Strange comment~ they just think differently.

[Guest guest]

I was at a New Year's Eve gathering and there were about

30 people. There were fireworks for the young lads, huge

buffet of finger-foods, and a small bonfire outside; it was wet

and drizzly weather. I was the only vegetarian there...

One of the guys brought some marshmallow cakes that

the intended to toast over the fire; they were these big pink

mounds of sugar and geletin with a small chocolate cake

inside, and I believe they refered to them as " snowballs " .

Anyway, he asked if I wanted one and I declined. He insisted

they were a dessert item and thus vegetarian fare, but I politely

said, " well, they actually aren't something I would eat as they

contain geletin, which is made from animal parts. "

A few people overheard this exchange and his wife asked me

what parts it was made from, so I proceeded to tell her a bit

that I have learned about the way geletin is made from reading

some online FAQ on the Jello site. She curled her lip up in disgust,

but not at the geletin or how it was made, but at ME!

She said, " Well, it must be pretty disgusting to constantly have

to think about all the ingredients in foods and where they come

from. " as if I were some morbid freak that just loved to ponder

my day away contemplating how animals are slaughtered.

I could only smile and laughed; what a twit!

I said, " Yes, it is more a shame how many give it no thought

whatsoever, and even then have little care. "

 

~ PT ~

 

Only the educated are free.

~ Epictetus

[Guest guest]

Oh boy oh boy. Nice work, PT ;=)

 

> She said, " Well, it must be pretty disgusting to constantly have

> to think about all the ingredients in foods and where they come

> from. " as if I were some morbid freak that just loved to ponder

> my day away contemplating how animals are slaughtered.

> I could only smile and laughed; what a twit!

> I said, " Yes, it is more a shame how many give it no thought

> whatsoever, and even then have little care. "

 

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* " There are too many idiots in this world. And having said it, I have

the burden of proving it. " (Franz Fanon)

* " Until he extends the circle of compassion to all living things, man

will not himself find peace. " (Albert Schweitzer)

[Guest guest]

yeah, good for you, PT! Did she have any response to that?

 

, Sant & Brown

<santbrown@l...> wrote:

> Oh boy oh boy. Nice work, PT ;=)

>

> > She said, " Well, it must be pretty disgusting to constantly have

> > to think about all the ingredients in foods and where they come

> > from. " as if I were some morbid freak that just loved to ponder

> > my day away contemplating how animals are slaughtered.

> > I could only smile and laughed; what a twit!

> > I said, " Yes, it is more a shame how many give it no thought

> > whatsoever, and even then have little care. "

[Guest guest]

No, she was pretty well in the cups at that point,

so was reacting in the way of a dumbfounded fool.

She said nothing; just shook her head at me

ambiguously enough to save face. I let it slide

from there. I don't really enjoy my vegetarianism

being a focus of conversation, and given the time of

night it was, and me not being all drunk like most of the

rest of them, I felt I had a very unfair advantage. *lol*

 

~ PT ~

 

God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

~Voltaire, philosopher (1694-1778)

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, " dave " <dave4sale>

wrote:

> yeah, good for you, PT! Did she have any response to that?