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magiclovemuffin posted an update in the group
Veggiestraddlers 12 years, 4 months ago
This group is so quiet. Controversial discussion topic! Fake meats: yay or nay?
Personally, I say nay. I stopped eating meat because the thought of it grosses me out, so why would I eat something that allows the consumer to pretend they are eating meat? I once ate a Quorn chik’n patty that resembled chicken so much I stopped eating after a few…[Read more]
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Yeah I read about meat glue and how they use it to make fake cuts like filet mingon
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I’m all for it. I mean, there are researchers out there working on growing meat in petri dishes, and I think that’s awesome. People eat meat because they think it tastes good. If it’s possible to make cruelty-free meat (or fake meat) that still tastes good, I’m not sure what the problem is. It would just encourage more people to eat less of the real deal.
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I think it can be a good aid for the transitional period right after someone becomes a vegetarian. My transition to vegetarianism was extremely sudden. I saw some cows get shot for food and never touched meat again. I had all these cravings and eating fake meat (veggie burgers and a lot of the Morningstar Farm products) got rid of those…[Read more]
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I think it’s good for sudden “food urges,” like fake Italian sausage to go with my sauteed onions and peppers, or fake bologna to put in my epic sandwiches. I don’t miss the taste of meat, but I do miss certain foods that I enjoyed when I used to eat meat. But I’m suspicious of the looong list of ingredients in fake meat, and so in general they…[Read more]
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Oh nooo, fake veggie buffalo wings are the SHIT. that and the tofurky italian sausage which made a pleasant addition to my spicy jambalaya that i made for my little evening shindig. So, I’m suspicious most of the time, like I just tried “fake” bacon strips and they taste like cardboard. But, as a black woman, I grew up eating “soul food” which…[Read more]
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I almost always regret eating fake meat on the rare occasions that I do. I just think they’re so heavy and heavily processed, tofu all the way!!
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…I avoided fake meats at all costs the first five or six years I was a veg. Somewhere along the line (I think it was when I first discovered tempeh and seitan, or when I went vegan?) I got over the ick-factor, and now make seitan from scratch about once a month, to the extreme delight of many of my friends. I’m also hopelessly in love with the…[Read more]
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I think I agree that fake meat is a good transitional tool. I was making fake chicken finger subs and tacos when I went veg. A big part of why I stopped is I don’t think loading up on soy every day is a great idea. Maybe my disfavor toward fake meats is misplaced. I mostly just thought that Q’uorn chik’n patty tasted and had a texture far too much…[Read more]
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I wasn’t really into fake meats in the beginning for a similar reason – it tasted like meat and weirded my head out too much. But 17 years later, I’ve forgotten what meat tastes like and can enjoy a Red Bamboo nugget (or five. YUM) and homemade seitan in a stir-fry. I would LOVE to figure out how to make delicious “chicken” nuggets though. Anyone…[Read more]
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yes! it is quite labor intensive but totally worth it. my gf makes it for me as a special treat when i have a horrible week. i prefer to toss them in wing sauce. i miss boneless buffalo wings on the regular. they key is freezing the tofu. keep it in the package, dont open it, and put it in the freezer over the night. then put in fridge and thaw.…[Read more]
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um. uh. wait. ok. wait. what was the question? ok. um. yeah. wait. what? 12 years, 4 months ago
I was with a group of my straight girl friends (oh who am I kidding, I have no queer community, all my girl friends are straight) and for some reason the conversation turned to my sexuality (again who the fuck am I kidding. They are fascinated. They think I can give them insights into the minds of men. wtf?)
One of them asked, “So, Kat, which…[Read more]
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no, they don’t get you. being the token lesbian is no fun when you’re the only gay lady they’ve ever met.
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Being the token lesbian is extra fun when the female friends of your friends stare suspiciously at social events after they’ve consumed alcohol, then creep on your straight best friend because it’s not gay if they try to sleep with her. WOMEN ARE SCARY CONFUSING.
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I can’t remember who told me this, but a straight friend of mine told me she was ‘straight in the way all straight women are straight, which actually means just a teeny bit gay.’
And that teeny bit of gay just comes RIGHT up to the surface when alcohol is involved, doesn’t it?-
holy smokes, i am SO saving your friends’ quote– genius.
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…I’d guess I know a lot of girls like her then, haha!
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The expression I’ve heard is ‘three-beer queer’. They’re bored and curious and the boundaries are down, and through the magic of alcohol they’re not responsible for their actions come morning.
Which. I’m actually okay with? Because I am totally fine with people using the empirical method to determine how straight they are. It just gets really…[Read more]
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I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY GIRLS ASK THIS QUESTION. what answer do they want? they have a problem with every answer.
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the only answer i have ever had any success with is ‘yes’. but was also the bicurious experiment of several of my straight girl friends in high school. which is not really as it sounds like. (it was kind of awesome at the time. but not as awesome as it could have been.)
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“Yes” to the question of “which one of us would you do?”
If I interpreted this correctly it is hilarious, brilliant and usable.
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My wife & I were asked by a wretched straight-girl roommate, “Do you guys in your lesbianic theory, think I’m hot?” I had an easy out by replying “I’m really only attracted to butch women.” The wife had to fumble with some excuse that she just wasn’t her type.
Why do they ask that? Do they ask their straight guy friends the same question? What…[Read more]
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magiclovemuffin posted an update in the group
Veggiestraddlers 12 years, 4 months ago
Grilled vegetarian sub from Penn Station for lunch. Win!
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auT.O.straddle 12 years, 4 months ago
How did it go ladies? I’m upset couldn’t be there :(
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It was fun. I thought you were going to show so we waited for you for a bit. Next time ;)
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Things we established:
1) Check out Effing Dykes’ hilarious blog: http://effingdykes.blogspot.com/
2) Watch Planet Earth the TV series
3) Watch Chocolate (2008)I find it weird to go from seeing real people to internet avatars. It’s as if Zoso is an animagus-kitty-hipster.
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hahaha maaayybe I aaaaaam….
and yay thanks for posting the link!
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I’ve got 1 & 2 covered! And Chocolate looks AMAZING. What did you end up doing? Did you leave Sneaky Dee’s?
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Sneaky Dee’s was loud. We waited a bit in case more people came then the three of us walked around and settled on Cloak and Dagger for a drink. After, we went to a dumpling place on Spadina. Then we walked around the Entertainment District. We stumbled upon this event where people were throwing balls toward a screen/wall. We got free stress balls…[Read more]
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Chocolate IS amazing. girls kickin ass = hot :)
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I finished watching it. WHOA! It’s pretty funny to see a man run away from a girl. Wuss!
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:D Glad you liked it. Another movie by Tony Jaa with an asskicking girl in it is Raging Phoenix (2009) but I didn’t like the storyline as much as Chocolate.
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Is that called an animakipster?
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Animakipster sounds like an iPhone photo app that turns humans into animal hipsters, like Hipstamatic. :D
Watching the end credits for Chocolate made me feel bad for enjoying fight scenes at the expense of actors getting hurt. Dunno if I can watch Raging Phoenix… Jackie Chan has said he has a hard time getting insurance for his movies because…[Read more]
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shinyshoes posted an update in the group
um. uh. wait. ok. wait. what was the question? ok. um. yeah. wait. what? 12 years, 4 months ago
It was my work summer party on Friday. Various awkward moment: outing myself as bi to random colleagues for no reason, being rejected by my workcrush when I asked her to dance in front of her friends, asking closeted gay guy ‘what’s with the beard?’ (I actually was asking about his facial hair but realise now it could have looked like I meant his…[Read more]
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It’s Monday morning back at work (I’m in London). So far one awkward conversation BUT have also been told my dancing was ‘awesome’ (and in a good way) :D Pretty sure workcrush is on holiday so at least don’t have to deal with that. Just waiting for embarrassing photos to surface now.
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You sound like fun, no joke!
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Veggiestraddlers 12 years, 4 months ago
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Randahl posted an update in the group
um. uh. wait. ok. wait. what was the question? ok. um. yeah. wait. what? 12 years, 4 months ago
So I work as an EMT, and alternate between working on an ambulance rig and doing non-urgent wheelchair transport. On Friday I transported this older, straggly Santa Claus looking man. Apparently I had circles under my eyes from not sleeping enough, because he says, “Who gave you the black eye?” To which I replied ‘No one, I’m just tired, I…[Read more]
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