In my life I've gone from bloodfaced carnivore to vegetarian to vegan
to what I am now. I'm trying to figure out the word for what I am
now.

I don't eat anything that's alive or that's a contiguous part of
anything that's alive. Basically, I apply veganism to plants as well
(no lettuce, no potatoes, no spices, no sugar, etc.) Is there a
catchy name for this dietary niche?

I've heard the term "fruitarian" which is pretty close to the mark
(although it does sound a little wimpy), but it's still not entirely
applicable, since I eat grains and beans. I've also heard of the
"Jain" movement which parallels my eating habits closely, but Jainism
is more of a spiritual belief than a dietary preference, and I'm not
quite ready to accept a new god simply because he/she offers the
tastiest menu!

You'd never believe how tough it is living with this inability to
classify myself. At restaurants I end up wasting 15 minutes trying to
explain to the server how I prefer my meal. I mean, it's hard enough
convincing some people that beef broth is still beef, y'know? I wish
I could just say one word like "vegan" and have everyone understand.

Thanks, gang. I eagerly await your gastronomically nomenclative
expertise...

-EW

There's no riddle. You're a mentally ill asshole.


everwestward wrote:

In my life I've gone from bloodfaced carnivore to vegetarian to vegan
to what I am now. I'm trying to figure out the word for what I am
now.

I don't eat anything that's alive or that's a contiguous part of
anything that's alive. Basically, I apply veganism to plants as well
(no lettuce, no potatoes, no spices, no sugar, etc.) Is there a
catchy name for this dietary niche?

I've heard the term "fruitarian" which is pretty close to the mark
(although it does sound a little wimpy), but it's still not entirely
applicable, since I eat grains and beans. I've also heard of the
"Jain" movement which parallels my eating habits closely, but Jainism
is more of a spiritual belief than a dietary preference, and I'm not
quite ready to accept a new god simply because he/she offers the
tastiest menu!

You'd never believe how tough it is living with this inability to
classify myself. At restaurants I end up wasting 15 minutes trying to
explain to the server how I prefer my meal. I mean, it's hard enough
convincing some people that beef broth is still beef, y'know? I wish
I could just say one word like "vegan" and have everyone understand.

Thanks, gang. I eagerly await your gastronomically nomenclative
expertise...

-EW

everwestward wrote:
In my life I've gone from bloodfaced carnivore

Huh?

to vegetarian to vegan
to what I am now. I'm trying to figure out the word for what I am
now.

Try: stupid.

I don't eat anything that's alive or that's a contiguous part of
anything that's alive. Basically, I apply veganism to plants as well
(no lettuce, no potatoes, no spices, no sugar, etc.) Is there a
catchy name for this dietary niche?

Not really, but there are some psychological terms for it. "Anal
retentive" comes to mind.

I've heard the term "fruitarian" which is pretty close to the mark
(although it does sound a little wimpy),

So do you. Don't let that stop you.

but it's still not entirely
applicable, since I eat grains and beans. I've also heard of the
"Jain" movement which parallels my eating habits closely,

You're not Jainist, you twit.

but Jainism
is more of a spiritual belief than a dietary preference, and I'm not
quite ready to accept a new god simply because he/she offers the
tastiest menu!

Don't count on their food being tasty. Jainists forbid the use of any
red ingredient because it resembles blood. No tomatoes, berries,
watermelon, etc., all because of the shitheaded notion that red equals
blood. They also engage in a variety of anal retentive (there's that
term again) measures to keep from accidentally stepping on bugs. You're
not about to stop moving around at night. You want to be trendy, and
going to bed at dusk isn't trendy.

You'd never believe how tough it is living with this inability to
classify myself.

No, most of us wouldn't.

At restaurants I end up wasting 15 minutes trying to
explain to the server how I prefer my meal.

You should stop eating out and wasting so much of your and waiters'
time. Is your peculiar and wacky system so special that you feel you
must rob 15 minutes of someone else's life? How does THAT jibe with your
extreme views on animals?

I mean, it's hard enough
convincing some people that beef broth is still beef, y'know?

You needn't waste so much time of other people. I suspect you only whine
to the waiters and waitresses to proseltyze.

I wish
I could just say one word like "vegan" and have everyone understand.

They wish they could say one word and make you go away.

Thanks, gang. I eagerly await your gastronomically nomenclative
expertise...

FU

In article , ps
says...
At restaurants I end up wasting 15 minutes trying to
explain to the server how I prefer my meal.

You should stop eating out and wasting so much of your and waiters'
time.


I gotta agree here. If eating out becomes such a chore (and this
certainly isn't limited to vegans, but also to picky eaters and
complaining people in general), you should quit eating out and expecting
the world to meet your exacting, exasperating expectations, and just fix
your food for yourself at home where I don't have to hear it.

Why no, my sister-in-law isn't like this at all

Woof

I don't usually top-post but I don't want to get involved with what's below.
I think you have a variant of an eating disorder I call "Ethicsia Nervosa".
The best single word to characterise you would be something like "bore" or
"twit".

You didn't ask for advice, but I'd say take a long look in the mirror and
ask yourself honestly if you would like someone like you for a friend. Then
pull you head out of your ass and try to go back to being a semi-normal
human being, before it's too late.


"everwestward" wrote in message
m...
In my life I've gone from bloodfaced carnivore to vegetarian to vegan
to what I am now. I'm trying to figure out the word for what I am
now.

I don't eat anything that's alive or that's a contiguous part of
anything that's alive. Basically, I apply veganism to plants as well
(no lettuce, no potatoes, no spices, no sugar, etc.) Is there a
catchy name for this dietary niche?

I've heard the term "fruitarian" which is pretty close to the mark
(although it does sound a little wimpy), but it's still not entirely
applicable, since I eat grains and beans. I've also heard of the
"Jain" movement which parallels my eating habits closely, but Jainism
is more of a spiritual belief than a dietary preference, and I'm not
quite ready to accept a new god simply because he/she offers the
tastiest menu!

You'd never believe how tough it is living with this inability to
classify myself. At restaurants I end up wasting 15 minutes trying to
explain to the server how I prefer my meal. I mean, it's hard enough
convincing some people that beef broth is still beef, y'know? I wish
I could just say one word like "vegan" and have everyone understand.

Thanks, gang. I eagerly await your gastronomically nomenclative
expertise...

-EW

Woof Ridge wrote in message news:MPG.1a7b3540bf22de5e98972f@localhost...
In article , ps
says...
At restaurants I end up wasting 15 minutes trying to
explain to the server how I prefer my meal.

You should stop eating out and wasting so much of your and waiters'
time.


I gotta agree here.

Actually, folks, I don't go to restaurants. I was just using this
example for the sake of semantics. Sorry, I didn't expect it to be
taken so literally.

EW

Jonathan Ball wrote in message hlink.net...
There's no riddle. You're a mentally ill asshole.

My, oh my. Someone has too much hostility. Must be all the dietary impurities.


EW

usual suspect wrote in message ...

FU

My, oh my. Someone has too much hostility. Must be all the dietary impurities.


EW

everwestward wrote:
FU


My, oh my. Someone has too much hostility.

I wasn't being hostile, fruitcake.

Must be all the dietary impurities.

What impurities? My diet is much like yours. The main difference between
us is I don't let myself be defined by it, much less waste my (and
others') time trying to categorize myself. Dutch is right: you're a bore.

"everwestward" wrote in message
om...
Woof Ridge wrote in message
news:MPG.1a7b3540bf22de5e98972f@localhost...
In article , ps
says...
At restaurants I end up wasting 15 minutes trying to
explain to the server how I prefer my meal.

You should stop eating out and wasting so much of your and waiters'
time.


I gotta agree here.

Actually, folks, I don't go to restaurants. I was just using this
example for the sake of semantics. Sorry, I didn't expect it to be
taken so literally.
====================
No, you lied. Typical vegan loon.....



EW

usual suspect wrote in message ...

I wasn't being hostile, fruitcake.

Reminds me of the hilarious Kevin Kline line:
"YOU'RE the vulgarian, you ****!"

You guys are hilarious. But seriously now (this'll sound like an
insult, but I mean it in earnest): get more fiber in your diet. It'll
clean you up and make you a sweeter person.
:x

Have a nice life!

"Dutch" wrote in message ...

I don't usually top-post but I don't want to get involved with what's below.
I think you have a variant of an eating disorder I call "Ethicsia Nervosa".
The best single word to characterise you would be something like "bore" or
"twit".

Touche'
I guess I walked into an ambush here! But someone just advised me
that group is frequented by kids just taking a break from your
homework. Fair enough; it beats "mailbox baseball" like they did when
I was young.

Have a nice life!

"everwestward" wrote in message
om...
"Dutch" wrote in message
...

I don't usually top-post but I don't want to get involved with what's
below.
I think you have a variant of an eating disorder I call "Ethicsia
Nervosa".
The best single word to characterise you would be something like "bore"
or
"twit".

Touche'
I guess I walked into an ambush here! But someone just advised me
that group is frequented by kids just taking a break from your
homework. Fair enough; it beats "mailbox baseball" like they did when
I was young.

Have a nice life!


Don't worry about the trolls. They attack everyone. Sometimes they have
good points, but it's hard to get through the attitude.

Re your question, I don't think there are many people who fit strictly into
any category, and placing yourself into one can often cause people to make
assumptions that aren't true. For instance, my diet can most closely be
called vegan, but I am definitely not philosophically a vegan. How many
people do I meet every day even know what a vegan is anyway? Even if you
were just a vegetarian, how many different kinds of those are there? I've
found (not being one that likes to argue every day of my life) is to not say
anything that will make people ask. I just don't bring it up when I'm
around people I don't know. Most people will pay no attention to what
you're doing, and won't notice what you are or are not eating. If you are
the type that likes to talk about it, any diet choice requires explanation
to the average Joe Blow. Those who are intimately familiar with all the
dietary/spiritual paths out there are few and far between. You could always
just make up a classification for yourself that you like since you would
have to explain yourself anyway. I probably shouldn't make that last
suggestion, cause it really opens up the door for the trolls, but you can
just skip their posts : )

allyb

"Allyb" wrote in message
...

"everwestward" wrote in message
om...
"Dutch" wrote in message
...

I don't usually top-post but I don't want to get involved with what's
below.
I think you have a variant of an eating disorder I call "Ethicsia
Nervosa".
The best single word to characterise you would be something like
"bore"
or
"twit".

Touche'
I guess I walked into an ambush here! But someone just advised me
that group is frequented by kids just taking a break from your
homework. Fair enough; it beats "mailbox baseball" like they did when
I was young.

Have a nice life!


Don't worry about the trolls.
==================
Troll of course being defined as anybody that post the facts that you, and
he cannot refute....




snippage...

everwestward wrote:

Jonathan Ball wrote in message hlink.net...

There's no riddle. You're a mentally ill asshole.


My, oh my. Someone has too much hostility.

Nope. I have long experience with assholes like you
who see some kind of moral dimension where there
actually is none.