I worked with someone who called himself a vegetarian but ate fish. I used to needle him about this.
The Catholic Church subscribes to the "fish are vegetables" mode of thinking too with the "no meat on Fridays during Lent but fish doesn't count" thing. Lol.
This is why I grew up without considering fish as meat. So for a long time I did think vegetarians ate fish because, hey, my family ate fish on Fridays throughout the year (we did that Lenten thing year-round).
Last week I had one of my co-workers email me a scanned doc that someone else signed that they wanted me to notarize for them. LOL no.
Part of our clearance requirements include a valid government photo ID and an accompanying form, notarized by 3 specific people who work for the agency. A few weeks ago I received a document accompanied by a student ID card (with no picture), and a form that had the word "notarized" scrawled on it along with an illegible signature. It turns out it was "notarized" by the applicant's mother.
Notarized. I do not think that word means what you think it means.
Post by cattledogkisses on Mar 30, 2015 15:07:24 GMT -5
This might be flameful, but in the absence of a medical condition that requires you to restrict your diet that dramatically, I think paleo veganism is a form of disordered eating.
Post by omgzombies on Mar 30, 2015 15:23:30 GMT -5
I know quite a few "vegetarians" that eat fish. It's never really bothered me though, because I've come across a lot of people who didn't know what a Pescetarian was. So I would guess that a lot of times it's just easier to say vegetarian.
Paleo and Veganism seem like fairly conflicting philosophies. I wonder how someone reaches the conclusion that they want to be a Paleo vegan.
I'm wondering if it's not a misunderstanding of one of the two terms. I don't wanna ask, though, because I have to work with these people.
Maybe they really do live on nuts, seeds, and vegetables.
But then again, I've heard the term 80/20 paleo tossed around a lot lately. Which is apparently when someone eats 80% paleo and 20% other crap, which means they technically don't even follow a paleo diet and shouldn't be using the term.
I don't know why people feel the need to name their diet.
See my Monday random that a coworker wanted me to notarize a document that wasn't signed in my presence. No.
People are dumb.
That happened to me once- a coworker wanted me to notarize the document her husband had already signed - and faxed over to her for the notary stamp. She got really pissed at me. Ha!
"Not gonna lie; I kind of keep expecting you to post one day that you threw down on someone who clearly had no idea that today was NOT THEIR DAY." ~dontcallmeshirley
Post by hokiegirl82 on Mar 30, 2015 20:32:42 GMT -5
I'm a SAHM now, but worked as a legal admin at a patent law firm for 10 before. Sometimes the attorneys needed documents notarized, and we had one admin who was the go-to notary (I was a notary but didn't renew my notary license after it expired). An attorney I worked for who was an asshole used to get super pissed when the admin would refuse to notarize things for him that he didn't sign in front of her. His time was too important to walk to her desk or even ask me to ask her to come to his office so he could sign in front of her.
I know quite a few "vegetarians" that eat fish. It's never really bothered me though, because I've come across a lot of people who didn't know what a Pescetarian was. So I would guess that a lot of times it's just easier to say vegetarian.
But it's not any easier! You eat meat or you don't, you are a vegetarian or you're not! It bothers me because people that say they're a vegetarian while eating damn fish are the reason you can't assume vegetarians don't actually eat animals. It's silly, and then I sound stupid asking even though I swear I know the definition.
My coworker is a "vegetarian" and she "stopped eating meat" 6 years ago. Except we went out twice and once she got fish tacos and the other she got salmon topped salad. Wut? No.
I just overheard one of my coworkers say that vegans eat fish.
I give up on life.
That's a sea-gan!
(I don't know if that's an official name or just the name the one person I know with that diet made up.
There are a lot of pescatarians who call themselves vegetarians and confuse everyone.
YES! I had a dude come in CB asking about vegetarian options and then when I told him that uhm, there aren't many, he said, you have fish though, right?
Another server had a table who asked if there was animal products in the promise spread and when we confirmed there was, she said, okay, I'll have real butter then. Because uhm??? I DON'T UNDERSTAND!! (Fwiw, the animal product in promise spread was whey, which I explained to her so it wasn't like the promise spread had beef gelatin or something.)
is it odd that I don't consider fish a meat but I do consider it an animal? So if you say you don't eat meat, I'd ask if you ate fish but if you said you were a vegetarian, I would assume you didn't eat fish.
Also, don't go to Cracker Barrel if you're a vegetarian, okay? Just don't. You won't enjoy it. Unless you like breakfast. We have french toast and pancakes and they cook them in margarine so have that and ask them not to put any butter on them. But anything else, no. We do have vegetables but most of them have meat in them. The limas, turnip greens, and green beans all have meat in them. The broccoli and mixed vegetables don't.
But if you eat fish, we have all kinds except salmon which is weird to me but whatever.
is it odd that I don't consider fish a meat but I do consider it an animal? So if you say you don't eat meat, I'd ask if you ate fish but if you said you were a vegetarian, I would assume you didn't eat fish.
This seems logical to me. Because if I tell MH that I'm craving meat, I don't mean Tilapia.
Also, don't go to Cracker Barrel if you're a vegetarian, okay? Just don't. You won't enjoy it. Unless you like breakfast. We have french toast and pancakes and they cook them in margarine so have that and ask them not to put any butter on them. But anything else, no. We do have vegetables but most of them have meat in them. The limas, turnip greens, and green beans all have meat in them. The broccoli and mixed vegetables don't.
But if you eat fish, we have all kinds except salmon which is weird to me but whatever.
Do you mean vegan? Vegetarians can eat butter. (And eggs!)
Don't you have mac and cheese? Mmm, mac and cheese.
But yeah, CB does not see like it would be a vegan-friendly restaurant.
I was chatting with some coworkers last week and one (who regularly brags about having gone to a $60k/year college) talked about rehoming several dogs. And as if that weren't enough, she started arguing that it's "stupid" to keep domestic cats indoors, because she's got a big piece of property and they'd just love to be outside and it's cruel not to let them roam free. "And it's not like there are any predators out there to get them! Just raccoons. And foxes. And sometimes we get coyotes." WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK A "PREDATOR" IS, DIPSHIT.
(Also, WTF did they teach you at that college, lady. I went to a shitty cheap state school and yet every single thing out of your mouth makes me want to weep.)
Oh. My. God. Some super rich fashion and lifestyle blogger in my city rehomed all three of her dogs on Instagram when she became pregnant with their fourth child. She lives in a 6,000 sq ft house and has nannies and housekeepers. Oh, and a personal chef. But no more time for dogs. I hate people.
I was chatting with some coworkers last week and one (who regularly brags about having gone to a $60k/year college) talked about rehoming several dogs. And as if that weren't enough, she started arguing that it's "stupid" to keep domestic cats indoors, because she's got a big piece of property and they'd just love to be outside and it's cruel not to let them roam free. "And it's not like there are any predators out there to get them! Just raccoons. And foxes. And sometimes we get coyotes." WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK A "PREDATOR" IS, DIPSHIT.
(Also, WTF did they teach you at that college, lady. I went to a shitty cheap state school and yet every single thing out of your mouth makes me want to weep.)
Oh. My. God. Some super rich fashion and lifestyle blogger in my city rehomed all three of her dogs on Instagram when she became pregnant with their fourth child. She lives in a 6,000 sq ft house and has nannies and housekeepers. Oh, and a personal chef. But no more time for dogs. I hate people.
I un-friended a FB acquaintance when she said she was re-homing her two little yappy purse dogs because baby #2 was on the way and she no longer had time for them. Meanwhile she was starting a business making those gigantic ugly flower headbands for baby girls. You've got time to do that but you don't have 10 minutes to walk your dogs, asshole?
Also, don't go to Cracker Barrel if you're a vegetarian, okay? Just don't. You won't enjoy it. Unless you like breakfast. We have french toast and pancakes and they cook them in margarine so have that and ask them not to put any butter on them. But anything else, no. We do have vegetables but most of them have meat in them. The limas, turnip greens, and green beans all have meat in them. The broccoli and mixed vegetables don't.
But if you eat fish, we have all kinds except salmon which is weird to me but whatever.
Do you mean vegan? Vegetarians can eat butter. (And eggs!)
Don't you have mac and cheese? Mmm, mac and cheese.
But yeah, CB does not see like it would be a vegan-friendly restaurant.
Riiiight but as I said the vast majority of the vegetables have meat in them. And sure, vegetarians can eat eggs but the vast majority of breakfasts come with meat so if you want to pay for shit you're not eating, carry on. I'm just saying that 90% of the menu is meat or has meat in it and lord knows I have a hard time being interested in food when I have to wade through a bunch of shit I can't have to find stuff I can.
Vegans shouldn't bother with CB at all though lol.
Do you mean vegan? Vegetarians can eat butter. (And eggs!)
Don't you have mac and cheese? Mmm, mac and cheese.
But yeah, CB does not see like it would be a vegan-friendly restaurant.
Riiiight but as I said the vast majority of the vegetables have meat in them. And sure, vegetarians can eat eggs but the vast majority of breakfasts come with meat so if you want to pay for shit you're not eating, carry on. I'm just saying that 90% of the menu is meat or has meat in it and lord knows I have a hard time being interested in food when I have to wade through a bunch of shit I can't have to find stuff I can.
Vegans shouldn't bother with CB at all though lol.
I just wasn't sure why you said to not get butter on your pancakes if you're a vegetarian. Do you put bacon in the butter? (Related: that was be SO TASTY!)