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KFC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 01:11 PM Original message |
Vegetarians - If you "don't eat anything with a face" |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. What does having a face have to do with it? |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. "No food with a face." I've heard that forever. If it has a face, it's |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Exactly. |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. No. They're animals and thus not vegetarian. |
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johnnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. Ummm |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
4. Nah. |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
5. Face? I don't anything with a foot |
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VeggieTart (698 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. I like to be even clearer: |
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ashling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 11:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Milk, eggs? |
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VeggieTart (698 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 05:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
71. Yes, they bother me very much |
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AwakeAtLast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 10:21 PM Response to Reply #71 |
78. That's how factory farms do it |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 11:40 PM Response to Reply #78 |
79. I'm not against meat produced that way but...your sister is NOT a |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-07-06 02:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
85. Welcome to DU, VeggieTart! |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
8. Fair game? |
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Robeson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 03:55 AM Response to Reply #8 |
19. Hey flvegan...like the new avatar!... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
37. Thanks! |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:52 PM Response to Original message |
10. How can anyone who professes this |
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driver8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 07:29 AM Response to Reply #10 |
24. I don't know about you, but I've never seen a face staring back at me |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:03 PM Response to Reply #24 |
36. ! |
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asthmaticeog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-07-06 01:03 AM Response to Reply #10 |
81. I think in this case |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-07-06 02:39 PM Response to Reply #10 |
83. Quoting Deadeye Dick, "She don't eat meat but she sure like the bone." |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-05-06 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
11. Are they capable of feeling pain? Probably. Are they animals? For sure. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 03:29 AM Response to Original message |
13. Can vegetarians drink beer? |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 03:32 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Yes, they can. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 03:40 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Because yeast doesn't have a face? |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 03:45 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Not only doesn't it have a face, but it's not an animal. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 03:51 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. It's not a vegetable either |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 03:55 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Plants, yeast, fungus are all fair game for vegetarians. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:11 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. OK, I think I understand |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:21 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. The only reason a vegetarian/vegan would abstain from yeast would |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:32 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. And in 1839, fungi were no doubt considered plants |
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billyskank (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 07:31 AM Response to Reply #13 |
25. Actually you have to be careful |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 09:07 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. clarification agents |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 09:35 AM Response to Reply #26 |
27. That's right |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 09:42 AM Response to Reply #27 |
30. What dairy is used in beer? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 09:53 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Lactose=dairy |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 03:48 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. what is the view about eating honey? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 03:55 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. For vegans it's not acceptable, because it's an animal product |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:44 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. but what if it were done in a mindful way? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:50 PM Response to Reply #44 |
51. Nah, I'm vegan. I don't believe in gentler exploitation. |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 05:33 PM Response to Reply #51 |
72. I suspect that in the past, early humans made different choices |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 05:45 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. My feeling is that using animals for thier flesh and tissues is inherently |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:03 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Many beekeepers also kill off their hives each year |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:08 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. I was hoping you'd chime in |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:39 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. but if they didn't, would it still be acceptable to you folks? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:45 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. Not all do, no |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:59 PM Response to Reply #46 |
60. do you see an insect as an animal |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 05:15 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. No |
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tigereye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 05:37 PM Response to Reply #63 |
73. ah, well the spiritual aspect of it makes sense |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 05:52 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Again, that's just my take on it. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-07-06 01:25 AM Response to Reply #60 |
82. An insect isn't an animal? WTF? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
23. Uh-oh. |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-07-06 12:54 AM Response to Reply #23 |
80. Animal or vegetable? |
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mark414 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
28. i'm a level 5 vegan |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 09:39 AM Response to Original message |
29. i don't eat at all |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 03:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. You synthetic protein killer you! |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
39. What about protozoa? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:41 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. They're single-cell critters |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:55 PM Response to Reply #41 |
55. Oooh...Level 17..is that kind of like OT III??? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:57 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. It's got to be cheaper. |
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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
42. so I guess Peeps are out then? |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:44 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Peeps are out. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:45 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Murderer! |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:48 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. Caught!! |
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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:47 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Gelatin has a FACE?? |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:50 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. It used to. |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:51 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. If you use a special mold, sure. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
49. What about a Jack-O-Lantern? HUH?! HUUUUHHH!!1???/ |
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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
53. WAIT A DAMNED MINUTE HERE! |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:54 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Very true |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:56 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. You have to squint |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:58 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. "However, that does bear a much stronger resemblance to boys' underpants." |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 07:48 PM Response to Reply #53 |
77. I spy a Rib Eye!!!! |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 04:58 PM Response to Original message |
58. OK, now that the serious answers are out of the way, may I ask, as a |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 05:00 PM Response to Reply #58 |
61. Oral sex= very, very, very vegan. If it wasn't, I think most of us would |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 05:11 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. ah.. that's good to hear :) n/t |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 05:16 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. Vegans taste better too. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 05:20 PM Response to Reply #64 |
69. it's in my sexuality book. |
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KFC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 05:16 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. So you are saying that puds don't have a face? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 05:25 PM Response to Reply #65 |
70. None I've ever seen |
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matcom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 05:18 PM Response to Reply #58 |
66. so then you DO eat Tacos? |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 05:20 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. well sure -- anyway, confusion is my friend n/t |
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qnr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 05:20 PM Response to Reply #58 |
67. self-delete (ah, the hazards of using My Posts to quickly jump to a reply) |
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calico1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-06-06 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
75. Anything that is considered a |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-07-06 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
84. Vegetarians don't eat seafood. |
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