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72. I'm vegan and I get preached at a HELL of a lot more about my diet than I do to others.

Sat Aug 1, 2015, 07:59 AM

Aug 2015

I don't care what other people eat. I don't care what other people do. Eat what you want, just mind your own business (not you, DFW, but in the abstract).
I do, however, get incredibly aggravated when people ask, "Oh, so what do you do for protein?" or "Really, what do you eat?" or "You mustn't be very strong."

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My vegangelical coworker just told me I am no different than Cecil's killer [View all] Danmel Jul 2015 OP

go fuck a duck. n/t Lil Missy Jul 2015 #1

Eat Me nt Callmecrazy Jul 2015 #2

bring in Prime Rib for everyone lame54 Jul 2015 #3

Hello, rare prime rib? Aerows Jul 2015 #59

lol. There is a poster in GD doing exactly that. nt alphafemale Jul 2015 #4

Does she wear or use leather in any fashion? MicaelS Jul 2015 #5

It goes well beyond leather...which I doubt she uses alphafemale Jul 2015 #7

Modern farming kills lots of animals Major Nikon Jul 2015 #19

maybe she's right Enrique Jul 2015 #6

She doesn't wear wool Danmel Jul 2015 #8

Ask her if she has ever licked an envelope. Snobblevitch Jul 2015 #11

have patience olddots Jul 2015 #9

And show her your teeth. GoneOffShore Jul 2015 #18

Shun her, and seek some quiet form of sabotage. (nt) Paladin Jul 2015 #10

I misread your post as "Stun her" I thought to myself: Yea, I guess that would work. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #33

+1 Alfalfa Aug 2015 #71

Is there a common area where staff eat lunch? Snobblevitch Jul 2015 #12

This. Initech Jul 2015 #13

Which makes Cecil no different from Cecil's killer? LiberalAndProud Jul 2015 #14

Vegangelical. Iggo Jul 2015 #15

I think a solid argument can be made by your coworker. NCTraveler Jul 2015 #16

I would have told her to stick a carrot where the sun don't shine. GoneOffShore Jul 2015 #17

I have one, but it would get alerted here on DU DinahMoeHum Jul 2015 #20

Does she grow all her own vegetables? csziggy Jul 2015 #21

hey! Kali Jul 2015 #30

Well, aurochs were pretty damn tough and they're not around anymore! csziggy Jul 2015 #32

corrientes are more like cats Kali Jul 2015 #34

does she drive a car or hopemountain Jul 2015 #61

Sounds like she hit a nerve. mucifer Jul 2015 #22

No she is constantly preaching Danmel Jul 2015 #24

I knew a vegetarian like that - somehow managed to be overweight too LynneSin Jul 2015 #39

Tell her you'll stop eating them if she can guarantee that they'll live forever if you do. nt Xipe Totec Jul 2015 #23

I'm a long-time (25 years) LiberalElite Jul 2015 #25

This is a post that speaks for me as well, right down to the 25ish years. Thanks. Nt JudyM Jul 2015 #44

But you don't eat your pets. udbcrzy2 Jul 2015 #26

I would never tell a vegan what to eat and what not to eat DFW Jul 2015 #27

I'm vegan and I get preached at a HELL of a lot more about my diet than I do to others. a la izquierda Aug 2015 #72

My Dad used to always say, "I accept your condemnation" mackerel Jul 2015 #28

Now if your Dad had been FDR DFW Jul 2015 #29

haha hibbing Jul 2015 #52

a smug look and a raised eybrow as you bite into a chicken leg? Kali Jul 2015 #31

Or he can quietly hang this in his office and not say a word... pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #35

Tell Her That Right Now Wolf Frankula Jul 2015 #36

Cecil was killed for a trophy, not food Number9Dream Jul 2015 #37

She doesn't see the difference Danmel Jul 2015 #40

I totally despise vegans like that. She probably doesn't have many friends LynneSin Jul 2015 #38

this is very upsetting restorefreedom Jul 2015 #46

NOBODY response to an agressive packaging - absolutely NOBODY LynneSin Jul 2015 #47

when i said aggressive packaging restorefreedom Jul 2015 #49

I can live with that LynneSin Jul 2015 #54

everyone is somewhere on the continuum restorefreedom Jul 2015 #55

I resent the way vegans try to portray (misrepresent) meat-eaters Alfalfa Aug 2015 #70

just like there are different levels of vegetarianism restorefreedom Aug 2015 #73

Tell her.... quickesst Jul 2015 #41

Tell her you're a cyclist and get into a fight sharp_stick Jul 2015 #42

as both a vegan and recreational cyclist restorefreedom Jul 2015 #45

Doesn't being both a vegan sharp_stick Jul 2015 #51

heh. actually, the challenging part restorefreedom Jul 2015 #56

Rats, you beat me to it! As soon as I read the OP I thought of these cartoons The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #58

Bite me. I'm a couch potato. nt LiberalEsto Jul 2015 #43

Only if you are covered in sour cream and bacon bits. nt alphafemale Jul 2015 #57

I'm not sure anything you say would matter if her thinking is that black and white. Avalux Jul 2015 #48

for your next lunch... Ryano42 Jul 2015 #50

Factory farming practices are truly horrific and many have such a depth of compassion about this JudyM Jul 2015 #53

and many of us have studied this in great depth. restorefreedom Jul 2015 #62

Paul mccartney's comment that if slaughterhouses had glass walls noone would eat meat is right on. JudyM Jul 2015 #66

Many of those who work in slaughterhouses eat meat. Kaleva Jul 2015 #67

Yeah, probably get inured to it and have to dissociate from its horrors for peace of mind. Nt JudyM Aug 2015 #77

I lived with a vegan Aerows Jul 2015 #60

"I'm a cannibal, too. Wanna come over for dinner?" n/t winter is coming Jul 2015 #63

You tell her she's no different than Hitler the vegetarian by her logic The Second Stone Jul 2015 #64

7.2 billion people olddots Jul 2015 #65

Have a t-shirt discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2015 #68

There is a difference between killing an animal for food TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #69

I totally agree Danmel Aug 2015 #74

Good grief, do you have an HR department? TexasBushwhacker Aug 2015 #75

I'm going to speak I my boss this week Danmel Aug 2015 #76

Be Nice. Wolf Frankula Aug 2015 #78