National Vegetarian Week

[NOG]

If ever I am in a plane crash I want it to be with a load of veggies. Cos when the food runs out they won't eat me...but they would be lovely as corn fed...

[Iamhanuman]

NOG that is terrible

[zazen999]

I've heard it several times over the last 25 years [at every meeting, lunch, dinner, work gathering where there is food involved......yada yada yada]....

[maytreefrannie]

I have a friend who says she is 'vegetarian' but she eats chicken, which she doesn't regard as 'meat.'

Out for a meal one night, a couple of people at the table decided on Buffalo Wings for starters. To which my friend, perusing the menu, responded,

"Are buffalos meat?"

That happened, sure as eggs.

[Hilary B]

There is an official title for a near-vegetarian who eats fish, "Pisco-vegetarian".
Eating chicken is simply cheating. Why those whose non-vegetarian intake is small can't be content to call themselves 'near-vegetarian' (or perhaps 'semi-vegetarian') I can never understand. It is almost as if they are apologising for NOT being vegetarian. I ain't apologising!

[Iamhanuman]

I have a friend who says she is 'vegetarian' but she eats chicken, which she doesn't regard as 'meat.'

Out for a meal one night, a couple of people at the table decided on Buffalo Wings for starters. To which my friend, perusing the menu, responded,

"Are buffalos meat?"

That happened, sure as eggs.

i can't understand how those people can function in modern society

There is an official title for a near-vegetarian who eats fish, "Pisco-vegetarian".
Eating chicken is simply cheating. Why those whose non-vegetarian intake is small can't be content to call themselves 'near-vegetarian' (or perhaps 'semi-vegetarian') I can never understand. It is almost as if they are apologising for NOT being vegetarian. I ain't apologising!

nor should you. it is very odd that they choose to use the word vegetarian. i have a couple of friends who rarely eat meat, but they DO eat meat. they would never describe themselves as vegetarian, even though technically they have a largely veggie diet.

i know it is all about personal taste, belief and everything, but come on people!!

[NOG]

I was on a course with a lady that decided that she had to have first go at the buffet as she was a veggie. I countered with I had to have first go as I was fat.

[Iamhanuman]

I was on a course with a lady that decided that she had to have first go at the buffet as she was a veggie. I countered with I had to have first go as I was fat.

LOL!!!

Mind you I have to say the amount of 'veggie' spreads i've seen on buffets that are either every-other-fish or just dumped on the fish spread is quite alarmingly high. there's nothing i can do about it at the time, and often i've ended up politely popping the afore-taken fishy tasting sandwich somewhere discreet while i 'fill' myself with crisps!!