Why Being a Veg*n SUCKS!
Posted by Kennedy28 on Sep 11, 2007 · Member since Jul 2007 · 780 posts
Ok Ladies and Gents, this topic spawns off of BreyettEyes post on "Reasons why not to be a Veg*n". This is of course a satirical approach as to why its so effen hard to be yourself with people who just don't get it. Ok I'll start.
Reason #1. Because when you kindly tell people you don't want to taste the cheese they brought into the office, they insist that you do, and when you say no thank you again and finally tell them you don't want any because you in fact do not eat cheese, they stare at you and call you crazy.
Soo true! I was visiting my boyfriend's grandmother once, and she made about 4 different cooked vegetables, thinking I must eat TONS of them since I'm not eating meat! The worst part was there was a big bowl of peas, and I hate peas, but I choked them down because I was touched that she tried.
;D i guess that's another one-- everyone always "goes out of their way for you". dinner, with a side of obligation, please.
52. you have reduced wait staff to tears over your interrogations.
related: your dining company always rolls their eyes and sighs when it's time for you to order.
hahaha! i love this! an all to familiar occurrence
47. the Steamed Vegetable Platter.
~there was a time (before gardenburger and all the "heart healthy" choices) when this was the only vegan dinner item you could order at most restaraunts. i can't tell you how many big plates of mushy vegetables i have had thrown in front of me by well meaning parents/ relatives/ dates. i still shudder. :P
Zomg...
I had the all time worst airline meal one time, composed of the veggie side dishes from all the complete meals. Cannelini beans w/ cabbage, black beans with limp pimiento, some horrible Spawn of Succotash... each and every item overcooked into obscurity and tasting like dishwater, and loaded with beans. Beans?! Really?! On a 9 hour flight?!
Sorry, seatmate! ::)
http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=7675.0
I freakin LOVE this recipe.
Ditto that!
You get invited to someone's for dinner (who obviously does not understand what "vegan" means), and they have gone out of their way and spent a long time cooking a huge cheese filled veggie lasagna knowing that you were coming... :-\
53(?) "Oh, I wish I could do that..."
Hmm..what, exactly, is stopping you?
53(?) "Oh, I wish I could do that..."
Hmm..what, exactly, is stopping you?
A very similar thing I heard along that same line from my best friend years ago was: "I've got to hand it to you, you must have incredible willpower".....
I was like, "no I don't, It doesn't take any willpower at all....I just would find it equally as appetizing to start eating your arm or foot as I would to take a chomp out of a burger"... :P
#54 - it's more fun when you're constipated (that's my last number 2 fact, I promise)
#55 - you WANT to fall asleep after Thanksgiving because then you can sleep through the football game with ease
57. When you tell people what you are eating they stare at you...waiting for you to to take a bite, like you just told them you were having a horse manure burrito for lunch and they can't believe you are going to actually put it in your mouth.
Sorry if something like this was already said, after reading 56 posts I may have forgot some.
My friend's brother is notably obnoxious, in general, but especially about my diet. I guess I should be flattered that he takes such an interest in what I eat! ;D Anyway, because of him I must quote this as #
58. If god didn't want us to eat animals, then he wouldn't have made them out of meat.
The worst part is how clever he thinks he is. ::)
58. If god didn't want us to eat animals, then he wouldn't have made them out of meat.
The worst part is how clever he thinks he is. ::)
Inform him that, he too, is made of meat... while rubbing your eating utensils together and looking at him with wild, hungry eyes.
59. You don't look like a vegan...you're chunky!!!! WTF??!!!
Telling someone I'm vegan and them staring at me like I'm an alien, not b/c I said I was vegan, but b/c I've deprived myself of so many "wonderful" foods and have still remained overweight....
59. You don't look like a vegan...you're chunky!!!! WTF??!!!
Telling someone I'm vegan and them staring at me like I'm an alien, not b/c I said I was vegan, but b/c I've deprived myself of so many "wonderful" foods and have still remained overweight....
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D There are plenty here that feel the same way!!!!!!!!!!
How about "life is too short not to eat good food".
I am like WTF? So how is vegan food not "good food". Since becomming vegan I have gained weight becuase the food is sooooo much more delicious (thanks Vegweb!) than anything I ever ate as an omni. So I wonder the same thing about them, life is too short to not eat good food, vegan food tasts sooo much better than that greasy old desgusting grilled piece of animal flesh that people somehow thing is good. How did I ever think that that was good food? :-\
People feel sorry for you because "you don't eat ANYTHING."
62.? Because people think you are a snob for caring about animals and the environment...and then want to go on a through discussion as to why your efforts are useless.
"But how do you know plants don't have feelings too?" I got this one the other day.
I just said, plants don't have nerves or brains so they can not suffer and I don't want to go into this phylosifical discussion.
58. If god didn't want us to eat animals, then he wouldn't have made them out of meat.
The worst part is how clever he thinks he is. ::)
Inform him that, he too, is made of meat... while rubbing your eating utensils together and looking at him with wild, hungry eyes.
How did I not think of that???? I will definitely say that next time...and yes, there will be a next time. He says this SAME THING all the time.
Disclaimer: I am not normally an argumentative person, but he just grates on me SO MUCH! ERRR!
what about yeast...isn't that alive? do you eat bread? u know what do u eat?
Im sure this is a variation of things already said but ive got this one b4
58. If god didn't want us to eat animals, then he wouldn't have made them out of meat.
The worst part is how clever he thinks he is. ::)
Inform him that, he too, is made of meat... while rubbing your eating utensils together and looking at him with wild, hungry eyes.
How did I not think of that???? I will definitely say that next time...and yes, there will be a next time. He says this SAME THING all the time.
Disclaimer: I am not normally an argumentative person, but he just grates on me SO MUCH! ERRR!
His "clever" quote is from a bumper sticker. Whenever someone says something like that and claims it as their own, I say "yeah...I saw that bumper sticker too." Heh.
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