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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 01:06 PM Original message |
Top Ten Reasons to Go Vegetarian During World Vegetarian Week (May 19-25) |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. And also, |
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
2. I doubt chickens are smarter than dogs or cats |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 01:39 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Too true. Whenever someone tries to push something so clearly incorrect as |
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qazplm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 02:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. not a veg but respect those who are |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. I have sympathy for people who are so committed to non-human welfare |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 02:43 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. How many chickens have you known intimately? |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. What did she bid on on ebay? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 02:50 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Maybe a greenhouse? I was sort of stunned at the time. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #14 |
63. I've kept chickens for years. Cochins. They're great birds |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
52. What the hell does intelligence matter for? |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Hitler was a vegetarian |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 01:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Well, when you use irrelevant statements to support what you want |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 02:02 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I guess your humor chip is broken |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 02:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Oh. Sorry, I guess it must be. I thought you were basically serious |
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martymar64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 03:18 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. No problem |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 03:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Thank you. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
37. Yes, his chef got his wurste (sausages- his favorite) off of one of Germany's famous sausage trees |
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jakem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. Meat is Murder... |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. The top one reason not to... |
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deadmessengers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 01:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Plus the fact that it drives smug vegetarians positvely BATTY! n/t |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 02:47 PM Response to Reply #7 |
16. Nope. #1 reason: bacon is GOOD! |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 02:53 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. I think we can work something out... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. GENIUS! |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Happy Thanksgiving... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. meatgasm. |
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jakem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 03:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
65. check this out. burger MADE OF bacon... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #65 |
67. OMG - that's the most wonderful thing I've ever seen. (cries tears of joy) |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
36. ... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. I love these threads. |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 03:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. Popcorn is veggie, right??? May I have some???? lol!!! PS... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. Yep, enjoy. |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 07:41 PM Response to Reply #34 |
48. Thank you! Yummmmm. ;) |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:04 PM Response to Reply #9 |
44. Really? I hate them. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. I kept |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
12. Fundies of all sorts irritate me. Avoiding factory farms, not focusing diet on meant is ok,but phsaw |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. That thing about bird flu from chicken meat |
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niyad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
19. "vegetarian--ancient word for "lousy hunter" |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
20. My personal reason for not eating meat is feeling good. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. I wonder if people trade factory meat for organic veggies? |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. It makes total sense to me. I can't always afford organic |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 03:09 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. I just posted a poll. My monkey mind is wondering now. |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
31. right on! |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
33. ## DON'T DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
35. No, thanks. The Creator made me an omnivore, |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 10:01 PM Response to Reply #35 |
53. You eat animals because of a being that you can't prove exists? |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 07:07 AM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Hey, when you want to do something, any excuse will suffice |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 11:11 AM Response to Reply #53 |
61. No, I eat animals because my body was designed to. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. Sorry, but this argument always seems totally idiotic to me |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #64 |
70. That's fine if it sounds riddiculous to you. Your arguments sound |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 05:28 PM Response to Reply #61 |
68. If those canines are for tearing meat then go catch an animal with them |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 10:51 PM Response to Reply #68 |
71. I do! |
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Bjorn Against (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. I don't spend my time trying to convert people, but I will not shut up... |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. I made a flippant response |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 12:00 AM Response to Reply #71 |
73. Oh, you "respect" that we're vegetarian and don't try to change us? |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. *sigh* Vegatarism should be a PERSONAL choice. |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 11:33 PM Response to Reply #74 |
77. Think what you want. You don't know thing one about me. |
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HuffleClaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
38. "Chickens are smarter than cats" ??? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. You have to realize |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
40. See, here's my problem with vegetarianism: the inherent hypocrisy. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:54 PM Response to Reply #40 |
41. "I'm a 7th level vegan. I don't eat anything that casts a shadow." |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:57 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Well, *I* am a Breatharian. AND I filter my air, releasing all those beings caught in the filter. |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 08:04 AM Response to Reply #41 |
60. I've stopped drinking water because of the microbs hanging out in it. |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #40 |
43. You've got a poor understanding of veg*nism. |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:35 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. I think the poster was seeking a DUzy. |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. DUzys are for funny posts, aren't they? |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 05:05 PM Response to Reply #43 |
66. Your second point refers to my first. You completely ignored my second point. |
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yewberry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 05:52 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. No, you're simply misunderstanding. |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 10:02 PM Response to Reply #40 |
54. It's about killing self-*aware* beings. |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 07:35 AM Response to Reply #40 |
56. The only hypocrisy is in your dishonest framing |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
45. If your cat were bigger |
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squawk7700 (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 08:36 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. That, then, would literally be an eating pussy. |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 07:43 AM Response to Reply #45 |
57. Probably not. Cats don't kill those with whom they have relationships |
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squawk7700 (96 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-17-08 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
50. Vegetarians eat vegetables. I am a humanitarian. |
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pink-o (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 07:56 AM Response to Original message |
58. This is a very old argument... |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
59. I have 1k worth of dead cow in my freezer and they expect me to what? |
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NobleCynic (991 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-18-08 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
62. ...this is why PETA gets little respect. |
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fed_up_mother (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-19-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
76. With lies like "chickens are smarter than dogs" |
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