njc110381 Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 I've got nothing against them. To be honest it doesn't even bother me when they start preaching to me as long as it's kept friendly. I just return the favour with a pro shooting lecture and we usually part company knowing that we've both wasted a small part of our lives trying to influence someone who will never change! Life would be boring without variation of opinion. My other halfs direct family are all veggie. They don't mind wearing leather etc and to be honest it all baffles me. What her grandad thinks of it all I'll never know, he was a dairy/beef farmer all his working life! One thing I am proud of though is that my life long veggie girlfriend likes chicken and also had a fat plate full of beef lasagne at the pub on saturday. Just don't tell her parents ok lads?! It's been a long slog but all the wildlife hanging in our porch has obviously numbed her upbringing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosshair Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 VEGETARIAN American Indian name for Poor Hunter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0t0deb Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 why do vegies make their food look like meat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 why do vegies make their food look like meat? because everyone pines for bacon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushkin Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 I don't give a toot what others eat - its what I eat that gets my attention Everyone to their own I say. Pushkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 as said before, it took thousands of years to get to the top of the food chain and thats where i`m staying .Peter Kay said "if we were`nt supposed to eat animals why did god make them out of meat ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 I've got nothing against them. To be honest it doesn't even bother me when they start preaching to me as long as it's kept friendly. I just return the favour with a pro shooting lecture and we usually part company knowing that we've both wasted a small part of our lives trying to influence someone who will never change! Life would be boring without variation of opinion. I understood from my grand parents that between 1940 and 1955 when there was food rationing there were no veggies and no one with anorexia. It's all in the mind..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 If they are true vegans then fair do's it is their belief and as long as they are not having ANY product that comes from any part of an animal then I can respect that. However as it has already been said, vegetarians who eat fish etc are just plain old nuts. My brother in law is a vegetarian who will only eat chicken, what a load of poppycock. He is just someone who doesn't eat anything other than chicken. I can think of several labels for him but vegetarian isn't one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 However as it has already been said, vegetarians who eat fish etc are just plain old nuts. I'm with you on that one. Doesn't make sense in my head! Do fish not have feelings? My other halfs parents turned veggie after her dad watched a programme on TV about the drugs they pump into animals. It wasn't for respect of the animal, rather because he didn't want to eat all the stuff they were pumped with. Fair enough I guess but they drink milk which will carry them over just as well I'd have thought? Why not just eat organic meat? They eat fish. Who knows. My mrs still regards herself as veggie because that's all she's ever been. Even though she will eat small amounts of Chicken and now also Beef she doesn't want to drop the veggie bit in case she goes out for a meal and is presented with a big T-bone. I don't think she (or her digestive system) could cope with that just yet. It would probably make her ill if she ate the amount of meat I do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlistairB Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 My wife was a vegan when i met her, but has now lessened her resolve to being a veggie. She doesnt wear leather if she can help it and wouldnt eat Polo's until recently as they had gelatine in them. What gets me is her mother and sister who clain to be veggie but eat fish and chicken. She wont eat anything that's had a face or a central nervous system. As a result, i did try the mussels and oysters thing (no face, no CNS) but still didnt get anywhere. At the end of the day, if thhat's what she wants, so be it, she doesnt stop me shooting or eating as much meat as i like and we dont lecture each other on our preferred food! Live and let live AB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 I used to work with a girl who was vegetarian when she could use it to start a fight, but who ate bacon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Me eating greens, yer right!!! thats what animals are for, they chew on the cabbage and cauliflower and take the goodness in so i can eat them, saves me eating the nasty things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nial Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 Meat has been an essential part of our diet for most of our evolutionary history, but it was probably a lower proportion of our diet and it was all lean wild meat. As my (almost veggie) mate pointed out, until 100 years ago if you were eating meat it was 'organically' raised within 10 miles. These days you don't know what you're eating, what with the BSE scare, mutant chickens that never see the light of day and end up not being able to support their own weight etc. There's a good argument to only eat what you can hunt. I do like a good steak though Nial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breastman Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 As long as they keep to themselves it doesn't bother me. Plus i've got more respect for vegan's/veggie's that bleet (pun intended) on about shooting wild animals, than i do of meat eaters that appear to have had their wildlife education from Disney. I tried to explain to an airhead in my office why she was being a hypocrite looking down on me shooting pigeons, deer etc when she was happy to eat cattle who have had a miserable life but i might aswell have been pi$$ing in the wind Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVB Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 I've have become vegetarian over the past two week simply because I don't trust the meat here (Delhi) yet . When I'm back in the UK I'll be straight back on the meat. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 a banker in Exile sounds like you're enjoying yourself!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bb Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 each to thier own ............................................................. but in my opinion why have got different types of teeth . some for holding/tearing meat and som for grounding it up ready to be swallowed Each to their own. However it's hard to ignore that as time passes each generation seems to lose touch with the food chain and nature generally. Most inside the M25 have a complete disconnect with meat coming from living creatures that skip across grassy meadows etc. and it magically appearing in plastic containers and ready meals in supermarkets. Being a veggie is an easy concept to sell to the ignorant who don't understand animal husbandry, who feed pigeons and think that all foxes are like the Fantastic Mr. Fox. If you look at the human body and in particular our teeth you will know that it is in our genetic code to eat meat. Me eating greens, yer right!!! thats what animals are for, they chew on the cabbage and cauliflower and take the goodness in so i can eat them, saves me eating the nasty things. But that's just my choice, I'm a carnivore and don't like to eat vegetation. I won't try to make you (them) the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick miller Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 It's a fact that vegetarians and vegans taste just like bacon when cooked. I don't mean to give anyone any ideas but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad Posted September 23, 2010 Report Share Posted September 23, 2010 I eat meat, fish...and Veg..lots of it, love the stuff. I also really enjoy 'proper' veggie food, its actually very tasty Eat what you like, make the best of having a choice whilst we still have that right ! What really gets me going is when someone suggests I'm a murderous, blood thirsty crazee guy because I shoot and then, wait for it, EAT ! poor likkul wabbits and burdie wurdies : One old hag near me actually stopped me in the street and asked me how I DARE shoot those lovely Wood Pigeons, as they are beautiful and harmless She no doubt eats fluffy baa lamb and other meats, but even the old generation have lost the connection between a live animal and a tray of Asda chops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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