Digger wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:28:12 +0100, "Richard" > wrote:
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>>"Digger" > wrote:

Good god Digger, you are the biggest troll a.f.v has seen in a while.
Congratulations.

Here is just to clear some things up, in case some newbies are reading
this, or in case you honestly don't know what you are talking about:

There are several differen types of Vegetarians:

* Strict vegetarians avoid the consumption of all animal products
(e.g., eggs, milk and cheese, honey). Today, strict vegetarians are
commonly called vegans, though some reserve this term for those who
additionally avoid usage of all kinds of animal products (e.g., leather,
honey), not just food.

* Ovo-lacto vegetarians eschew the eating of all meat, yet allow
the consumption of animal products such as eggs and milk. Ovo-lacto
vegetarians who are such for ethical reasons may additionally refuse to
eat cheese made with animal-based enzymes, or eggs produced by factory
farms. The term "vegetarian" is most commonly intended to mean
"ovo-lacto vegetarian", particularly as "vegan" has gained acceptance as
the term for stricter practice.

* Lacto vegetarianism refers to the practice of eschewing all meat,
yet allowing the consumption of milk and its derivatives, like cheese,
butter or yogurt.

* Similarly, ovo-vegetarians eat eggs in addition to their
otherwise strictly vegetarian regimen.

The use of the word "vegetarian" as used today was defined at the first
meeting of the Vegetarian Society in 1847 in Ramsgate, England. The
definition that they used was: "... a person who refuses to consume
flesh of any kind". Prior to that time, vegetarians had often been
called Pythagoreans, after an ancient sect that also abstained from meat
(and beans).

In North America, and most of Europe (afaik), the term "vegetarian"
refers to an ovo-lacto vegetarian.

Some links for you to follow up on:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarian
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionar...tarian&x=0&y=0
http://www.google.ca/search?q=define:vegetarian

And guys/girls, stop feeding the troll.

-- Blue