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I actually thought many of the points it made were quite reasonable. I appreciate that it was also being played for laughs in places, and obviously the author has been wound up in the past by the more rabid veggie elements and has an axe to grind regarding their behaviour.
Yes, same here. SWMBO is a veggie (with occasional lapses for fish etc) and personally I consider it a to be a bit of a non issue (after all if she wants to cook two meals instead of one, so be it!)
Yup, certainly. Also to be fair, I have found that on the rare occasions when you do meet someone determined to "spread the veggie faith" and force feed others around them with it, they do tend to fit the stereotype he is arguing against quite well.
The author has a reputation for a number of similar "controversial" essays. That one came to prominence because he published it on his blog which was hosted by the university for which he worked. Some members of a veggie dating site1 managed to get the Uni to pull his account because of it.
10 Reasons to go veggie 847On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:01:47 +0100, SteveH I remember getting a health check about 10 years ago at my GP, I was about...
Perhaps because it stirs up a good debate?
1 The fact that there is a veggie and vegan dating site does suggest that it is an almost religious issue for some, to the extent they could not countenance a mixed "faith" relationship.
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John.
10 Reasons to go veggie 846On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:57:36 +0100, Dave Liquorice Depends on how it is put on. Its pretty well impossible to gain the sort of muscle...
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