FoulFoot wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:Any additional info on this? Very sad to hear!Foul
Scalydemon wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:R.I.P clangador (Chris Yoder) of Tacoma WA who was a member here since 2004.
Deadlord wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:I love finding stuff like this: it's from 1936, and the recipes are amazing. My colon screamed in terror when I was reading it. When you have a recipe for "Scrapple" that starts with "Cut one hog's head into halves", you really have a tough time wrapping your mind around the thought process that was put into some of these.This copy is weird, too: I have not been able to find another copy with the same cover. All the 1936 printings I have seen are different. Oh Lord, maybe it's a.............. PRE-PRODUCTION!
Deadlord wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:Vegetarians always cracked me up; most of the ones I have spoken with abhor killing, yet think nothing of slapping down carrots, potatoes, radishes etc. without a second thought as to the plant being killed in the process. Prohibition on eating sentient beings isn't a valid defense, either. Plants have been shown to react to outside stimuli, and produce dopamine, serotonin and other chemicals found in the brain. I seem to recall an experiment where someone played the sound of a caterpillar eating a leaf near a plant, and the plant produced chemicals to repel caterpillars. Several others have been done as well. If you think about it, plants are amazingly adapted to survive. They can lose like 90% of their composition and still survive.
MadCatUSA wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:Deadlord wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:Vegetarians always cracked me up; most of the ones I have spoken with abhor killing, yet think nothing of slapping down carrots, potatoes, radishes etc. without a second thought as to the plant being killed in the process. Prohibition on eating sentient beings isn't a valid defense, either. Plants have been shown to react to outside stimuli, and produce dopamine, serotonin and other chemicals found in the brain. I seem to recall an experiment where someone played the sound of a caterpillar eating a leaf near a plant, and the plant produced chemicals to repel caterpillars. Several others have been done as well. If you think about it, plants are amazingly adapted to survive. They can lose like 90% of their composition and still survive.Vegetarians (and Vegans) make me laugh... We as humans EVOLVED to eat meat as well as plants. One only has to look at the structure of the human jaw and teeth to see that. Turning your back on evolution like that just means you get weeded out of the gene pool. I don't care what people think, if you turn your back on evolution, it will turn it's back on you one way or another. You can't force it. Just eat the damn bacon like everyone else!
benjoshua wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:I now tell people that, "Well, I am a hydroterian," which interestingly, most people seem to immediately understand what it means, even though I made the word up.
MadCatUSA wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:Facts About Dihydrogen Monoxide
MadCatUSA wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:Deadlord wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:We as humans EVOLVED to eat meat as well as plants.
Deadlord wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:We as humans EVOLVED to eat meat as well as plants.
throwi wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:MadCatUSA wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:Vegetarians (and Vegans) make me laugh... We as humans EVOLVED to eat meat as well as plants. One only has to look at the structure of the human jaw and teeth to see that. Turning your back on evolution like that just means you get weeded out of the gene pool. I don't care what people think, if you turn your back on evolution, it will turn it's back on you one way or another. You can't force it. Just eat the damn bacon like everyone else!I find your statements a bit disturbing, basically saying that vegetarians disbelieve science, resulting in us being weeded out of the gene pool. In fact, we vegetarians care more about science and what the meat industry as done to our planet and our climate than you may realize. However, I'm not here to debate my choices and yours, but to only say that I take offense to your statements and how they were delivered. I won't turn my back on a fellow Acaeum member, regardless of their food choices, but by singling vegetarians out in the way you have, you're segregating everyone with different personal choices. It makes me wonder what you think of others who don't share your personal beliefs and where they all fall in your ranked ladder of human beings.~throwi
MadCatUSA wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:Vegetarians (and Vegans) make me laugh... We as humans EVOLVED to eat meat as well as plants. One only has to look at the structure of the human jaw and teeth to see that. Turning your back on evolution like that just means you get weeded out of the gene pool. I don't care what people think, if you turn your back on evolution, it will turn it's back on you one way or another. You can't force it. Just eat the damn bacon like everyone else!
benjoshua wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:The movie was offered in I-MAX at my theater, but since it started offering reduced price offerings on Tuesdays, I decided to go the cheap route and not see it in I-MAX. I don't know if I missed much, but there were some scenes where the I-MAX experience could have been great. There are two bonus scenes after the credits. If you usually like superhero movies, and the Marvel line in particular, I'd recommend it. If you are not a fan of superhero movies, there's interesting human interactions, but it's primarily an action movie. In other words, if your girlfriend/wife just hates special effect, action movies, I wouldn't recommend inviting her. 8)
MadCatUSA wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread: Wow Throwi... I apologize if my words caused such offense, it was not meant as an attack on any individual. I was pointing out that IMHO there are Vegetarians and Vegans who approach the subject with a religious-like fervor that puts me off. They make claims that eating vegetation only is somehow superior to an omnivores diet, which is plainly untrue. I certainly never intended for anyone in particular to feel slighted, I simply was stating my opinion (albeit in a manner that on second reading is probably more abrasive than I would have been in person.) If it is your choice to eat vegetarian due to concern over what has been done to the meat industry in this country, more power to you! I applaud your choice in the face of all the advertising and abuse that is heaped on those who choose to "buck the trend" as it were. I agree that most of the meat products in this country have been adulterated to the point where it is unsafe to eat in any quantity. However, with that being said, I would maintain that if you have a source of good, quality meat, and you know how it is raised an prepared, there is nothing to fear from it. I, personally, avoid processed foods as much as I can. My wife and I made a conscious choice to eat food that is healthier (less processed) and lose weight. I'm happy to report that in 9 months, I've lost 61 pounds. We eat very little red meat, we stick as much as is possible to chicken and fish that has been raised responsibly/caught humanely and not to eat "fast food". We've fallen in LOVE with Mediterranean foods like shawarma and gyros (chicken gyros are SO tasty!)So, in conclusion, (i.e. TL;DR) my apologies to you, and by extension to all vegetarians. I was feeling somewhat feisty that day.
