 years ago for eating meat? No. But they ate meat for completely different reasons than we do today. They ate meat to survive, those that eat meat now do so for only one reason, enjoyment. There is nothing in meat than cannot be derived from other, more humane sources. So you eat meat for the same reason Mike Vick likes dog fights, you enjoy it. But if you believe personal enjoyment is enough of a reason to kill your evolutionary relatives, then go right ahead. It surpises me that for everyone on this site with all your tats and piercings, most of the members are such conformists on everything that matters.
That high horse of yours must be pretty comfortable. Unfortunately, from down here it just makes you look like a prick.
Uhh, FP...you're looking @the horse's prick. *points*
-TM
OCT 08, 2007 08:28 AM
Sagna said:
But if you believe personal enjoyment is enough of a reason to kill your evolutionary relatives, then go right ahead.
Oh... and since when is a cow, pig or chicken my evolutionary relative? I'll admit I didn't pay much attention in biology class but I think I would have remembered that.
Seriously though... you're the kind of self-righteous blowhard that makes people think less of vegetarians everywhere. You'd be doing your cause a favor to just shut the fuck up and let the rest of us enjoy our meals.
OCT 08, 2007 08:30 AM
thefreak said:
Uhh, FP...you're looking @the horse's prick. *points*
-TM
It wasn't as rude.
MarcyBeth
Ocala, FL
July 2006
OCT 06, 2007 09:05 PM