On 10/11/2012 12:53 PM, Bryan wrote:
> On Oct 11, 2:06 pm, George Plimpton > wrote:
>> On 10/11/2012 11:56 AM, Mr. N.A.Cho wrote:
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>>> On Oct 11, 4:27 am, Rupert > wrote:
>>>> On Oct 10, 5:53 pm, "Mr. N.A.Cho" > wrote:
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>>>>> On Oct 10, 11:47 am, "The Undead Edward M. Kennedy" >
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>>>>>> "Rupert" > wrote
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Check this out Its great
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://youtu.be/1LIyVBWaE_A
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's shit. It's unpalatable shit.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why are "vegans" continually trying to make stuff look like and taste like meat? *Extremely* suspicious.
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>>>>>>>>>>>> It's mostly for people who like meat but are trying to eat "healthy".
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> No one likes "vegan" food - no one.
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>>>>>>>>>>>> Some actually do, the problem is none of them are healthy.
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>>>>>>>>>>> This isn't true. Just about everyone enjoys some food which is
>>>>>>>>>>> suitable for vegans. And a significant majority of those people are
>>>>>>>>>>> healthy. Furthermore a significant majority of those who consume an
>>>>>>>>>>> exclusively vegan diet are quite healthy. The American Dietetic
>>>>>>>>>>> Association has endorsed the position that appropriately-planned vegan
>>>>>>>>>>> diets are nutritionally adequate at all stages of life, and carry many
>>>>>>>>>>> significant health benefits.
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>>>>>>>>>>> I was talking about vegans. While technically you and the ADD are
>>>>>>>>>>> correct, it's like claiming unicorn farts are part of your diet. Show
>>>>>>>>>>> me the vegan who can appropriate plan a diet at all stages of life,
>>>>>>>>>>> and I'll show you a unicorn because people need meat and dairy.
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>>>>>>>>>>> --Tedward
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>>>>>>>>>> You're an idiot.- Hide quoted text -
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>>>>>>>>> <I'd like to see the type of person that's a cradle to grave vegan.
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>>>>>>>>> The kid would break his hip taking the first step...
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>>>>>>>>> --Tedward
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>>>>>>>> Two friends of mine have been bringing up their children as vegan
>>>>>>>> since birth (with the possible exception of breast milk, I am not
>>>>>>>> sure). The children are perfectly well. One of them is about seven
>>>>>>>> years old, I think.
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>>>>>>>> "exception of breast milk" indeed. A is A. Not A is not A.
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>>>>>>>> You got two imaginary friends and Mr. Cho provided an actual picture.
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>>>>>>>> --Tedward
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>>>>>>> They are not imaginary friends. The fact that I don't have photos of
>>>>>>> them to hand is irrelevant; photos would prove nothing. An image of an
>>>>>>> anorexic person has no bearing on the issue.
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>>>>>>> Your opinions are ignorant prejudices; you don't have any idea of what
>>>>>>> you're talking about. If you did you would provide some real evidence.
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>>>>>>> Now you're resorting to Ad Hominid attacks, a sure sign you've lost
>>>>>>> the argument.
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>>>>>> It's not an ad hominem argument. I am not basing my counter-argument
>>>>>> on the assertion that your opinions are ignorant prejudices, I have
>>>>>> given you plenty of good evidence to support my claims. The assertion
>>>>>> that your opinions are ignorant prejudices is just a factual
>>>>>> observation which I choose to put in there as well. It is quite
>>>>>> obviously true because you have shown yourself to be incapable of
>>>>>> producing any evidence to support your ill-founded beliefs.
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>>>>>> If you insist on remaining ignorant then it's no skin off my nose; I
>>>>>> really couldn't care less.
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>>>>>> Evidence? We've provided a ton. You admit backhandedly that
>>>>>> children need milk. We have canines. We've all seen sickly looking
>>>>>> vegans (who BTW overlap with goths heavily).
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>>>>> maybe I'm shallow, hell I'll admit that I probably am - but you don't
>>>>> see many (ANY?) decent looking vegans. They all look pasty and
>>>>> malnourished. ****, comparing them to goths is being kind, I'd
>>>>> compare them to zombies.
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>>>> How would you know? Do you have some special faculty whereby whenever
>>>> you see someone walking down the street you can instantly tell whether
>>>> or not they are vegan?
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>>> you can make educated guesses - gaunt, pasty-complexion, no muscle
>>> tone, stringy hair, veggie body odor, listless eyes, etc
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>> I think it's obviously possible to make some wrong guesses, just as it's
>> possible to guess wrong about who's a queer and who isn't, but I think
>> it's not all that hard to be right more often than not. The reason is
>> that there are a lot of other "tells" available. All "vegans" are
>> left-wingers, although not all left-wingers are "vegans"; but if you see
>> a car plastered with a lot of ecotopian slogans and other left-wing
>> blabber, there's a pretty good chance that the owner is at least an
>> extreme vegetarian, if not "vegan". Also, if the driver gets out of the
>> car and is wearing Birkenstocks, that's another good "tell".
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> That's all correct George, and I am one of the exceptions. I am a
> Lefty who could slaughter an animal and cut a piece out and eat it raw
> right on the spot, and I could take joy in watching a Right-winger be
> slowly eaten by piranhas while I chose not to throw a lifeline that
> was two feet away from my hand.

....thus showing there are other ways to be a shitbag beyond being a food
Nazi.