Guest guest Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 When John Robbins was in town for the SF Veg Fest, I spoke to him afterwards about vegetarianizing proverbs, such as transforming " killing two birds with one stone " into " feeding two birds with one scone " . I asked him about the " teach a man to fish... " one and we came up with this: " Give people a salad, they eat for a meal; teach people about vegetarianism and they eat for a healthy lifetime. " Please contribute others! (it's OK to stretch and have fun with them) Peace, Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 These clever little perverse proverbs are called " perverbs " or " anti-proverbs " . See - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverb - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-proverb My contributions: - There's no use crying over spilled soy milk. - The early bird gets the popcorn. Aaron On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 7:30 PM, CyberBrook <brook wrote: > When John Robbins was in town for the SF Veg Fest, I spoke to him > afterwards about vegetarianizing proverbs, such as transforming " killing > two birds with one stone " into " feeding two birds with one scone " . I > asked him about the " teach a man to fish... " one and we came up with > this: " Give people a salad, they eat for a meal; teach people about > vegetarianism and they eat for a healthy lifetime. " > > Please contribute others! (it's OK to stretch and have fun with them) > > Peace, > Dan > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I regularily use these vegetarian proverbs: The straw that broke the camel's back. better is: The drop that overflowed the tea cup. There's more than one way to skin a cat. better is: There's more than one way to peel a mango. Kill two birds with one stone. better is: Feed two birds with one worm. The last one is often challenged by non-veg*n people. They say that it is not so good for the worm. This is true, but unless we veg*ns want to establish a *humongous* peace-keeping force that's the way it's going to be and always has been. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I've been using " petting two cats with one hand " instead of the " birds with one stone " for a few years now. It's great to see that I'm not the only one out there who goes there! Maria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 If my memory is correct, Vegan Vittles has proverbs like these sprinkled throughout .. Cheers, Tammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Yes, Both the first editon of Vegan Vittles as well as the newer second editon have " veganisms " throughout the books. Dr. Stanley Sapon, a retired profesor of psycholinguistics helped with the veganisms. The language we use reflects our values and at the same time helps to perpetuate certain attitudes which is why choice of words is very important. This is why I feel it is important to use he or she not it when referring to animals and to use words like guardian rather than owner. I also feel it is important to use the word vegan rather than veg or vegetarian. I have to go now but will write more on this later. Nettie On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Tammy, BAVeg <tammy wrote: > If my memory is correct, Vegan Vittles has proverbs like these sprinkled > throughout .. > > Cheers, > Tammy > > > -- " The thinking (person) must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another. " Albert Schweitzer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Maria> I've been using " petting two cats with one hand " instead of the " birds with one stone " for a few years now. It's great to see that I'm not the only one out there who goes there! Aaron> There's no use crying over spilled soy milk.The early bird gets the popcorn. Dan> feeding two birds with one scone. Give people a salad, they eat for a meal; teach people about vegetarianism and they eat for a healthy lifetime. There's more than one way to skin a mango. Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 For the straw, I just came up with this (I think it's best for cultural resonance to keep the new one more closely related to the old): " The straw that sipped the last drop. " Also, I like " Feed two birds with one scone " better than " Feed two birds with one worm " because (1) it's closer, (2) it better vegetarianizes it, and (3) we won't need that " *humongous* peace-keeping force " . Finally, while you may be correct when you about birds and worms " that's the way it's going to be and always has been " , you should realize that's the same argument some people give about meat-eating, sexism, war, exploitation, slavery, and so forth. Our arguments are as important as our words and proverbs, which of course are all related. Peace, Dan Posted by: " Jon Bjornstad " jon <jon?Subject=%20Re%3Aveg%20proverbs> jon_bjornstad <http://profiles./jon_bjornstad> Mon Jan 5, 2009 2:14 pm (PST) I regularly use these vegetarian proverbs: The straw that broke the camel's back. better is: The drop that overflowed the tea cup. There's more than one way to skin a cat. better is: There's more than one way to peel a mango. Kill two birds with one stone. better is: Feed two birds with one worm. The last one is often challenged by non-veg*n people. They say that it is not so good for the worm. This is true, but unless we veg*ns want to establish a *humongous* peace-keeping force that's the way it's going to be and always has been. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 On Jan 5, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Jon Bjornstad wrote: > Kill two birds with one stone. > better is: > Feed two birds with one worm. > > The last one is often challenged by non-veg*n people. > They say that it is not so good for the worm. > " Feed two birds with one seed " would eliminate that problem. It rolls off the tongue a bit better, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 Are scones vegan? , CyberBrook <brook wrote: > > When John Robbins was in town for the SF Veg Fest, I spoke to him > afterwards about vegetarianizing proverbs, such as transforming " killing > two birds with one stone " into " feeding two birds with one scone " . I > asked him about the " teach a man to fish... " one and we came up with > this: " Give people a salad, they eat for a meal; teach people about > vegetarianism and they eat for a healthy lifetime. " > > Please contribute others! (it's OK to stretch and have fun with them) > > Peace, > Dan > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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