On Oct 15, 9:00*pm, George Plimpton > wrote:
> On 10/15/2012 11:46 AM, Rupert wrote:
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> > On Oct 15, 8:23 pm, George Plimpton > wrote:
> >> On 10/15/2012 9:46 AM, Rupert wrote:
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> >>> On Oct 15, 6:44 pm, George Plimpton > wrote:
> >>>> On 10/15/2012 9:42 AM, Rupert wrote:
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> >>>>> On Oct 15, 6:40 pm, George Plimpton > wrote:
> >>>>>> On 10/15/2012 9:15 AM, Rupert wrote:
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> >>>>>>> On Oct 15, 6:11 pm, "Mr. N.A.Cho" > wrote:
> >>>>>>>> On Oct 15, 12:07 pm, George Plimpton > wrote:
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> >>>>>>>>> On 10/14/2012 1:45 AM, Rupert wrote:
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> >>>>>>>>>> On Oct 14, 1:51 am, George Plimpton > wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>> On 10/13/2012 9:48 AM, Rupert wrote:
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> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 13, 5:47 pm, George Plimpton > wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/12/2012 9:49 AM, Rupert wrote:
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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 12, 6:10 pm, George Plimpton > wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 10/12/2012 7:48 AM, Rupert wrote:
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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Oct 12, 4:17 pm, "The Undead Edward M. Kennedy" > wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> None of them, unfortunately, will actually admit to their existence on
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the usenet.
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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --Tedward
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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It would be very easy for you to verify the existence of many world-
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> class vegan athletes if you wished to. Google is your friend.
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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ha ha ha ha ha! *It would be very easy for *you* simply to list the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> names of 50-100 of them, if there really were "quite a few" such who are
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *currently* "world-class" athletes who are also "vegan". *I *did*
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> attempt to Google such a list, and as I already posted, a) most of them
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are not "vegan" but rather some degree of vegetarian, and b) most of
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them weren't even vegetarian during their years as active "world-class"
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> athletes.
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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Your claim is bullshit.
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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>http://kaleuniversity.org/3888-famou...n-bodybuilders
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> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Dave Scott (six-time winner
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> of Hawaii's Ironman Triathlon), Sixto Linares (world record
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> holder for the 24-hour triathlon),
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> >>>>>>>>>>>>> These lists are just stupid. *Why are "vegans" so ****ing insecure they
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> feel they need to put them together?
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> >>>>>>>>>>>> The point of the list is to demonstrate that it is perfectly possible
> >>>>>>>>>>>> to get peak nutrition on a vegan diet.
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> >>>>>>>>>>> No, that's *not* the point of the list, and you ****ing well know it.
> >>>>>>>>>>> The point of the list is to try to attach some of the prestige of
> >>>>>>>>>>> "world-class" athletes to "veganism".
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> >>>>>>>>>> What an interesting opinion you have there.
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> >>>>>>>>> It's a statement of fact. *That's what *all* those lists are. *"vegans"
> >>>>>>>>> are very acutely aware of their lunatic-fringe status, and these lists
> >>>>>>>>> are a desperate, plaintive effort to try to attach prestige to their
> >>>>>>>>> position. *It's a form of appeal to authority - a logical fallacy.
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> >>>>>>>>>>>>> * * * *Any why is the list of *real*
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> "world-class" athletes who are "vegan" so short, while the list of
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> ****ing ****witted showbiz celebrity "vegans" so long?
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> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Here's the basic truth - a truth with real meat in it: *"vegans" very
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> rarely are people of substance.
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> >>>>>>>>>>>> You have no particular rational grounds for saying that.
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> >>>>>>>>>>> I have every rational grounds for saying it. *It's a fact.
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> >>>>>>>>>> What, precisely, would those rational grounds be?
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> >>>>>>>>> My observation that publicly visible "vegans" usually are people who
> >>>>>>>>> have done nothing of substance. *Also, my observation that these lists
> >>>>>>>>> of "famous 'vegans'" *ALWAYS* are disproportionately populated by
> >>>>>>>>> obviously flaky people in show business and pop culture, while there is
> >>>>>>>>> a huge and glaring lack of engineers, scientists and, especially,
> >>>>>>>>> prominent medical doctors.
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> >>>>>>>>> "veganism" simply is not a serious proposition. *It's style, not substance.- Hide quoted text -
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> >>>>>>>> yes, veganism is a style accesorry to most people, like a nose
> >>>>>>>> piercing or dying hair pink, or wearing a certain brand of clothing.
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> >>>>>>> That's an absurd statement.
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> >>>>>> It isn't. *It's exactly right.
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> >>>>> It's an absurd statement grounded in ignorance.
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> >>>> No, it isn't. *It's an insightful statement grounded in logic and
> >>>> observation.
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> >>> That's very amusing.
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> >> Not really; your reply was very pointless.
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> > Well, it was definitely amusing to me,
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> Because you're off your meds again.

Do you seriously believe that, or are you just saying it because you
get gratification from saying it?