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Default "Miss Manners" on eating vegan food

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> Thought this was amusing.
> Lenona.
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> http://www.mercurynews.com/entertain...nclick_check=1
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> DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I recently went to a
> play with some other couples from our church. Afterward, one couple
> invited everyone over to their house. We were served some delicious
> cake and iced tea, and had a nice time.
> Later, someone from the church told me that this couple was vegan. I
> didn't know what vegan was, and she explained that they don't eat any
> animal products. So I guess the cake didn't have milk or eggs, but I
> don't care. My husband, however, says they shouldn't force their
> dietary preferences on other people. He says there might have been soy
> milk in it, and he hates soy milk.
>
> I think he's making a big deal out of nothing. Do you think it was
> rude of them to serve us vegan food when they know we're probably not
> vegan?



The husband and wife are both idiots. He, for eating the cake and then
bitching about it. She, for needing an advice columnist to help her sort it
all out. Here, we have two representatives from the 54%.