Re: Possible soy flu epidemic!

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Wow Lynn, thanks for sharing that.

Elainie

[Guest guest]

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" An

> investigation of Green Earth Foods has located the bird-shaped loaf

> of firm bean curd from which the infection originated, " said Dr.

> L. Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control

and

> Prevention. " To prevent further spreading of the disease, all

> tofurkeys in Northern California are being quarantined and

> destroyed. "

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LOL! Thanks Lynn; nothing like the ol' Onion! Ya know, I was

reading that and the thought of the very existence of tofu shaped

like an animal just totally slammed my consciousness,

like " whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat????? " . Of course I knew those things

exist, just like I always knew wooly mammoths existed, but sometimes

when you stop to think about things for a second it's like " whoa,

dude, hold on, what's going on? " ... If ya know what I'm saying...

That's kind of psychologically perverse, to reject eating animals and

then do so symbolically. Like, how about eating tofu in the shape

of a... soybean? or a soy plant? Or just leave stuff you " shape "

for your kid's arts & crafts projects... Any of these make more

sense to me... [hmm, what about tofu in the shape of a casket?]

It makes me realize how detached I am at this point from the whole

wacko subculture of anti-carnivory... and I certainly don't buy

*anything* at " health food stores " either... Those days are, like,

totally bye bye...

Mike

SE Pennsylvania

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> @@@@@@@

> " An

> > investigation of Green Earth Foods has located the bird-shaped

loaf

> > of firm bean curd from which the infection originated, " said Dr.

> > L. Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control

> and

> > Prevention. " To prevent further spreading of the disease, all

> > tofurkeys in Northern California are being quarantined and

> > destroyed. "

> @@@@@@@

>

> LOL! Thanks Lynn; nothing like the ol' Onion! Ya know, I was

> reading that and the thought of the very existence of tofu shaped

> like an animal just totally slammed my consciousness,

> like " whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat????? " .

<><><><>><><><><>>Could it be they evolved? Macroevolution at it's

finest!Dennis

Of course I knew those things

> exist, just like I always knew wooly mammoths existed, but

sometimes

> when you stop to think about things for a second it's like " whoa,

> dude, hold on, what's going on? " ... If ya know what I'm saying...

>

> That's kind of psychologically perverse, to reject eating animals

and

> then do so symbolically. Like, how about eating tofu in the shape

> of a... soybean? or a soy plant? Or just leave stuff you " shape "

> for your kid's arts & crafts projects... Any of these make more

> sense to me... [hmm, what about tofu in the shape of a casket?]

>

> It makes me realize how detached I am at this point from the whole

> wacko subculture of anti-carnivory... and I certainly don't buy

> *anything* at " health food stores " either... Those days are, like,

> totally bye bye...

>

> Mike

> SE Pennsylvania

[Guest guest]

> It makes me realize how detached I am at this point from

> the whole wacko subculture of anti-carnivory... and I

> certainly don't buy *anything* at " health food stores "

> either... Those days are, like, totally bye bye...

I think of " healthfood stores " as pill stores with a handful of

non-perishable food items. And, then there are natural food markets,

which carry the above items in addition to fresh real food. The ones

I go to sell meat. Everybody's Whole Foods in town sells fish and

organic poultry, and the New Pioneer CoOp in Iowa City sells

everything from fish to pork.

[Guest guest]

>I think of " healthfood stores " as pill stores with a handful of

>non-perishable food items. And, then there are natural food markets,

>which carry the above items in addition to fresh real food. The ones

>I go to sell meat. Everybody's Whole Foods in town sells fish and

>organic poultry, and the New Pioneer CoOp in Iowa City sells

>everything from fish to pork.

my local NFS's sell 4 different brands of raw milk (goat and cow's) raw

cream and raw butter from local farms, as well as a wide variety of meats

and fresh organic produce from local farms.

Can't beat that!

Suze Fisher

Lapdog Design, Inc.

Web Design & Development

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze3shjg

Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine

http://www.westonaprice.org

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heart disease) is the greatest scientific deception of our times.” --

Mann, MD, former Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry at Vanderbilt

University, Tennessee; heart disease researcher.

The International Network of Cholesterol Skeptics

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That's kind of psychologically perverse, to reject eating animals and

then do so symbolically. Like, how about eating tofu in the shape

of a... soybean? or a soy plant? Or just leave stuff you " shape "

for your kid's arts & crafts projects... Any of these make more

sense to me... [hmm, what about tofu in the shape of a casket?]

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A former vegan contemplates the deeper meaning in all of this as she eats

her chopped sautéed chicken livers and onions, made from the organs of

pastured, organic, Texan birds. I never did understand the whole " let's

make fake meat " idea. I figure, it stems from a sense of deprivation in

many, and especially ethical vegetarians. The deprive themselves of food

they want to eat and feel deprived as a result. But wait ... is it ...

could it be ... did the Glutenator have her sorghum stick in all of this?

Those soy turkeys are made with vital wheat gluten (which should be named

detrimental wheat gluten) and all sorts of other nasty junk? Did Helga

sabotage an entire industry to save the vegans from themselves?

[Guest guest]

At 09:27 AM 3/3/2004, you wrote:

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>That's kind of psychologically perverse, to reject eating animals and

>then do so symbolically. Like, how about eating tofu in the shape

>of a... soybean? or a soy plant? Or just leave stuff you " shape "

>for your kid's arts & crafts projects... Any of these make more

>sense to me... [hmm, what about tofu in the shape of a casket?]

>********

bwahaha! yes! a tofu casket!!

i was talking to people about tofu yesterday. it was sooo interesting...

one person said (a vegan) that she doesn't understand why people make such

a big deal about doing without meat for a meal. like, when she serves tofu,

it's like...they have to call and order pizza and she doesn't understand

what people's problem is.

i would have said that for starters, tofu is toxic, but ya know. she's my

boss.

-katja

[Guest guest]

>A former vegan contemplates the deeper meaning in all of this as she eats

>her chopped sautéed chicken livers and onions, made from the organs of

>pastured, organic, Texan birds. I never did understand the whole " let's

>make fake meat " idea. I figure, it stems from a sense of deprivation in

>many, and especially ethical vegetarians. The deprive themselves of food

>they want to eat and feel deprived as a result. But wait ... is it ...

>could it be ... did the Glutenator have her sorghum stick in all of this?

>Those soy turkeys are made with vital wheat gluten (which should be named

>detrimental wheat gluten) and all sorts of other nasty junk? Did Helga

>sabotage an entire industry to save the vegans from themselves?

heh heh heh ... you caught me!

-- The Glutenator

P.S. As far as ethical conundrums go, I was told the other night about

a vegetarian who raises grass-fed beef near here ... he slaughters one

per year to pay the taxes on his land.