Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 Just chatting to my d husband about the ups and downs of being vegetarian, and I have to ask the list: What is the silliest or most annoying question you get when people find out you are vegetarian (or vegan) or tending in that direction (for those who are)???? More than one? Okay, don't choose - share em all! LOL Mine was: " OK, as a vegetarian, if you had to pay for surgery for your cat or contribute the same amount to save the sight of orphaned Thai children, which would you choose? " Cheeeeeeeee!!! Best, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 That's a good one, Pat! One of my favorites is, " Don't you think that it hurts the broccoli, carrots, lettuce (fill in your favorite veg) when it's pulled out of the ground and you cut it up? " I just smile and stroll away Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2005 Report Share Posted September 12, 2005 On Sep 12, 2005, at 11:38 AM, veggiehound wrote: > > Just chatting to my d husband about the ups and downs of being > vegetarian, > and I have to ask the list: > > What is the silliest or most annoying question you get when people > find out > you are vegetarian (or vegan) or tending in that direction (for those > who > are)???? " What if you were stuck on a desert island with no fruits or vegetables and the only way to survive was to eat animals? When people find out I'm a vegetarian there are a variety of responses, but the one I hate the most is when they start pointing to their teeth and saying " But we have canines. Clearly we're supposed to be eating animals. " And yes I mean they are literally opening their mouths and pointing at their canines. Haras the Wonder Frog Princess of the Sandwiches ] " We used to say if a frog had side pockets, ] he'd carry a handgun. " - Dan Rather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Haras wrote that her non-favourite question was: > " What if you were stuck on a desert island with no fruits or vegetables > and the only way to survive was to eat animals? Presumably only those from the sea, because if there were no fruits or vegetables other animals would have nothing to eat and so not be there either? Oh I just hate those desert island questions! Just tell em you'd eat your copy of Shakespeare page by page. > When people find out I'm a vegetarian there are a variety of responses, > but the one I hate the most is when they start pointing to their teeth > and saying " But we have canines. Clearly we're supposed to be eating > animals. " Oh yeah - those teeth are very wolf-like - I think not. No thanks to the person who named them so. Expose your, er, belly and tell em your gut is too long for a carnivore. > And yes I mean they are literally opening their mouths and pointing at > their canines. Unable to articulate, eh? Sigggghhhhh. Tell em that's what not being on a vegetarian diet does for them - reduces them to grunts and rudimentary sign language. Hey, you sign yourself off as: > Haras the Wonder Frog > Princess of the Sandwiches Wanna share some of your favourite slimming sandwiches with us???? Best, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Karen said: >One of my favorites is, " Don't you think that > it hurts the broccoli, carrots, lettuce (fill in your favorite veg) when > it's pulled out of the ground and you cut it up? " I just smile and > stroll away By far the best response LOL We get this one all the time too - but of course they are not serious - they have no qualms about knowing the animal they have just consumed has suffered in fear and pain before being garnished for their plates. No use discussing central nervous systems (and the lack thereof in plants) with em is there! Voting with your feet is a good way to go - especially if it takes you in the opposite direction from people who would harass you. Best love, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 , " veggiehound " <veggiehound> wrote: > > Just chatting to my d husband about the ups and downs of being vegetarian, > and I have to ask the list: > > What is the silliest or most annoying question you get when people find out > you are vegetarian (or vegan) or tending in that direction (for those who > are)???? > This is by FAR the most frequent one I get. " But you eat fish and chicken, right? " Then I just say " Vegetarian means I don't eat animal " (without getting too technical) I've also gotten plenty of the " Don't you think it hurts the plant when you eat the vegi/fruit " . I respond " According to my belief system all animals have a soul, whereas plants are part of a universal soul " . (not verbatim). I don't get TOO much flak, because I'm in San Francisco, after all. It's mostly when I visit other places that I hear the " But we were born to eat meat " . I usually say " My body personally wasn't born to eat meat " (without saying that I don't believe any body was personally born to eat meat, I keep others out of it). Regards, Suzanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 I usually say " My body personally wasn't born to eat meat " > (without saying that I don't believe any body was personally born to > eat meat, I keep others out of it). Well said. Others may not agree, but I too prefer when speaking (outside of this and similar lists, of course) to non-vegetarians to 'keep others out of it' - it helps. It helps especially when they say, 'But I know vegetarians who eat --- [fill in your poor murdered animal of choice]'. You can simply say 'I don't' or even, if pressed, 'Well, that's their choice, of course. I choose not to.' Or whatever. Here of course we are ruthless! LOL But that's part of what a list like this is for - to keep giving support to other vegetarians and vegans as well as to exchange ideas and recipes for good and healthy (weightloss) eating. My lunch, as it happens, barely qualified for the latter, And oh yeah - by 'animals' we (vegarians) mean anything that has a mother or a face or eyes or --- well, you know -- animals, whether they swim, fly, walk, crawl, hop, run, or sit there on a rock. And that includes such byproducts as stock, gelatine, whatever (and try to explain *that* to my once-favourite restaurant chef!). Best, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2005 Report Share Posted September 18, 2005 My favorite response to my vegetariansim is: " We have a salad and steamed vegetables " : to which I respond: " vegetarians don't eat any more vegetables than anyone who eats a well-balance diet " And then there is my mother-in-law who is personally insulted that I do not eat meat. Kathleen Eureka CA [286 miles north of San Francisco] --- Suzanne <dicegirl72 wrote: > , > " veggiehound " > <veggiehound> wrote: > > > > Just chatting to my d husband about the ups and > downs of being > vegetarian, > > and I have to ask the list: > > > > What is the silliest or most annoying question you > get when people > find out > > you are vegetarian (or vegan) or tending in that > direction (for > those who > > are)???? > Kathleen M. Pelley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 > And then there is my mother-in-law who is personally > insulted that I do not eat meat. Ahhh yes, trying the old guilt trip, eh. Doesn't work, of course, in this kind of case, but hey she's probably been pulling that all her life (most mothers do, I blush to say, over one thing or another) and will be bewildered as to why you don't love her/her family enough to eat whatever they offer. Try working tears into your eyes (welling up is good if you can manage it) and saying 'I'm so sorry, Mother Hubbard' as you dutifully contemplate the riches then throw up onto her table, shoes, or beloved cat/dog/cow. Best, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 Ages ago, veggiehound wrote: > > Hey, you sign yourself off as: >> Haras the Wonder Frog >> Princess of the Sandwiches > > Wanna share some of your favourite slimming sandwiches with us???? Funnily enough, I don't make sandwiches a lot. And I don't think any of the ones I eat are slimming. My given name is Sarah, which means Princess. My last name was a term for sandwiches a few centuries ago. Hence the title, which doesn't have anything to do with my real life eating habits. I eat a lot of bagels, but I don't know if that counts. Haras the Wonder Frog Princess of the Sandwiches ] " We used to say if a frog had side pockets, ] he'd carry a handgun. " - Dan Rather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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