My boyfriend once dated a vegetarian. He used to go through the Burger King drive-through on his way home.

I would hesitate to date a vegetarian woman.

I pray occasionally. I don't need to see her folks that often. If we can keep our mouths shut, politics doesn't HAVE to get in the way (though it's kind of important).

I eat every day.

They say a man would sooner change his religion than change his dining habits.

Maybe it's not totally true (look at Don Imus) but I don't foresee changing my diet to please a woman. It's far too easy to find someone a bit more flexible.

And if she was proselytizing...definitely not.

I grew up Jewish -- without bacon. These days, I get up at 5 to write, and part of what gets me out of bed is the idea that I'll soon have three strips of crispy, greasy bacon.

My sister and I tried to get my mom to go low-carb, high-fat for her health and my dad's. She just can't bring herself to do it after years of believing in the Pritikin Diet, etc. and cooking lowfat, sprout-y food. Well, she meant well, but this is like a prison diet, and my dad would sell his soul to you if you were buying for a greasy cheese omelette and a plate of bacon.

Many people become vegetarian out of aversion to killing animals. Men are much less likely to be bothered by this. Hence the study results.

I believe it was Joan Rivers who when asked what her favorite animal was, answered "Steak."

She nailed it.

and my dad would sell his soul to you if you were buying for a greasy cheese omelette and a plate of bacon.

Souls are over rated, I own the title to about 25 of them and they've never done me a bit of good

For a short time in my teens, I was sentenced to the Pritikin diet.

Absolutely miserable. Taught me how to cook

Hasn't the Pritikin diet been banned in prisons as cruel and unusual punishment?

I'm a vegetarian by proxy.
Cows eat grass; I eat cows.
Problem solved.

As a younger and more adventurous man, I tried vegetarianism for a few months. I didn't notice that I felt any better. (Just hungry most of the time...) What I did notice was that a fair number of the patrons at the vegetarian restaurant were people who had obvious eating disorders, and were using vegetarianism as a way of rationalizing. Eventually I got to craving a Char-Hut (South Florida chain) burger, and that was that for the vegetarianism experiment.

Hey there vegetarians; my food poops on your food!

Not vegetarian but, every vegan restaurant I've been to was actually a church in disguise.

"OH! I see you've finally decided to eat 'RIGHT'" No, I saw a new restaurant and decided to check it out. Try to keep the smug moralizing out of the food next time, jerk.

I believe it was Joan Rivers who when asked what her favorite animal was, answered "Steak."

She nailed it.

Jay at June 18, 2017 10:25 AM
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Well, I KNOW Fran Lebowitz said that. Maybe they both did and didn't know who said it first.

But, as it happens, I saw Lebowitz at a poetry reading for the Fund for Animals, years ago. (Cleveland Amory, the curmudgeonly founder, was there too.) IIRC, all the poems were on animals - or living creatures, anyway. She read Ogden Nash's "The Germ."

A mighty creature is the germ,
Though smaller than the pachyderm.
His customary dwelling place
Is deep within the human race.
His childish pride he often pleases
By giving people strange diseases.
Do you, my poppet, feel infirm?
You probably contain a germ.

Cousin Dave: exactly my experience. I didn't feel any better--maybe even more tired. and hungry all the time. tired of chewing so much.