been a vegetarian/(eh almost vegan) for about 2 years. Hooray for not eating meat.
Can I have the number of coolness?
Can I have the number of coolness?
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Vegetarian Club Anyone?
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so, after reading jonathan saffran-foer's "eating animals" (thought it was written terribly) and it totally opened my eyes to the absurdity of meat eating so since august i've been vegetarian, can i have a number please?
also for you upright playing vegos, what gut alternatives are there in the world? i want a loud string and i've been using velvets but i can't stand the arco tone, anything better out there? really i just want a loud string for busking without an amp. any ideas? i might post over in the db forums too.
also for you upright playing vegos, what gut alternatives are there in the world? i want a loud string and i've been using velvets but i can't stand the arco tone, anything better out there? really i just want a loud string for busking without an amp. any ideas? i might post over in the db forums too.
i just found his style of narrative irritating, it's probably just my aesthetic values though.
i only said that to highlight the power of the book, i didn't even have to enjoy it for it to change my life.
i only said that to highlight the power of the book, i didn't even have to enjoy it for it to change my life.
62! welcome
63, do you think it's a worthwhile read for already committed vegetarians?
64, good to have you
Gee, this club is getting bigger than i would've thought
Hey! I'm a vegetarian, been so for about 5 months. I wish I could say I've had support. My family and friends disapprove but I mostly blow em off. I have one redneck-leaning friend who constantly bothers me about my diet. My parents are devout carnivores. Besides that, I feel great without meat. So much healthier and happier. Can I haz a number?
It certainly is tough without support. I find family dinners the hardest. My wife and I just bring our own food. Less drama that way. One time I had to be pretty firm at Thanksgiving and ask "Can we just eat our food in peace please? Is that too much to ask?"
I find if you stand up for yourself people see your serious and back down... usually.
for every pushy vegetarian there's at least a thousand ignorant annoying carnivores
I have trouble on Thanksgiving as well. Lots of ignorant carnivores. If we respect their eating habits, why can they not respect ours? Also, thanks a bunch for that Fakin Bacon recipe you posted earlier. Delicious with cucumber!!
well its been a while since i came round here. i am possibly gonna be in a situation that i wanna get some opinions on. have any of you guys ever gone on dates/ had relationships with someone who is not a vegetarian? the real question to me is if you take a woman out to dinner (and presumably you pay cause, presumably, you are a gentleman) would you care if she ordered meat? can you expect/request that she not order meat?
thanks gang
thanks gang
Firstly, if you have a problem going out with someone who eats meat you should find out whether they do or not before taking them to dinner. IMO, I am no one to judge another for their personal choices, and it seems petty to me, if I have no problem with them eating meat, to not pay just because of their choice.
When I started dating my fiancee I was still eating meat and she had been veg for 10 years. She didnt have a problem with me eating what I wanted and I made the choice to go veg a few months later.
I kinda thought thats where you were going your question, but wasnt entirely sure. Its been a solid 2 years for me as of earlier this month. The way I see it, if youre open to dating a meat eater, and paying for dinner, youre going to end up in this conundrum. I personally wouldnt let the idea of paying for someone else to eat meat stop me from getting some good tail! You might want to keep some floss and mints handy, though. 
Just hit 27 years. Farm kid. Hated killing animals and hated butchering them even worse.
I'm not anti-meat eating. Humans are omnivores. If you can look it in the eye, hunt it and eat it, you have my sincere respect.
But if you get your meat from the store and don't truly understand where it comes from, yet make fun of or hassle vegetarians (as many do) then you are a complete tool.
I'm not anti-meat eating. Humans are omnivores. If you can look it in the eye, hunt it and eat it, you have my sincere respect.
But if you get your meat from the store and don't truly understand where it comes from, yet make fun of or hassle vegetarians (as many do) then you are a complete tool.
This is a much more common story than the general public would like to admit. Most omni/carns would rather think that angry PETA fanatics run around and bludgeon weak people into vegetarianism.
I'll have to remember the for every one pushy veg...line.
I personally wouldnt let the idea of paying for someone else to eat meat stop me from getting some good tail! You might want to keep some floss and mints handy, though.
ah yes, the next layer of the proverbial onion...
mints, indeed.
Hey there,
I've been a vegetarian for 4 months now and I can't imagine my life with meat ever again. I LOVE Morningstar Farms! I get to "indulge" in eating "meat" without having that weight on my conscience! I'm slowly converting my wife too! I'd love to have a number please!
I've been a vegetarian for 4 months now and I can't imagine my life with meat ever again. I LOVE Morningstar Farms! I get to "indulge" in eating "meat" without having that weight on my conscience! I'm slowly converting my wife too! I'd love to have a number please!
Wow, what a thought provoking statement.
All it took for me was seeing some hunting pictures of deer hanging across a tree branch... I thought to myself "I could never do that. So why am I eating animals?"
It was enough for me to stop "cold turkey".
