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Rant Thread - What really grinds your gears?

I mean if I was to go vegan I'd get all stabby,

I did date one once. To quote a song from the 80's; she don't eat meat but she sure liked the bone.

you know now I need to post in the random song thread

If at all curious: Deadeye Dick - new age girl
 
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MoodyBlues said:
Nope. Teeth were said to need meat, to which I said mine [teeth] did not. *shrug*

Not as crazy as the torture inflicted on sentient beings in the meat industry. :)
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I'm glad you took it in jest - reading it again I wasn't quite so sure.

but I have to say since this is the rant thread I do have a problem with some "vegans" whatevers. (note I said some, and no I don't really want to you personally answer some of the following - it's just a rant)

Unless a vegan tells me they are vegan while wearing a rope or sash for a belt, clothes made from cotton, bamboo, or other plant fibre systems, shoes that are canvas and natural rubber, and walks everywhere I figure they are just a poser trying to feel good.

Sorry but to do the whole "I don't harm animals" etc life. Then you need to:
Not eat eggs - chickens that produce eggs, even on an open range farm are still caged in and not allowed to smurf whatever chickens they want to - making more chickens for larger animals to eat.
Not eat fish (admittedly I don't know any vegan that does this but I know 3 that are now "piscatarians" aww how cute) But also you can't eat caviar.
Can't eat any picked vegetable or fruit. SInce it is ripped from the tree,vine,etc that it grew on. And to be fair you probably shouldn't eat the ones on the ground either - like an abortion you're preventing the new life of a tree that a apple on the ground might become. Course - it's OK for other animals to eat them though, right. Keep this thought in mind.
Any other product in your house must be made from plant derivatives and you're not allowed to use any other man made product - so soy wax candles, no light bulbs. No use of electricity - it creates pollutants which hurts animals right.

I know it's extremes - I find more and more that people vacillate between extremes for attention. Of the ones I work with there is one person in the group I don't give grief on their veganism. She doesn't wear unnatural fibres, she doesn't own a car, and she does make her own food. I can see she tries, the others are just posers. Especially wearing their leather shoes.

I mean there should be reports of vegans everywhere stopping other animals from eating smaller ones. you know save the animals don't hurt them etc.


Now to anyone vegan reading this - bear in mind I also don't consider ADM an ethical company and I do actually have issues with commercial farm systems. My family is farmers in Ohio and it's getting harder and harder make your way independently, let alone trying to do so with any eye to keeping the dirt good.
 
Napalm said:
I'm glad you took it in jest - reading it again I wasn't quite so sure.
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Oh, no worries! :)

I love humor, including self-deprecating humor. I love making jokes about stereotypical Californians, stereotypical vegans, and so on. You know, the whole tree-hugger, bean sprout and kale eating surfer dudes. :D

But I have to tell you that you have a fundamental misunderstanding of [most] vegans. :o

We don't eat, wear, or use animal-derived products to the best of our ability. Ethical vegans, like me, do not want to cause harm to any other sentient beings--which doesn't include plants.

When given choice, we eschew anything derived from animals. So, for example, I don't use vitamins in gelatin capsules; I buy vegan versions. But when doctors were frenetically trying to save my life, odds are great that some of the meds they injected contained, or were tested on, animals. I neither begrudge them for that, nor do I feel guilty about it.

All my clothes, shoes, household goods, car interior, furniture, personal care items are cruelty-free, meaning they neither contain nor were tested on animals.

We're fully cognizant that we can't live a 100% natural life, nor do we strive to. We make compassionate choices; when millions of like-minded people do the same, fewer sentient beings are harmed and/or killed. That's our goal.
 
Indeed - meant to be a rant.

In other news - and shifting topics

why is it I have to kill weeds to get my grass to go. what's wrong with just leaving the weeds be
 
MoodyBlues said:
Oh, no worries! :)

I love humor, including self-deprecating humor. I love making jokes about stereotypical Californians, stereotypical vegans, and so on. You know, the whole tree-hugger, bean sprout and kale eating surfer dudes. :D

But I have to tell you that you have a fundamental misunderstanding of [most] vegans. :eek:

We don't eat, wear, or use animal-derived products to the best of our ability. Ethical vegans, like me, do not want to cause harm to any other sentient beings--which doesn't include plants.

When given choice, we eschew anything derived from animals. So, for example, I don't use vitamins in gelatin capsules; I buy vegan versions. But when doctors were frenetically trying to save my life, odds are great that some of the meds they injected contained, or were tested on, animals. I neither begrudge them for that, nor do I feel guilty about it.

All my clothes, shoes, household goods, car interior, furniture, personal care items are cruelty-free, meaning they neither contain nor were tested on animals.

We're fully cognizant that we can't live a 100% natural life, nor do we strive to. We make compassionate choices; when millions of like-minded people do the same, fewer sentient beings are harmed and/or killed. That's our goal.
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What do you have against plants?

Plants have feeling, too, you know. :p
 
Napalm said:
Indeed - meant to be a rant.
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But I do hope you read my post; I think it's a good summary of ethical veganism.

Before dropping this, I want to stress that ethics are one of several reasons people go vegan. Some don't give a crap about animal cruelty, or maybe they do, as an afterthought, but are vegan for its health benefits. Those are likely the vegans you see wearing leather.
why is it I have to kill weeds to get my grass to go. what's wrong with just leaving the weeds be
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Well--according to my cousin--nothing! :o She's been intending to have her yard redone--with grass replacing the weeds--for quite awhile now. We joke about it all the time. Like, the weeds are so dense now, from a distance it looks like a nice lawn! :D
 
Napalm said:
Indeed - meant to be a rant.

In other news - and shifting topics

why is it I have to kill weeds to get my grass to go. what's wrong with just leaving the weeds be
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That means vacant lots. Lots of them. You only get those when you live in a city.
What really grinds my gears is why this is considered a bad thing?
 
down in the south we have a saying. It doesn't get used much but probably should.

some people, just need killin'

Sorry - I know I know unethical, immoral, . . . .

well you put down a dog that has rabies right. Or the crazy pit pull that attacks children. There are people like that - there is no fix for it.

Dose of SLP, eases many problems.
 
yes I do - provided it's been cooking right it's just more roughage. Had it not been treated right it will taste off.

treated right is rinsed off out of the jar - then put in early in the cooking process so as to get coated in sauce flavor and cooked to softness. I hate bamboo shoots in chinese food if not treated right.
 
If Brioche is hard, it's stale, Brioche is meant to be very soft. It should be made with French Flour, which is softer than the flour from Canadian/American wheat which is used to make regular bread.

As to what grinds my gears in the UK. Right now it's the psycho-Drama that is Brexit. Will it happen, if so, when, and who gives a flying **** anyway?
 
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