Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 All of these and more, yes. And all because they know better and don't respect your announced choice. Nice, huh? On Thursday, December 18, 2003, at 01:24 PM, wrote: > Message: 4 > Wed, 17 Dec 2003 18:44:06 -0500 > Sant & Brown <santbrown > Re: If I had a nickle/a funny tofu story > >> >> However, you may run into a problem if they find out you have >> unknowingly been feeding them soy. Some meat-eaters may think it is >> then justified to put meat in food without telling you. > > That's what *I* would worry about - call me paranoid - because someone > once happily told me that " I don't put much xxxxx in that recipe - you > won't even know it's there " - and so from now on I always insist on > taking them *out* to a restaurant, because I can't trust them not to try > to be 'clever'. You see, it seems to go like this with some people I know: > > 1. If you're doing this vegan/vegetarian thing for health, then a little > bit won't hurt you (excluding allergies) once in a blue moon. > > 2. If you're doing this vegan/vegetarian thing for ethical reasons, then > a little bit won't matter (animal's dead anyway and too late to save). > > 3. If you're doing this vegan/vegetarian thing for religious reasons, > then as long as you don't know about it you won't/can't get upset and > worry about burning in hell. > > 4. If you're doing this vegan/vegetarian thing for economic reasons, > then I'm paying for the stuff so don't worry about it. > > 5. If you're doing this vegan/vegetarian thing to lose weight, then a > little bit won't hurt you (as in no. 1 above). > > 6. If you're doing this vegan/vegetarian thing because you don't like > the taste of animal-derived food, then as long as you don't know it's in > there it's no problem for any of us. > > 7. If you're doing this vegan/vegetarian thing because you're trying to > be interesting and trendy or to rebel, then it's okay to feed you > animal-derived food even if I have to trick you into it. > > Maybe I missed a few? Hope so - I love drawing up lists! *lol* But I'd > tell ahead of time. If they won't eat it, it's their loss. > > Best, > Pat > -- > Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe. -- Albert Einstein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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