Question For Vegetarians

Gee! · March 31st, 2007, 03:07 PM

This is a serious question so dont get offended..

Why are you a vegetarian?

Asking cuz I couldnt eat just plants for the rest of my life..

Jersey Girl · April 1st, 2007, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Gee!

This is a serious question so dont get offended..

Why are you a vegetarian?

Asking cuz I couldnt eat just plants for the rest of my life..

Are you talkin' to me?

I don't just eat plants, silly. Geesh, if I did, I would weigh 100 pounds instead of, well, what I weigh now.

I never liked the idea of eating animals. I'll never forget how mortified I was at the age of five when my mom told me where my McDonald's hamburger came from.

When I was older, maybe 10, I spent the night at my cousin's house. They had a farm with livestock and everything. One day we were playing with the pigs, the next day we were eating pigs for breakfast. It just didn't jive with me.

In high school, I took a public speaking class and had to give a speech on a controversial issue. I picked animal rights. Did a lot of research into it and that pretty much sealed the deal.

I think the last red meat I had was filet mignon at my senior prom in 1990. Giving up meat was hard, because I enjoyed it, but some times you gotta do hard things in order to reconcile yourself with your principles. I don't eat anything with a face. Eggs and dairy are fair game though.

Gee! · April 1st, 2007, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Jersey Girl

Are you talkin' to me?

I thought with arthur only eating veggies he was too so I figured we had a few..

Buy your reply is one I was expecting.. Animals will eat us too if they had a chance.. I once saw a faces of death movie where a grizzly chomped down on a dudes head.. That was nasty as well.. So I really dont care about animal rights.. If it tastes good Imma eat it.. Cuz they will kill and eat us if given the chance..

Jersey Girl · April 1st, 2007, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Gee!

I thought with arthur only eating veggies he was too so I figured we had a few..

Buy your reply is one I was expecting.. Animals will eat us too if they had a chance.. I once saw a faces of death movie where a grizzly chomped down on a dudes head.. That was nasty as well.. So I really dont care about animal rights.. If it tastes good Imma eat it.. Cuz they will kill and eat us if given the chance..

To each his own.

arthurracoon · April 1st, 2007, 11:58 AM

I was raised a veggie eater - religious reasons (especially cows)

plus what Jersey girl said

I still eat milk and eggs though (there are some indians that wont eat eggs)

D-Dogg · April 1st, 2007, 10:04 PM

We have a few vegetarian friends. One actually is no longer a vegetarian..she ate meat as a kid but then decided not to as a teen. But when she got pregnant she was craving steak (protein probably) and had it...turned 12 years of no meat on its head.

Another friend of ours became vegetarian around 11 or so...she isn't really concerned so much about the animals, but the texture just bugged her to death...she can't handle the texture of meat. She raises her daughter vegetarian but that isn't taking...she eats chicken fingers and such and loves it. She's a hop, skip and jump from eating a steak. Especially hanging with my little girl who likes her steak just under medium...and LOVES steak.

I get vegetarians...but vegans...damn...that is STRICT.

Gee! · April 1st, 2007, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by arthurracoon

I was raised a veggie eater - religious reasons (especially cows)

plus what Jersey girl said

I still eat milk and eggs though (there are some indians that wont eat eggs)

See, I can understand being a vegetarian for religous purposes.. But because of animal cruelty I cant.. Alot of animals would gladly eat the crap outta us if given the chance..

Sorry Jersey Girl, thats how I think.. And Im not trying to bust your balls over your way of thinking, just saying..

Gee! · April 1st, 2007, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by D-Dogg

I get vegetarians...but vegans...damn...that is STRICT.

Glad you said that.. Whats the difference between a vegetarian and a vegan?

See, I started this thread to get some understanding on all this..

Linderbee · April 1st, 2007, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Gee!

Glad you said that.. Whats the difference between a vegetarian and a vegan?

See, I started this thread to get some understanding on all this..

Vegans won't eat any products that involved animals at all (milk, cheese, eggs, etc.) Vegetarians like Wendy just won't eat anything that "has a face"...

Gee! · April 1st, 2007, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Linderbee

Vegans won't eat any products that involved animals at all (milk, cheese, eggs, etc.) Vegetarians like Wendy just won't eat anything that "has a face"...

OH ok.. I thought all vegetarians were like vegans.. Learn something new everyday..

BTW, what do you call someone who hates jalepenos?

Only thing that comes to mind is a jalepeno hater..

Linderbee · April 1st, 2007, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Gee!

BTW, what do you call someone who hates jalepenos?

smart.

Shane · April 1st, 2007, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Jersey Girl

Are you talkin' to me?

I don't just eat plants, silly. Geesh, if I did, I would weigh 100 pounds instead of, well, what I weigh now.

I never liked the idea of eating animals. I'll never forget how mortified I was at the age of five when my mom told me where my McDonald's hamburger came from.

When I was older, maybe 10, I spent the night at my cousin's house. They had a farm with livestock and everything. One day we were playing with the pigs, the next day we were eating pigs for breakfast. It just didn't jive with me.

In high school, I took a public speaking class and had to give a speech on a controversial issue. I picked animal rights. Did a lot of research into it and that pretty much sealed the deal.

I think the last red meat I had was filet mignon at my senior prom in 1990. Giving up meat was hard, because I enjoyed it, but some times you gotta do hard things in order to reconcile yourself with your principles. I don't eat anything with a face. Eggs and dairy are fair game though.

Thats madness. You do know that there is the beginning of a litlle chicky in that egg dont you jersey?

Gee! · April 1st, 2007, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Linderbee

smart.

you havent lived till you got a good fire in the bootyhole at 7am while sitting on the pot..

Ryanwb · April 1st, 2007, 10:56 PM

I'm cool with vegitarians because one time one saved my dog from distemper and didn't charge me.

Linderbee · April 1st, 2007, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Gee!

you havent lived till you got a good fire in the bootyhole at 7am while sitting on the pot..

Then I haven't lived, thank GOD!

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Originally Posted by Ryanwb

I'm cool with vegitarians because one time one saved my dog from distemper and didn't charge me.

Yeah, those vegitarians are way cool.