Vegetarian?

vivaldirules · 06-24-2009, 02:45 PM

For years I've been considering becoming a vegetarian and I get a little closer every day. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of vegetarians here of various degree and I'm just curious how the demographics look at MR. So please indicate if you are or not and your "flavor", if you are and note that you can give multiple answers. Hey, it's no less a poll about ebooks that most of our other polls, so why not?

No, this is not a joke. Why are you looking at the doggie that way?

ShortNCuddlyAm · 06-24-2009, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

For years I've been considering becoming a vegetarian and I get a little closer every day. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of vegetarians here of various degree and I'm just curious how the demographics look at MR. So please indicate if you are or not and your "flavor", if you are and note that you can give multiple answers. Hey, it's no less a poll about ebooks that most of our other polls, so why not?

No, this is not a joke. Why are you looking at the doggie that way?

Because veggie bacon is horrible, and there's no poll!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 06-24-2009, 02:49 PM

Ok - there is a poll now - have voted

vivaldirules · 06-24-2009, 02:49 PM

Well, I guess I lied. I meant this to be a multiple answer poll. A little help, please?

zelda_pinwheel · 06-24-2009, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Well, I guess I lied. I meant this to be a multiple answer poll. A little help, please?

sadly, the only way to fix that is to make a new poll.

however, i can merge the posts from this one to the new thread, if you want to do that.

Peverel · 06-24-2009, 02:50 PM

Ok I voted 'I am not a vegietarian. More Bacon' but I will add that for 5 years I was when I was in my early 20's (blimey that was a time ago lol) and I went back to meat eating because I wanted a Big Mac. I know it's a sad excuse but hey ho at least it's an honest one.

vivaldirules · 06-24-2009, 02:50 PM

You're such a dear. I'll get right on it.

DixieGal · 06-24-2009, 02:51 PM

Vegetarian? H E doublestringbeans NO!

Alphapheemail · 06-24-2009, 02:55 PM

goggie no like baykon no moe?

zelda_pinwheel · 06-24-2009, 03:00 PM

what ?? no more bacon for you ????

i'm a vegetarian, have been my whole life. i don't eat "anything with a face" as a friend once put it. i do eat eggs and dairy products ("i like cheese."

).

i have three reasons for this choice which probably are equally weighted :

habit. it's how i've always eaten so it's quite natural for me, i don't have to think too hard about it.
ethics. i am very uncomfortable with the human-centric point of view of many people and i consider that animals deserve respect and good treatment just as much as humans do. and most particularly i find factory farming practices to be barbaric and i refuse to support them. i buy only organic eggs from chickens who are living outside, and try to buy "small producer" milk and cheese products from local family farms. they are a bit more expensive, but i think it's worth it.
taste. as a vegetarian, you get a lot of meat-eaters telling you "you don't know what you're missing !" or "how can you give up such delicious food !" so to shut them up at various times i've tasted some kinds of meat, and i can therefore confirm that i don't like it. i've never tasted fish or any kind of crustacean, because the smell and sight of it alone are enough to turn my stomach. even if i weren't a vegetarian, i wouldn't eat fish.

i don't proselytize and i get very annoyed by people who try to convert me, particularly with such spurious arguments as "but they're just animals / fish / birds, they're MADE to be eaten !"

zelda_pinwheel · 06-24-2009, 03:04 PM

sorry, when i saw the poll i realised i have *four* reasons, and the fourth is :

health. no chicken à la dioxine (etc., etc., etc.) for me, thanks.

Lady Blue · 06-24-2009, 03:09 PM

VR, you know why your poll got just a wee bit off track right out of the gate?

Because you've been practicing that vegetarianism thingie over there at the 99 bottles thread with all that harley and bops, I mean barley and hops, yeh, those liquid grainy things.

Donnageddon · 06-24-2009, 03:19 PM

Where is the "Vegetarians are delicious" option?

zelda_pinwheel · 06-24-2009, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donnageddon

Where is the "Vegetarians are delicious" option?

*and* nutritious.

most of us are healthier than meat-eaters.

plus all those veggies we eat are packed with vitamines.

Nate the great · 06-24-2009, 03:21 PM

I prefer to ear vegetarians, not be one.

View Poll Results: Are you a vegetarian? (Now with more options!)
I am not a vegetarian by any means. More BACON!	63	42.57%
I eat meat but I don't do so with every meal.	38	25.68%
I am not a vegetarian but I don't eat meat more than about three times a week.	11	7.43%
I am not a vegetarian but I don't eat beef or pork. Fish and poultry are the only meats I eat.	3	2.03%
I am not a strict vegetarian but I genearlly avoid meat and eat it only about once a week.	7	4.73%
I am a vegetarian but I do eat eggs or dairy products.	27	18.24%
I am a vegan and don't eat any meat, eggs, or dairy products.	6	4.05%
I avoid buying products made from animals (e.g., leather).	13	8.78%
I avoid meat for reasons of religion, conscience, or self-discipline.	12	8.11%
I avoid meat for health reasons.	3	2.03%
I avoid meat for both health reasons and reasons of religion, conscience, or self-discipline.	10	6.76%
I am a vegetarian and don't eat any meat, eggs, fish, or any other form of non-vege items, but dairy products like milk, butter, cheese are ok.	4	2.70%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 148. You may not vote on this poll

06-24-2009, 02:45 PM	#1
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Vegetarian? For years I've been considering becoming a vegetarian and I get a little closer every day. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of vegetarians here of various degree and I'm just curious how the demographics look at MR. So please indicate if you are or not and your "flavor", if you are and note that you can give multiple answers. Hey, it's no less a poll about ebooks that most of our other polls, so why not? No, this is not a joke. Why are you looking at the doggie that way?

06-24-2009, 03:00 PM	#10
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	what ?? no more bacon for you ???? i'm a vegetarian, have been my whole life. i don't eat "anything with a face" as a friend once put it. i do eat eggs and dairy products ("i like cheese." ). i have three reasons for this choice which probably are equally weighted : habit. it's how i've always eaten so it's quite natural for me, i don't have to think too hard about it. ethics. i am very uncomfortable with the human-centric point of view of many people and i consider that animals deserve respect and good treatment just as much as humans do. and most particularly i find factory farming practices to be barbaric and i refuse to support them. i buy only organic eggs from chickens who are living outside, and try to buy "small producer" milk and cheese products from local family farms. they are a bit more expensive, but i think it's worth it. taste. as a vegetarian, you get a lot of meat-eaters telling you "you don't know what you're missing !" or "how can you give up such delicious food !" so to shut them up at various times i've tasted some kinds of meat, and i can therefore confirm that i don't like it. i've never tasted fish or any kind of crustacean, because the smell and sight of it alone are enough to turn my stomach. even if i weren't a vegetarian, i wouldn't eat fish. i don't proselytize and i get very annoyed by people who try to convert me, particularly with such spurious arguments as "but they're just animals / fish / birds, they're MADE to be eaten !"

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ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Ok - there is a poll now - have voted

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Peverel Still Easily Confused Posts: 889 Karma: 505319 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampshire/Berkshire/Surrey - yes I am that big Device: Kindle	Ok I voted 'I am not a vegietarian. More Bacon' but I will add that for 5 years I was when I was in my early 20's (blimey that was a time ago lol) and I went back to meat eating because I wanted a Big Mac. I know it's a sad excuse but hey ho at least it's an honest one.

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Alphapheemail .a ribbon around a bomb. Posts: 639 Karma: 4334 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: sigh... ny Device: PRS700	goggie no like baykon no moe?

06-24-2009, 03:04 PM	#11
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	sorry, when i saw the poll i realised i have four reasons, and the fourth is : health. no chicken à la dioxine (etc., etc., etc.) for me, thanks.

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