;-) RE: [at-l] Re: first questions/vegetarian trail diets

[nealb@midlandstech.com (William Neal)]

In one of Robert Heinlein's books (The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress), there is a
scene where a "fish and eggs" vegetarian is expected for b'fast.  The couple
has ordered a big, big b'fast with lots of ham.  The Prof. comes and he
points at the ham and says something to the effect that "I believe I will
have some of that pink 'salmon'."

I guess a vegetarian who eats chicken might "think" they are eating "lizard"
flavored Tofu.

William, The Turtle

-----Original Message-----
From: Kurt Bodling [mailto:KAB@concordia-ny.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 4:08 PM
To: at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: [at-l] Re: first questions/vegetarian trail diets


Grey Owl,

I beg to differ.

>  Most people who are on
> Vegan  diets will stick to them, vegaterians will modify (I have a friend
who is
> vegetarian and eats chicken).

Unless you're going to call your friend a 'beady-eyed vegetarian'
(only eats dead animals that had little beady eyes, like fish and
birds), then someone who "is a vegetarian and eats chicken" is like

-- a teetotaler who drinks whiskey

or

-- a recovered drug addict who pops Ecstasy

or

-- a pacifist who boxes professionally

In German we would say "Unding,"  in English we'd say
"oxymoron."

But, that said, if they're hikers, I'll walk with any of them and stay
at the same shelter, too.

concordia