Define Irony...

UncleBuck said:

irony: demanding less spending and then crying foul when something is done to move us towards less spending.

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UncleBuck said:

i would be a vegan if i had to kill my own meat.

we raised 3 ducks this summer from a broody chicken, and they all turned out male. there was no point in over-wintering them so i thought we could eat them.

once i looked at the process for preparing a duck, i lost my will to eat them. ended up giving them away to a family out in the sticks who would let them breed their female ducks. they promised not to eat them until the ducks had at least one more summer to enjoy (maybe more for all i know).

i have seen the videos of baby chicks being dumped and killed inhumanely recently and have undertaken the more expensive task of only eating at places that use known humane producers and/or local farms. i am trying to never again eat at any of the major fast food chains, despite how i enjoy them so.

if i ever gain more will of self, i will become vegan like you one day. but until then, i am trying to at least make sure any meat i eat was treated well while it was a living animal and killed humanely.

edit: here is a picture of our broody silky hen as well as dandelion, just hours after her birth. and a link to a thread about said poultry...

https://www.rollitup.org/toke-n-talk/450677-my-chicken-just-hatched-duck.html

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Canna Sylvan said:

That's so cute.

Being a vegan isn't so hard as people think it is. Like anything, you have to have good tasting food. Vegan food, done properly, can give the same satisfaction as meat eater foods. Like tonight I had a meatball(vegan Trader Joe's), marinara and mozzarella(vegan Daiya)on a french bread steak roll. Every bit as tasty as you'd get at Quizno's. But plain veggies are fine by me too.

See, I'm not trying to be preachy. But I hear the how hard arguement all the time. I can assure, with proper cooking, even a meat eater, like yourself would be plenty satisfied.

I wasn't always a vegan. I didn't even convert out if kindness for animals. I did it for Bill Clinton reasons. My cholesterol, blood pressure and pulse were all so high, the doctor said he wanted to check me in three months. If I didn't improve, he was putting me on medication. I hate big pharma so much, I went vegan those three months, so I wouldn't ingest a milligram of cholesterol. In those three months my cholesterol went down 40 points, and my bp and pulse became normal. I was so relieved, I could even go back to meat. But I felt no need, and stayed with it ever since.

I used to be such a meat eater. 3x3 Inn n' Out animal style, or a Pizza Hutt meat lovers. Those were my favorite. I'd have those a few times a month.

For me, the hardest thing is how expensive it is. Like that meatball sandwich cost $3, and I had to make it myself! If you want take out vegan, you need to make it yourself.

As the years went by, I became quite the animal activist too. Strange it was the diet that made me, not me making the diet like most vegans.

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Canna Sylvan said:

That's so cute.

Being a vegan isn't so hard as people think it is. Like anything, you have to have good tasting food. Vegan food, done properly, can give the same satisfaction as meat eater foods. Like tonight I had a meatball(vegan Trader Joe's), marinara and mozzarella(vegan Daiya)on a french bread steak roll. Every bit as tasty as you'd get at Quizno's. But plain veggies are fine by me too.

See, I'm not trying to be preachy. But I hear the how hard arguement all the time. I can assure, with proper cooking, even a meat eater, like yourself would be plenty satisfied.

I wasn't always a vegan. I didn't even convert out if kindness for animals. I did it for Bill Clinton reasons. My cholesterol, blood pressure and pulse were all so high, the doctor said he wanted to check me in three months. If I didn't improve, he was putting me on medication. I hate big pharma so much, I went vegan those three months, so I wouldn't ingest a milligram of cholesterol. In those three months my cholesterol went down 40 points, and my bp and pulse became normal. I was so relieved, I could even go back to meat. But I felt no need, and stayed with it ever since.

I used to be such a meat eater. 3x3 Inn n' Out animal style, or a Pizza Hutt meat lovers. Those were my favorite. I'd have those a few times a month.

For me, the hardest thing is how expensive it is. Like that meatball sandwich cost $3, and I had to make it myself! If you want take out vegan, you need to make it yourself.

As the years went by, I became quite the animal activist too. Strange it was the diet that made me, not me making the diet like most vegans.

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UncleBuck said:

• You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Canna Sylvan again.

my wife can't have glutens or dairy, and she makes amazing stuff that tastes on par with bread or dairy. if you do vegan right, there is no need to sacrifice taste at all.

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UncleBuck said:

i changed my signature to more accurately reflect the level of obama derangement syndrome that will inevitably occur as we move closer to the election.

have you had the pleasure of debating with johnnyorganic?

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DROPZILLA said:

plus vegan girls are fine as fuck.. normally in shape with fit bodies
i rather take the extra time needed to prepare vegan meals, then whatch my girl wolf down some fast food jumbo berger

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UncleBuck said:

i would be a vegan if i had to kill my own meat.

we raised 3 ducks this summer from a broody chicken, and they all turned out male. there was no point in over-wintering them so i thought we could eat them.

once i looked at the process for preparing a duck, i lost my will to eat them. ended up giving them away to a family out in the sticks who would let them breed their female ducks. they promised not to eat them until the ducks had at least one more summer to enjoy (maybe more for all i know).

i have seen the videos of baby chicks being dumped and killed inhumanely recently and have undertaken the more expensive task of only eating at places that use known humane producers and/or local farms. i am trying to never again eat at any of the major fast food chains, despite how i enjoy them so.

if i ever gain more will of self, i will become vegan like you one day. but until then, i am trying to at least make sure any meat i eat was treated well while it was a living animal and killed humanely.

edit: here is a picture of our broody silky hen as well as dandelion, just hours after her birth. and a link to a thread about said poultry...

https://www.rollitup.org/toke-n-talk/450677-my-chicken-just-hatched-duck.html

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UncleBuck said:

i would be a vegan if i had to kill my own meat.

we raised 3 ducks this summer from a broody chicken, and they all turned out male. there was no point in over-wintering them so i thought we could eat them.

once i looked at the process for preparing a duck, i lost my will to eat them. ended up giving them away to a family out in the sticks who would let them breed their female ducks. they promised not to eat them until the ducks had at least one more summer to enjoy (maybe more for all i know).

i have seen the videos of baby chicks being dumped and killed inhumanely recently and have undertaken the more expensive task of only eating at places that use known humane producers and/or local farms. i am trying to never again eat at any of the major fast food chains, despite how i enjoy them so.

if i ever gain more will of self, i will become vegan like you one day. but until then, i am trying to at least make sure any meat i eat was treated well while it was a living animal and killed humanely.

edit: here is a picture of our broody silky hen as well as dandelion, just hours after her birth. and a link to a thread about said poultry...

https://www.rollitup.org/toke-n-talk/450677-my-chicken-just-hatched-duck.html

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NLXSK1 said:

The fact that you still believe that Obama can cure cancer, win the war and fart Yankee Doodle shows you have been listening to his press secretary too much.

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NLXSK1 said:

You should watch a few episodes of wild kingdom...

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NLXSK1 said:

The fact that you still believe that Obama can cure cancer, win the war and fart Yankee Doodle shows you have been listening to his press secretary too much.

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Canna Sylvan said:

Buck,

I meant to say sprouted buckwheat, not wheat berries. I can be such a spaz at times.

This is pretty good.

http://www.affairsofliving.com/imported-20100106014405/2009/2/3/sprouted-quinoa-buckwheat-millet-sourdough-bread-gluten-free.html

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